Re: Glorantha Digest V2 #247

From: Steve Lieb (liebx004@maroon.tc.umn.edu)
Date: Wed 06 Dec 1995 - 05:56:11 EET


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>From: Sandy Petersen <sandyp@idgecko.idsoftware.com>
>Date: Sat, 2 Dec 95 13:44:52 -0600
>Subject: Re: Runes and Stats

> Dark --> POW; mystic, magical, source of all else.
> Water --> DEX; ever-flowing, ever-changing.
> Earth --> CON; the healing mother and strength of stone
> Sky --> INT; rationality, logic, light of reason
> Storm --> STR; bluster, force
> Moon --> APP; everything is an illusion
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>SIZ is the odd man out, because it doesn't seem to fit. Certainly
>it doesn't fit the non-physical elements, like Darkness, Fire,
>Storm, Moon. One could make an argument for Earth, but CON seems
>better there.

I agree CON fits better with Earth - why not simply say SIZ is that which
binds them all together and holds them in the world (clearly shown by the
nature of creatures lacking SIZ, ne?)
Steve Lieb
(liebx004@maroon.tc.umn.edu)
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