Re: [WorldofGlorantha] Speaking of GAG and so forth...

On 4/14/07, Michael Hitchens <michaelh_at_2Q3YgH-EP6tYWKUHKUzgl51EevMojx3LqXNTyYLQ5fVYGqOwhXOBlweaSyQF9hUPWwp_p3.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
> So Orlanth got beaten up by a chaos god at some point? Well, he wouldn't
> be alone in that and they are supposed to be rather tough or they wouldn't
> be capable of destroying the world. Does it make him look bad? Not
> really - he survived, hundreds didn't. Maybe there was more to his
> decision to fix the world then sitting down and having a think - maybe he
> had that think after being beaten around the head a bit. I don't see the
> problem - a GM could even possibly adapt it to 3rd age - the Sartarites
> wouldn't want the lunars getting old of this now would they?

I may be missing the significance of Orlanth being beaten up. An incident like this is described clearly in _King of Sartar_ - Wakboth cut Orlanth into 48 pieces (but not 49) at the Battle of Stormfall (p. 79).

Thanks,
Andy             Received on Sat 14 Apr 2007 - 04:29:29 EEST