[Glorantha] Re: Heortling ancestor knowledge and magic?

[Malk Williams]

>> In my play experience, nothing good ever comes from intervention by the 
>> Ancestors. They complain and criticise, but never praise. 
   
> Make friends with the Brambletweasers? Over my dead ... [etc...]

Is anyone else thinking of the conversation Zaphod Beeblebrox had with his
late Great Grandfather (or was it Great Great Grandfather?), Zaphob
Beeblebrox IV?

The Daka Falist in my RQ 'Bison Riders' campaign is going to really regret
this thread.  Oh yes.

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"Yeah, look Great Granddad, can you actually help because ..."
"Help?" exclaimed the old man as if he'd been asked for a stoat.
"Yeah, help, and like, now, because otherwise ..."
"Help!" repeated the old man as if he'd been asked for a lightly grilled
stoat in a bun with French fries. He stood amazed.
"You go swanning your way round the Galaxy with your ..." the ancestor waved
a contemptuous hand, "with your disreputable friends, too busy to put
flowers on my grave, plastic ones would have done, would have been quite
appropriate from you, but no. Too busy. Too modern. Too sceptical - till you
suddenly find yourself in a bit of a fix and come over suddenly all
astrally- minded!"
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Douglas Adams - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

Yours, Sniggering like a twelve-year-old -

Malk.