Re: Re: [hw-rules] character sheets

From: Roderick and Ellen Robertson <rjremr_at_...>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 08:57:00 -0800


> You're not alone. As I understand it, there were some late changes to
> the way religions were presented in the Hero Wars core rulebook which
> didn't make it onto the character sheet. (I may be wrong in this, and
> am ready to hear the real story from anyone better informed).

The entire thing was in flux for most of its life...

> > Runes
>
> IIRC, Hero Wars was until quite late in the day going to have each
> target-of-worship (theistic, sorcerous, mystical or animist "cult")
> represented by a hierarchical string of runes, including one defining
> type-of-worship, one defining the relevant great deity (Pantheon
> head -- or presumably philosophy, tradition etc. for other worship
> types), and others giving the equivalent of aspect and subcult etc.
> This got cut, but various references or allusions survive in the
> rulebook and -- most noticeably -- on the character sheet.

There was actuallt *two* systems - one for the god-as-being, and one for the "worshipper's runes". They were quite long and very god-learnerish (as a matter of fact, they *were* a god-learner artifact, written as such after scholarly resurrection...). Thankfully, they were cut.

> I *think* that by this system you'd have shown a typical Ernaldan's
> runes as:
>
> [Theism] [Orlanth] [Ernalda] [Ernalda the *aspect*] [*subcult*]

Yes, except that "Orlanth" would be "Storm" (which is the combined Orlanth+Ernalda pantheon)

> But most folk wouldn't bother with this - just scribble down your
> subcult's rune, and the rest goes by default!

With a subcult from the "wrong" aspect (Destor Thunderous) you might want to include both the Destor and Thunderous runes, but for the "correct" aspect, sure, just the subcult rune would work.

> > Worship and Pantheon: on the same line... what goes in Worship?
>
> Actually, this should be Worship ______ Pantheon, e.g. "Worship
> Orlanth Pantheon," as defined in the HW rules.

"Storm", not "Orlanth" usually, but eirther work just as well.

> > Great Deity: presumably this is the doiminant power of the pantheon?
>
> Should be the pantheon head, but nobody would care very much if you
> leave this out, IIRC. I don't recall any rules dealing with this.

Orlanth or Ernalda for the Storm pantheon.

RR

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