Re: Resurrection?

From: Andrew Larsen <aelarsen_at_HVpXl0SoTE7vlrslohiolsgn71_octOJ7F--s7MHjpI92CkxhelLb_n6POk-L5I8IAm>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:05:42 -0500

One thing to remember is that combat in RQ can be pretty lethal. The comparative ease with which Resurrection was available in RQ helped balance that out by giving players a way to recover a character lost to bad luck. My impression is that combat is less lethal (or rather, the lethality is less dependent on random die rolls), so it makes sense from a game balance standpoint for Resurrection to be rarer as well.

Andrew E. Larsen
On Sep 11, 2011, at 6:24 PM, donald_at_diS6AhXl4TAG46lH2RoD5mOiv23NF70wKvMOFkcaNdkPIh4BmG4723f5NGbANOsKncOLBiC9x85Wp51dQhx9dw0.yahoo.invalid wrote:

> > Hi All,
> > As I've been playing King of Dragon Pass with my sighted partner, the topic of Chalana Arroy
> > and her resurrection blessing has come up. I was just curious how common this is in Glorantha
> > at large? Surely resurrection is a magical event, not commonplace. I know that Humakti cannot
> > be resurrected but how commonly does this happen to others?
> > Just curious, and thanks for any insight.
>
> It's one of the things which varies between different people's Glorantha.
>
> My view is that it is not common because of all the obstacles to success -
>
> First you have to find a sufficently powerful Chalana Arroy priestess.
> Then you have to convince her that it's worth her effort in preference to the other healing
> work she would be doing.
> Then you have to support her in the magical ritual.
> Even then she could fail.
>
> --
> Donald Oddy
>
>

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