From: ramos@crpp.u-bordeaux.fr
Date: Tue 19 Dec 1995 - 15:47:35 EET
I know I should not write this, but what the heck.
I do not like Morthander Delville. After the Lethal Weapon like assault
on the poor and innocent Black Fang, I despise him.
So this is what would happen in my campaign (well, my old Pavis campaign). The
orlanthi (by themselves or spurred by Gimgim covert manipulation) pick a
"suicide" voluntary. A Dying Moon day, you ensure it is overcast (usual in this
day, Orlanth is stronger) and the voluntary casts on Delville a Dismiss Magic
15 (or more), and all the Thunderbolts available to any priests mindlinked with
him of Orlanth. He might have a DI, but if not (being the day it is),
the corpse will be too burnt to be ressurrectable. Some Priests will want to
cast the Thunderbolts personally. And so Orlanth will get a good publicity
thunderbolting (?) to death a Lunar emissary.
Why this does not happen more often? Well, the Lunars can do the same
with any known orlanthi, and most deaths will only have the dead fellow
replaced (by somebody worse) and the violence mounting. A lone wolf like
Delville, antagonizing his supporters in Pavis, is an easy picking. The Coders,
as an example, are difficult to get all at the same time, and the repercussions
would be horrible. Although the longterm consequences of killing Delville may
be as dire, the short term result in Pavis would be good for everybody (but
him).
Remember that in Glorantha a concerted group of magic-users, and/or a
totally dedicated fanatic can kill practically anybody. The trick is avoiding
being a target until you are ready to survive. Argrath leaves Pavis when he
becomes a target, and even when he is a Hero, he is always supported by his
companions. Most of the great feats in Glorantha are Group Affairs, and the
system tends to squash the lone hero (except Harrek. Harrek is always the
exception).
Well, sorry if you like Delville's stories, but this is my view of
heroism in Glorantha.
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