OK. One of the things that distinguishes animists from other kinds of magic using people are the strange things that they do, wear and say. I was thinking of...
... Well, they aren't strange to them. They might not even have been strange to medieval European peasants let alone American Indians, Afro-Caribbeans, or any...
Heya. This advice is very good when you are only thinking about these generic nature spirits but I'd like to hear what treatment you'd give to spirits from the...
Thank you. I may simply have to start here myself. I find players more willing to do stuff when they can work a list to begin with and then branch out for...
ooh. Research sounds serious. One day I may get the time back to do research for my gaming. :-) look forward to seeing if you get anywhere. Stephen ... ...
I have recorded my HeroQuest Air & Motion game from Sunday 27th April 2008. The first part of that session is up on my website in the form of a podcast. ...
Those are my findings too. Many forget that a good proportion of people who play aren't holding the esoteric gloranthan knowledge that doesn't even serve *us*...
Been a bit busy but found this article, so far: Basic Practices in Animism In animism there are numerous taboos or prohibitions. Prohibitions are made to...
... Sword Man is sort of easy, because he is Humakt, and we already know what sort of Geases Humakti take, as they have been part of every Cult write up. We...
... First off, I would say that the bigger the spirit, the bigger the taboo. So, when you worship Waha and Eiritha, you get many taboos. Because everyone...
... Ah. You picked a hard case, since Sword Man himself is, in fact, Humakt, a Major God. This misapplied worship means that Sword Men have to work harder...
0 Continuum 2008. John Foster Hall [also known as New Hall], Leicester University. UK. Friday 1st - Monday 4th August 2008. http://www.continuum.uk.net ...
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14053-zombie-caterpillars-controlled-by-voodoo-wasps.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news10_head_dn14053 Work done by mates in...
Apparently, the press in Sweden were the cleverest - they made the analogy to the Stockholm syndrome (of course). Sam. On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 3:53 AM, Lev...
YGWV ... Probably because the first person to ever draw it, Mel Laybourne, made it so. Along with a couple of gigantic tusks set in it! -- Greg Stafford ...
... made ... Then, I understand It's official stuff but there is no more official stuff wich explains this fact. Is it rigth? I conceived it like an old...
I think you will find that the Ivory Plinth is a lot older than Nysalor. Check out the Dawn Age entry for the Ivory Plinth in History of the Heortling People:...
Hi All, I did some stuff on the Ivory Plinth and the tusk riders in Magnus Liber Rerum if you can find a copy. Simon Bray [Non-text portions of this message...
MAGNUS LIBER RERUM is up on eBay. Search for seller "thechaossociety" ... From: <simonbrayuk@...> To: <WorldofGlorantha@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June...
A couple more things to think about. The deadline for the Continuum Programme Book is Friday 4th July 2008 Getting stuff earlier would be good though. [;)] As...