[Glorantha] Lunar Colleges of Magic

[Simon]

Mark>No, they can't really do much on the battlefield. Well, apart from being able to call down the Falling Star to "sear an enemy regiment, burn down a village or blacken the lands of a whole clan", that is... (p. 57) 

That's how we use them in our wargaming; I think of the Comet Seers as an arcane MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System).  We depict  the spell effect as a hail of burning red rocks.

However, like Donald, I personally picture most lunar magical regiments as in general casting protective and morale-affecting magics on the battlefield, rather than "physical" offensive magic.

Strategically, there was a nice description, back in RQ2 days (Sandy?), of a Lunar Magical Regiment demoralizing a Sartarite unit, at night, at very long range.  Quite beleivable.

Lastly, I'm puzzled that magical units use archers for local protection; I'd have thought shielded troops, who could form a protective barrier whilst the mages get some magic going, might be more appropriate.

Simon (Miller)

 
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