battle standard

From: Andrew Joelson (joelsona@cpdmfg.cig.mot.com)
Date: Sat 06 Apr 1996 - 01:59:49 EEST


Timothy Byrd suggests...
> How about this? A hoplite can't cast *any* magic, but may act as a
> power "battery" for the spirit, which can then throw some pretty nasty
> stuff... (like standfast for the entire unit) It seems to me that
> this keeps a flavor of a bunch of hoplites forming into a larger whole
> - - it's almost Mostali!

        I like it! This makes capturing an enemy standard very meaningfull;
it gives you a chance to tame/warp/destroy an enemy regiment's wyter.
        Or as Augustus Ceaser cried, "Varo! Varo! Where are my Eagles!?"

                Andrew

PS Glorantha-Con IV, January 24th-26th 1997, Ramada Hotel O'Hare (Chicago)
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