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<blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 2471415" data-attributes="member: 363">I guess the bone of contention when it comes to the subject is that some equate &quot;low magic&quot; to &quot;low power.&quot; Yeah, I know Mike Mearls has avoided calling IH &quot;low magic,&quot; but it is &quot;low magic&quot; in the respect that PCs have limited access to magic, in quantity and variety. I've been thinking about it, and defining &quot;high&quot; and &quot;low&quot; power in a game is tough without simply using examples. Well, tough for me, anyway. My assumption, if you will, is that the terms apply to the power available to the PCs, rather than how prevalent or important magic/supernatural power is in the setting. Using this assumption, I'd say Call of Cthulhu, BRP or d20 version, would be low power. Iron Heroes, based on what I know of it at the moment, is high power, as is D&amp;D. Between those two poles, I'd say the Conan RPG is &quot;middle power.&quot;Just rambling.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ColonelHardisson, post: 2471415, member: 363"] I guess the bone of contention when it comes to the subject is that some equate "low magic" to "low power." Yeah, I know Mike Mearls has avoided calling IH "low magic," but it is "low magic" in the respect that PCs have limited access to magic, in quantity and variety. I've been thinking about it, and defining "high" and "low" power in a game is tough without simply using examples. Well, tough for me, anyway. My assumption, if you will, is that the terms apply to the power available to the PCs, rather than how prevalent or important magic/supernatural power is in the setting. Using this assumption, I'd say Call of Cthulhu, BRP or d20 version, would be low power. Iron Heroes, based on what I know of it at the moment, is high power, as is D&D. Between those two poles, I'd say the Conan RPG is "middle power." Just rambling. [/QUOTE]

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