Re: The Man who would be an initiate.

From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_MuXsVtuKjMXlX3lSjb-Ep4UV_VHpleeJKrZm9lEr_6qibxGYnr5OdnPcl9kMWCC5NO0N>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:24:12 -0000

> In short, rules do matter. You picked #2, whether you like to admit it
> or not. The rules are an important source of information about your
> Glorantha, such as how its magic, and when the sources are silent or
> conflicting about the physics, magic or society of that world, the
> rules fill the gaps.

They do matter, but largely as a negative. Bad rules systems (like RQ or MRQ) result in the rules that actually interfer with your attempts to model in Glorantha. Good rules systems, like HQ or PDP, largely stay out of the way. The rules usually give me very little information about Glorantha, but do give me a platform to work with.

Jeff