Might be of interest. Page is entitled "Historic RPG Sites in Lake Geneva Wisconsin". Plus the pics were taken with snow on the ground so its seasonal. :) ...
Something I'm trying to get a handle on is the degree of individual polytheism in Tsolyanu. Reading through the varous bits of background on Tsolyani culture,...
What is noble for a Tsolyani to do if he is subject to conflicting orders or duties? For instance, if his clan elder asks him to do one thing, his employer...
I'd just like to thank Neil for opening two excellent discussions. Great way to start the new year! Joe 777 "He said duty, which sounds like doody."...
It would seem to me that by reading the books that duty to the Imperium comes before all. Duty to the Empire means direct duty to the Emperor and we all know...
Wolfdancer01@...
Jan 3, 2006 6:24 pm
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Its been my experience that the Gods of Tekumel are indeed jealous Gods and do not like to share. Choice of religion is pretty much decided at birth by clan...
Wolfdancer01@...
Jan 3, 2006 6:27 pm
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The gods may be jealous, but the people are definitely polytheistic. If you're a farmer in the Kurt Hills and part of a family which has worshipped Lord Sarku...
There is no fixed answer to this question: in life, these are the questions that measure a person's character. How do you react when YOU are presented with...
... Of course. ... Absolutely. ... Indeed. ... Ahh, yes. ... To be observant, of course. But here's the kicker: Very few people are "lucky" enough to directly...
The impression I get from the various sources is this: Stability is pretty much one religion. A worshipper of any stability god will go to the appropriate god...
kalimac@...
Jan 4, 2006 7:35 am
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... So, imagine there's some lowly scribe in the Palace of the Realm. He's been tasked by his clan elders to help out with some Very Important Business ...
... This is the point of confusion for me. What you're describing (and what's described in the sourcebooks) is more like "individual monotheism" than how I ...
Have you ever heard of "overtime with no sleep"? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Wolfdancer01@...
Jan 4, 2006 1:24 pm
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Just let the Lords of Stabability handle thier own and the Lords of Change thiers. Sort of like Christianity and Islam, or like all the other really neat ...
Wolfdancer01@...
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... And that happens, too. :) Victor J Raymond vraymond "at" iastate.edu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... Oh, he'd have to worry. Here are some options: - Jasekh pawns off the work onto someone even lower than he is, and goes home. This is particularly true...
Actually, there was a tendency for religions, like say the ancient Egyptians - who appear classic polytheists to have a primary deity but to use others as they...
Impossible! How could Herodotus have known of "Party Cove" at Lake of the Ozarks? MtbDM ... ...whenever they come near any other town they bring their boat...
... IMO, Tekumel has a major difference from historical examples of polytheistic cultures, which is that individuals outside the priesthood seem to have closer...
... A smart clan Father will use the absence of young Jasekh to his advantagee-"The boy works at the Palace of Material Needs and is trusted to such a degree...
... Ah but _I_ asked it with a certain panache, a certain verve, a certain...je ne sais quois. ;-) or maybe it's because I have my newsgroup filter set to...
... What I got from reading the histories of Engsván hlá Gánga, with my admittedly limited comprehension, and what I use for My Own Personal Individual...
Hi all I've added a new Tekumel miniatures page to the site where you can keep track of the upcoming new range of 28mm miniatures. Cheers Peter ... The...
Hey, for some reason this didn't show up in my inbox until will after many replies did. I took a major in comparitive religion and myth, so this is a subject...
... This largely matches my own experience, based on our Thursday Night games with Prof. Barker. Bob probably has a more in-depth take on it. Victor J Raymond...
... Don't remember offhand if the other languages have been provided with the necessary vocabulary for this sentence, but Tsolyani was done by Prof. Barker...
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