From: CryptoMatt@aol.com
Date: Sat 28 May 1994 - 03:31:44 EEST
In X-RQ-ID: 4186 Pam Carlson asks
>2. How would an Orlanthi clan chief deal with a young man from his clan
>who had been caught robbing strangers? Fines? Banishment? Confinement?
>Lop off body parts? Make him do extra work?
In my Glorantha, it would all depend on the victims. If the strangers were Lunars or other clan enemies, and they were unable to exact vengence on the clan, then the young man would likely receive praise from his clan.
If the strangers were good Orlanthi, and not from a hostile clan, then things would be different. The young man might be forced to pay some sort of weregeld if the victim is of no great importance. If the victim has power to harm the clan, then banishment would likely be the punishment.
I don't see the Orlanthi dismembering people or confining anyone under normal circumstances. Mobility and Mastery and all that...
Pam also says...
>And (mount soapbox)
>THERE SHOULD BE MORE DOGS IN RQ! Where are the big dogs who guard
>caravans at night? The dogs of any size who travel w/ adventurers to hear
>or smell those pesky trollkin before they get off the first round of
>slingstones? The Coursing Hounds of Prax? The herding dogs of Sartar?
>(Just try and get an alynx to bring in 1000 sheep.) A Yelmalio file's
>mascot who wears the unit's logo and wins big at the dogfights? I realize
>that several groups of Gloranthans identify strongly with other animals,
>but how could so many cultures fail to keep such a fabulously useful
>beastie? Just because certain pre-RQ games had the ubiquitous "war dog"
>which could be purchased fully trained, loyal, and practically stuffed
>into the bottomless adventurers pack when not in use doesn't mean that
>dogs should be tossed out along with alignments and maps of the
>netherworld.
As an Orlanthi player character who owns several shadowcats (or alynxes if
you'd prefer), I must leap to defend the shadowcat. ;-)
My shadowcat almost always gave me advance warning when the trollkin were
out skulking. And about those sheep, who says an alynx would have any more
problems bringing them in than a dog?
Just because earth cats are too independent and free willed <g> to go out
and do a boring job like herding sheep doesn't mean that Gloranthan cats
can't do it.
I can't really say what sort of animals that the Praxians use to help with
the herding duties. But in my Sartar you won't find many herd dogs, but
you'll find quite a few herd alynxes.
I agree that we shouldn't throw dogs out of Glorantha, but I don't think we
should deny cats their rightful place in Gloranthan society either.
;-)
-Matt Thale
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