Humph! Typical. We objectivists *warned* you, but would you listen--no!
Of course, things could be even more complicated, had Karsdevan had more guts, and not listened to the "wise men". :-)
> It seems to me, as I read more and more Gloranthan material, that the
> heroes of the Hero Wars are not going to be (my) PCs. It was probably a
> section in the Genertela box which crystalised this for me where you're
I'd like to second Nick's good advice, and also to add
a few suggestions. You might want to take a look at how
Pendragon handles the issue of having player characters do
interesting and important things in a setting where the
actions of well defined NPCs a driving an intricate
meta-storyline. The Boy King (which has just been released)
might be particularly instructive in this regard.
Also, it's possible you might want to consider lowering your expectations as to how closely you want to stick to "the story" as revealed in "official" publications. Even if one spends a lot off effort towards that end, one can still get "gregged" and be faced with the difficulting of retconing all the PCs or NPCs who have the misfortune of worshiping some sun god or the other. The fact that you've already spent time thinking these things through suggests to me that you're probably a good gamemaster. Trust your instincts and the internal logic of the story you and your players will be creating together.
Mark
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