From: Nils Weinander (niwe@ppvku.ericsson.se)
Date: Thu 19 May 1994 - 00:23:42 EEST
Nils Weinander writing
garydj@ditard.dit.gov.au writes:
>Were the East Isles once a continent?
The East Isles were once part of the continent of Vithela, which was torn apart by monsters during the gods' war. At least that's what I have found on the subject.
I agree with Devin Cutler on the literary vs gaming Glorantha issue.
Here in the daily the gaming side tends to drown in posts on cultural
initiation and Malkioni theology. But that's our fault who write to
the daily, right?
Personally I don't mind the changes in history and myth (Yelmalio/Elmal),
I just use the version I prefer, but it must be incredibly confusing
to new Glorantha gamers. At least it should say in big friendly letters:
'Gloranthan information is often inconsistent and may be contradicted
later by new information. Please use whichever version works the
best for you, or make up your own if there is something you don't like.'
Let's not fall into the 'One True World' trap.
Anyway, there should be no difference in value between roleplaying a game of heroic fantasy in Glorantha, roleplaying a politically correct sociological simulation of the agricultural year and discussing the literary world. So, condescending branding of gaming issue speculation as GodLearner-ism or RQ2-ism does seem a bit unfriendly.
/Nils W
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