Jon Hunter Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 OK a question id be interested in peoples opinions on; Is personal horror a glorathan theme? 1 Quote www.backtobalazar.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffjerwin Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Yup. But confronting and transcending it to be specific. Consider the Orlanthi initiation rite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelm's Light Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Not generally so much as in CoC, I'd say. RQ tends to be more focused on politics, general dungeon-crawling, or character development, although dealing with Chaos, undead, and vampires would veer into that realm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Hunter Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Yelm's Light said: Not generally so much as in CoC, I'd say. RQ tends to be more focused on politics, general dungeon-crawling, or character development, although dealing with Chaos, undead, and vampires would veer into that realm. I'd describe CoC as a classic horror game looking at the evil without. Personal horror tends to look at the evil within. I think Arkat is a personal horror story, I also think Argrath could become on as well, Stormbullites are made for personal horror stories of people who fight chaos who are always in danger of becoming what they hate. I think its there as an element which could explored within Glorantha, but Glorantha is a lot wider and has many more themes running through. Quote www.backtobalazar.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Hunter Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 7 hours ago, jeffjerwin said: Yup. But confronting and transcending it to be specific. Consider the Orlanthi initiation rite. I'd agree with that. Perhaps where personal horror games see the players on a slippery slope ,which they will eventually slide down to damnation. Glorantha offers a more upbeat vibe where the its is a situation where then players can triumph over personal horror. Quote www.backtobalazar.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecake Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 It’s a theme, and there is plenty of it. Becoming a shrunken head or being reborn as a scorpion man, transforming into a broo due to evil behaviour, becoming a Babeester Gor initiate because all hope of love in your life is gone, risking killing those you love in a berserk fury because it’s the only way to fight Chaos you know, etc. But it isn’t an unavoidable core theme the way it is in the Cthulhu mythos. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffjerwin Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Dave is definitely correct, or the game I play with my 7 year old daughter would be pretty much impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noita Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 My nomads feel personal horror everytime they see a house. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, Iskallor said: My nomads feel personal horror everytime they see a house. I think we'll need san rolls when we get to Pavis. Edited December 18, 2017 by D Spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffjerwin Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 6 hours ago, Iskallor said: My nomads feel personal horror everytime they see a house. or horse for that matter, if we're talking Prax 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noita Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Imagine seeing a stable.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Durulz... 1 1 Quote Telling how it is excessive verbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 On 12/16/2017 at 3:54 PM, Jon Hunter said: OK a question id be interested in peoples opinions on; Is personal horror a glorathan theme? YES, in the sense that it is substantially present in the world and adventurers may well experience this. NO, in the sense that -- although "present" -- it is far from omnipresent, and adventurers need never experience it. Any world where it reasonably might come up (as with Glorantha) should IMHO have a meta-discussion between players & GM about campaign & adventure themes. Some my find these themes dealbreakers. Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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