[HQ Ignorance] The HeroQuest begins!

[Nic Hughes]

Michael Cole wrote:
> Lev Lafayette wrote:
>
>   
>> But it was the one called "The Beast" who was supposed
>> to take the role of Arkat Trollkin in re-enacting the
>> myth. Despite prompts from the various Dark Priests
>> and even members of the Fellowship, the troll stood
>> dumbstruck, an increasingly comical in the regal
>> outfit provided by the Priests. The uncomfortable
>> silence grew into angry mutterings, and the darkness
>> aura around Arkat Trollking shimmered with great
>> intensity. He rose to his feet and took great strides
>> towards the actor. Curling his fists into great balls,
>> the Dark Troll merely mumbled "I don't know how to do
>> this". Arkat bellowed that his brought great shame
>> upon all Trolls and in front of other races; that he
>> was like a trollkin, perhaps born in a litter of
>> whelps - and with that he pummelled "The Beast" around
>> the head until he fell to the ground, bloody and
>> unconscious.
>>
>> [Inaction constitutes a fumble; and the barrier
>> achieved a critical success! That means a total defeat
>> for the Beast; the character will be at -5 to all
>> future heroquesting and will receive a -5 reaction
>> penalty to all Trolls in Ralios. "The Beast" is also
>> unconscious.]
>>     
>
>
> I think this is a bit harsh: -
>   
That was my first reaction too.

Of course this is Heroquest and in this game defeat is just a route into 
another fun story. So we have established that Beast is not comfortable 
with all that ritual and heavy duty heroquesting right now, that makes 
him a more interesting and flawed character already. I have found the 
way to get the best out of Heroquest is always to go with the flow and 
look for the positive in everything that happens - the positive in terms 
of what fun can you have with it. I'm still thinking about how my 
character turned into a troll and what happens if he does not turn back 
(which I suspect could happen if he fails badly and falls out of the 
heroquest).

Nic

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