I point out
>Only in bleeding heart liberal campaigns like Dave Dunham's ;) do
>the PCs knowingly work on behalf of society's mores.
Dave fesses up
>Darn, I've been caught out!
>Actually, I think it's harder on the players, since they sort of
>have to keep their Thane happy if they want to have a home between
>adventures
Well, _of course_ it's harder to work with the forces of
authority! Why do you think the vast majority of campaigns _don't_?
When you work with the Powers That Be, you have all sorts of
problems that don't crop up when you're just a carefree outlaw with
a price on your head.
TOP TEN REASONS IT'S HARD TO BE A LAW-ABIDING MEMBER OF SOCIETY
- If you take sides when the Powers That Be squabble, you
make a bad, powerful enemy.
- If you _don't_ take sides during a power squabble, then
_both_ sides hate you, but maybe not as much as the one single enemy
described under Reason #1, above.
- Your mission always have a hidden agenda (that you're
usually not privy to).
- There's an ambitious underling that would _love_ to
depose you in the boss's esteem.
- Or else a cruel oppressive overseer that you must
betray, so you can take his place.
- You can't just kill, kidnap, or threaten your enemies,
because they're part of your same damn clan.
- Inept and/or senile leaders who send you to your deaths.
- Bungling incompetent subordinates whose blunders get you
killed.
- A huge extended family that's always getting into
trouble (Dave! The broos have kidnapped Ilona, your third cousin's
mother-in-law's aunt! You must rescue her at once!)
- Your missions must take place without thought of
reward. (Hail the returning heroes! I see you acquired the entire
treasure-hoard of the Dinacoli king! WONDERFUL! By my calculations
your share comes to 19 bolgs. But you _do_ get to have a toast in
your honor at the thanes' feast. No, of _course_ you're not invited!
Who do you think you are?)
Brian Tickler (not Pam Carlson)
>Yanafal Tarnils cultists are not "traitorous Humaktis", because
they >are NOT Humaktis.
Sez who? A Humakti, while strongly affirming that YT are
not Humakti's, would still contend that they were, somehow,
traitors. I guess logic is not their strong suit. And I maintain
that a ZZ Death Lord would be within his rights in recognizing YT as
Humakti and treating them with all the reverence due their station
("Put the Scimitar's skull in the _middle_ of the platter, you
oaf!")
Only YT folks themselves would make the above point. This
leads me to the inexorable conclusion that you, Brian Tickler, are a
Lunar spy. The appropriate authorities have been notified.
Peter Metcalfe
>What Yelm actually looks ... is a Mystery.
What nonsense. Every single culture in Glorantha knows
_exactly_ what the Sun looks like. And they'll tell you if you ask.
End of Glorantha Digest V2 #20
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