>See, this has been a problem I've had since childhood. I try to be witty and
end up having people think I'm being insulting.
Now... where have I seen this before? (Begin Church Lady voice) Could it be... Martin Laurie?
Martin had the same problem in a digest debate a while ago. Since then, we have all discovered he is a smashingly fine fellow with a somewhat dark sense of humor that is quickly misinterpreted in writing. Therefore, if Carl falls in this category, we must get them together! Carl, are you coming to Glorantha Con in Victoria this sumnmer?
The Block:
Not all mythologies know of the Block itself, but similar myths exist in other cultures. For those of you who have read your GRoY cover to cover six times, you will fondly remember how Shargash, too, tore apart that badest of badies, Kazkurtem. He then hid each of the parts in separate places, warding them with great magics. I am certain that a band of Shargashi arriving at the block would sense the foulness underneath, see all those crazed, violent thugs, and feel right at home.
Could they renew spells there? IMO, not without
Divination:
I think of divination as being used to answer somple questions that the god would know, and then requiring props and ritual. Frex, a Lodrilli might look for visions in a fire (while drunk, of course!). A Yelmie might intone a prayer for guidence and release a hawk. An Ernaldan might do the same with a pig or a snake. Humakti might have a fight between champions, each representing an outcome. Casting bones or runes into the wind could be an Orlanthi method.
Good questions would be: Where should we build your shrine? Where lies [sacred lost object]? Did Bjorki Gundarsson secretly slay your priest? Which tree in this forest would provide the best axle for a racing chariot?
Pam
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