Re: [BNW] Covenant Powers: Unbalancing ?

["iguana.1031" <iguana.1031@gateway.net>]

I agree - back in the days when I ran AD&D, I was very generous to clerics -
act properly, uphold the tenents of your religion, and sometimes even get
bonus spells ("Have a free Bless spell the next time you're in a fight") -
but I penalized them just as much if they didn't uphold MY idea of their
faith - remember, deities have moods, too, and they all coincide with that
of the DM.

I'd do the same thing.  The Covenant gets powers through their Faith.
Having lived as and lived with extremely devout people, there is a huge
difference between being a practicing Catholic and having true Faith - and
there is a bigger difference in how said people behave.  If the player
doesn't role-play true Faith, regardless of situation or abilities, they
don't deserve said powers and take 'em away.  It's a great incentive for
getting them back in line.


----- Original Message -----
From: Spacedog <spacedog2@xoommail.com>
To: <bnw@gamerz.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: [BNW] Covenant Powers: Unbalancing ?


>
>  > Don't get me wrong, I love the setting, and the system IS no-brain
easy.  But
>  > ... the Covenant needs fixing.  BADLY.
>
>  OK all good points. You forgot to mention they have acces to a spiritual
martial
> arts which has skill and damage based off spirit.
> Now what you need to do is treat them like blessed form deadlands. Make a
sinnin'
> table. If they kill some one who was not evil then they have roll a faith
roll
> difficulty 15-20. If they fail lower their faith nad have them lose acces
to some
> or all of their powers for a while. Even if they succed make them lose
some acces
> to their powers if this a  typical behavior. If they act of violence too
much , if
> they don't honor their religious beliefs hit them with it.I can post an
adjusted
> sinnin' table from deadlands for catholics if you wish.
>
>
> Spacedog
>
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