Re: Terror in War - Long

From: L.Castellucci <lightcastle_at_GO01aPRfBlX04hvEWFR1urwX7HcI-N-6ALy9gcSpT8Y_dQn4syJWONEukW9Ph9aw>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:25:10 -0400

*shrug*

1. As someone has already pointed out, in Glorantha, going too far is likely to turn you into something. Now, I am completely against that being a hard and fast rule, so it is more a general precept to keep in mind.
2. It would be difficult to convince me that every rebel leader in every rebellion engages in these tactics. That such incidents happen in every war/rebellion - sure. But even historically, is there actual evidence that every commander everywhere has always supported and actively engaged in this?

LC

On August 26, 2007 06:26 pm, Rob wrote:
> Hi
>
> Jeff has suggested that Kallyr and indeed probably all of the leaders
> of the rebellion routinely engage in stead burning of conspirators,
> murder, rape and torture of Lunar settlers. Others have suggested that
> although some of this might go on, and in my game Gyffur and his
> warband sufficed as the unacceptable face of the rebellion, Jeff has
> suggested that in fact all of them engage in this type of behaviour
> often, probably on Kallyr's orders.
>
> Although I agree that this sort of thing would be 'historically
> correct' in the context of rebeliion and so forth, I find it will be
> dismissed the more we find out about Kallyr and her allies in GAC. I
> agree that Kallyr is not some whiter than white heroine, but I like to
> mix things up and give each of the rebel leaders different
> personalities and priorities, rather than lumping them all as murderous
> psychos (albeit with an agenda).
>
> Regards
> Rob
>