Well, she did end up falling in love with/being seduced by Annstad of Dunstop, who was Argrath's Fertility Bringer. Sounds to me like the marriage idea worked the other way, and Argrath added insult to injury by delegating the job. I don't know much about Annstad myself: could he have been a distant Sartar relative?
And another quibble - there seem to be a surprising number of people out there who take the Argrath Saga literally.
From: Richard Melvin <rmelvin_at_radm.demon.co.uk>
>For an example, see the Argrath's summoning of the dragon in the middle of
>the lunar ritual in KoS.
It wasn't Argrath's summoning. Even CHDP (the ever-so-slightly biased) doesn't try to claim he was present. Minaryth Purple was there, Orlaront Dragonfriend was there, Jandetin the Avenger was there, the FHQ was involved somehow. And people who reacted fast afterwards included Kallyr and Moirades of Tarsh: though I think Moirades was a case of good intelligence rather than being involved, myself, and I have no evidence that Kallyr was directly involved. (Believe me, I've looked). *If* Argrath was there, his actions were so embarrassing that Denseros doesn't dare mention them: maybe he was on the Lunar side? Or ran away screaming?
Rantmode off...
The piety trait has been confusing people. Me included, I might add.
Until I remembered a line from back when I was running a PBM. A PC and an
NPC are discussing what initiation and adulthood will be like. The PC
has a very low Piety score. He says:
"I've better things to think about than that. The gods leave us alone and
we leave them alone: that's the Great Compromise, right?"
Wrong... as the NPC points out. The PC goes on to consider the
advantages of the various cults (he's a city-born Pavisite, BTW). He
slightly resents being forced to do what some god tells him, but sees the
political necessity of joining a power-group.
OK, so this is an extreme position: and the player would have learnt better as time went on.
A very pious person would be the one who insists on sacrificing a coin to Issaries before every journey - including the ten yards to the pub. He goes to temple not just every holy day, not just every Godday, but EVERY day. He does extra temple duties because he wants to, not because he'll get more spells.
Now, if my interpretation is correct, can anyone tell me why in at least one of the standard lists of traits for each deity, Issaries initiates are said to be non-pious? How do they ever get any priests?
And finally (?), Alex has been confusing me even more. (Easily done, I
know).
>Jane Williams, clearly a _Grand_ Master (Mistress?) of Ecky Thump,
If that was an accusation of being a Northerner, it's way off target. I
enjoy good food even when it comes from barbarians with strange accents.
and in response to my puzzled query, confuses me more:
>> > If one makes initiate DI reusable [...]
>> Did you mean having divine *magic* reuseable?
>D'oh. Yes, sorry, 2LA confusion, cum Freudian typo. I meant "RM".
?? 2LA ?
?? "RM" ?
Jane Williams jane_at_williams.nildram.co.ukhttp://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~janewill/gloranth/index.shtml
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