Great idea to use that rule for other sorcerers. I'll be using it for one school to learn spells from another. Running a Hyborian Age campaign, I sometimes need someone to learn spells across schools to better line up with what we see in the Conan stories.

I have been using this concept for awhile and love that it has become standard fare in AS&SH.  Do you only have them use "Ancient texts" or do you allow them to create their own prayer books and require them to create special inks and pens?

Last edited by Thrasaric (12/07/2017 11:48 am)

I have broadly re-interpreted the rule as: any sorcerer can study any sorcerous script (magician, cleric or any of the sorcerous subclasses) and attempt to learn its secrets, with some attendant risk. The chance to learn is based on the Magician/Cleric Chance to Learn New Spell (d% vs. Int or Wis, as per Tables 4 & 5), the risk of some misfortune striking is a Non-Standard Task resolution (throw of x-in-6, as per p.137) and then avoiding the misfortune triggers a Sorcery Saving Throw.

This is part of my general "Yes, but..." attitude when it comes to rules: you can try just about anything, but there's usually risk.