> You mean that it's problematic in some game sense to have some broader
> meaning of odal property? In particular, say, domestic animals and
> produce? I'm not sure I see the problem, though I admit I've never
> run a game in which 'domestic economics' was a strong thread.
It's one too many hoops for my ageing brain to jump through, for no perceived game benefit other than deliberate obscurity.
Sticking to a literal interpretation of Odal property ("Everyone owns everything; nobody owns anything") would IMO be like running a Malkioni game with a 32-hour clock: unnecessary interference in the way players perceive and comprehend the world, mucking things up for everyone, constantly, through foolish dedication to poorly-thought-through source materials.
Of course, if you play Orlanthi away from home, it hardly matters a hoot. Just try adding cows and personal prestige to the mix, though...
>> Most Sartarite clans nowadays (1620s) do not include worshippers of Elmal..
> Though conversely if they _haven't_, they're proportionately more
> likely to be 'Elmali' rather than 'Yelmalians'.
I refer the hon. gentleman to the answer I gave on my website some months
ago.
http://www.btinternet.com/~Nick_Brooke/elmal.htm
Given that we all know of them from RQ2 and RQ3 sources, there are obviously *some* "Yelmalio (rather than Elmal) Clans". But I would agree that (Orlanthi) "most" clans in general and (Orlanthi) "all" southern Sartarite clans probably worship Elmal rather than Yelmalio. There should, however, be some remaining "Yelmalio" clans, whose ancient Yelmalio-worshipping traditions are linked to the Sun Dome Temples and the Dara Happan Empire.
The alternative interpretation would mean that "King of Sartar" set out to damage or destroy existing campaign settings, and I'm sure *that* wasn't intended.
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