Umm, lets read that bit a little more carefully from the Genertela book:
"As a matter of note, the word for 'adventurer' does exist in most Gloranthan languages. The word means many things, but usally indicates someone taking risks, often illicit or at least without too many scruples, for selfish personal gain. More generously, the word describes anyone undertaking daring, independent political and/or military activity on behalf of a great cause."
That's not the same thing as saying that in RQ3 (or RQ2) a member of a Rune cult could get kicked out of his community, wander to a new community and simply show up at the local temple of his old cult without pledging allegiance to the priests of the new temple. RQ2 was pretty explicit that an initiate had to pledge loyalty to the priests of the cult. The Orlanth Adventurous writeup in Cults of Prax made it very clear that each "temple" was independent.
That's all old school stuff and the new material isn't saying anything more than that.
> Yes we used to seek out friendly priests, and as RQ got a little more anthropological we had to ensure the priests we chosse were not from unfriendly clans. But now we seem to be in the situation where even finding a friendly priest in a foreign land suddenly threatens to totally change your community obligations and social position.
If you want to reside in a foreign land, you do totally change your community obligations and social position. Take it from me. Or take it from Loz. We're both expats.
Jeff
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