Carmanian Dualities (fwd) from Majordomo on 1996-02-05 (Glorantha Digest Vol 02)

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Date: Sun, 4 Feb 1996 21:22:33 -0500 (EST)

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This is a list of Glrantha-the Game style personality traits fot the Carmanian culture. A bit of general rudeness would be much appreciated.

Brave/Cowardly
Chaste/Fecund
Fear/Respect
Generous/Selfish
Intellectual/Visceral
Proud/Humble
Social/Loner
Temperate/Indulgent
Truthful/Deceitful
Worldly/Pious

Fear indicates that the character gets others to do what he wants by intimidation and cruelty. It also means that the character admires tyrranical leaders and considers fair dealing as a sign of weakness. OTOH Respect indicates that the character sets out to win the esteem of their inferiors. They repay good treatment with loyalty but respond to terror tactics with resentment.

Truthful is nothing to do with lying (which is Worldly/Pious.) Rather a truthful character is aware of their faults and strengths. They delegate when there is another better qualified than they are. They are unmoved by flattery or the criticism of others but have no illusions about themselves. By contrast a deceitful character is easily swayed and indecisive. They hide from their short-comings and do not exploit their talents fully as they lack self-confidence.
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Andrew Behan