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Date: Wed 13 Sep 1995 - 21:18:00 EEST
Hi--
- Robert McArthur comments:
> But I think there is still a feeling that Greg is IT - and that
anything Gloranthan must pass him.
To be official, it does. To be presented unofficially, as in Tales,
Codex, my New Lolon Gospel, here on Glorantha Digest, or in your own
campaign, it does not.
> Of course, he may still own the copyright on Glorantha.
He does.
> if he wants to make it open, let him divest himself of this
Given that it is his own personal creation, I seriously doubt he would
ever do so.
- Erik Sieurin on dwarfs:
> Tin dwarves are capable of growing "bionic" replacements for lost
limbs and organs
"growing"? "Bionic"?--clearly a Vegetarian heresy taking root here which
must be quickly extinguished. ;-) Tin dwarfs, as with any other dwarfs,
would "make" their limb replacements just as they make the Jolanti and
nilmergs. Though undoubtedly requiring appropriate dwarf "magic" these
would be fully functioning and would not require such inferior human
magic as Animate Tin or Iron, etc.
Properly made Limbs require a core metal (possibly created by the Brass
Dwarfs), a tin sheath, copper tubing to conduct sensation, a system of
small pulleys and gears to allow motion, and a quicksilver plate for
adherence to the actual dwarf arm and to transform signals passing into
the arm into those recognized by the mechanical setup. Once assembled,
the tin dwarf would utilize an appropriate technique to seal the Limb to
the afflicted dwarf. Such Limbs might look like the original or they
might reflect a specific change to amplify the afflicted dwarfs skills
(an Iron Dwarf might have a "shield" arm which reflects human magic back
at its caster; a Rock Dwarf might have a hammer fist; etc).
> Loren:
> I am diametrically opposed to the position of those who state that
Glorantha should NOT be Earthlike.
I second this comment, though I would not let such a statement interfere
with your own campaign. Having gone through the exercise of
universe/world creation without assuming that earth physics applies, I
can assure you that it is virtually impossible to generate something
non-Earthlike that is not riddled with inconsistencies no matter how
much you try. I prefer to leave such attempts in Glorantha as
curiosities created by Lhankor Mhy scholars and Wizard philosophers.
> Glorantha as Shamanic Journey
I certainly have found the experience to be at least a Heroquest within
my own life.
Harald
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