From: Nils Hammer (nh0g+@andrew.cmu.edu)
Date: Tue 28 Dec 1993 - 16:05:23 EET
I feel that the comment about "everyone knows" that Nysalor Illumination is
fundamentally related to chaos shouldn't go without challenge. I agree that the
propaganda broadsheet distributed by lunars, claiming that illumination "cures"
chaos is questionable, if not silly. That was part of the struggle
between cultures
in Glorantha, not a game master proclamation.
One of the best things about RQ is the variety of cultures, and the ambiguity
about who is in the right in any given situation. This leads to better
role-play
and potential excitement. If we say that Illumination is deeply disturbing to
traditional cult-based gloranthans, of course that makes sense. To attempt to
philosophize about the fundamentals of Illumination, I would say that the state
of Illumination is a step away from reality, whether for good or bad.
Now, for opinions about who is really what in secret, I suggest that anyone who has read thoroughly "knows" somewhere in the dark parts of their heart that ARKAT is actually Gbaji in disguise. How many guys came out of that fight anyway?
Nils K. Hammer
nh0g@andrew.cmu.edu
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