Re: social promotion

From: Douglas Seay <dms_at_...>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 10:48:49 -0500


"Devore, Ernest L" wrote:
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> From: "Devore, Ernest L" <edevore_at_...>
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> Another good thing... You've captured a couple of weaponthanes... give em
> the ol' "Serve me or die" option.

Huh?

Your clan is supposed to be the descendants of your ancestors. People can join by adopting your ancestors and being adopted by the same. Everyone else are vistors/guests or thralls. Getting them added as weaponthanes seems odd to me.

What I think you want is mercenaries. "Serve me and get paid, or die". I don't see this happening at the clan level (too poor to support non-family full time soldiers), but valid at the tribal level. Isn't that what ye old "huscarls" are?

If A# were to modify the engine and support other scenarios (Praxians, Trolls, 11th century England, whatever), that would become a more interesting option and would add to the game. I just don't like it for Heortling (Orlanthi) clans.

PS: Did I give more of a Glorantha opinion than a KoDP one?

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