From: JOSE RAMOS (ramos@crpp.u-bordeaux.fr)
Date: Sun 14 Jan 1996 - 17:05:04 EET
After attacking Delville publicly in the Digest, I must recognize that
things have bettered. As a matter of fact they have improved a lot. Martin has
made the story emphasis evolve from a man and his magic sword (and assorted
sidekicks) to the problems of being a hero in the Lunar Empire. The Pavis he
shows is not my Pavis, but that is all personal.
So please Martin go on writing, using all that Lunar tidbits that are
cropping the Digest lately. We need something to compensate the lack of all
that people that are going Down Under.
Changing the track, I wish to agree with Peter Metcalfe in the
"Sophistication Debate". Since the Dawn, and despite cyclical variations,
Magical Power seems to be diminishing in Glorantha. There is no doubt that past
Empires were more powerful magically-spiritually. Third Age people have to use
other tools to achieve their ends. And that brings more variety and
sophistication in the same circumstances.
The Second Age Empires were sophisticated, specially compared with the
First Age. But the comparation I make, using a RW example is the evolution of
the Romans from the Republic to the Empire, and then the Byzantines. I consider
Byzantium the more advanced, but it is mostly a question of defining advance.
Certainly they did not invent as much as the Republic, but they kept the
earlier improvements and built from them. And yes, I consider decadence a sign
of sophistication.
A bientot, and good australian holydays to everybody lucky enough to
go.
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