From: Argrath@aol.com
Date: Tue 19 Jul 1994 - 06:40:10 EEST
Barron Chugg:
Thanks for the kind words on my contributions to Codex #2. I decided to make a virtue of necessity and focus on the social. That IS the way I see Malkionism, with Islam-like fights over succession and legal philosophy, rather than like a game of Credo. Of course, if it turns out that Greg Stafford's idea of Malkioni history is raging controversy over doctrinal minutiae, I have my emergency fall-back position, which is a valid way of looking at that piece even now: the history represents Galagern's propaganda. Galagern is the "My Lord High Priest" which the history is dedicated to.
Things to ask Mike Dawson when he gets back from Convulsion: 1. Is the Ginna Jar seat on the PQ Ring empty, as stated under the Storm Voice Volger Rawin write-up on page 21, or is it held by Melora, as stated in the last paragraph of page 20 and under the Mistress Deenina of Zoria write-up on page 22?
2. Is the Janu Gate mentioned in the first new paragraph on page 24 the same as the River Gate on the map?
Other than that, and the spelling of "tongue," I didn't spot any problems. (But where's the credit to the Talking Heads for the quote under "The Unspeakable Name"?)
RQ CON II NOTE:
I am going to be running a game set in Galastar at the Con (date
and time uncertain; stay tuned). Seven lucky people will get to
play in The Galastar Peace Council, trying to find a solution to
those pesky riots and crop-burnings. It turns out the Uleria
temple didn't bring an end to the strife.
Owning a copy of Codex #2 is strongly recommended for this game.
Things that PCs will not know from C2:
* the existence of the Hidden Folk (my idea, BTW)
* the female infanticide of the 7 families, except for PCs
from the families (noblewomen aren't seen much by outsiders--how would the
hoi polloi know if there were more men than women?)
Oh, and someone critted his Buddhism Lore roll and reminded me that, while Arkat brought Malkionism to Heortland, Bodhidharma did no such thing. Yes, but I had a koan I wanted to use, and needed the tie-in. Aren't you glad I brought this up? Actually, there may have been missionaries before Arkat, but Arkat's influenced swamped any signs of earlier contact, IMHO.
--Martin
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