Re: Combat

From: David Stephen Bell <davebell_at_...>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 19:05:30 -0000

• In hw-rules_at_egroups.com, "Roderick and Ellen Robertson" <rjremr_at_s...> wrote:
  > >
  > > >> How does the HW system allow for someone like one of the
  Gloranthan
  > > >> Superheroes, like Harrak...
  

         SNIPPED ...go out in a blaze of glory
like Butch
> Cassidy & the Sundance Kid or Bonny & Clyde).
>
> While HW tends to discuss things with a Movie or TV metaphor, much
of these
> came from centuries of storytelling. Jason & the Argonauts is about
a Hero
> band, the Odyssy is about a Hero with a band of followers, etc.
Many of
> today's stories are retellings of ancient stories (the 80's gang
movie "The
> Warriors" is based on the Anabasis of Xenophon...).
>
> Roderick, babbling

Well said. If anyone is interested the full texts of many of the classical tales (including Xenophon) are at:-

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook07.html

Sorry, I haven't figured how to display this as a hyperlink.

Dave Bell