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Walhall, die G\u00f6tterwelt der Germanen<\/em><\/a> (ca. 1905) by Emil Doepler<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

[41] Friends shall gladden each other | with arms and garments,<\/p>

As each for himself can see;<\/p>

Gift-givers’ friendships | are longest found,<\/p>

If fair their fates may be.<\/p>

[42] To his friend a man | a friend shall prove,<\/p>

And gifts with gifts requite;<\/p>

But men shall mocking | with mockery answer,<\/p>

And fraud with falsehood meet. <\/p>H\u00e1vam\u00e1l, from The Poetic Edda, translated by Henry Adams Bellows<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Hello friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much do you make use of relationships in your games? Do the PCs frequently call in at home so their parents will do their laundry? Do they lean on their friends for help? Do they seek instruction and guidance from their mentors? Do they seek out their rivals for a loan? Why not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The world of Torchbearer is a cold and lonely place. Trying to navigate it without friends and family who have your back is so much harder. Being a loner might seem romantic, but you may feel differently when you\u2019re dead broke, hurt, sick, and in desperate need of a hot meal and a safe place to sleep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a good idea for adventurers to make friends and influence people. Those friends can make the difference between life and death when you\u2019re truly hard up. But I want to deal with making new friends and gaining new mentors in a later post. For today, let\u2019s just take a closer look at what parents, friends, mentors and even enemies are good for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unless you are that unlucky, foolish loner, you have parents, a friend, a mentor or maybe even an enemy, and even loners have enemies. Each can offer some solace in your time of need. (Yes, even your enemy will help; what better way to put you in debt?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some thoughts that Luke and I have put together regarding what your relationships can do for you. Keep in mind, though, that your relationships may ask things of you as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You will find your parents in your hometown unless an event indicates otherwise. Your parents work the same trade you chose as your hometown skill. Your parents, annoyingly, have the same trait you chose as your hometown trait (even if you changed it later). Your parents are busy trying to keep their heads above water. Your parents are privately worried about you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You do not have to pay for room and board. Instead, you pay a tax of querulous glances, inquiries about the stains on your undergarments and investigations into the recesses of your pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n