... I haven't thought of ot before, but this actually mirrors the mistake and downfall of the god learners: they wrought change in the hero plane which...
At the time I held that the Lunars had summoned Orlanth to the mundane plae in the form of a Large super cell storm cloud, multiplying the magical potency of...
... Ernalda, since her magic stops as well, but I have no idea how that works. ... As Greg and others have pointed out each time you ask this question: One...
... Except it didn't affect Tarsh AFAIK. Areas inside the Glowline were unaffected by the Fimbulwinter, as I recall. -- Trotsky Gamer and Skeptic ... Trotsky's...
... I suspect one should parse Jane's comment as '...no idea how that works in my Glorantha'. It's clear enough how it works in Greg's Glorantha, but some...
... That, and in the general published-and-used-by-everyone-else Glorantha, in which (as we point out every time that "explanation" is given), no such...
... Really? Looking at the myths from KoDP and other sources, if you look at the Ernaldan myths In Ernaldan mythology, it's 1) The Sun gets killed by Orlanth ...
... Prior to OiD, I presume you mean? ... She evidently is in Greg's Glorantha, whether its been documented before or not, and whether or not it makes sense in...
... Actually, though--at least post-Prince-of-Sartar--I don't think #1 *is* "kill the sun". Elmal, the Sun, is one of the very few gods to live all the way...
Me:
>> That, and in the general
>> published-and-used-by-everyone-else Glorantha, in
>> which (as we point out every time that "explanation"
>> is given), no...
... Even OiD doesn't mention a dependancy, just that Ernaldan magic is also affected. ... I agree the dependency justification is rather weak. Too reminiscent ...
... mythology. (Don't start the "he can if he wants" nonsense - of course he can and of course if he does, we either adopt if we want to, or laugh and ignore...
... I agree the dependency justification is rather weak. Too reminiscent ... But the statement was that one cannot live without the other, not just that...
... I'd call that at least 'suggested at', myself. Not described, I grant you. Perhaps Greg thought it was either obvious, or just not relevant to the story...
... just ... Yes, that was the point I was trying to make. Neither can exist without the other - at least as far as the Heortlings are concerned. Away from ...
... Doesn't matter, as far as I can see. It is what it is, and arguing as to whether it could be, or should be, or has been adequately described as being,...
Hi, Sorry to pile on here. As best I understand it, though, there is no "standard mythology" to compare Glorantha to. Viking myths, Greek myths, and Hindu...
... That's not the impression I got from 'Orlanth Is Dead' at all. Whatever the Lunars thought they were doing, it was *not* recreating the Great Darkness....
Well, I may as well jump in. :) I never did like the "Well, if Orlanth dies, obviously Ernalda does as well." I've seen versions of the Great Darkness myth...
... the case, ... Ernalda ... too? ... too? And ... didn't ... I suspect that Tacitus and his operation were very Yelm-centric in their outlook. The Dara...
... I think the "Greater Darkness" is defined differently in different cultures. In RQ2 sources (like the intro to "Cults of Terror"), it's simple: "Lesser ...
There are too many people to reply to, but I really like where this discussion is going. ... I think that's a very good point. Someone else mentioned the...
... Bat-fodder? Full College-fodder doesn't have the same ring I think. -- John Machin "Nothing is more beautiful than to know the All." - Athanasius Kircher,...
Yesterday the domain expired for MOLAD.org. Rather than renew it and get the site back up, I've decided to call it a day. This brought into question the future...
... As far as I understand it, the point is that Heortling mythology is not based on two individual great gods, but on the relationship between them. Their...
... discussion ... Greater ... apeasement ... the "Orlanth comes to ... (and ... Orlanth myth ... pretty ... We often ... mythical ... gone for this, ... idea...
... King of Sartar? Or is this some other work I'm not familiar with? ... The last light in the darkness... yes, good point. If all else fails, check the...
... This being a list for discussion.... ... Agreed. It may be that what happened was what they expected, or maybe it wasn't. But, big but: which Lunars? What...
