From: Sandy Petersen (sandyp@idcube.idsoftware.com)
Date: Sat 02 Apr 1994 - 18:23:24 EEST
re: a plurality of broos
IMHO, the only acceptable term is a Plague of Broos. And I'm stickin' by it.
Harald Smith sez:
>Since most of the world's population does not live in cities, but
>in small villages, you are unlikely to have enough people to play
>sports that require large teams.
This seems like a non-sequitur to me. So what if most people are rural? There's plenty of large cities, and people to play sports in them. In addition, villages can have periodic contests, possibly near the time of holy days. At least tug-o-war is gonna be common.
James Polk sez:
>Additionally, in any society which spends 90+% of its time trying to
>keep themselves alive (Nomads in the Wastes, the RQ 2 Balazarings),
>these contests would occur only during special events, such as
>Sacred Time celebrations. When one spends all one's time trying to
>get enough to eat, games don't seem very important.
Come now, every culture known on Earth has organized games and sports. Children everywhere play games, as training for adult activities and exercise. Adults play games, too, ranging from sophisticated stuff like Mah Johnng to as seemingly dumb as the Camel Stand game played in Pakistan (see how many guys can fit on the back of a camel and still allow the camel to stand up).
Martin sez:
>The fact that Zorak Zoran was the major war cult of the First
>Theyalan Council. Unlikely if Humakt had been around, but it
>explains why a later-emerging Humakt cult is so anti-ZZ.
>When the Humakt cult was casting around for its history ("we know we
>left it here someplace"), it naturally seized upon Arkat as
>prestigious member.
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