From: Tim Beecher (timbee@timbee.rnd.symix.com)
Date: Fri 15 Oct 1993 - 17:25:59 EET
God Learners - Attitude and Motivation
I see the GLs as a group of people as a amoral research scientist type similar to the animal experimentation types . The most important thing is new knowledge irregardless of its effect on others . The interesting personality aspect is that the GLs once successful with a discovery they don't seem to ever repeat it . All their famous "discoveries" are always unique . The group instead of applying their efforts to science instead apply their efforts to the laws of Glorantha .
The deity experiment is a great example . GLs get interested in how deities and worship work and experiment with it . The results give the knowledge desired and the disaster that comes gets a big "So What" from the GLs .
For a typical GL stunt start with an unexplained process . In this case the GL wonders how The Red Goddess was resurrected . He looks through his books and says "Need a dead God" . He then reads about Bresmoli . He forms his theories and tests them by using Bresmoli as a subject . The fact that almost every result of this will probably be bad is unimportant . After his experiment is finished and Bresmoli, False Bresmoli, Bresmoli-Arkat, or whatever occurs he moves on to his next "experiment" . The GL sees the angry villagers approach with torches lit and weapons ready and thinks "Well I could always see if one could alter the days of the week in Pamatela" and moves on .
The GL motivation is that of Dr. Frankenstein . It isn't important that your experiment have beneficial results just be the first to do it .
Tim Beecher (timbee@symix.com)
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