/// You make an interesting point. But then how do we explain stuff like the rokari recruiting children "strong in the Law Rune" to become wizards ? Unless said children are "Disciplined" as a trait, for instance.
And yes, though I like the idea of the Runes being in everybody, Beyond magical systems, it would muddle things up a bit too much.
> I was under the impression that you must have the rune affinities
> awakened during initiation before they can be accessed. If your
> initiation ceremony doesn't awaken rune affinities then then for all
> practical purposes you don't have them. If they aren't awakened do
> they still affect your personality? Once upon a time I would have
> voted "yes", but my preference is now that they don't. It would just
> confuse players whose character uses one of the other two magic
> systems. Glorantha can be hard enough for casual gamers to grasp
> without muddying the waters.
>
> -Kevin McD
>
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