[Rq-rules] Forgotten Magics

[Bjorn Stolen]

Good post!
The norwegian RPG-community (on the forum I'm on) are currently allso beeing 
frustrated over many RPG's overfocusation on Combat-related skills, spells 
and rules; compared to domestic/social activities.

I suggest you do somthing about it and create your own stuff!
Personally, I haven't placed too much focus on spells, but there are some 
focus on crops in the "Sun County" book (harvest-stones for increasing the 
field's fertility, etc.)

One area that I feal suffer greatly is botany. The "healer" proffession with 
a high plant-lore; what do you use it for? So I and others have been making 
a compendium for plants and their (special) abilities. This was inspired by 
the fungi and other "plant"-stuff in one of the Uz-supplements + an article 
I found in a "Tales of the reaching Moon"-magazine.


>From: Guy Hoyle <ghoyle1 at sbcglobal.net>
>Reply-To: "Discussion of RuneQuest rules." <rq-rules at crashbox.com>
>To: "RuneQuest rules discussion." <rq-rules at crashbox.com>
>Subject: [Rq-rules] Forgotten Magics
>Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 04:23:53 -0500
>
>It has often seemed to me that there are some missing types of spirit
>magic in RQ, in almost every edition. These are the types of spells that
>non-fighters use almost every day in their professions. True, many of
>the magics involved can be used in non-combat roles; Bladesharp can be
>used on plows, for example, while Disruption can be used to kill
>household pests. Spells such as Coordination and Haste can be used in a
>variety of professions. But where are the Craft-enhancing spells fopr
>smiths, potters, weavers, and carpenters? Where are the Lore-boosting
>spells employed by Lhankor Mhy lawspeakers? Surely Issaries teaches
>spells to increase the Barter and Fast Talk (and, dare I say it, Bribe)
>skills of its merchants and traders?
>
>Divine Magic and Sorcery should probably have versions of these spells,
>too. Has anybody else had thoughts along these lines?
>
>--
>--Guy Hoyle
>
>"Live every day as if you're dying Of a contagious disease that turns 
>people you bite into zombies."
>The Onion, January 25, 2006 | Issue 42•04
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