Re: [HoE] HOE (spoiler)a little thoery on the reckoners

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Richard Wilsher wrote:

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> Right I was thinking this morning and it occured to me that not
> everything about the reckoning might be upto chance!!!
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> Ok the wasted west says (I think, it's been a while since I read it!)
> that the reckoners were 'corrupted' by the devil, who persuaded them to
> serve his needs and start thier own reckoning!

It never said that.

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> what I believe is that God (in his 'supreme' wisdom) knew this would
> happen (and in fact designed it to happen!) knowing that in humanity's
> worst hour, they would cause 'their' reckoning! this would cause a lot
> of Death (not caused by God as it was out of control!), and the rest to
> become faithful! 1) to help battle the reckoners and 2) because if the 4
> horsemen exist then so must God! hench armaggedon happens and all blame
> is put on the reckoners and the devil, not God!
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Deadlands, HoE, shows no preference for judeo-christian mythology. Despite
the flippant paragraphs on a 5th Horseman.

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> this theory also explains 2 things: 1) why evil can cheat (God wants it
> to happen, so 'overlooks' those 'minor' things!) and good can't (that
> would prove too easy, and force the wrong outcome!) and 2) why (can't
> remember whether it was famine or pestilence) horse was 'killed'!
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A bit contrived but if it works for you...

-Guy