Re: Guardians

From: Jeff <jakyer_at_...>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:57:42 -0000

wrote:
> > Partially a rulesy question. Do wyter style beings work the same
> was
> > as Guardians are described in HeroQuest on pages 92-96? Do they
> have
> > the same sorts of abilities just more powerful?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Oliver
>
> I have wondered about this. I heard that they were and I think
that
> Thunder Rebels goes into more detail. I think that the powers are
> much more intense, around 1w2? So if I'm right, if the Wyter
> had 'defend the stead' and you were bashing away at the old Lunar
> Tax collectors (again) you'd get a mighty wyter augment of +4. Or
> not, if I am completely wrong....
>
> Regards
> Rob

The wyter are special case guardians which are actively worshipped and supported by the community and the ancestors. An ancient clan can have a pretty powerful wyter as there may be far more members of it in the afterlife than on the tula.

Wyter are very powerful (10w2+) - I use a 10w + total support from clan size as a baseline for their power (Thunder Rebels p. 101) but assume that a heroband is not going to have ancestors and the like to bolster their support.

I believe that I have some email from Greg to that effect. I'll try and post it here.

But from Thunder Rebels, p 64: Heortlings generally belong to several communities congruent with the various social organizations to which they belong. Each community has a minor deity called a wyter which protects the members of that community in return for worship.

The three basic types are clan, cult and occupation/guild/heroband.

Jeff