> >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.
You may think so, but what the heck do you think hero worship is about, anyway? I don't recall Morden's story getting "bad school play" notices. What do you think the hero-plane _is_? You seem to be randomly rubbishing suggestions along these lines without offering much of an alternative, or taking any of the alleged "mechanics" of questing into account.
> Far more heroic to
> have made it a sliding scale of difficulty than this.
Well, it is in effect a sliding scale of difficulty, in my belief. But I thought you wanted a cosmological account of _why_, and I gave you one.
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