French Desperate WindChild

+1 parrying with a sword could give you opportunity to attack better parrying with a bow should give you only... a broken bow ?

The secret of metal is very hard for me to manage.. I never succeed to find clear rules about smithing (or other craft) Skills : - Redsmith: Works bronze for weapons, armor, and other implements (RQG p65 adventurer occupation, p186 skills,) - Craft Bronze: (RQG p296 humakt cult skills) I agree it is redsmith - Craft Iron: (RQG p296 humakt cult skills) and for the dwarves (p58 Bestiary) : Metal Lore / Redsmithing / Coppersmithing / Craft Gold / Secret of Iron / Silversmith / Tinsmith / And maybe others Then... does that mean that a (XX)Smith is not able to craft another metal ? I am a redsmith ==> am I unable to craft silver / copper / gold / iron if I have no skill ? Or at -x% malus ? Should we conclude there is NO skill about armor smithing, weapon smithing, dedicated tool smithing ? What is metal lore ? should a human redsmith have this knowledge ? How to use it ? Is "Secret of Iron" ( iron dwarf) the same skill than "craft Iron" (Humakt cult skill) Now let say my sister is a master redsmith (150%) and know a little bit ironsmith (40%) and silversmith (60%) (yes my sister is a bizarre wind child, did'nt say that previously ?) She wants to craft 3 swords (1 bronze, 1 iron, 1 silver) Does that mean she rolls again 150% for the bronze, 40 for the iron and 60 for silver ? or a mix: she succeed iron test then the she can roll her best skill (150) to obtain a better quality (like "if you are a good smith and you know this metal, you can use fully/partially your best skill) ? That's for the rule, now, for the story telling Jojo is sartarite, iniate (hu... initiate / lay member / great iniate... it was clearer for me before RQG but it is another story) of Gusbran (or Orlanth , at least a "civil cult" ==> not Humakt) So he knows how to craft bronze sword but has no idea how to manage iron. What can he do to learn the secret ? Is there heroquest for that ? If a son of Gusbran succeed (I don't remember the humakti guy) is any quester of Gusbran able to find the secret, without becoming a slave of the death ? Is there easier way ? Find a big temple of a big god (Orlanth ?) as they are able to supply weapon for their rune lords ? Where should he go ? What is the price ?

Bonjour mesdames et messieurs My first post here ! Sorry for my english, I hope I will be clear and not rude 😛 I like a lot how sorcery is described now (more than all house rules I saw with saints, etc... years ago) but it is clear that we need more clarifications. My vision : A sorcerer manipulates powers from runes. From my perspective, a sorcerer must use Fire Rune to enhance Int not because the spell listed in RQG says that but page 48 : [Fire/Sky The element of Fire/Sky is purification. It destroys polluting matter and withdraws upward from the Material World. It is the Sky Dome and the stars, with its greatest manifestation being the fiery Sun that brings light and warmth to the world. Characteristic: INT Personality: To have a strong affinity with Fire/Sky means to be pure, chaste, idealistic, and perceptive. Sense: Scan Skill Category: Perception Weapons: Spear, bow Organs: Brain, sinew Color: Yellow Metal: Gold Phylum: Bird] So your sorcer wants to enhance or reduce Int ? He must manipulate Fire rune. He wants to enhance perception Skill --> fire rune. He wants to play with his opponent size ? He must manipulate Darkness rune. That's not sorcery rule,that's gloranthan runes rule. (Note that, if I had to define link between elements and characteristics, I am not sure I would choose the same than gloranthan rules, but the power in glorantha are described like that) I fear what will be the conclusion of inscribing spells impact. I hope there is no MP saving (free INT yes, SR yes, but mp ...) Role play : as a magician, you must channel your energy in order to create your spell. Great power has a great cost, no pain no gain Game play : if MP are saved, that means that you can indefinitely cast snow balls to your ennemies. Well... after 10 POW you are just.. like a god (ok 20 POW perhaps) ? In fact that is exactly the same to have bladesharp XXX on your blade all the time. My two guilders