Actually, even if they behave differently from their gods, they might gain
some Divine Lore, since they can compare and contrast their actions and
the original, and see the different results. Likewise, defeating an
opponent
in anothers' quest should at least give one the benefit of reducing your
Fear <Opponent> trait, since you know instinctively that you can defeat
them. You should also get a normal skill check for any skills used in
defeating your opponents (as opposed to an enhanced check that some
super-RuneQuest variants would give you on your own Quest).
Thus, failing a HeroQuest is dangerous, as it strengthens the Opposition,
both
mythically and mundanely. Do it often enough and the opposition becomes
undefeatable. This may be one of the reasons that Heroquesting was banned
by the priests during the early Third Age. The God Learner types certainly
used
Deliberate Failure Quests, and I expect that the EWF did, also, or at least
seemed
to (eg, don't kill Aroka, befriend him and he gives you Heler. Is that a
failure,
or a success? In terms of Orlanth DragonFriend or Orlanth Thunderous?).
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