Sir_Godspeed Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 (edited) 46 minutes ago, JonL said: One of my annoyances with Death and Beast rather than Eternal Battle for Storm Bull in RQG is Death clashing with his paternal fertility aspect. He may not embody Life per se, but he's a virile family bull. I agree. It's also a bit wonky since we know that possible Stormbull-analogues far from Prax (Bull riders in Charg, Fronela, etc.) seem to have more of a "Bull Patriarch" cult of him, rather than the "berserking Chaos defeater" image that appears to be the poster child in RuneQuest publications (unless I've gotten an incorrect impression). EDIT: Although there is of course nothing stopping anyone from setting up at least a couple of subcults to him, since Orlanth gets at least two rules-wise (Adventuorus, Thunderous... Vinga?), and a boatload more lore-wise. Stormbull is certainly a major enough deity to warrant something like that in the cultures that hold him as one of their main deities (as opposed to the more specialized warrior cult he is in Heortling culture). Edited January 3, 2020 by Sir_Godspeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tindalos Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 59 minutes ago, JonL said: One of my annoyances with Death and Beast rather than Eternal Battle for Storm Bull in RQG is Death clashing with his paternal fertility aspect. He may not embody Life per se, but he's a virile family bull. Of course, ruleswise death is pretty superfluous for him. The only Rune Spells that are used with the death affinity could also be used with Beast (or even Air, in the case of Impede Chaos) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Tindalos said: Of course, ruleswise death is pretty superfluous for him. The only Rune Spells that are used with the death affinity could also be used with Beast (or even Air, in the case of Impede Chaos) Death is the quintessential anti-Chaos weapon, though, I mean, it's obvious why it's Beast and Death. However, by deconstructing it this way, it means you can't give him the Disorder and Fertility subcults He so obviously needs. Disorder is kind of the hallmark of Storm Bull cultists, not Death. They just use Death to kill Chaos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Darius West Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) Here's a bit of fun for you... We know that satyrs exist in Beast Valley... What is the difference between a satyr and your classic goat broo? Edited January 8, 2020 by Darius West 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Darius West said: Here's a bit of fun for you... We know that satyrs exist in Beast Valley... What is the difference between a satyr and your classic goat broo? Childbirth: Satyr children don't eat themselves out of their mothers. Lack of Chaos taint is another one. Physiognomy - Satyrs don't have beast heads, only beast legs and horns. Edited January 8, 2020 by Joerg 1 Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Godspeed Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 9 hours ago, JonL said: SKULLS FOR THE SKULL GO- err, wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartQuintessence Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Are minotaurs only male? Do they speak cow? Can they communicTe with Bovine Breathren like Storm bulls? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Godspeed Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 36 minutes ago, HeartQuintessence said: Are minotaurs only male? Do they speak cow? Can they communicTe with Bovine Breathren like Storm bulls? They are only male to the best of my knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 14 minutes ago, Sir_Godspeed said: They are only male to the best of my knowledge. sounds like a time for a HeroQuest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhôrahil Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 10:18 PM, JonL said: One of my annoyances with Death and Beast rather than Eternal Battle for Storm Bull in RQG is Death clashing with his paternal fertility aspect. He may not embody Life per se, but he's a virile family bull. I guess we can always pretend it's the Conflict part of the Death, the one Kargan Tor embodied before Death even existed? Because that, Storm Bull has in spades. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhôrahil Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) On 1/4/2020 at 1:02 AM, Qizilbashwoman said: Disorder is kind of the hallmark of Storm Bull cultists, not Death. They just use Death to kill Chaos. Disorder is also famously powerful against Chaos, so that would fit. I like Beast/Disorder. Edited January 8, 2020 by Akhôrahil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qizilbashwoman Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 hours ago, Akhôrahil said: Disorder is also famously powerful against Chaos, so that would fit. I like Beast/Disorder. beast, disorder, fertility, I believe, the third being rather crucial in his role as Bisos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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