From: Joerg Baumgartner (joe@sartar.toppoint.de)
Date: Mon 22 Nov 1993 - 19:26:06 EET
Newton Hughes in X-RQ-ID: 2385
>Boggles: a Boggle is a disorder spirit. Beyond that all I know is
>(others') apparently unofficial speculations. There apparently is a
>strong resemblance to Toon characters.
Boggles are mentioned in the Prosopaedia with Ratslaff and Tylenea:
Ratslaff:
"... he once flatulated with a tremendous roar and out popped the
boggles, cosmic mice which made littlle poo-poos all across the vault
of heaven, which nibbled upon the Veil of Mystery, and which once so
frightened a pregnant Mother Mammal that she gave birth to that utterly
unbelievable creature called Camel.
Uleria befriended these creatures and, with the disorderly nature of
the boggles, allowed them to stand against the initial onrush of chaos
(even though the boggles themselves were nearly eliminated) so that the
remaining gods could better prepare themselves to defend the world."
Tylenea:
"... after her attempt to tame, through flattery and false promises,
the Boggles - those cosmic mice extruded by Ratslaff from cosmic dung."
I always viewed them similar to the Tribbles (sp?) in one of the old Star Trek series, cute and innocent looking furballs which make themselves a great nuisance.
>About Jaldon Toothmaker: He was born in a bison rider's tent, accord-
>ing to the Pavis book. What's he doing riding a horse (albeit skeletal)
>and leading Pol-Joni in Dragon Pass?
It would be the first honred horse I have seen. The drawing on the DP counter (enlarged on p.15) shows a horned skeletal head for "his steed called Home". Steed doesn't mean horse, but mount, doesn't it?
John Medway in X-RQ-ID: 2387
>RQ Shields:
>I'd prefer a more GURPS-like mechanic, here. In GURPS, a shield adds "passive
>G. Fried in X-RQ-ID: 2367
>> The trad-off for using the shield as I described is that you cannot parry
>> blows aimed at on landing on areas not covered by the shield. The shield
>> just counts as extra armor for those areas covered, provided you make a
>defense" to several locations, automatically. It is also usable for blocking
>blows. The problem with RQ armor *and shields* is that the system only takes
>penetration resistance into account, not deflection ability.
Do you have a practical rules suggestion? (I'd be interested in some article for Free INT...)
Replying to Nick's phalanx comments:
>Remember also that much of the role of the leg armor was to ward off missiles,
>a task easily accomplished by a cloth hung from the bottom of the shield.
Fair enough against other phalanxes, I'd guess, but how about thos crazed barbarians and their furor? Even if you stand in the middle of the phalanx and have buddies to the left and right, would these in any way prevent that longsword-swinging naked madman from cutting your legs off below your shield?
Me quoting KoS:
>> [...] The emperor was especially disapointed by events in Kethaela,
>> which ruined one of his parties. The command sought a scapegoat, and
>> Fazzur was relieved from his command."
>Apparently Tatius and his cronies offered Fazzur up as a sacrifice, got him
>cashiered, and took over. They got it in the end, though.
Genertela Book adds in that Fazzur never met Bellex Maximus, the Imperial Overlord, in person. I'd guess that Tatius did...
BTW, Sartar will see Fazzur once again: In 1625 he'll lead the Tarshite troops at Dangerford against Kallyr, but will be defeated. Afterwards he seems to build up his household might within Tarsh and to train his followers, the Fazzurites which seem to think little of Lunar politics - at least they support Sartar and counter the truly imperial Phargentites.
Oh, and he's definitely a Rune Lord (of Yanafal Tarnils). This to bolster my argument in a bygone discussion about the frequency of Rune Lord in "civic" official positions.
>Nick Brooke in X-RQ-ID: 2370
>> Geoff Gunner mourns his Wyrm:
>>> I'll get that bugger Halgrim yet, just see if I don't ...
>> Two words in your ear: "Grendel's Mother". There's something even nastier,
>> even more malevolent out there -- and she's *really* pissed at Halgrim.
