Re: GAGging on the Core concept

From: Toread DuDerysi <jakyer_at_IpX6yUQWs4EamwUwUQnC-E0K4akmTG2-fbphsADuNu9J2b45DX-MwUInZseOmEoyf2aWF>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:48:46 -0000

• In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mark Galeotti" <markgaleotti_at_...> wrote:
  >
  > Comrades!
  >
  > People who want to establish some kind of 'Core Glorantha' are
  > welcome to do so. But please do so understanding that this will be
  > _your_ Core Glorantha. It will have no wider bearing on how
  Glorantha
  > evolves. I am not trying to be hostile or unhelpful here, just
  state
  > facts: this is a game and a fantasy world and a business
  enterprise.
  > Some people love to immerse themselves in the minutiae, and that's
  > great. But there _is_ a GAG/GC, in the official books, and for
  most

For those less interested in imersing themselves in mintuate and actually discussing RP, there's the HeroQuest-RPG list. =)

> people who buy them and play the game, that's enough. By focusing
on
> what are often really rather arcane or abstruse points, often
derived
> from sources which were explicitly written to be unreliable
> background material, there is a danger of presenting Glorantha as
> being much more opaque and 'broken' than I believe it really is.
>
> All the best
>
> Mark
>

One problem with wishing for utterly canonical expanations is what they call 'chamberpotism' on the Ars Magica lists. Where everything is so defined and nailed down that even the number of chamber pots is known... which leaves little or no room for inspiration and innovation.

Frankly, the last few days discussion of utterly minute and arcane aspects of Glorantha are far worse than any 'fuzzyiness'. As someone pointed out there are 'customers' and frankly several players I have directed here from RPG.net have been very put off by the relentless grinding 'discussion' of the One True Glorantha.

Just sayin'

Jeff