John wrote (long ago):
"Secondly, more personally, I don't run giants in
mundane campaigns, for the same reasons I don't run
Mostali - I can't get them to work"
What? Why can't you get Mostali to work? I can see the
problem with giants, but Mostali have always worked in
my campaigns as long as I play them, not as generic
fantasy dwarves, but as creepy, unfriendly little
monsters with dangerous magic and sticks that kill
from a distance.
Peter Nordstrands five rules when using Mostali in his
campaigns:
- Don't mention dwarves. There are no dwarves in
Glorantha. Also ignore every picture ever published
portraying Mostali (since every picture ever published
shows generic fantasy dwarfs, not wierd three feet
tall goblins).
- Give every Mostali a speciality, which he/she is
really, really good at. Then let the bugger be
completely inept at everything else.
- Everytime the player heroes encounter a group of
Mostali, they (the Mostali) must always use some kind
of semi-mechanical trinket (a fire-maker, a mosquito
deterrant, a tooth-polisher, etc.). If the heroes get
their hands on the trinket, it will invariably be
exteremely dangerous to handle, and impossible to get
to work. *
- Let the heroes learn the following the hard way:
Never trust a Mostali. Never make a deal with them. If
possible, avoid them. If you can't avoid them, treat
them kindly, and with respect, and perhaps you'll make
it.
- You are trying to access classified information.
The machine does not tolerate unauthorized intrusion.
This stone tablet will self-destruct in T-10 time
units.
/Peter Nordstrand
*) Extremely dangerous to handle and impossible to get
to work? That could be a description of me, although I
usually don't blow up in your face, but tent to ooze
my way into your skull, causing brain-fever.
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