[Rq-rules] Illumination

[Bjorn Stolen]

The way I've interpreted Illumination, it is a loophole in the Great 
Compromise; a backdoor that the God Learners invented\discovered. So I rule 
that an illuminated work like a tick or like those beetles that disguise 
themselves as ants, crawling happily into the breeding-chamber of the ants 
hive, chumping away at the ant-larvae, then crawling out again unscratched. 
I let illuminated ones not beeing chaotic, but they're treated like the 
worst sort of chaos by the phanteons, as the gods know exactly how dangerous 
they are. The challenge with letting players achieve illumination, is that 
if they're munchkin-players, you're in for it as a GM. The fun part is to 
play on the players temtpations; the possebility to flirt with several 
opposing phanteons (including chaos) without risking getting their fingers 
burned.


>From: Leon Kirshtein <leonbk at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: "Discussion of RuneQuest rules." <rq-rules at crashbox.com>
>To: rq-rules at crashbox.com
>Subject: Re: Re: [Rq-rules] Re: Humakti Death Drive
>Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:04:54 -0800 (PST)
>
> >I rule the god knows exactly what the PC is doing and
>chooses to allow the reigning in of geases and
>retribution spirits for his/her own reasons.
>
>No, I do not see it that way. There is no way Humakt
>would allow a vampire Humakti for example to exist if
>he knew about it. If the character is illuminated the
>god does not know exactly what the character is doing.
>
>Leon
>--- rq-rules-bounces at crashbox.com
><jurrubin at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Nikk Effingham posted:
> > >
> > >I'm going to side with Pete's Suggestion 3, that
>you have to make payment on the
> > >gift immediately.
> >
> > Same here. I don't mind if my players become uber as
>long as they earn it. IMO, if a player comes up with
>an innovative way to get around the game mechanic
>loopholes, that just helped me as a GM find and plug
>it.
> >
> > And there are many different ways to "plug" a
>loophole, as has already been posted to this list.
> >
> > >>Say, the character was an Illuminate, he could
>take the gift and never have
> > >>to repay it. Why don't they all do it? Because
>they can't - Humakt wouldn't
> > >>let them. Because it's silly.
> > >
> > >This was my follow-up question. What to do with
>Illuminates? Can they take the
> > >gift at all?
> >
> > On this one, I'd say "no". Again, it gets back to
>what the god wants. Just because an Illuminate can
>ignore the geases of received gifts and won't be
>tagged by retribution spirits doesn't mean the god who
>gave the gift(s) is ignoring what the Illuminate does.
>I rule the god knows exactly what the PC is doing and
>chooses to allow the reigning in of geases and
>retribution spirits for his/her own reasons.
> >
> > But then I view Illumination as a limited form of
>ascension on one of the paths to Hero status.
> >
> > David
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