[Glorantha] Left- and righthandedness
AndrewBarton
AndrewBarton at compuserve.com
Fri Aug 26 02:37:36 BST 2005
Petersen, Soren:
> The question about dragonewts remind me of something I've been wondering
about. If all 'newts are left-handed - and being left-handed is a sign
of draconic influences - then are all 'normal' humans in Glorantha
right-handed?<
The RQ2 rules stated that all adventurers were right-handed.
IMG, anyone who was trained to fight in formation was trained to fight
right-handed regardless of which hand they might use for other things. IMO
this was true historically, and it is still true today for British police
being trained to use baton and shield in formation for riot control.
Some cultures have a very strong taboo against eating with your left hand
from communal dishes, originally a hygiene requirement because it's
reserved for other tasks. AFAIK this taboo also applies to everyone
regardless of natural handedness.
Andrew
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