Re: Orlanthi scenario outlines

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_yeats.ucc.ie>
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 02:33:29 +0100 (BST)


Charles Corrigan outlines a rather funky clan initiation scenario, regarding which this is the most tengential of quibbles...

> My thinking is as regards numbers is that there are about 50 boys

This seems a tad high to me; unless your clan is particularly large, or you wait longer than the (I think) typical/customary three-ish years between initiations, you'd typically have more like 30 in total, of which half will be boys (d'oh). I haven't checked this against my e-noughts, so I stand ready to be actuaried clear off the Digest, if Nick or some other such type spot a boo-boo here...

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> However a neighbouring war-like clan has sent their "peace-keepers" =
> round with a suggestion that the time has come for another payment of =
> the traditional "protection" that our clan has paid them.

I believe the traditionally polite term is 'tribute'; I can only agree with the gangsterish connotations you attach to these War Clan t'ugs. ;-) (The Orlanthi Mafia: we're going to make you an offer you won't be able to fail to _hear_, at any rate...)

Personal bias disclaimer: Whenever I play KoDP I seem to get abuse from my weaponthanes et al. about being too much of a peacenik, so maybe I'm just naturally a Peace Clan punter.)

Cheers,
Alex.


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