>A couple of questions:
>1. Are Wyrms not degenerate forms of Dragon(newt)s? Could he not "come back"?
No. Thats the point of calling them degenerate. See the dragonewt cameo in Elder Secrets - that wyrm couldn't, at least.
>2. Can Dragonewts & Co. call for Divine Intervention?
Dragonewts wouldn't need to - they simply start their next cycle of life from their egg. To do so the Inhuman King must be alive, though - this makes that look like sort of limited, but guaranteed divine intervention.
Wyrms can - if they belong to an appropriate cult, that is. See Scholar Wyrm for an example of initiates among draconic creatures. The less intelligent draconic races (wyverns, dinosaurs) probably call upon Hykim and Mikyh - after all these are said to be the draconic ancestors of beasts.
>Sandy Petersen in X-RQ-ID: 2326
>> Also Malia initiates, as a member of a "Dangerous" cult, must be
>> licensed. This also applies to other dangerous cults such as Humakt
>> and Issaries (the former because their members can have geases
>> forcing them to distrust certain races or cults; the latter because
>Would Yelmalions have to get licenses as well?
The only Yelmalio geas likely to become troublesome is "Never let an elf suffer needlessly". Any Yelmalio units close to the magicians that called down the Moonburn upon Ryst?
>> Peter Michaels sez:
>>> please do tell why Praxpack is probably-not-going-to-be-published.
>> Maybe it WILL be published. It's just that I haven't heard any word
>> on it for a long time. I.e., have not received back the manuscript so
>> I can finish it up, stuff like that. I guess I just assumed AH had
>> lost interest in it. Myself, I'd love to see it in print.
>This ought to be on someone's list of things to publish. If not Avalon
>Hill's, then maybe Reaching Moon Megacorp or RQ Adventures should consider
>it.
The German RuneQuest-Society is considering to publish selfmade scenario packs (in German language, though). The financial effort for such a project is quite high, and one needs a professional distributor. I don't know whether Reaching Moon Megacorp can manage a _regular_ output of sourcebooks and/or scenario packs. I know we have problems to get the first thing started...
Mark Sullivan in X-RQ-ID: 2388
>A related question. Not having the TotRM article on Humakt (see whine
>below), I was paging through my copy of Cult of Prax and I came across:
>: The Humakti (as they are called) have a rigid intra-temple structure.
>: They are organized along military lines with the Rune Lord or High
>: Priest called Captain, and ten Priests or Lords called Centurions,
>: each Centurion has up to ten Initiates or Lay Members called sergeants.
>Question: Whose military lines does this derive from. It sounds much more
>organized than traditional Orlanthi culture. Is it a relic of the EWF or
>a localized Pavic construct? Is this apparently tens based structure the
>basis for a Lunar decimal army (via Yanafal Tarnils)? It doesn't seem to
>me to be very feudal/knightly so I don't know if it fits with Carmanian
>Humakt/Yanafal Tarnils worship.
Interesting point there: What (remaining) impact did the EWF have on the Theyalan cults? Obduran the Flyer was the first dragonfriend with regular cult ties, and his example was followed widely. (KoS)
Also EWF:
Where else than in the Dragon Pass Ruins, the Rubble and the City of
10,000 magicias in Aggar are we likely to find EWF artifacts? If any
adveturer party wants to play a part in the upcoming Hero Wars, quest
for these artifacts, and deliver them into the focus of fighting,
Sartar. Does that draconic school in Nochet (Glorantha Book p.19) stil
exist (at least in ruins)? Where is that Drolgard cult situated? Where
can one contact Orlaront Dragonfriend?
How frequent were Malkioni EWF members? One prominent early EWF personality was Vistikos Left-eye, who was excommunicated by the Malkioni bishopric of Nochet around 575 (Glorantha Book p.19). Are there "independent" sorcerers left in Peloria, with EWF tradition behind them?
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-- Joerg Baumgartner joe@sartar.toppoint.de
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