I would not draw conclusions about Kralorela based of the 20th century. =
Godunya is
not a democratic or pseudo-democratic leader who is active in politics. =
He is a Dragon
Emperor with a divine status. He _does not have to_ appear before the peo=
ple to make
speeches or proclamations (except in *very* special cases) and it is _not=
expected_ of him.
Kralorela is very hierarchical society. Only people Godunya regularly =
deals with are
his pseudo-dragon bodyguards, Exarchs and mandarins and servants assigned=
to take care
of his household. And his pets, probably. Exarchs delegate his directions=
to mandarins, who
order their subordinates around. The large majority of Kralorelans do not=
expect to see the
Dragon Emperor during their lifetime and if they do, that's something to =
tell your
grandchildren about. They feel the presence of their ruler through the =
social ceremonies
organized to honor him (and transfer magic power).
Godunya himself is in the process of turning himself into draconic form.=
The initial
stage he has reached may satisfy his subjects but he is still a beginner.=
It takes centuries for
draconewts to reach what they want and probably longer for human beings. =
Still, that may
make his sterile, but not senile...
What it means in game terms ? I haven't the foggiest idea... Some of his mandarins really may think that he is beyond the pale but =IMO, they are
Loren Miller commented:
>You know what? I'd rather have the problem that I need to change one or =
two
>local event lines than develop all of them at once.
My point may be similar; I'd rather get additional inspiration from what the PCs do than have to watch them to do nothing.
>Untrue. It happens, but why are the people talking about Argrath destroy=
ing
>the Devil's Head? Your player characters did it, but everybody thinks =
that
>Argrath was responsible. They ask the PCs what Argrath was like in perso=
n.
That's exactly what I think. IRW, the generals get the the credit and
soldiers get the bullet. Did Patton do nothing else than lead the soldier=
s in
Europe, for example ? I am not saying that leadership would not be import=
ant
but the boss usually gets the credit of what you did, so ...
Death to Argrath
Vesa "Aku" Lehtinen
End of The Glorantha Digest V5 #359
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