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soltakss

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  1. Or ask @Mike M, using the power of the internet.
  2. Which has never been the case until recently. It is bad when people won't come to a Forum that Chaosium use as their official Forums because some people think it is toxic.
  3. Next Year was a standing joke for decades. It's still funny when the new products are coming out Next Year.
  4. If I don't read the thread, how would I know about all the bitching, bad language and nastiness? Nah, watching Arnie is fun ...
  5. I had a table for APP, showing what it meant in the real world, but it was quickly deleted by the Admins. You could use APP as a modifier to the Reaction Roll, if the Reaction roll is still a thing, so anything below 10 makes things worse and anything above 10 makes it better. This uses the assumption that people react better to attractive people than ugly people.
  6. Right, I see what you mean. It would be useful for Chaosium to have a list of Mythos Creatures that can be used, then, rather than a vague warning not to use some creatures. Why don't you ask Mike Mason?
  7. Really useful, thanks, even though I had to go through what seemed like hundreds of new posts! Do you have a Zip File with everything in one file? That would be really useful.
  8. Because of all the bitching, bad language and nastiness in several threads recently. Never had that back in my day. Damn kids. Get off my lawn ...
  9. At a guess? Because Chaosium have done work on all the Mythos beings, so assume they are partially owned by Chaosium, or rather that it is difficult to decide what was originally Lovecraft and what has been enhanced by Chaosium.
  10. Lunars also tolerate Storm Bullers near Dorastor and at the Footprint. Even the most devout Lunar doesn't want a horde of feral broos kicking down his door in the middle of the night. In my Glorantha, every generation or so, some Storm Buller calls for a Stampede across chaos and a host of Storm Bulls charge into Dorastor, The Footprint or the Devil's Marsh, never to be seen again. The Lunars know this and know they just need to wait until the next Storm Bull hero comes along.
  11. Nah, he can just reach the top shelves without using a stepladder, a great advantage for a Librarian. 🙂
  12. He is the Solar Bully Boy, the Thug, the Muscle, he is Death who slew Umath, he is the Red King, the Green King and the Black King, Lord of the Sky when The Emperor was away, the Earth when he could and the Underworld when he went there.
  13. And this used to be such a nice Site. I wonder what happened.
  14. They were Flappers, escaping the horrors of the First World War, partying because the War to End All Wars had finished. They were the children of Suffragettes, or had been Suffragettes themselves, so they knew they had fought to get the vote. They were breaking down barriers, becoming the first woman to do many things. They were the children or grandchildren of Pioneers, with horror stories of their own. They were the women of the Great Depression, with horror stories of their own. They were the children or grandchildren of slaves. They were all of the above, or none of the above, or some of the above.
  15. Sure, they can learn to read. Roleplay them in a classroom with kids, perhaps Lhankor Mhy knowitall kids. See if they can get through a session without threatening to kill one of them.
  16. Nobody is beyond reproach. Sure, Lovecraft's books were the basis of the call of Cthulhu game and it has pleased a lot of people. Chaosium has done well out of it over the years, and with good reason. I know that Lovecraft is no longer with us and can't defend himself, but that shouldn't stifle any debate about how good his books were or what kind of person he was in real life and how that crept into his books, or didn't. If Call of Cthulhu can survive the criticism of Lovecraft as a person, as an author and of his books themselves, then that makes it stronger. By the way, I have seen such discussions about Lovecraft for many years and it doesn't seem to have affected the popularity of Call of Cthulhu one little bit.
  17. Broo attacks, maybe Scorpionmen attacks, disease, corruption of plants, poisoned water, Ragnaglar's Breath, Hellwood Krjalki Elves, there are lots of things that can erupt from Dorastor. I think that Ralzakark was involved, if only in an "Ok, I'll leave things alone and withdraw all my Humakti broos to Fort Wrath and then we'll see what happens" kind of way.
  18. That probably fits in well with how he didn't go on the Lightbringer Quest and was the Loyal thane who protected everyone while Big Boss Man was away. He wouldn't want to stick around, so he disappears. He doesn't want to appear before Yelm, as that would be wrong, so he teleports and then stays hidden until Yelm rises. My Number One Rule for Glorantha is "Don't look too close, otherwise it will start to fall apart".
  19. Ah, I saw a facebook post by someone asking for a game and saying they were in GMT-5, so East Coast, that might have been you, then. It is confusing when people use different names across forums, one reason why I am soltakss almost everywhere and Simon Phipp when I am not. Don't start thinking that. A lot of us have been playing for a long time, which means we are stuck-in-the-mud grognards, dinosaurs and so on, The future is with new players, especially young new players. I hope you find a game soon.
  20. I'm not a fan of Lovecraft because of his personal politics/beliefs, as I don't care whether he was a bigot or whatever, I'm not a fan because I find his stories are dull, predictable and just not scary. Now, I know that a lot of people will disagree, which is fair enough.
  21. What a terribly exciting lose-lose scenario! I wonder if putting someone in that situation knowingly means that the consequences are visited on the manipulator rather than the manipulated. Maybe both? Maybe both, maybe neither. Depending on the PCs, they might be able to say "Oh, that looks like an amazing leg of dog, but I am afraid that I am forbidden to eat dog, do you have mutton instead?" and the host could either say "Around here, matey, we offer dog to our guests in remembrance of Dorvat Dog-Slayer, who rid us of the Dire Auroch-Hound, you insult me with your very presence!" or "Oh, I am terribly sorry, I didn't know, we normally offer dog meat in remembrance of Dorvat Dog-Slayer, but sure, have some mutton instead, I am really sorry and didn't mean any offence, what can I do to make it up to you?", either are perfectly acceptable responses, as is anything in between. You can repay a gift by telling of news from elsewhere, telling a story, singing a song, helping the healers, threshing some grain, helping with the harvest and so on. Sometimes, a small monetary gift will do. On a HeroQuest, you might have to give away some of your clothing, or lose an eye or a finger, that kind of thing. If you are on a road, then you might be able to avoid them, by staying on the road. However, swift horses are a good idea, as is concealment magic. Going in disguise might work, but that depends on cultural things, so if your clan always wears yellow scarves and you go through the rival's tula wearing green scarves then one of your party might go "Hang on, I ain't wearing no green scarves, I'm proud of my yellow scarf, ain't I?" Sometimes, the best option is to take a long way around and go around the clan, so you don't step foot on their tula. That can be a good way of doing it. You might have ritual responses to their greetings that don't break any laws but are accepted. Sure, they might make you confirm their image of you as uncouth barbarians who don't have proper manners, but so what? Another way of doing this is to enact a HeroQuest where Orlanth Went to a Strange Place and do the steps that made Orlanth accepted in the Strange Place. That might have other ramifications, though, as you might end up with obligations resulting from the HeroQuest. Also, you might have to make up the HeroQuest if it doesn't exist, in game terms.
  22. Oh, you haven't been around any where near long enough, then. Some threads end up only containing detailed, point by point rebuttals of other people's detailed point by point rebuttals. 🙂
  23. It is always a good idea to plan to go somewhere else as well as your main destination, that way you can say "Oh, I am taking a cart full of trade goods to my cousin" instead of saying "I am travelling to your biggest enemies to broker a peace and marriage treaty with their clan".
  24. That act, in itself, could be seen as breaking the laws of Hospitality. It goes both ways.
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