Topic: [Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
Started by: Nero's Boot
Started on: 8/17/2003
Board: The Riddle of Steel
On 8/17/2003 at 6:35pm, Nero's Boot wrote:
[Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
What exactly is the nature of Weyrth's Gods? Are they real entities, or are they mere fables? If they exist, are they distant and uncaring, or do they meddle like the Gods of Conan's world loved to meddle? If they're distant and uncaring, does any sign of them exist in Weyrth?
--by Crom NB
On 8/17/2003 at 8:39pm, Draigh wrote:
RE: [Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
NB: It all depends on who you ask. If you ask a Fahalan, I'm sure that you'd get a much different answer than if you asked a Stahlnish nobleman.
Basically, it all depends on how you want to run it, but remember...
The actions of devoted followers are more important, and more impacting than the actions of the Gods.
On 8/17/2003 at 8:53pm, Nero's Boot wrote:
RE: [Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
Cool beans!
--Deus Vult NB
On 8/17/2003 at 9:02pm, Brian Leybourne wrote:
Re: [Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
Nero's Boot wrote: What exactly is the nature of Weyrth's Gods? Are they real entities, or are they mere fables? If they exist, are they distant and uncaring, or do they meddle like the Gods of Conan's world loved to meddle? If they're distant and uncaring, does any sign of them exist in Weyrth?
TROS leaves a lot of those questions open. There is no clerical magic or blatant miracles in the book, but there's no reason you can't run things that way if you like. Essentially, Weyrth's gods are as real as Earth's ones - some would say they exist, some would say they don't. The actual truth is up to individual seneschals.
Brian.
On 8/17/2003 at 9:06pm, Nero's Boot wrote:
RE: [Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
Cool beans. I think I'll stick with the official TROS stance of "Maybe they're real; who knows?"; I like the uncertainty that that brings.
--an agnostic fantasy world, eh NB
On 8/17/2003 at 9:28pm, Brian Leybourne wrote:
RE: [Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
One concept I have always kind of liked, and will probably use in a game one day, is of a "prophet" type guy who is convinced that he has the power of the Three-Become-One behind him, because he can actually call for real miracles etc.
In actuality, it'll be that the guy he thinks is his squireboy (/disciple/whatever) is actually a sorcerer, and that person is really performing the miracles but making the prophet think that he is.
Why? I'm not sure yet. It could be as simple as the fact that being the power behind the throne is often better than being the power ON the throne (less of a target, etc) but I'm sure I can come up with a far more nefarious purpose behind it all. Who knows - maybe the power of the prophets faith is allowing the sorcerer to tap into that faith and channel (some of?) the aging into the prophet instead of taking it himself. Or something.
Brian.
On 8/17/2003 at 9:31pm, Nero's Boot wrote:
RE: [Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
Cool beans. Three-Become-One, eh? So does Islam have a fantasy lookalike in Weyrth, too?
--curiouser and curiouser NB
On 8/17/2003 at 9:50pm, Brian Leybourne wrote:
RE: [Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
You could say that.
All will be revealed when you get the book :-)
Brian.
On 8/17/2003 at 10:01pm, Nero's Boot wrote:
RE: [Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
Not so cool beans. :( I live on the East Coast, and unless my book is coming via UPS or FedEx, I might have a considerable wait on my hands....
--goes to the corner and pouts NB
On 8/18/2003 at 3:47pm, Nick Pagnucco wrote:
RE: [Weyrth] The Nature of the Gods: a Question
I always enjoy comparing the history according the Xanar's followers to the history according to Thayrists. It makes me feel all Umberto Eco inside.
*Submerges into books again*