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From: okamoto@ucbvax.ARPA (Jeff Okamoto)
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Subject: Re: RUNEQUESTIONS
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Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 16:34:00 EST
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> a) How advanced should the characters be when you enter them into the
>    game - should they have skill, be initates in cults etc. already??
> b) Can you be a member of two or more cults? An initiate?
> c) I hope to start the campaign by giving the players (which are new also)
>    background sheets which contain their background, where they live, cult
>    relationsships etc.. Does anyone have any ideas about this? Should the
>    characters all be a part of the same cult?

To answer your second question first: If the two cults at least tolerate each
other, it should be possible to become an initiate of the second by asking
your priest.  The more closely related the cults, the easier it will be to get
this permission (for example, Orlanth and Lhankor Mhy).  Being a priest of two
cults is slightly more difficult.  The procedures in RQ2 should be sufficiently
explanatory.

To answer your first question:  as long as the campaign is geared towards the
level of the entering characters, it doesn't matter one bit.  Ie, if your
campaign involves Apple Lane, they would most likely be beginning characters
with little or no previous experience.  If, on the other hand, you are going
to be taking characters into Dorastor (eek!), they should have many years
of previous experience and I sure wouldn't want to take anybody in there who
wasn't at least a Rune Priest or Rune Lord!

To answer your third question: The biggest complaint I have with Glorantha is
that anything I give my characters will necessarily be limited to my VERY
incomplete knowledge of Glorantha.  Thus most of the background information will
be scanty at best.  I've tried to convince Greg (Stafford) to keep working on
Glorantha, and it looks like he will get off his duff and try to make sense
out of his old notes.  But to get on with your question:  They shouldn't
necessarily have to be of the same cult.  It can be interesting to have a
Humakti warrior interacting with a Yelmalio mercenary, etc.  However, just
make sure you don't put a Seven Mothers worshiper next to an Orlanthi because
they'll probably kill each other!

Hope this helped,

Jeff Okamoto
ucbvax!okamoto
okamoto%ucbvax@Berkeley.ARPA