Re: Three Runes

From: Trotsky <TTrotsky_at_2VU2Vb8dGFNNV2DTXU5r_O32MKc2ptMKR2geyp_3WT_b5QMxB7X3wnIYu44Pj_kN3Qy>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:33:48 +0000

Douglas Seay wrote:
>
> Alexander Entelechy wrote:
> >
> > I was having a chat with some members of my group about this
> > when explaining why I didn’t like runes as they are presented. It’s
> almost like
> > the runes are hard coded into you to give you a personality type. In
> fact the
> > Sartar book gives negative modifiers for going against the
> personality type of
> > your runes.
>
> As the player gets to pick the runes, is the issue just wanting "a
> mismatch"? Basically someone with the Air rune who isn't an airhead, or
> someone with the Death rune who is light hearted and likes ponies?
>

Actually, that is kind of an issue for me. I've seen characters that have worked well that fit those sorts of description (although neither one exactly!) and I'd be loathe to penalise them for it. Now, if you want to be a Devotee of Humakt, being a cheery soul probably isn't going to cut the mustard, but devotees are extremists, and I wouldn't to extend those sorts of negative modifiers to regular initiates, let alone lay members who happen to have the runes. YGWV, of course, and it's an easy enough rule to ignore, anyway, if one is so inclined.

-- 
Trotsky
Gamer and Skeptic

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