Eurmal the Scapegoat from Bender the Robot on 2000-08-03 (Glorantha Digest Vol 07)

From: Bender the Robot <bendertherobot_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 21:24:37 -0400

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Andrew Larsen <aelarsen_at_facstaff.wisc.edu> wrote: > I was mulling over Eurmal's functions yesterday, when it occurred = to me
>that Eurmal is also the scapegoat. Yet GoG lists no corresponding = runespell
>for this aspect. So it occurred to me that there might be a Eurmal >runespell/feat "Take Blame". The effect of this is to ritually = transfer all
>guilt and blame for an action to the Eurmali performing the ritual. = Thus
>even a divination would reveal that the Eurmali had committed the = crime.
>This might be a good solution to a kinslaying. Persuading the Eurmali = to
>take the blame, though, is another matter.

You don't persuade him. That's what he's THERE for (at least = partially). I don't know to do it mechanically, in any game system, but = the way it works on the ground is that the community ritually = transfers/assigns the blame to the Eurmali and, depending on local = tradition, either banishes the blighter or beats him like a rented mule.

> Can anyone think of a myth that would revolve around Eurmal being = blamed
>for something that *gasp* wasn't his fault?

Everything is his fault.

--Matt
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Andrew  Larsen <<A=20
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wrote:<BR></FONT><FONT face=3DArial>>    I was mulling = over=20
Eurmal's functions yesterday, when it occurred to me<BR>>that Eurmal = is also=20
the scapegoat.  Yet GoG lists no corresponding runespell<BR>>for = this=20
aspect.  So it occurred to me that there might be a=20 Eurmal<BR>>runespell/feat "Take Blame".  The effect of this is = to=20
ritually transfer all<BR>>guilt and blame for an action to the = Eurmali=20
performing the ritual.  Thus<BR>>even a divination would reveal = that the=20
Eurmali had committed the crime.<BR>>This might be a good solution to = a=20
kinslaying.  Persuading the Eurmali to<BR>>take the blame, = though, is=20
another matter.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>You don't persuade him.  That's what he's =
THERE for=20
(at least partially).  I don't know to do it mechanically, in any = game=20
system, but the way it works on the ground is that the community = ritually=20
transfers/assigns the blame to the Eurmali and, depending on local = tradition,=20
either banishes the blighter or beats him like a rented = mule.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><BR>>    Can anyone think of a =
myth that=20
would revolve around Eurmal being blamed<BR>>for something that = *gasp* wasn't=20
his fault?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Everything is his fault.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>--Matt</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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