>
d.bourne_at_dial.pipex.com (danny bourne)
Bad Argrath, bad
>
>It is a little known fact (and a cult secret of both Pavis and Black
Fang)
>that the Argrath in Pavis is the high priest of Black Fang.
>Those who find out or cause a
>fuss meet the other arm of the Pavis cult - Black Fang.
> There are five black fang 'rune level's in Pavis, one from each of the
>main families. They are the unofficial police arm of the Pavis cult.
>
Amusing. So, this means that Griselda is rumoured to be a member of the
Pavis cult, essentially? Awful strange rumour, that!
>
>
Joerg Baumgartner <joe_at_toppoint.de>
Glorantha Digest V4 #124
>
>>Truestone
>
>As I read the description, unset Truestone will suck in the divine spell
>knowledge of the first individual touching it. Slave bracelets might
protect
>against this, but IMO generally the victim will lose all divine magic he
or
>she knew. This might render a priest useless for his community (if he
loses
>hold of the Truestone). And he won't be able to refill it until he
relearned
>the spell.
>
I believe this is incorrect -- the implication is that all _currently
known_ spells are sucked in. A priest has most of his or her spells
reusably. Thus, once those spells have been used out of the truestone, he
will be able to renew them normally. Therefore, the priest is only
"useless" to his community for a short time.
Since the truestone-stored spells are not used very often, I would imagine that any cult possessing a truestone is going to use it as part of their funerary rites for dying priests (and possible even initiates, if they know one-use spells), to try and get one last use out of those Divine spells....
>How to realize this with Runepower is beyond me, though...
>
One of the only flaws with the Runepower system, as I see it. But one
well worth finding a correction for, without changing truestone.
>
>
<MOBTOTRM_at_vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
Steve is worried by creativity
>
>PS Steve, you've only been on board a short while, and this is not the
first
>"improvement" to the Digest you've suggested in that time. Things have
>actually worked pretty well as they are up to now; maybe you should take
time
>to get a hang of what goes on here before trying to mould it to your
vision.
>
I'm not trying to "mould it to my vision", I merely wonder sometimes how
people take information on the Digest. Given that one of Nick's other
comments in that message (that no new material is being published
anymore) is absolutely untrue, as Greg continues to work, put out books,
and the work which is planned for the future, I still see this as a valid
issue.
I am not requesting that everyone always cite all sources on the Digest. However, if a person asks for information on a specific subject, and someone else_answers_ that question with a large, authoritative post, I think it is only polite for that person to at least state that the material is theirs, and completely new. What does that have to do with stifling creativity? As I said before, saying that material is yours does not prevent you from being creative.
Maybe if Nick would stop taking any disagreement I have with him (or anyone else) as an attack, this type of discussion wouldn't need to go on so long.
>>From the Notes From Nochet files:
>(XXIX.13-45:arstola)
A bit too much direct borrowing in this one for my taste.
Stephen Martin
ilium_at_juno.com
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