Squaredeal Sten Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Are there broo shamans? Any in canon? IF not then what does reason suggest? It seems to me that because broos are children of Thed, they have always been attached to that Chaos god. Which might prevent spiritual exploration. It also seems to me that broo "culture" would not support the long term apprenticeship which develops shamans. And their take on the Bad Man would certainly be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloster Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 11 minutes ago, Squaredeal Sten said: Are there broo shamans? Any in canon? IF not then what does reason suggest? It seems to me that because broos are children of Thed, they have always been attached to that Chaos god. Which might prevent spiritual exploration. It also seems to me that broo "culture" would not support the long term apprenticeship which develops shamans. And their take on the Bad Man would certainly be different. The society insight for broos is titled: "What do you want? Shut Up" - What the Broo shaman Says. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloster Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 In addition, one of the head of the Thanatar priest in Shadow of the Borderlands is Chabek, a broo Thed shaman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Yes. In fact shamanism is the main source of magic for broo - both Thed and Mallia have shaman-priests. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radmonger Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Squaredeal Sten said: It also seems to me that broo "culture" would not support the long term apprenticeship which develops shamans. Maybe a long term apprenticeship is only required if you want to give your apprentice better-than-even odds of surviving. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squaredeal Sten Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 Then I'll go with a broo shaman. This is for the broo horde invasion before the Battle of Heroes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squaredeal Sten Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Jeff said: Yes. In fact shamanism is the main source of magic for broo - both Thed and Mallia have shaman-priests. That is a significant change from Cults of Terror. I am gladdened by the announcement that the new cults books are starting to be printed; but where are the chaos cults in the schedule? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radmonger Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Lords of Terror (the 1994 RQ3 version of Cults of Terror) had cult shamans for both Thed and Malia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squaredeal Sten Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 31 minutes ago, radmonger said: Lords of Terror (the 1994 RQ3 version of Cults of Terror) had cult shamans for both Thed and Malia. But the RQ3 stuff is explicitly not canon. Wi h ws my question. I still have and use some, nevertheless.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svensson Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 Of Daka Fal? No. Of Thed and Mallia, yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crel Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 18 hours ago, Squaredeal Sten said: Are there broo shamans? LEGION on the Jonstown Compendium has several broo shamans statted out. My favorite is White Horn. Also plenty of other nastiness in there for your broo horde. 1 1 Quote Jonstown Compendium author. Find my publications here. Disclaimer: affiliate link. Social Media: Facebook Patreon Twitter Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccercalle Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 9 hours ago, Squaredeal Sten said: But the RQ3 stuff is explicitly not canon. Wi h ws my question. I still have and use some, nevertheless.... I would say that most information in the RQ3 books are canon. But not written in stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Scott Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 20 hours ago, Squaredeal Sten said: Are there broo shamans? Any in canon? Yes, they are in the RQ Bestiary page 93, so I'm slight confused as to why you are asking and why others are bringing up older publications: Mallia: Disease Masters are both shamans and Rune Priests. They follow normal shaman rules to attain their status. Thed: Any broo shaman who is also an initiate of Thed qualifies for cult shamanhood. Shamans of Thed are also Priests. 1 1 Quote ----- Search the Glorantha Resource Site: https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com. Search the Glorantha mailing list archives: https://glorantha.steff.in/digests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squaredeal Sten Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 4 hours ago, David Scott said: Yes, they are in the RQ Bestiary page 93, so I'm slight confused as to why you are asking and why others are bringing up older publications: Mallia: Disease Masters are both shamans and Rune Priests. They follow normal shaman rules to attain their status. Thed: Any broo shaman who is also an initiate of Thed qualifies for cult shamanhood. Shamans of Thed are also Priests. As to why, two reasons: First, I like many others began with the older material, and my readings on Thed were from Cults of Terror. And I end to prefer reading the long form. Second, because in the Bestiary the paragraph on priests of Thed doies not begin labeled "shaman priests". The Thed sentence you reference is at the end and easy to overlook. And I wasn't reading the Mallia portion any more closely because the broos I was rolling up did not come out as Malliants, and the Mallia sentence is also not prominent. Structure of these documents does make a difference to their use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kloster Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 31 minutes ago, Squaredeal Sten said: Second, because in the Bestiary the paragraph on priests of Thed doies not begin labeled "shaman priests". The Thed sentence you reference is at the end and easy to overlook. And I wasn't reading the Mallia portion any more closely because the broos I was rolling up did not come out as Malliants, and the Mallia sentence is also not prominent. Structure of these documents does make a difference to their use. Yes. I completely overlooked them. This is why I went back to 'Shadow over Borderlands'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squaredeal Sten Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 (edited) As I work on the adventure plan, broo shamans open up more paths, more suitable to the higher level adventurers. A broo shaman can come with several bound spirits, and a wider selection of spirit magic, as well as the small menu of Thed Rune spells. What I envision for the broo army in 1628ST is a core of better equipped tribal broo, bulked up by their making a sweep to conscript less skilled "wild" broo. They will not employ phalanx tactics both because of their chaotic nature and because the wild broo are wild. Instead they will bury disease vials like land mines, swarms of wild broo will cut off small parties of men, in battle they employ broos with chaotic features to break up human formations. And the shaman priest will stay back and cast magic. Edited February 10, 2023 by Squaredeal Sten Spelling / typing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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