> Okay. Back in the RQ days, there were runes, and that was it. Now, with
> HW/Q, lots more runes clearly exist.
>
> Are these runes universal, however?
I think so, though now you have to squint a bit.
For example, if you look at the detailed deity runes, pretty much anyone fire related has the circle. So the God Learners could deduce that the core form was in fact the circle. Likewise for earth and square.
> But do both cultures use the same runes for both things?
I think they do, and I think this has been restated since Hero Wars came out.
> Some are probably adopted back and forth, but
> when the same concept is known to both independently do they still use
> the same rune, or do different cultures produce different runes?
They might not use identical runes (note how Yelm is different to the Dara Happans and Heortlings), but the core form is the same.
As to whether this is due to diffusionism or access to core truths, I'll just say yes.
-- David Dunham Glorantha/HW/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html> Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein --__--__--
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