Re: RE: Barbarian Adventures

From: Guy Hoyle <ghoyle1_at_...>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 08:41:57 -0600


From: "squirrelpollock" <squirrel.pollock9_at_...>

> Second attempt. This time In English.
>
> Tim Ellis
> =========
>
> >Hero Wars works the other way around - We
> >know that in myth, peacekeepers covered weapons with rugs to prevent
> >bloodshed, so now we know why Ernaldans throw rugs over fueding
> >Orlanthi's swords to defuse a brawl...
>
> I know this is not the point that Tim is trying to make. But the
> myth has nothing in it regarding throwing rugs over weapons.

But isn't it great that we finally know that? Should that detail have been omitted from BA just because it didn't appear in the cult writeup? Remember, also, that TR & ST were supposed to be ONE book, and had to be split into two because of space limitations. Undoubtredly, a lot of detail had to be cut out.

Guy

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