Posted by Minalcar on April 1, 2000 at 09:36:06:
I hardly think I can present a set of words as well as Takashimi has managed to but since in light of recent events I've been put on the scrutiny pedistal I will do my best. From what I understand the Battle gods do a great deal of watching. BoltThrower will correct stupidity and ignorance fairly well and at times Thror and Holtzendorff will allow no breaks when you screw up. They will however, allow you to redeem yourself, which fits the 'forgiving God' persona.
Why is this important? Because there are a number of you out there that 'think' you know what courage is. 'Think' you know what honor is and think you know what a specific virtue is. You come close to it, but never truely grasp it like these immortals do. I read long ago, a post on Chaos by Pico. It was so in depth that you know this God knows every angle of his sphere.
Point: Your not the God. If a battle god of courage said that courage was shitting a 5 foot block out your arse, then that is courage. These virtues are not for you to bicker about because you -don't- decide which guidelines these follow.
Now you can bitch and moan all you want Mithadris, but that attack was not 'calculated' nor does that type of thing happen every day. What does tend to happen is that a rager goes bloodthirsty and 'innocent' people or bystanders end up dying. That's War. If you don't want to deal with it stay away from it. The truth is I walked into that templed thirsted, could have hit a mob there, but I hit you. I could do two things - flee, or finish you.
Take a guess what a Battleragers who is enraged at the presence of magic is going to do. Take a guess what a berserking, bloodthirsting giant is going to do? Your damn right I'm going to kill you.
People just don't get it. If BattleRagers were meant to be Knights, we would all have the sphere of honor. We aren't. Do not try to tear down the village by putting the virtue of honor as a requisite. It's piss poor of you.
Courage can moreso be defined by acts of courage rather than words. If you think taking the orb from beneath your nose and two other masters noses isn't one of these acts, then we are on two different planes. I would like to think that the way I have played this character proves my courage. I also would not doubt that some of the less spiteful masters would agree that I have taken those risks.
So, being pissed and seeking any form of justice here is not likely. If it's really that bad get BoltThrower, Holtzendorff or Thror to watch that character with a note 'In game.' As a side note. For someone who can make zombies at a pretty fast rate, and a conjurer with special guards
and the ability to conjure an elementa/angel/devil, crying 'wolf' seems a
bit lame. Most uncaballed warriors would have a hell of a time fighting both classes. Think of the number of zombies you can create and don't tell me a conjurer with an archon isn't powerful. Even as a thirsted, giant resist, resisted rager I have a very tough time fighting this.
Minalcar