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Darius West

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Darius West last won the day on February 21 2023

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  • Birthday 09/25/1968

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  • RPG Biography
    I have been playing RPGs since the late 1970s. I mainly GM. Most of my Campaigns have run for over a year RT.
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    Currently playing Call of C'thulhu (3 year Campaign), where the emphasis has been on the setting of the early 1920s, and roleplaying rather than wiping out parties.
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    Melbourne, Australia
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  1. I don't know how you'd do the "squeeze through tight spaces" mechanic that make Dyskund so immersive but problematic.
  2. Larnsting Magic is not aggressive. Sartar was a Larnsting, and he never drew a weapon or slew anybody. No. Far worse. He CHANGED them. And no, he didn't change them from alive to dead. I get the impression that he might have had a geas against such things. For example, he changed King Brangbane and his remaining followers into ghouls. Now imagine if as a scorpion person you enter an area and your nippers change into fluffy bunnies on the ends of your arms, and your tail turns into a great big hibiscus flower?
  3. LOL, fair enough. I haven't run Rainbow Mounds since 1997. I think I was thinking more of the Dyskund Caves from the Black Broo of Dyskund scenario, which is still a bit of a gold standard for spelunking realism imo. I retract any criticism. I am enjoying watching how your work develops D. Have you ever thought of developing a Praxian mod for Mount and Blade (hint hint 🥺)?
  4. I am very impressed with the way the torchlight falls on the surfaces. I think you have worked hard to give the cave an eerie feeling, and the use of the torchlight works in that way. While I know we are only seeing the mouth of the cave system, I am concerned that the floor is too level for a cave. IRL caves are next to never flat, except when sand or soil has settled somewhere due to water, or perhaps when something odd is happening with limestone deposits, which normally form stalactites or stalagmites, but I'm sure you know this already. I appreciate how much work you've done, I really do. This must have taken many hours. Please persist with it D.
  5. It's okay as a Vegan to eat humans if they consent. Animals can't talk so they can't consent you see. Remember this news story from 2003? Link This is fine for a Lunar Vegan.
  6. Was this written by a Lunar Vegan? 🤣
  7. Hmm, I doubt Arkat was born a superhero. I think he was just good at rolling his ups, especially after his skills went over 100%. 😆 As for your point about Waha doing a great deal but only having very limited rune magic to show for it, I heartily agree. I give Waha Khans the ability to tie special knots that can control hostile elementals, called The Knots That Catch.
  8. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of Nomad Gods btw?
  9. Good decision. About time too. Elmal never went away, and is specifically attacked by Yelmalio in a hero quest as sunny boy lite wanted to steal some of Elmal's fire powers. Elmal is a Thunder Brother too. They are more than just Orlanth subcults.
  10. All we need now is a "Mount and Blade" compatible Prax mod, or equivalent and we could walk around in it.
  11. Something that we haven't discussed before afaik is the fact that during the First and Second Ages, Waha took a physical body in Prax. We are also told that the "Greatest Khan" in Prax at any time is imbued with a portion of Waha's power. Is this the same thing? Or was Pavis and the Faceless Statue's defeat of Waha in the Second Age the defeat of Waha as an actual incarnate superhero? That tale specifically mentions Waha being hamstrung by the Faceless Statue and cured by Pavis, which is hard to do without a physical body to attack It is certainly possible for Waha to be incarnate, given that He is the direct ancestor of many Praxians, and hence can be summoned to possess them via Daka Fal rituals. It can be argued that Waha is a comparatively minor deity, no more powerful than Harrek, Jar-Eel, Androgeus, or Belintar, and thus can become incarnate without affecting the Great Compromise, given that he was potentially alive and incarnate at the Dawning like Androgeus. I am interested in other people's opinions on this.
  12. How does it compare with Bergen in Norway. There is a joke in Bergen that an American was in town and he had been there a while and asked a boy "Hey kid ! When does it stop raining here?" To which the kid replied "I don't know mister, I'm only 12."
  13. Well in Glorantha we might somewhat see the Malkioni treating deities in the fashion of a dumb mana resource, especially in the Second Age. The Godlearners even substantially rewrote some deities because they were crap. Remember, having worshippers, even bad ones, seems to be a net benefit to deities. And for their part, deities seem to be in a sort of Before Time stasis field (see Orlanth and Ernalda being dug up at Whitewall by the Lunars), and their ability to interact with the world is very limited. When you think about it, deities and worshippers are symbiotic to the point where it isn't clear who is parasitizing whom. 🙂
  14. I've been watching 30 Coins with subs. Fun show. I would call it "C'tholic" in flavor.
  15. In the case of Sartarites, it is important also to factor in the value of veterancy. The fact is, that everyone of fighting age in 1626 has lived through Lunar occupation, the Long Winter, the Dragonrise, and quite possibly one or more pitched battles too. Many Sartarites have been living rough as adventurers or something else. Of course the Lunars have this too, but their armies are larger, and there are fewer chances for combat as a result. The number of near-heroes and self funded Rune Lords and Rune Priests is going to make a difference, and not just in the Sartar Magical Union imo. It is all very much like the Praxian thing about being driven into the Wastes to grow stronger.
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