Resurrecting the Resurrection debate, and Western women

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From: Graeme Lindsell (lindsell@rschp1.anu.edu.au)
Date: Fri 24 Jun 1994 - 02:37:08 EEST


Devin Cutler:
>You will
>have to somehow explain to me how, in a Glorantha where Chalanna Arroy
>has a reusable Resurrection, charges only what the recipient can afford

>(donations actually), and is willing to heal almost anyone, Resurrection
>is not widely available?

 There was a fairly extended argument on the matter some months back: the sides seemed to be

i) Resurrection as presented in the game is a remnant from the early (ie D&D) days of the hobby, when life and death were cheap. It should either be removed (my attitude) or made a great deal more difficult (many other people).

ii) Though reusable resurrection exists, the Chalana Arroy use the vast majority on child deaths, and PC's access to them is severely limited, if not impossible, at the GM's discretion. (Basically, Sandy Petersen's argument).

iii) Glorantha does have easily accessible resurrection for adults, as the game mechanics say, and material for the world should be written on this basis. (I think someone took this stand).

 Personally, my opinion is that if you want to resurrect someone, go and reenact the Lightbringers Quest. Should work.

Sandy Petersen writes:
>>Hrestoli might or might not have female magicians, warriors, and
>>rulers.It's not established.
> I want them to.

 I checked out the (minimal) material on the Western status of women again last night, and noticed it said that men take the "highest church offices", not "all church offices", which does imply there are female wizards (enchantresses/nuns whatever you like) in the Rokari church. Unless the Hrestoli attitudes on the matter are different, so should the Hrestoli. So there you are.

 I still find the idea of female Western knights far fetched. Note: not that there are women who fight, but that there are any chivalric orders specifically for them. I supect there are as many female rulers and warriors in Seshnela as there were in 10th century England (ie a very few, and more noblewomen than female warriors) --
Graeme Lindsell a.k.a lindsell@rschp1.anu.edu.au Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra. "I was 17 miles from Greybridge before I was caught by the school leopard" Ripping Yarns - Tomkinson's Schooldays.

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