From:	"Mark Steedman" <M.J.Steedman@***.rgu.ac.uk>
Subject:	Re: Spoilers, Mantid, Bugs, and Horrors... (Oh MY!!!!)
Date:	Tue, 17 Sep 1996 12:04:17 GMT

Steven Ratkovich writes
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> >Agreed it is the lesser of two evils but it's still an evil. Unless mantises
> >eat horrors too I think D made a mistake on this one.
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> >Sasquatch
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> Actually, I have a big feeling that they are going to be definate allies
> against them.
the bugs generally have reason to dislike the horrors, in HB Harlequin
may comment they will eat all the bugs they can find when the time
comes, so the bugs have no reason to want the horrors here either,
though humanity might not appreciate the reason why. However the bugs
are less powerful.

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> One note for you, though, just to show that I'm a bit biased in the Mantis'
> favor. I'm really female and really a Mantis... No, just kidding. I'm
> niether. However, they have played a large part of my regualr campaign.
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> OK, here goes, but I warn you, it is STRANGE....
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> We were living in cleveland at the time, and for those of you in the know,
> Adriene is Vixen... So, Jophny just happens to be VERY close to the leader
> of a group of Mantid, and married to another one. We are still on friendly
> terms with her. Let em tell you, made the runs from Super Tuesday MUCH
> easier...:)
i see.

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> My feelings on the matter come from both the way our current GM has been
> runing them, as well as from the various novels and sourcebooks that they
> have appeared in. I really don't think, when it comes down to it, that
> theya are all that evil, or even interested in human societm per se... But
> that's just my impression and that of my GM...
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The bugs generally are probably not evil, just different. As they
need to 'infest' hosts to survive on the physical plane though they
are an enemy. What they do is evil to use but like many creatures its
simply survival to them.

The mantids however are different (as is spider). They might actually
be truely on our side but the evidence though piling up does not
really answer the question.
Are they helping us so we help them /or , are they helping us because
they want to. Either way they eat other bugs. Yes they will probably
eats horros to, but only the small stuff, the big stuff is far too
powerful.

> "You do more damage out of simple irritation than most
> men can do in a towering rage."
> -David Eddings, "Demon Lord of Karanda
And if you ever see that orb run!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark