[Glorantha] Darksense carried by darkness, brilliant!

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20>
Date: Tue Jul 3 08:00:21 2007

• Mikko Rintasaari <rintasaa_at_mail.student.oulu.fi> wrote:

> [Chris Lemens]
> <snip>
> > Darkness is an element. Darkness is not merely the
> absence of light.
> > Sound waves move through air. Darksense waves move
> through darkness,
> > which is just as much an actual tangible substance
> as light, air, water,
> > and earth...
>
> What a brainwave! That is excellent.

Just what I was thinking.

> Darksense as real world sonar has
> always seemed too technical and based on our world's
> natural law. The
> logic and function of Sonar is good,

But we do not want even the temptation to have RW physics confusing the issue. This is far better.

> That makes the troll weakness during daytime make
> much more sense.
> Othervice both the trolls and trollkin could just
> wear blindfolds and rely
> on their sonar during the day as well.

I'd missed that. Good point. But.... do we have any evidence that they do, or don't use darksense in daylight as well? I have a nasty feeling that they do.

> Excellent! A copy of this should totally go on to
> the World of Glorantha list. I'll send it.

If you really want to hear how that doesn't match Greg&Jeff's private Glorantha, which no longer has anything to do with real Glorantha anyway, go ahead: but why bother?

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