From: tsl@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU
Date: Wed 19 Jun 1991 - 09:56:33 EEST
>From abf@cs.ucc.ie Tue Jun 19 09:56:33 1991
From: mcwalla@algol.cs.umbc.edu (Mark C Wallace)
>Subject: Re: RQ discussion 13
>
> ....Stuff deleted....
> In reality
> this question is a rephrasing of what I ask myself at least once every
> game session, "How to handle sorcerors!?!?!"
True, this is probably a better question.
> Further discussion about how to limit the power of sorcery deleted.
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> From abf@cs.ucc.ie Tue Jun 19 09:56:33 1991
From: Andrew Bell (bell@cs.unc.edu)
>
> Subject: Re: Sorcery problems
> Presumably, however, the problem for you is a problem of balance --
> mixing sorcerers with other classes results in a much stronger party
> than one without sorcerers. While this would appear to be fairly rare
> in most of Glorantha, due to the social schisms between the godless
> sorcerers and the god worshipers, certainly there must be some mixing
> (else why would Chalana Arroy worshipers be permitted to be sorcerers)
> and this may have a less than desirable effect on play balance.
My problem exactly.
> Andrew's sorcery rules deleted.
After reading the responses of both Mark and Andrew I thought I'd add
some further background to my particular problem.
I'm about to GM a party of Lunars and this is why it is possible to
have such a mixed bag of characters and hence my efforts to find a
balanced set of rules. I've already decided to incorporate Andrew
Bell's sorecry modifications as a first step.
The second problem I have is deciding on the Lunar attitude to straight
sorcery (i.e. non-Invisible God ) or are all sorcerors in Glorantha
followers of gods ( be it invisible or Red ). Do magician regiments
onsist soley of initiates of the Red Goddess using Lunar magic or
do they have normal sorcerors as well. I tend feel they'd have both.
Certainly the players book in the Genertela Supplement suggests that
sorcery is not uncommon in the Empire.
I'm also having problems resolving the fact that Pelorians are described
as being 50% Dara Happan (and thus Yelmic) and 50% peasants worshipping
various grain goddesses. Seven Mothers, the Red Goddess etc don't
seem to feature highly anywhere in the Lunar Empire - (though
Carmanian knights are often in Yanafil Tarnils(sp?) )
Can anyone explain this ? My explanation is that all those in the
Lunar Government are members of Seven Mothers ( I equate it's power
and influence to that of say the Communist Party in the Soviet Union.
That is, if you want to get ahead you better be in the cult.)
The military would also have a large Lunar worshipping component.
Am I totally of the mark here or does this seem a reasonable assumption?
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