Posted by Ob'ing Ob'er on September 22, 1999 at 06:50:01:
In Reply to: Re: Masters don't impose their view on others? posted by Nallokin on September 22, 1999 at 05:53:34:
> >The Master preach about the wonders of magic, and those who don't use it barbarians.
> Okay, this is a different subject so I'll post a small response. Villagers view mages as, well, whatever is the current vogue word. Magicusingbastards, for now. Battle goes out killing anyone who doesn't hate magicusingbastards, or at least is working towards that. Masters simply retaliate on those that attack them. That's not forcing. I'll touch on Warders below.
I guess I could argue with you forever in regards to defending yourself vs. making a
> > At the same time, many masters see Nature as something that must be destroyed so magic can replace it. I know Twist leaves it up to the individual, but the help file still says as much.
> Okay, so, Twist's followers enforce their views. So? What's that to do with the Tower in general? I know of one, maybe two followers of Twist in the recently highly populated Tower.
You point out an obvious difference. Of course I'd expect Twist's followers to act
Unless the help file has changed, this is an example of imposing your views, on to
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I like to know why you think it doesn't. This is something of an odd statement. The
preliminary strike. Your point is a good one, so I won't waste time.
aggressively toward nature. On the other hand, it is still very much a part of the
Tower credo that nature is the true enemy of the Tower, and magic on the whole.
Whether or not you choose to act against it is left to the individual. Wouldn't the
actions of non-Twist followers attempting to destroy nature reflect on the
Tower as a whole?
a large part of Thera. Is there plans to change it?
> Now tell me how the Masters don't impose their view on others?
> That's how. Unlike other cabal(s), Twist's religion does not define the cabal.
Tower is very much a reflection of Twist's religion. There are inherent beliefs common
to both.