Re: Re: What did Arkat give Zorak Zoran?

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_...>
Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 16:43:26 +0100 (BST)


Me:
>> Would it have been "here's how Humakt learnt to

> > command Undead, but ZZ can do the same quest"? Or
> > perhaps "ZZ challenged Humakt for the knowledge of
> > Undead, and only won because he knew a secret
> > weakness"?
>
> I don't think so ...
 

> I do not think that Arkat twisted the cults he
> belonged to -
> remember the Arkati rule about doing things with
> respect. He
> betrayed the cults he belonged to, which is a far
> worse thing. He
> gave the secrets of Humakt to ZZ, and showed
> Humakt's weaknesses to
> ZZ. A far worse thing, I think.

But that's exactly what I just suggested, isn't it?

> And something that can show up in a game - for
> example, maybe a band
> of ZZ have kept the knowledge of an Arkati rite that
> makes the Death
> affinity weak when used against the Undeath.

Sounds good.

> Maybe that same band
> has figured out how to make that rite work against
> Destroy Undead.

Would that be "fight undead"? The standard Death affinity feat? And maybe "lay ghost", too?

> Or maybe a band of ZZ have kept the knowledge of the
> Humakti gifts
> and geases and are using that to figure out the PC
> Humakti's gease based on what gift he shows.

Ooh, nasty!

> Arkat's
> Challenge - a heroquest challenge that would take
> some of the player's Death affinity.

Maybe, but that's a bit too reminiscent of the Vivamort ability.

Jane Williams

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