Laurazal:
Mod John A -- The Dorgeshuun quest series is among my favorites, with likeable protagonists (Zanik), memorable antagonists (Sigmund, Bandos), and good supporting characters (Oldak, Grubfoot). I could go on about it all day, but I have a few questions. First off, Juna seems to have a very strange interpretation of Guthix's will. Wouldn't Guthix be against Bandos' use of an avatar? After all, he forbid the gods from direct intervention in the world at the end of the God Wars. Isn't the whole 'Bandos amulet' thing Bandos' way of trying to do an end run around the Guthixian edicts? So shouldn't Guthix approve of us opposing Bandos? If you ask me, Bandos was threatening to unbalance things.
Anyway, I loved the whole series, and Chosen Commander was great. You definately saved the best for last.
Question for both of you: Did you both co-write the Wise Old Man's conversation with Zanik?
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I think a lot of people didn't get the thing with Juna and Guthix, so I'm glad to have a chance to explain.
The key here is the principle that the gods 'own' the various races that are associated with them. In Juna's eyes, Guthix owns the world as a whole, but they various other gods own the individual races they brought into the world. By rebelling against Bandos, the cave goblins were in a sense rebelling against all the gods, so this was an instance where Guthix was prepared to let him use the Tears as a conduit for his power (to raise Zanik from the dead), and then turn a blind eye to his bending of the edicts.
RE the Wise Old Man's conversation with Zanik, if I recall correctly I wrote that but made sure Ash was happy with it.
23-Jul-2010 22:38:42