[Torg] Re: A redesigned Possibility War

[Phil Dack]

--- Morgan Nash <morgan.nash.uk at googlemail.com> wrote:
> In fact, I'm toying with the idea of secretly making 
> Core Earth .... *not* Core Earth.  ie: tell the 
> players: "yeah, your reality is the real world" but 
> actually have their own reality also being subtly
> manipulated by its own Darkness Device. My thinking 
> is that this Darkness Device is terribly old and 
> takes the form of the first weapon ever used to murder
> another human. 

The Stone of Cain, a piece of sharpened flint stained with dried
blood that throbs with an unnatural pulse.... :)

> Since then it has been guiding the growth of "Core 
> Earth" and carefully promoting this Hope vs Villainy
> thing through the constant wars which have been a part
> of our history. The extremely long-term plan is that 
> the inhabitants of its reality build up a huge store 
> of Possibility Energy (hence why Core Earth is pulsing
> with yummy P.E.), allowing it to use that power to
> wipe out all other cosms without the tiresome need 
> to invade. Or something like that anyway.

DDs need a highlord to be really effective. Is there some reason
this DD hasn't got one? Is it buried so far out of reach that
all it can do is subtly manipulate? Or is it a jealous DD that
has had many highlords but contrived to have them killed before
they learn to master it?

But I like it. Not sure it's an exact fit with the Torg
cosmology, but I'm getting lax in my old age, so I'll let it go
this time ;-)

> I like the yin vs yang suggestion too - it's like 
> the whole "Lo Pan is cursed because he is out-of-
> balance".

Me too, different perspective to normal. Not sure how it would
actually work - don't believe it's as simple as "do a bit of
good and bit of evil and everything will be fine", but it could
engender the need to think a bit differently to be successful in
the realm.

> PS: Apologies for using the email group for my own personal
> sounding-board! :-)

Don't be. It is the one sole purpose of the group!

Phil


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