Re: Adept's questions on chaos

From: samclau_at_gNwZOnTKyyjtZAA0CMdSy-5t3WdrztyeqBh9U7jQV173EVP_5Qsqz7KoIY5Z7-Ir8w-O
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:08:48 -0300

> So how does a human being (or other mortal) become chaotic? What level
> of worship of chaos turns you chaotic? Propitiating Malia with
> sacrifice propably won't do it. What about initiation to a more subtle
> cult like that of Thanatar or Krarst. If you turn away from the cult
> and try to redeem yourself, is it too late? Is your soul irrevocably
> "broken"?

IMG, doing certain wrong things can give you a chaos taint. Betrayal, rape and so on. Having those wrong things done to you as well...

IMO this makes Uroxi's Sense Chaos much more interesting, and also what to do about Chaos when you find it. Probably the major theme in the game I run so far.

Neil Smith has a nice critique of Chaos in Glorantha: http://home.freeuk.com/wimp/roleplaying/ban-chaos.html

But I personally disagree with his conclusion that Chaos is boring.

Somewhere (on the Digest I believe), there is a very interesting essay on Thed and Orlanth which leaves you feeling that Thed is a bit of a victim an Orlanth a puritan snob, or something. Couldn't find it just now, but that grey area is where I think Chaos becomes really interesting.

Sam.

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