[Glorantha] Re: Nature of the void - Chaos otherworld

From: Henk Langeveld <hlangeveld>
Date: Fri Mar 10 11:00:06 2006

That should have gone to rpglist.org - don't know if it's possible to redirect a thread anyway...

"Gianfranco Geroldi" (>>>): 

>>>The idea of a Chaos Otherworld is absurd, IMO.
>>>
>>>You can't heroquest in the realm of chaos.

Henk Langeveld wrote (>):
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> Correct
>

Rob wrote (>>):
>>YGWV, but I postulate the chaos otherworld is the void.

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> And I agree.
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>>In fact we did a heroquest in a chaos otherworld, and it was great fun!

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> And I'd say that it directly contradicts your previous statement
> Heroquesting in the void to me is inconceivable - your having fun is
> probably quite right... ;-)
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>>Also, if there is no chaos otherworld, where does the right clawed 
>>hand come from in snakepipe hollow?

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> The void is not a repository full of weird creatures trying to
> escape into the material world. The creatures are a side effect
> of the void meeting the material world. The void does not even
> create the abomination, as it can only destruct. And as it destructs
> some of the fabric of the 'real world', the 'real world' resists.
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> Chaos creatures are 'scar tissue', born entirely from the material
> world.
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> I fear this is indeed Glorantha-(discussion/digest) material.
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> Cheers,
>
> Henk
Received on Fri 10 Mar 2006 - 08:55:20 EET

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