Date: Tue, 9 Mar 93 21:23:51 +0100 From: RuneQuest-Request@Glorantha.Holland.Sun.COM (Digest Subscriptions) To: RuneQuest@Glorantha.Holland.Sun.COM (Daily automated RQ-Digest) Subject: The RuneQuest Daily, Tue, 09 Mar 1993 This is an semi-automated digest, sent out once per day (if any messages are pending). Replies will be included in the next issue automatically. Selected articles may also appear in a regular Digest. If you want to submit articles to the Digest only, contact the editor at RuneQuest-Digest-Editor@Glorantha.Holland.Sun.COM. -- Send Submissions to:Enquiries to: The RuneQuest Daily is a spin-off of the RuneQuest Digest and deals with the subjects of Avalon Hill's RPG and Greg Stafford's world of Glorantha. Maintainer: Henk.Langeveld@Sun.COM --------------------- From: tzunder@cix.compulink.co.uk (Tom Zunder) Subject: WHAT? Message-ID: Date: 8 Mar 93 21:04:00 GMT Repopulate SNAKE PIPE HOLLOW? What sort of game is this? -------------------------------------------------------------------- tzunder@cix.compulink.com.uk "May the Red Moon Illuminate You All! -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- From: trystro!rune@Think.COM (Peter Maranci) Subject: ORLANTH SUCKS! Message-ID: <9303090510.AA13133@Early-Bird.Think.COM> Date: 9 Mar 93 04:34:27 GMT Tom Zunder wrote: TZ> 3: Orlanthi are bad. They are wilful, violent and actively TZ> engage in death and violence. They couldn't run Sartar becasue they TZ> couldn't agree with each other long enough. All the Lunars want to do TZ> is help, but Orlanth such a stubborn sod that he won't give in, so TZ> he'll have to go. Remember, this god killed the Sun, allowed Chaos TZ> into the world and caused most of the problems of Glorantha. YEAH! I've always thought that Orlanth was a jerk, and wondered why nobody else thought so. I mean, what kind of egomaniacal pig would do all the stuff listed above and THEN call himself "King of the Gods"? I'm no Lunar, but Orlanth seems like nothing more than a big bag of hot air -- a bully. Down with Orlanth! -->Pete ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Maranci trystro!rune@think.com or rune@trystro.uucp "Hey! Your Tien fell in my Atyar!" "Well, your Atyar got in my Tien!" Thanatar -- two great Chaos Gods that go great together! --------------------- From: tzunder@cix.compulink.co.uk (Tom Zunder) Subject: White Wall Message-ID: Date: 9 Mar 93 16:41:00 GMT {This flyer is in common circulation in Dragon Pass / Prax amongst Orlanthi after the events below. If you wish to use KoS then this is the event that precedes the eventual fall of Whitewall} Storm Bull destroys the Bat! Whitewall saved! Lunar Empire Quakes With Fear! May the Cold Wind Arise! At dusk evil forces of the Red Moon brought forth their most hideous chaos monster against the heroic city of Whitewall. As King Broyan laughed defiance at the Lunar forces the Moon itself was darkened as the hideous shape of the Bat was sighted. Brave men's hearts curdled, even Broyan himself stepped back in awe as the huge shadow fell over the ramparts of the city itself, it's Air Rune curved walls battered but unbroken. Then, as the Lunar armies themselves cowered with fear as the Bat began to fall from the sky towards the brave city, from the StormWalk Mountains came a bellow of rage. As the red miasma of chaotic light bathed the brave thanes of Whitewall, a huge SkyBull charged through the Sky from behind the city. Monstrous and proud it hit the Bat full square and as the astonished Pelorians fell back, a monstrous battle began between the hideous monster of evil and the huge and powerful Bull. Great was the battle and the heavens opened with terrible storms and winds, red clouds raining blood rolled over Heortland and across the lands the debris of the battle fell to Earth. As the Bat and Bull tumbled to the Earth in a violent crash, a regiment of Tarsh hoplites were crushed by the monstrous beasts. Storm Bulls riding Sky Bulls flew from Whitewall and attacked the Third Sylilan Regiment of Sun Spears, driving them back into the rear positions of the Lunar forces and slaying their commanding officer, Hulonix Marthiriia, scion of the MoonDaughter. As the Bat and Bull once again struggled to the air all could see that both were close to Death's Door, and as the Bat priests desperately healed their beast, gusts of Wind buoyed up the Bull. Then, as all below watched in mounting horror, the Huge Sky Bull began to paw the Air and charge the Bat. As it contacted the Bat opened it's hideous mouth, the two creatures exploded in a blast of red, silver and blue light which showered the ground below in blood, dust, and a wild collection of debris. The Bat is Dead! May the Cold Wind Blow! --------------------- From: paul@phyast.pitt.edu Subject: Re: Lunar Empire as a force for Good? Message-ID: <9303091913.AA01507@bondi.phyast.pitt.edu.phyast.pitt.edu> Date: 9 Mar 93 19:13:42 GMT Faust (csh019@cch.coventry.ac.uk) writes: > Just to get another thread of debate up and running, I'm interested > in whether anyone has depicted the Lunar Empire and the Red Goddess as > a force for Good in the world or even just as a neutral power. The My RQ group (not currently running) spent many years with various campaigns, most of which featured Lunar PCs. The first such group were various Dragon Pass indigenes who were converted to the Lunar religion before the conquest and later served as auxiliaries to the Empire. We have also run a campaign in Carmania with the key character being an Etyries merchant priestess, and a campaign in Dragon Pass also centered around the Etyries cult. We see the Lunars as great protagonists: Empire loyalists have to face villains within the Empire and barbarian hordes without, rather like Dominic Flandry in Poul Anderson's books. We've had a lot of fun with these campaigns. One of my old player's comments on the recent "Argrath" book: "I knew we should have killed him when we had the chance. I had a perfect shot lined up..." - Paul Reilly --------------------- From: paul@phyast.pitt.edu Subject: Re: CITY SIZES Message-ID: <9303091916.AA01510@bondi.phyast.pitt.edu.phyast.pitt.edu> Date: 9 Mar 93 19:16:01 GMT G. Hoyle writes: > When RQ mentions city sizes, does that include the number of children, or is that only the number of adults? I play that it is the number of economically productive adults. This leaves out children, thieves, vagabonds, and the high nobles... - paul