Re: rape and cannibalism

From: Greg Stafford <Greg_at_...>
Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 11:11:52 -0700


At 01:07 PM 4/7/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Martin Laurie says:
>> Well my view is that rape and cannibalism lead to transformation into
>> chaotic
>> creatures only if they are performed for that purpose, not if simply an
>> atrocity. For me, it would be a gameworld construct and not at all
>> 'realistic' if soliders or warriors committed no atrocities for fear of
>> turning into broo. In everything I've read on war, atrocity happens,
>> including cannibalism at times but rape is very common.

Sorry friend. In Glorantha soldiers who rape are as much subject to turning into broo as anyone. I am sure that some military cultures at least have ceremony or rites that may slow down this process, and I am sure that there are a million justifications for it ("rape is very common"), but I assure you that in my Glorantha all soldiers are in danger of becoming broos for this action.

>I guess the question is "when is enough enough?"
This is of course the cause of much story, especially as the Hero Wars progress. Borders are disintegrating, definitions are falling, parameters are changing. "What will you do in the Hero Wars?"

>I'm not sure your average Heortling would make any substantive distinction
>between your PargAddi and Broo.

Correct, absolutely.

>Certainly, they'd advise the same solution to
>the problem, although they'd probably keep the trooper's equipment not
burn it.
Only if it was properly purified.



Greg Stafford
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