> >It is said (in KOS, I think) of Argrath that at one
> >point he used the powers of his left hand, which he had never used
before.
The writing style is very reminiscent of the legendary celtic tales. Look into Fin MaCool's abilities and accounts of them in use. You will notice similarities.
> >Does this mean that he had never use his left hand before? But
surely it
> >would have withered away through lack of use? Not necessarily so,
heroes
The writing styles is often referred to as kenning. Many of the
phrases are euphemisms and nicknames for other powers and abilities.
War-web being the missle duel that usually preceeds any battle. Its
all part of that wonderful literature thing that's so often lost
these
days.
> >routinely ignore this kind of logic. (Hero Wars doesn't help with
this one,
> >because it implies that Argrath has been spending double HP cost
for a long
> >time building up a power that he never used.
No, this is another little bit of clever naming...
Traditionally, in Orlanthi society, the Left Hand Way is associated with draconic magics. And one of the Argraths (Argrath Dragonfriend) was strongly associated with Draconic magics and the Elder races.
And its entirely likely that Argrth may have just picked the power up
on a heroquest or the like. Please, try to remember the genre you
are
in -- heroic fantasy.
Jeff
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