From: Jeff Richard (jrichard@cnw.com)
Date: Tue 01 Jul 1997 - 03:43:25 EEST
My two cents in an already over-appreciated conversation:
First, in my experience Pendragon's virtue system very very very rarely, if
ever, dictates a player-character's behavior. At the risk of offending
some, I have found in my personal experience that the people complaining
about the virtue system tend to be the one's least likely to be willing to
role-play a character different from themselves.
In Taming of Dragon Pass, the virtues come into play in social interaction
Second, although I think the rules discussion about heroquesting has some
Further, heroquesting is not an exercise in power-gaming. It is not the
when character's are exposed to events that the "literary character" might
respond to differently than the "war gaming character". They are also
useful in cult ceremonies and ritual activities.
point, it misses the main point - HEROQUESTING IS ABOUT MYTH. No game
mechanic can substitute for that crucial element - with understanding of
the appropriate cultural myths almost any game system can be used.
"next level" of power - my carls, godi and thanes are inveterate
"heroquesters". When a thane fights a dream-dragon, he invariably
heroquests - when the Lodrilli peasants kill a shamefully unjust overseer,
they invariably "heroquest", and when a child becomes a man, he heroquests.
Yours truly,
Jeff
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