Re: [DL] Harrowed Question

[anakin <anakin@uq.net.au>]

depends on you players, I happen to be lucky enough to have a player in my group
that would be able to play the character if the manitou took him over with great
subtlety and enhance the game. If the player simply starts lashing out of course
it is going to be in the games best interest to put him down but with the right
player you can have the character as a great part of the game.

Ed's wrote:

> Heya Folks,
>
> I think I asked this before but don't think I got much response...
>
> My group has chatted about what would happen should a posse member become a
> harrowed.  To a person, they plan on "puttin' him back where he belongs...
> in the dirt".  This is for one simple reason (in their minds), no matter how
> useful the posse member was and no matter how much MORE useful he is now
> with those neat-o Harrowed powers that they've heard whispers of, they'll
> never be able to let their guard down with him/her ever again.  They know
> that, eventually, that Manitou is gonna grab dominion and make a ruckus.
>
> This seems to be an element of the game that neither I nor my players have
> seemed to get a handle on yet it seems to be an important aspect.  Can
> someone help me out?
>
> If a posse member becomes Harrowed, why shouldn't the posse put him back
> down as quick as possible?  Why should they ever trust him?  And when should
> the Manitou make an attempt to gain dominion?
>
> Seems to me that as soon as the Manitou gains control and tries something
> fishy he's a gonner.  Is a Manitou nuts enough to grab dominion and tip his
> hand just to say, push one of our heroes in front of a speeding train
> knowing that, assuming he was seen, he's done for?  Or does it prefer to be
> more subtle like allow n Abomination access to the camp while he's on guard
> duty?  (Not that my posse would ever let anyone they didn't trust compIetely
> be on guard duty to begin with!) I guess I just can't seem to get inside a
> Manitou's head (no pun intended!) and see why he would take such a risk.
>
> I mean, correct me if I'm wrong here but, isn't a Manitou basically immortal
> unless he enters a human and creates a Harrowed?  Now he's very vulnerable.
> Just doesn't seem worth it.
>
> Have I completely missed the point here?  Or am I just looking too deep?
>
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