Re: Merging Clans

From: Charles <charles_at_runegate.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:09:20 -0000

> 1) The clan water helps protect the tula from invasion. But what exactly does this cover?
Some ideas (i.e. use what you like for your story). - The detection magics are not automatic, so invaders magic might prevent the wyter detecting them. - The detection magics only trigger on real threats to the population or other resources of the clan. For example, a small cattle raid is sport, not war and so is not detected as a threat. - Many clans' territories overlap and intertwine - for example a shared village on the border where 2 or 3 clans meet. Detection magics never trigger in these shared areas. - Many clans have traditional ranges that they farm/herd/hunt and that they will fight to protect but these areas are not necessarily part of their magical tula. - The tula only covers the core, most magical areas of the clan lands. The wyter has reduced or no visibility outside these core areas. The core areas are not necessarily contiguous. - The chief is travelling to a tribal function and no-one else is able to understand the detail of the warnings, only the general concept that one of the detections of enemies has gone off. - The children are playing a loud noisy game that masked the audible warning from the wyter.

> 2) What happens when two clans merge?

Sub-organisations within a clan may have a wyter (eg. a warband or a strong bloodline). People (or maybe just the leader) sworn to the (sub)wyter may have a number of that wyter's magical effects, reduced to match its new lesser status. The clan wyter may increase its power to reflect its increased status and/or have some additional powers from the subwyter. What makes your story more fun?

> 3) What are Delecti's runes? Darkness and Undeath seem obvious, but characters ought to have three runes, so what's his third? Stasis?

In Sartar: Kingdom of Heroes (S:KoH), the great gods have 3 runes, the lesser gods have 2 and the heroes and demi-gods have 1. Delecti is a demi-god and should usually have only 1 rune. However, I feel that there are 2 possible reasons why he has 2 instead of 1 1) he is active in the mortal world and so is not bound by all of the restrictions of beings resident in the otherworlds. 2) he is the incarnation (possibly only in the Dragon Pass region) of Ernalda's special foe, Nontraya the Taker and Waster, Lord of the Undead Army (see S:KoH page 323).

Delecti's runes might be 2 of Chaos, Death, Disorder, Darkness, Illusion, Undead (= Chaos + Death ?), depending on the role he is taking and the needs of the current story. The runes do not have to match in different episodes, but do make sure that he only uses at most 2 runes in any encounter.

It could be possible that Delecti has a 3rd rune, but not at quite the same rating as his main runes. For example 2 runes at Nearly Impossible and 1 rune at Very Hard. This would complicate play, so probably better to ignore it.

regards,
Charles