From: Carl Fink (carlf@panix.com)
Date: Tue 08 Feb 1994 - 06:18:15 EET
Eric Rowe writes:
R>1. Current ability to withstand damage from wounds. I extremely
Um, this is real. Oliver used to work in an emergency room. Amputees
>dislike the ability to have my arm hacked off while I continue to
>fight. This seems very Monty Python Black Knightish.
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really do get up and fight the orderlies.
As to death -- keep in mind that there *will* be fewer Heal 6 spells,
like only healers and shamans would ordinarily have them. However, also
note that I've said the same to Oliver -- I liked the possibility of
sudden death myself.
R>2. While the mechanic for DI's seems reasonable, I believe it breaks the
>compromise. A Humakti might just ask for 10 Sever Spirits and start
>blasting people. I for one (though others may disagree) believe this
>would violate the compromise in having the DI affect directly the
>worshippers of other gods. I say stick to the GM's choice, using the
>spells available from the god as a guideline. Much the same as was
>mentioned back in Stafford's article on DI's in Wyrm's Footnotes.
<How to put this, how to put this...> Um, Greg Stafford, who is the
Spirit of Glorantha, doesn't think it violates the Compromise. It's
bought magic, just like Rune Magic. In fact, it's less efficient than
Rune Magic, which is why most people don't like to invoke Divine
Intervention.
R>3. Disease. My players will die when any stat reaches 0, even APP. I
>hope the authors consider taking into account the expanded disease
>rules that will be in Lords of Terror and make these compatible. They
>are better than the ones in the RQ4 rules.
Disease rules are an acknowledged weakness. I haven't seen the Lords
of Terror disease rules, myself. (?)
Belief in the precognitive powers of an Asian pastry is really no wackier
than belief in ESP, subluxation, or astrology, but you just don't hear
anyone preaching Scientific Cookie-ism. --Penn and Teller
Carl Fink carlf@panix.com CARL.FINK (GEnie)
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