I agree
> I'm not quite sure when Chaos has been whitewashed, but:
>
> Assuming you are running a game where the Lunars might be
right
> (or, at least, not Totally Wrong), chaos has to be acceptable in
some form.
> You could treat it like nuclear power -- some people feel that
messing
> around with it is always bad, while others feel that the power
aspect is
> good (and superior to other options, even considering its
drawbacks) but
> using it as a weapon is terrible.
Nuclear power is neutral in alignment to coin a phrase. In my game, the nature of Chaos is evil. Without getting overly philosophicall about the nature of good and evil - something I'm not qualified for and this aint the digest
Still others feel that it has a viable
> role as a weapon. It is possible to hold any of these views and
still be a
> moral person of good will. I assume that the Empire has people who
fall
> into all of these camps, although, since the government
philosophically
> accepts chaos, being too anti-chaos is probably seditious.
The Red Goddess is illuminated, which goes a long way to explain her position.
>
> I like the idea that Chaos was brought unwillingly into
the world
> by the Unholy Trio (or whomever), and its destructive actions are
caused by
> the painful disjunction between the world that is (Law or Cosmos)
and the
> world that isn't (Chaos).
I don't think Wakboth and his "evil" (misunderstood poor bunnies) is described here!
This state of affairs was coded into the world by
> the Compromise, so Chaos is here to stay. However, by accepting,
guiding,
> and enlightening Chaos and allowing it to transcend the world by
the holy
> path of the Red Goddess, Lunars are reducing the amount of Chaos in
> Glorantha. In contrast, the frenzied flailings of the Uroxi just
kill
> bodies, keeping the tormented powers of chaos trapped in the cycle
of death
> and rebirth -- lots of action, no progress. Of course, many Lunars
get too
> close to Chaos and try to use, rather than heal, it -- they likely
end up
> spreading the taint.
>
> Obviously, the distinctions of the previous paragraph will
be lost
> on the philosophically backward barbarians of Sartar, but that's
what the
> brave and compassionate missionaries are for.
>
> Peter Larsen
Peter, are you from Dara Harpa? ;-)
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