Psullie

yes combat is brutal, but survivable with planning. It really pays to think and act tactically - use magic and Passions to boost skills and damage, use ranged weapons when possible and alway have an exit strategy. 

18 hours ago, lordabdul said:

Are you talking about the bolded statement on p142?

Oops, yes. 

However, Opposed contests are different from melee combat in that it's the level of success - not the attack/parry table. If both get the same level of success then "the situation is temporarily unresolved [...] Both parties do spirit combat damage to the other." so spirits could actually do damage. As they would also get their own Spirit Attack at the end of the round, attacking a spirit with a weapon essentially gives it a second attack, albeit your melee attack is likely better then your Spirit Combat skill. 

I agree though that it is not clear. It would really of benefited from an example.

25 minutes ago, Darius West said:

I would imagine that most spirits would see some value in dispelling the truesword if they have the ability to do so.

Absolutely, given that Rune Magic is, by its nature obvious, it would be an clear target for a 2 Point Dispel Magic; and having spirit magic is something spirits are known for

P369 of RQG explicitly states that you can hit spirit with enchanted material weapons using the relevant skill. But the attack is not parried or dodged but an opposed roll v's the attacking spirits Spirit Combat (yes this is a contradiction of the bolded statement on P143). The spirit then fights back on SR12 with a Spirit Combat v's Spirit Combat opposed roll. 

Also Spirit Combat uses its own skill, a Humakti who drops 10 MPs into a Sword Trance may attack at 200% but defends with their regular Spirit Combat Skill at the end of each round and with 10 less MP's. A handful of spirts could make short work of a humakti with only 5-8 MPs remaining.

My scenario from last years conventions, Remembering Caroman, benefits a lot from having a shaman - its available in the Cult of Chaos sub forum: link

Awesome!

Chen Durel, from the Guide: "It is dotted with ruins dating far back to the God Time, most notably massive pyramids covered with strange picture-writing."

I've been tempted for years to port the D&D campaign Desert of Desolation to the Kingdom of Ignorance.  (I see that dumizid also mentions here, but I always felt that this was more Egyptian than Mayan)

Here's my take on all this:

1. A written, according to P248, it's Variable because you can have Summon (Entity) 2 or Summon (Entity) 6. A caster can only cast as high as the spell they know, if you know Summon (Entity) 6, that's most you can spend. This would limit most casting of this spell to summoning small animal or plant spirits, for more powerful entities you will need Rune Magic or Sorcery. Does Summon (Entity) 8 or 12 exist? 

Stackable/Non-Stackable only apples to Rune Spells. So you are limited to one entity

2. The spell is not listed as Temporal, so what the entity does is entirely based on the entity, it could stick around or not. Without a control spell the caster is at the mercy of the whim of the entity, though friendly entities are likely to be helpful etc. It's Active because if you want it do something you must communicate with it. If you stop concentrating the entity will do whatever the entity feels to do. 

3. My reading of point 1 makes this moot, that type of energy channelling is reserved for Rune Magic (Heal for example). This may make the spell seem too weak, but remember this is Spirit Magic and doesn't cost POW like other rituals.

4. Dispelling doesn't effect the results of magic, just like you cannot Dispel or Dismiss the hit points received from a Healing spell.

5. See 4.

6. Why not? There is a reasonable chance of hostile spirits who will attack anyway. Attacking friendly spirits may earn the caster a reputations and find fewer friendlies available.  

49 minutes ago, Akhôrahil said:

Huh. Does this mean that you have to roll POW against POW to heal an unconscious victim?

YGMY but I play that an unconscious individual cannot resist, just like they cannot dodge or parry.

22 minutes ago, Shiningbrow said:

Which is yours? I've probably got it... (I think there's only a couple I haven't purchased yet... )

I'll try to get around to reviewing. I'll try not to be too nice

This Fertile Ground, just be honest and constructive

As one of the contributors, I'd appreciate more feedback. Pookie's reviews are great but I was surprised how few reviews and/or ratings were actually left on DTRPG. 

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45 minutes ago, PhilHibbs said:

I spend 1 POW to learn Gnome to Gargoyle, giving me 4RP.

It's actually the other way around, your sacrifice POW to get Rune Points, you can know a numbers of Special Cult spells equal to their Rune Points. Once you know all the cults spells you can still increase your Rune Points. This actually supports David' statement about 'forgetting' the Rune Spell, you can't know more Special Cult spells than you have RP... may have to rethink my original view!

I was simply stating that to get the Rune Point cost you 1 POW in the first place, 

I feel that forgetting the spell is a double penalty. None of the 3 one-use spells in the book are common, so you either select it a char gen, or sacrifice POW to learn it later on. In effect casting a one-use spell costs 1 POW and 1 Rune Point and the latter is non regenerative. I don't think that p316 suggests that the spell is forgotten. 

I thinks so too, they share love of intrigue and, if I recall, have unique family & inheritance laws

Hello all

Just to let you know that I run an open RGQ game once a month in Edinburgh, Scotland. The next game is Sun, 9th between 13.00 and 18.00 at the Geek Retreat in Nicolson Sq. New players and beginners are welcome.

Paul

Look at it this way, a myth is one people's view of an event or phenomena, the same event viewed by another culture could generate an entirely different, and contradictory, myth. In Glorantha the reverse is also true, that belief manifests reality. That's all well and good until these two groups meet, or, when some third party tries to artificially homogenise diversity. This tension is where you will find the greatest stories.

3 hours ago, Bohemond said:

1) Can the Aldryami be brought back as the Undead?

Skeletons or Zombies are animations, so making a zombie elf is possible. Ghouls, wraiths and ghosts are Spirits, as elves possess POW it would be possible for their Spirit to return. Vampires are Rune Lords of Vivamort which accepts elves so a vampire elf is possible.

4 hours ago, Bohemond said:

How do dryads reproduce?

Dryads are embodied spirts tied to specific trees. New dryads likely come into existence when the strength of the Adryami community would support her.

4 hours ago, Bohemond said:

Anyone have any idea what the wyter of the Jonstown Library is? 

Dewey, an organisation spirit 😉

Keep it simple.

At the beginning have all your players play Orlanthi, preferably from the same clan. This will give them a solid reason to hang around and not do the DnD thing of wandering off looking for orcs to rob.

Only allow 2 or 3 starting cults, perhaps Orlanth, Ernalda and Issaries. There is an awful lot of Glorantha to get to know and that can put off many players. Then slowly introduce the world as you play.

I wouldn't say so, that is one of the functions of Detect Magic and Identity Spell. Though you may suspect the item is enchanted not all enchanted objects are obvious. 

14 hours ago, g33k said:

the Rightarm's

There is a 'Seapolis pack' on the list which I suspect may include the islands...

5 hours ago, Joerg said:

Effectively, a sorcerous spell is a magical creature created by the sorcerer that attacks the spell's target, not very different from a Shade or Lune attacking a victim.

I really like this explanation of Sorcery - Cheers!

I get the feeling that having multiple masteries is a requirement for Zzaburi - regardless of the inefficiency from a rules POV, from a world view mastering as many Runes as possible is the mark of a magi. Also I imagine that playing a sorcerer in RQ is akin to playing the librarian in CoC 

26 minutes ago, Jeff said:

 

And watch this space before Christmas!

tease!

I'd say its illustrative but covers most cases. Remember these are Passions, so the emotion or bond must be strong, so if its not already covered is it a strong emotion?