From: David Cheng (drcheng@sales.stern.nyu.edu)
Date: Tue 28 Jun 1994 - 19:44:40 EEST
I would like to second Sandy's beliefs that most folks are anti-Lunar /
pro-Sartarite. By folks, I mean _players_ - us.
In Home of the Bold I, at Convulsion, two years ago, the Sartarites easily came together to oust us Lunars (Sandy should know - he was the big Sartarite ringleader). Most of the Sartarite Tribal Chieftans found it very easy to overlook the inter-tribal animosities written into their characters. This is a common phenomenon we all learn in Sociology 101.
For HotB II, we actively decided to make the Lunar position stronger. The tribal frictions were written with stronger language, and rules for raiding and slaughtering your neighbors were added. It was our intention to skew the balance in favor of the Lunars.
However, all our work seemed to go for naught. I honestly believe the Lunars got crushed even worse in HotB II. I think almost 20 Sartarite tribes sent their thanes to the gates of Boldhome (but don't quote me on that, as I don't remember much from that whole weekend). A few got Lunar treasure as spoils, but returned home to find their steads burnt to the ground and their women and children enslaved by the pro-Lunar tribes that raided them.
So, yes, I would strongly agree that there is a pro-Sartarite bias in most players. Stafford fosters this, as he makes it well known he's a Sartarite at heart.
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