[Glorantha] Field College power level

[I wondered at the power level of the colleges]
> >and at what level?

[Graham Robinson]
> Page 21 - Powerful. What that means in your campaign really depends on
> the levels your PCs are at.

That, I'm afraid, is an ansver I have very little time for. The world is not just a subjective stage for the Player Characters. The training and power level of the Imperial Field Colleges don't change to fit the level of the player characters I happen to currently have in my game.

Parhaps that is a good ansver to many here, but not for all of us :( I seriously hated seeing this approach in Masters of Luck and Death. Hero Quest can deal with both high and low power levels, so why play coy?

> No. Page 20 tells us that the six schools have no effect on paths, etc.
> Having said that, I would expect that those whose moon aspect gives
> useful wartime magic probably field that more often than others. Natha
> and Gerra spring to mind.

I haven't noticed that the six schools are tied to specific aspects of the moon. Where is that said? The field colleges are originally sorcerous in nature afterall. This sounds pretty strange to me.

> The traditions of universities are rarely affected much by the people
> who happen to be in charge at the moment. Again flexibility is the
> virtue here - specialists are not overly useful.

I beg to differ. A field college that specializes in battlefield bombardment will be very, very effective in what it does, a generalist college will do less well in such a specific role. The same goes with defensive fortifications, mastery over chaos creatures, and things like that.

<snip>
> a book supplies them, they're bound to be wrong for an individual
> campaign, except perhaps at the very starting level. Better to provide
> more keywords, and leave the GM to make the numbers up to suit his game.

*urgh*

        -Adept Received on Tue 14 Nov 2006 - 17:25:18 EET