Re: Re: Broos at Moonbroth

From: Andrew Dawson <asmpd_at_...>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 00:02:48 -0600

Of course YGWV, but I think that equating human atrocities committed by Mongols and Tartars with the inhuman uncleanliness of Chaos, given the repeatedly demonstrable nature of the supernatural (deities, spirits, etc.) of Glorantha, cheapens the magical/supernatural nature of Glorantha. But, given the whitewashing of Chaos in HeroQuest and the recent HQ publications, maybe this is the new party line.

So, is Chaos just differing philosophy now, rather than the Lovecraft-Moorcock inspired horror that it formerly seemed to be?

Also, since there seems to be no problem retroactively changing the nature of the great supernatural beings of Prax from gods to spirits, is there a problem reworking other older aspects of Glorantha, such as rewriting history so that Broos were not used as allies by the Praxians at Moonbroth?

Thanks,
Andy

At 08:05 PM 2/15/2004 +0000, Jeff wrote:
> > Sorry guys. I like your theories, but - nahhh! MGWV.
> >
> > If it was just that they were gross. But the chaos bit, thats deffo
> > a no no.
> >
> > But to follow your logic -
> >
> > You get a fat load of broos - dripping with chaos and desease and
> > drive them towards your Lunar foe (who you think are a bag of
> > chaos). What kind of crazy general are we talking about?
>
>Pretty standard nomad tactics. Anything that works against a dirt
>eater is, by definition, fair. You might want to just check up on the
>sorts of antics the Mongols and Tartars got up to in warfare. Its
>makes for some pretty disturbing reading. A bunch of broos is
>relatively tame, comparatively.