Mark,
And, potentially, these myths could vary from who
Griselda really is. Which could lead to the (MGF)
possibility of her accruing NEW mythical powers, but
only if she acts in accordance with her
as-told-by-Olaf persona, instead of her real self.
Of course, if this is true, it could get irritatingly
recursive, once Olaf starts telling the story about
"the time Griselda had to use powers from stories in
order to get out of a jam." Or, perhaps, the process
would be not noticed by the person undergoing the
changes. If not, you could get a weird myth about
someone who kept getting changed by their own myths.
If there are any Backstreet Boys lurking on the list,
I'm sure they could share some poignant insights into
an equivalent process in the real world.
-Ben Waggoner
- Mark Galeotti <hia15_at_...> wrote:
> Fair enough, but this is still the, well, heroic
> school of thought -
> Griselda grabs fate with both hands, makes herself
> into a hero(ine)
> and then her tales somehow become myths. I'm
> wondering - without
> really taking a position one way or t'other yet -
> whether stories can
> remain just stories in Glorantha. If everyone in
> Pavis, trolls in the
> Rubble, Lunar soldiers back in Tarsh, etc is
> recounting your tales,
> embroidering them, and - given that this is
> Glorantha, world of
> Heroes, probably elevating her into that rank, does
> this have a
> magic 'charge' of its own? Can you become a Hero
> just because enough
> people believe strongly enough that you *are* one?
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