From: Mike Strong (mstrong@cix.compulink.co.uk)
Date: Fri 08 Oct 1993 - 14:21:09 EET
In-Reply-To: <9310080616.AA18156@glorantha.Holland.Sun.COM>
Joerg Baumgartner quotes Greg Stafford on the subject of HeroQuests:
>they need to "harness all of their magical power and potential"
Well, thank goodness for that! Whilst I agree, in principle, with many people's comments about the strong mythical influence on Gloranthan life, I still feel there has to be more to a HeroQuest than just acting out any of a cult's god's mythical activities. I mean to say, many of a god's activities may have been really 'mundane'; for example, they might have had a drink once. The Lay HeroQuesting Principle would suggest that any follower of that god was performing a HeroQuest *whenever* he had a drink, whilst the Strong HeroQuesting Principle requires a *lot* more effort on the drinker's behalf. Without the effort that the SHP requires, taking a drink is merely a ritual or simple religious observance carried out by the cult member.
Mike
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