Re: [HeroWars] spirits, daimones and essenses.

On Sat, 2 Jun 2001 plarsen_at_g1SRswTABryE_Htpiv9KzlxYv5_zNstNZNzcrwvQ8VC8_8ygHsKMKfeSZbvC3yy5n_EBB6yQkNNDE0FxxsXDStAOEA.yahoo.invalid wrote:

> Mikko Rintasaari says:
>
> > This confused me quite a bit. Accordig to HW (and RQ) everybody in
> > Glorantha has at least some magic. So what the heck is a magician, and
> > how does she differ from "a normal person"?
>
> A magician is a magic/religious specialist, which most people in Glorantha are
> not. Most Americans can drive; many can change their oil and radiator fluid,
> some can change sparkplugs, only a few can swap transmissions or rebuild an
> engine. The magicians would be in the last category, if Gloranthans were
> Americans and magic was automobile maintenance. The average Gloranthan uses
> magic but has better things to do than peek into the Other Worlds, learn
> esoteric myths, master complex rituals, and talk to spirits, daimons, essences,
> etc. Good thing, too, or everyone would starve.
>
> Peter Larsen

Amusing analogy :)

I suppose I did understand what was meant, but parhaps it was a bit obscure for people new to Glorantha.

        -Adept             Received on Sat 02 Jun 2001 - 10:59:56 EEST