From: Dogs Playing Poker (timbee@timbee.rnd.symix.com)
Date: Thu 14 Apr 1994 - 06:40:23 EEST
Subject:Mostakos does Ralios
David Dunham sez:
>There will of course be Orlanthi chariots somewhere in Ralios because I as
>GM will decree so, but I was hoping to find a reason why Orlanth's
>Charioteer is still quite well known. And even has a cult (a small one, but
>worth describing in Gods of Glorantha) that does teach Drive Chariot.
I played a Mostakos Initiate in a campaign (along with Styx, Wachaza and some other non-normal cults). In this campaign the reason Mostakos was popular was a matter of status. Several times I was made to carry into battle in my war chariot pulled by Praxian Bison the local chieftan in spite of my bad driving skill. Even though my driving efforts resembled a roller coaster the Orlanthi riding in my chariot still looked better than the Orlanthi without a chariot. If Orlanth is driven about in a chariot then the big shot Orlanthi wants to be driven about in a chariot. If your Orlanth character learns Trident because of combat advantages then when your tribe goes to war you get to be the lone trident in the sea of spears and whatever else. While the local Orlanthi are concerned with Orlanthi affairs I was working on bigger and faster chariots (sort of like a teen drag racer) and getting out and seeing Glorantha (couldn't be bothered to settle down). A lot of fun to play. Also because a Mostakos is always on the move they also serve as a source of information from places they have been.
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