wrote:
> --- In HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com, "markmohrfield"
> <markmohrfield_at_z...> wrote:
> > On page 159 of Heroquest the blessings for the Abiding Book
> include
> > Resist Pagan God and Resist Heathen Spirit. Are the terms Pagan
> and
> > Heathen used consistently to refer to theists and animists
> > respectively? Specifically, are the Saint Gerlant spells Burn
Away
> > Pagan Magic and Burn Pagan effective only against theists?
>
> That was in my mind when I wrote the Gerlant spells for HQ,
> following Abiding Book terminology -- but also because of the
> magical ecology at work, in that the main enemies the Esvulari
face
> (Orlanthi, Wolf Pirates, etc) ate theist. I'm sure that if all of
a
> sudden the Praxian started making major coastal incursions, they
> would re/discover Sear Heathen...
>
> All the best
>
> Mark
That makes sense, and is pretty much what i thought. However, in the
future I recommend that this be made a little clearer. While an old
Gloranthan grognard could be expected to figure it out, a newbie
would probably find it confusing.
Mark Mohrfield
Mark Mohrfield