Re: Heroquests for the Unholy Trio
- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Ian Cooper"
<ian_hammond_cooper_at_...> wrote:
>
> --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "pentallion" <pentallion@>
> wrote:
> > Malia at some point would HAVE to have some way to lead to
heroism.
> Wakboth DOES come back and a Malian DOES have to preside over
this.<
>
> My advice would be to always bear in mind that you are using the
> fictional world of Glorantha for your game. So if you need
something
> for your game, then make your Glorantha vary and don't worry about
it.
>
> If your group is one that wants to play out a Mallian HeroQuest,
then
> go for it, and don't worry about any Gloranthan cosmologist telling
> you different. Unless you are planning to publish its not a
concern.
>
> We have anti-heroes in our games too. They are a staple of fiction
> with films such as the Godfather as well. My advice though would
be to
> bear in mind that anti-heroes only work in literature for a couple
of
> reasons:
>
> - They are rebels against an authority far worse than them so we
> sympathize with their ends even if we remain dubious as to their
means
> - They obtain redemption from their past as part of the story
> - They subscribe to a code of honor which means that while they
are
> amoral they can sustain friendship, love, and other characteristics
> which make them sympathetic.
>
> If we can't feel sympathy for your characters we won't care what
> happens to them.
>
> So I would recommend heroquests for Thed and Mallia that show how
> normal people can turn to evil. What drove Thed and Mallia to their
> acts? But those are fairly mature themes, so its difficult to give
> advice on them without knowing what your group's comfort level. You
> might want to check out some of Ron's posts on the now inactive
Hero
> Wars forum on the Forge
> http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=1093.0 if you are
> comfortable with adult themes.
>
It was Ron's article on Redeeming Thed that inspired the whole thing
to begin with.
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