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wanderingelf

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  • Birthday October 7

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  • RPG Biography
    Began playing RuneQuest back in 1981 (when I was, of course, still a fetus).
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    Running a campaign using RuneQuest Glorantha rules in RuneQuest Classic settings (currently Sartar, circa 1615).
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    Roughly in the middle of North America
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    Anthropologist by education, teacher by vocation, old-school gamer by avocation.

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  1. I am pretty sure “exoandry” is not a word. Exogamy is a word, but as Inigo Montoya said, I do not think it means what you think it means. Exogamy means outmarriage, and it refers to marriage rules that require marrying someone who is outside of one’s own social group. It applies to both men and women, and does not necessarily mean that the wife leaves her natal group to join that of her husband. Incest taboos are a form of exogamy, one that is found in pretty much every culture (broos might be a notable exception in Glorantha). The converse of exogamy is endogamy, which refers to rules that require marrying within one’s social group. Customs that require marrying within one's own religion or social class are forms of endogamy. It is possible to have marriage rules that are both exogamous and endogamous; e.g., cultural norms could dictate that one find a spouse from outside their own clan but within their tribe. The Hyorling triarchy seems to have had something along those lines: members were expected to find spouses from outside their own clan but from within the triarchy, at least until the “fish marriage” messed things up. Whether a married couple resides with the husband’s group or the wife’s group is described by a different set of terms. Patrilocal residence, in which the couple lives with or near the husband’s parents, is the norm for most cultures. Matrilocal residence, in which the new couple lives with or near the wife’s parents, is less common, but it is nonetheless the norm for more cultures than is neolocal residence, which is when the married couple starts their own household instead of moving in with either spouse’s parents. Some matrilineal societies have avunculocal residence, in which the married couple lives with or near the husband’s maternal uncle. In avunculocal societies, sons typically join the household of their mother’s brother upon reaching adolescence, while daughters remain with their parents until they marry, at which time they join their husband in his uncle’s household. In Sartar, most tribes seem to have ambilocal residence, where the married couple may choose to live with the parents of either spouse. Sorry if all of that is excessively pedantic. I need to occasionally use my anthropology degree, or it starts to rust (that metaphor probably does not work so well in Glorantha, except maybe among those damned Mostali and their foul death metal). However, I came here not to dust off my lecture notes, but to ask for clarification: when does the Colymar tribal assembly occur? Fire Season makes more sense militarily, if the assembly also serves as mustering time for the militia, but the GM Adventures book clearly states that it takes place during Movement Week of Storm Season. So which is correct? Was Queen Leika exiled during the summer of 1615, before harvest time, or was she exiled at the end of the year, only a few weeks before Sacred Time? Inquiring minds want to know...
  2. Thanks, this is a great supplement for nostalgic greybeards (such as myself) running campaigns in the "Classic" period. One event that appears to be missing, however, is the Battle of Dwarf Ford in 1565. Attached is my attempt to cover that, in case others find it useful (suggestions for improvement are welcome). Battle of Dwarf Ford.docx
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