jeff.kyer_at_... on the low-bidding PCs:
> Oddly enough, the other weapon thanes tend to mock the PC's who do
> that. Cowards, slouchabacks, ninthlings. Getting silly etiphets "The
> Cautious," "The White," "Weakblow" "Hideshield" And getting pushed
> around by Uroxi who are absolutely *sure* you are too cautious to fight
> can make life *not* worth living.
I think this is indeed "odd". There's a culture of bad tactics among Orlanthi weaponthanes, and anyone who prefers sounder ones is mocked for their pains? Sounds to me like trying to fix a bug in the rules with an artificial game-world social construct. (Comparisons with the Community Participation rules and example spring to mind.)
> But being a timid and cautious warrior when the
> Black Oak clan comes over the hill and your clanmates are falling all
> around you means Bad Things for your relationship. Certainly censure
> and probably little support if youwant to do something nifty...
My sympathies for a fellow victim of the Black Oaks: Knaves and Scoundrels, all! Why, I oughta... Sorry, where was I? Oh yeah, da roolz. But a cautious fighter isn't letting down his community, he's defending it the most 'efficient' manner possible. Like when your favourite football team grinds out a boring 1-0 win (insert equivalent NFL/baseball idiom here). Not a barrel of laughs to watch, but 'a result', and very nice if you had £10,000 on the outcome. Or in this case, your clan's lives and livelihoods.
Cheers,
Alex.
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