RE: [WorldofGlorantha] Re: A quick thought on Scorpion Men

Considering the main point of males in the RW is to provide genetic variation (i.e. the point of sex in the face of the cost of producing 50%-ish males; I think this notion is now well-accepted), I'd consider that the point of males for scorpion men is to provide a healthy dose of chaotic features.

Wanna produce lots of offspring - just pop 'em out. Wanna gets some fireworks, bring some males in and get those chaos features going.

Just another thought.

Sam.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of valkoharja   Sent: 19 June 2007 20:22
  To: WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [WorldofGlorantha] Re: A quick thought on Scorpion Men

• In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Roderick and Ellen Robertson" <rjremr@...> wrote:
  >
  > > They are chaos afterall, and said to be "more scorpion than man" even
  >> in the oldest sources that mention them. The Alien Queen (from
  >> Aliens) look would indeed be pretty cool.
  >
  > I think that Scorpions are wierd enough on their own that we don't
  > need to go towards Aliens or termites for inspiration - this is an
  > insect that gives birth to live young! if that ain't chaotic enough,
  > some species of RW scorpions are parthegenic - they don't *need*
  > males to have young!
  

  That sounds particularily apt! I don't really see the point of males   or sex in the lifecycle of the scorpion folk.

> Keep Scorpionmen like Scorpions, you don't have to go very far for
> wierdness!

  Good point.

  -Adept   

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]             Received on Tue 19 Jun 2007 - 16:36:49 EEST