On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Sean Foster <ebaninth_at_GOg7LBNIv6skst4uopG1moxdF4P553gP90z9FEKJlb3kut9uaNtrWpkYS5ILh240UZgADrjUFOuiA77bMWI.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> The above issue has bugged me for a while - a general dwarf that is, be they
> clay, stone, silver.. The Different Worlds #24 issue hints at Dwarfs
> living/working in massive mechanical works (my first though being the
> Clanking City) with statements like "Dwarfs have inherited the vast ancient
> works which drive the sun about the sky.". A combination of large scale
> industrial plant with lots of cogs and gears, and those cool pneumatic
> message tube systems I can remember as a kid. Is this the case?
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> Do they live in large Underground Cities/Dungeon complexes, and when the
> steam horn goes off they all exit their homes in concert and head to the
> main entry into the World Machine that is below the surface of Glorantha,
> large wrench in hand. Something like the images of staff heading to the
> plant in the Hudsucker Proxy (Cohen Bros ) flick, or 1927's Metropolis
> (Fritz Lang).
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> Or do they live in large Cities (in Mountains) reminiscent of the recent
> Lord of the Rings take on the Mines of Moria. Each City being
> self-sufficient, with "hydroponics", Fungi Farms and maybe vol/mole farms.
> This being the case, how do they work towards repairing the world machine?
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> If is to reduce chaos (ala Moorcock) then by hiding in their mountain
> fastness's they are pretty much sticking their collective heads in the sand.
> Or do they sit around working on incredible rituals (the Silver ones that
> is) as the Brithini - hitting their heads with blocks of wood while singing
> Om madi padmay um.
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> I keep coming back to Tolkien'ian type dwarves to allow them to be used in
> the game (YGMV). They can still be xenophobic and such, just not completely
> withdrawn.
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> How do others interpret how the dwarfs go about repairing the mostal/world
> machine?
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> What do you imagine a dwarfs day consisting of?
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> Cheers
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> Sean
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