Re: Re: HQ questions

From: Wulf Corbett <wulfc_at_...>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 00:22:53 +0100


On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 00:08:33 +0100 (BST), Alex Ferguson <abf_at_...> wrote:

>Think of it in terms of identity, rather than place. On the mundane
>plane, you're large simply yourself, acting in Vinga's role. On
>the heroplane, you're substantially identified with her, and are
>emulating the actions of some heroic figure, herself subsequently
>identified with Vinga, on a quest which is an "instance of" the
>original Vingan quest. There's nothing inconsistent or problematic
>in taking the lead role in _this_ quest.

No, there's not, because you're just playing the part of someone playing the part of someone...That's not a HQ, that's just a bad school play. It's sounding increasingly forced. Far more heroic to have made it a sliding scale of difficulty than this.

Wulf

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