From: Simon D. Hibbs (simon@fcrd.gov.uk)
Date: Fri 02 Aug 1996 - 16:54:30 EEST
Michael Raaterova on I Fought, We Won. :
>>John also queries the universalness of the IFWW: The LBQ is certainly
1) IFWW happened 'before' the completion of LBQ, during the Great
2) Greg was asked about IFWW at the Convulsion 3D Lore Auction. He said
>>not a universal myth. But how can you say the IFWW is? I doubt the
>>Brithini follow it. I doubt orthodox dwarves follow it too. In fact, I'd
>>be willing to bet that there are a ton of Gloranthan cultures who don't
>>follow it. The IFWW, therefore, cannot be universal either.
>All who agreed to the Compromise (in some way or another) joined the IFWW
>to fight chaos and renew the world. That's the extent of its
>universality. If your Brithini or orthodox Mostali didn't join the
>Compromise and the subsequent fight against chaos, then in your Glorantha
>it is of limited universality. IMG, that is not so - everybody fought
>(against or with) chaos (except the very few that didn't choose sides,
>but they don't count).
Two problems with this :
Darkness. It may have been a formative influence on the Great Compromise,
but that's quite a different thing.
that it was a Dragon Pass myth, unique to that area, but shared by all the
sentients living there. Thus IFWW is not even remotely universal.
Simon Hibbs
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