Hello, dear Fria Ligans forum users,
In our local group, we were having a "friendly" discussion about the rule of iron blocking the casting of magic, where the rules are as follows:
Iron has an anti-magical effect, which means that you cannot use magic while in direct contact with iron or steel, except for tiny items.
The form that is being written gave us confusion on what the intention of this rule was, and we were having doubts on how to proceed with it. Some of the questions were: If the caster is using gloves, does that negate "direct contact"? Could the same apply for chainmail on top of a gambeson? When using weapons with iron heads but with wooden shafts or handles, such as axes and spears, do they count for the rule or not? Are items in the backpack, such as an iron lantern, taken into account? And what if it's around the waist? And if it's at the end of a stick that is around the waist?
So, there were a lot more questions, as this is kinda of ambiguous, and if anyone could clarify or has something else to add to the discussion (like more questions! kkkk) we would love to hear it!
Thank you, dear reader!
How difficult is it to write the rules more clearly?
Like this: "Magic users cannot use Weapons (Even Spears, Axes and other weapons with wooden parts), Armor and any Equipment that have iron or steel."
I Don't Like This. All capital letters, so you know I'm serious. There's plenty of fiction that has Magicians use swords (like Lord of the Rings!), and nobody should have to remove their belt-knife before they lay down a
Magic Stool. I feel like this is mostly in place to prevent Mages from wearing armour and ALSO provide non-mages with way to counter magic (heavy iron shackles, or transporting the spellslinger in an iron cage, for instance). This version severely nerfs player flexibility for no other reason than to enforce one, very specific, stereotype of Wizard.