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From: mab@druxp.UUCP (BlandMA)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Bards and real poetry
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Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 17:12:12 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 19 17:12:12 1985
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Those poems remind me of the spells that Elric uses to summon
elementals and demons.  The spell has to convince the elemental
that it will be worthwhile to appear on the material plane.  It
usually describes Elric's situation in such a way that the elemental
will gain something by showing up, or calls on past debts to convince
the elemental to appear, etc.

By the way, does anybody have any experience with the Stormbringer
FRP game?  I understand that the mechanics are based on RuneQuest,
but how useful and fun is the magic system?  Is Elric ever played
as a PC or NPC?  If so, is it really any fun to have a "super-hero"
in the game?  How much does the GM and/or players have to know about
the novels to play the game effectively?  Is it worth $19.95?
-- 
Alan Bland
{ihnp4, allegra}!druxp!mab
AT&T Information Systems Labs, Denver