10-05-2016, 11:22 AM
I have received the following commentary from elsewhere which followed an eMail thred, used by permission:
Dear Tracy
Ah, I see your party has studied at the Reinhard Heydrich school of military/civilian relations.
You do have a terrible attitude towards prisoners.
Didn't you even try and turn them?
I have found that "adopting" former enemies (when humanoid) and becoming their officer or lord often works well, especially when you add kindness and forgiveness to the mix. This includes even dwarves-- hell, it includes people on TMP who are somewhat worse than orks in their dispositions.
You must understand that these dungeon creatures lead a terrible life, living in cold dank holes, no one appreciating them, everyone terrorizing them, everyone taking everything from them and taking them for granted. It must be almost as bad for them as black people under the democrats. Anyway, I have found that if you respond to these dungeon people with kindness they often repay it, and if you show genuine concern for their welfare and betterment they will respond at first warily and then they will go through a period of secret anger, resentment and rebellion where they turn treacherous for a while, but if you keep on with it, eventually they will see they have a good thing with you and come around.
I remember once I had a character who collected in this way two elves, three dwarves, an ork and a rather fetching succubi who became a sort of entourage . The Ork turned out to be a little difficult as he became a positive prig for manners and etiquette, but we all needed a reminder now and then on this, but the succubi was most grateful that I always made sure she was well (and fully) dressed and did not have to go about in a state of continuous shall we say "deshabile" which she was rather self conscious about. In fact over time her demure succubi horns became smaller and smaller until they were only little dimples within her hairline and her skin became clearer and clearer (and she lost that case of acne she was accursed with) and she was quite pale at times though when she blushed, she still did it demonically. Eventually she began building a trousseau for the day when she would meet a really nice guy, and eventually did find one, a nice, established clerk in a counting house who married her and they lived happily ever after with.
The clerk's only bad habit was he had this absurd phobia about her doing the housework by simply wrinkling or wiggling her nose. I understand they had three children all of which grew up well and wonderful and their mother became something of a "tiger-mom" insisting they do well in school and not letting them step out of line ever.
The ork found a good job as the master of ceremonies and revels for the Duke of Milan, however he was not so successful in the job as the Duke's Taster, as it seems Orks are not really susceptible to poisons made for humans and after he passed on a cup to the Duke that worthy was rendered stiff as a board by a superlarge dose of Strychnine.
Dear Tracy
Ah, I see your party has studied at the Reinhard Heydrich school of military/civilian relations.
You do have a terrible attitude towards prisoners.
Didn't you even try and turn them?
I have found that "adopting" former enemies (when humanoid) and becoming their officer or lord often works well, especially when you add kindness and forgiveness to the mix. This includes even dwarves-- hell, it includes people on TMP who are somewhat worse than orks in their dispositions.
You must understand that these dungeon creatures lead a terrible life, living in cold dank holes, no one appreciating them, everyone terrorizing them, everyone taking everything from them and taking them for granted. It must be almost as bad for them as black people under the democrats. Anyway, I have found that if you respond to these dungeon people with kindness they often repay it, and if you show genuine concern for their welfare and betterment they will respond at first warily and then they will go through a period of secret anger, resentment and rebellion where they turn treacherous for a while, but if you keep on with it, eventually they will see they have a good thing with you and come around.
I remember once I had a character who collected in this way two elves, three dwarves, an ork and a rather fetching succubi who became a sort of entourage . The Ork turned out to be a little difficult as he became a positive prig for manners and etiquette, but we all needed a reminder now and then on this, but the succubi was most grateful that I always made sure she was well (and fully) dressed and did not have to go about in a state of continuous shall we say "deshabile" which she was rather self conscious about. In fact over time her demure succubi horns became smaller and smaller until they were only little dimples within her hairline and her skin became clearer and clearer (and she lost that case of acne she was accursed with) and she was quite pale at times though when she blushed, she still did it demonically. Eventually she began building a trousseau for the day when she would meet a really nice guy, and eventually did find one, a nice, established clerk in a counting house who married her and they lived happily ever after with.
The clerk's only bad habit was he had this absurd phobia about her doing the housework by simply wrinkling or wiggling her nose. I understand they had three children all of which grew up well and wonderful and their mother became something of a "tiger-mom" insisting they do well in school and not letting them step out of line ever.
The ork found a good job as the master of ceremonies and revels for the Duke of Milan, however he was not so successful in the job as the Duke's Taster, as it seems Orks are not really susceptible to poisons made for humans and after he passed on a cup to the Duke that worthy was rendered stiff as a board by a superlarge dose of Strychnine.