From: Bender the Robot (bendertherobot@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu 03 Aug 2000 - 04:24:37 EEST
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Andrew Larsen <aelarsen@facstaff.wisc.edu> wrote:
> I was mulling over Eurmal's functions yesterday, when it occurred =
to me
>that Eurmal is also the scapegoat. Yet GoG lists no corresponding =
runespell
>for this aspect. So it occurred to me that there might be a Eurmal
>runespell/feat "Take Blame". The effect of this is to ritually =
transfer all
>guilt and blame for an action to the Eurmali performing the ritual. =
Thus
>even a divination would reveal that the Eurmali had committed the =
crime.
>This might be a good solution to a kinslaying. Persuading the Eurmali =
to
>take the blame, though, is another matter.
You don't persuade him. That's what he's THERE for (at least =
> Can anyone think of a myth that would revolve around Eurmal being =
partially). I don't know to do it mechanically, in any game system, but =
the way it works on the ground is that the community ritually =
transfers/assigns the blame to the Eurmali and, depending on local =
tradition, either banishes the blighter or beats him like a rented mule.
blamed
>for something that *gasp* wasn't his fault?
Everything is his fault.
- --Matt
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Andrew Larsen <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:aelarsen@facstaff.wisc.edu">aelarsen@facstaff.wisc.edu</A>=
>=20
wrote:<BR></FONT><FONT face=3DArial>> I was mulling =
over=20
Eurmal's functions yesterday, when it occurred to me<BR>>that Eurmal =
is also=20
the scapegoat. Yet GoG lists no corresponding runespell<BR>>for =
this=20
aspect. So it occurred to me that there might be a=20
Eurmal<BR>>runespell/feat "Take Blame". The effect of this is =
to=20
ritually transfer all<BR>>guilt and blame for an action to the =
Eurmali=20
performing the ritual. Thus<BR>>even a divination would reveal =
that the=20
Eurmali had committed the crime.<BR>>This might be a good solution to =
a=20
kinslaying. Persuading the Eurmali to<BR>>take the blame, =
though, is=20
another matter.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>You don't persuade him. That's what he's =
THERE for=20
(at least partially). I don't know to do it mechanically, in any =
game=20
system, but the way it works on the ground is that the community =
ritually=20
transfers/assigns the blame to the Eurmali and, depending on local =
tradition,=20
either banishes the blighter or beats him like a rented =
mule.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><BR>> Can anyone think of a =
myth that=20
would revolve around Eurmal being blamed<BR>>for something that =
*gasp* wasn't=20
his fault?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Everything is his fault.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>--Matt</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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