> Two problems with this...
<snip good points>
Agreed. Remember I'm not saying that he aught to play his character as a homcidal maniac. I'm just saying that many humakt cultists probably are complete psychos. Others are probably nice and chivalrious. There is not one true way.
> I for one like the Elric type analogie. When hacking lowly
> peasants/trollkin the Humakti would barely register that they are
> even there the fight is so easy, little more than basic practice.
> When the fight gets tough then the stress will drive him berserk,
> whether emotionally or via magic, i.e. calling on Humakt/Arioch etc.
> I just don't see anyone going berserk without some form of emotional
> trigger. Humakti are 'mostly' out to prove how good they are. Things
> like Trollkin are kind of beneath their contempt, IMHO. I really
> liked Roderick's suggestion at Convulsion that Humakti carry out Ride
> by Crossbow attacks on other clans this kind of sums up their casual
> attitude to killing things.
This is certainly a valid way of seing it. Another, just as valid way is for a humakti to consider killing an holy task that should be carried out in close communion with his god. Every death is equally importand and deserve total dedication: in the face of death all are equal. Thanes and trollkin, kings and thralls.
A character with this approach to his death worship could easily use Death Song Berserk in any real combat. Perhaps invoking it by dedicationg all those who die in the combat to humakt (friend and foe). This should be a warning to all who get in the devotees's way. Death never takes side, after all.
Ha en god dag!
Frank Rafaelsen
Powered by hypermail