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From: Elias Kadri (elias_kadri1@cl_63smtp_gw.chinalake.navy.mil)
Date: Fri 01 Jul 1994 - 09:12:21 EEST


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Hello Again!

Sandy:

   Thanks for the Dayzatar writeup!

   [Sandy and Alex disputing the effectiveness of elementals     against cavalry]

   Don't forget that horses are _much_ less tolerant of the unknown than humans are. I would think a horse (even a cavalry-trained horse) confronted by a shade would be pretty likely to panic, regardless of the magical effects.

David Cake:

> Basically, I think that there must be some separation between god and
> cult, and the god must not be omnipotent. Otherwise we have no
> heresy, no corrupt priests. Or rather we just claim that they are all
> illuminated, which is almost as limiting. I like religions to be a bit less

> reliable than CoP implies.

   I agree with this completely <gasp!> but there's a big difference between a devout heretic fighting the cult hierarchy, and a complete unbeliever gaining the power of the cult by going through the motions.

Pam Carlson, asking about Warding:

   I would think that a fixed-INT creature, just out looking for a meal, would not trigger a Ward (at least not until the bug decided to make a meal of the caster!) On the other hand, a bobcat going through the Ward intending to appropriate one of the sheep inside would count as an enemy (I don't have my rules here, does Warding detect enemies of all who are inside, or just the caster?). I have seen odd-shaped Wardings before, but if it only protects those _within the Ward_ then that would tend to rule out the "electric fence" trick, since no one is actually in the area of effect of the spell. In the absence of my books, that's how I'd handle it. As for how Warding functions: It's magic, of course! :-)

Captain Button:

> Uh, boars don't _have_ horns.

   I'm not a zoologist, but my understanding is that wild boars have horns. Actually, I suppose they're really tusks. They're kind of inconveniently placed for grabbing onto to wrestle the pig, though!

Bryan J. Maloney:

   I've played a shaman, and played with one in the group. The general approach has been that these are junior shamans, whose tribe is adequately served by their master, and they are out learning and improving their skills until they are needed at home.

Pam Carlson again, on women's roles:

   Obviously you _can_ imagine playing a Dendara initiate!

   Slightly more seriously, I remember a female Issaries Rune Lord in Griffin Mountain (forgot her name though...) Her husband was the better salesman, her job seemed to be managing the caravan and defending against attackers. Don't know if that's liberated or not!

Graeme Lindsell, pleading for a less Christian Malkionism:

   Hear, Hear!
   I'm all in favor of drawing parallels from Earth (both ancient and modern) but let's try not to duplicate it! 

                                                       Reactively Yours,
                                                               Elias




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