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<blockquote data-quote="Mythmere" data-source="post: 1571677" data-attributes="member: 7995"><p>And actually, if someone wanted to play a cleric of Fharlangn, I'd waive the stronghold requirement.&nbsp; I don't feel any need to come up with an explanation of &quot;why&quot; it is the case that a character needs a stronghold to advance in levels beyond a certain point.&nbsp; The concept of &quot;home&quot; is so deeply rooted in saga and in the important fantasy literature that I feel it doesn't need to be justified in terms of making sense.&nbsp; Let's face it; heroes at that level are already powerful beyond human potential.&nbsp; Skill advancement already doesn't make &quot;sense.&quot;&nbsp; Mythically powerful heroes are subject to the rules of myth, not physics, and the rules of myth are very, very clear on this point.&nbsp; Your home is part of your identity as a mythic hero, from Odysseus to Frodo to Beowulf to King Arthur to Conan.&nbsp; There is no such thing as a &quot;rootless&quot; mythic hero.&nbsp; Lost, yes.&nbsp; Far from home, yes.&nbsp; Traveling to a specific place to settle, yes (Moses).&nbsp; But just wandering with no plans to settle down?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Home is a source of power for the mythic hero.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Mythmere, post: 1571677, member: 7995"] And actually, if someone wanted to play a cleric of Fharlangn, I'd waive the stronghold requirement. I don't feel any need to come up with an explanation of "why" it is the case that a character needs a stronghold to advance in levels beyond a certain point. The concept of "home" is so deeply rooted in saga and in the important fantasy literature that I feel it doesn't need to be justified in terms of making sense. Let's face it; heroes at that level are already powerful beyond human potential. Skill advancement already doesn't make "sense." Mythically powerful heroes are subject to the rules of myth, not physics, and the rules of myth are very, very clear on this point. Your home is part of your identity as a mythic hero, from Odysseus to Frodo to Beowulf to King Arthur to Conan. There is no such thing as a "rootless" mythic hero. Lost, yes. Far from home, yes. Traveling to a specific place to settle, yes (Moses). But just wandering with no plans to settle down? No. Home is a source of power for the mythic hero. [/QUOTE]

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