Re: Nexus-remove

[Joe Gregorovich <delmar@ameritech.net>]

To busy to get involved now, just comments to keep people going...

> > F)  As to Taurus, the reason the god Taurus is dead was the mass
> > killing of
> > his worshippers that was what weakened him.  you have an archive with his
> > priests in the town where the primary motivator for killing Taursites was
> > located  (Ie High priest Dusk). It would be very hard for me to see Rudri
> > taking out Taurus prewarned.  This could be seen as a misunderstanding of
> > what happened in your game as well.  But I question your ruling
> > on it.  If
> > it was me, Taurus would be live and well (maybe not well but at least up
> > and running).
> 
> Every time I have mentioned this on the list (and in Saturday night's game)
> I have stated that this only affected the Rougtero area (at least as far as
> my ruling goes - other GMs are welcome to use this opportunity in their
> settings to bring back some Librarians). 

Agreed

> Just because some survived in
> Rougtero doesn't mean that enough weren't killed worldwide to make Tarus
> considerably weaker. No one has gone anywhere near detail on this - all
> characters know is that there is a highly secured building in Rougtero in
> which at least one living Priest of Tarus resides. 

Really?

> If I was to personally
> use this Archive, I would say that there were a handful who lived in the
> Archive full time - never leaving. As Priests they have the ability to do
> so, and being hunted by a force as powerful as Dusk might give them the
> motivation to do just that. 

Of course

> I would further state that they have created
> some sort of elaborate signalling mechanism designed to bring messengers to
> their door as needed. They have all the spells they need to make sure that
> any one who desires an audience is actually such a person, and not there
> under any false pretense. They are indeed safe as long as they stay inside.

Yeah, right

> When they were contacted in the game Saturday, a single priest spoke to a
> single character through a three inch slot in the door. These guys are
> cautious because they have to be.

Does anyone feel safe with 3"?

Question: Would a man, a certifiably dedicated man, destroy a whole city
to kill one priest as an example?


Joe