Re: [DL] Dominion?

["Daniel Gwyn" <dgwyn@colba.net>]

Hi,
    Does a harrowed ever gain total domion?  I had been under the impression
that in The Book of The Dead and the Revised rules, the dominion points were
simply the balance of power.  If the marshal wants the manitou to take over,
he spends the relevant chips for the amount of time desired and makes a
spirit check using the dominion balance as modifiers.  Thus, a harrowed with
the host have "total" dominion is simply very hard for the manitou to take
over and likewise, when the manitou has all the points, it is very easy for
it do so.
          Daniel Gwyn
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-----Message d'origine-----
De : James Knevitt <jknevitt@yahoo.com>
À : deadlands@gamerz.net <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Date : September 25, 2001 11:44 AM
Objet : Re: [DL] Dominion?


>
>--- "Spence, Roy" <r.spence@weir.co.uk> wrote:
>> Just a quick question - as the searchable archives
>> being unavailable.  Did
>> anyone ever come up with an idea about what happens
>> to a harrowed character
>> that gains full dominion over his/her manitou?
>
>That's actually a really good question. One option is
>that they manage to boot the manitou back to the
>Hunting Grounds and they finally get some eternal
>rest. Then again, look at somebody like Stone. He's
>got his manitou cowering in a corner whimpering like
>some little mamma's boy.
>
>Another option is that they have the manitou so
>bullied into doing what they want, the manitou may not
>even want to contest Dominion at all. If a manitou
>gets control of the Harrowed if it gets total
>Dominion, wouldn't it work the other way around?
>Wouldn't the Harrowed be able to bully the manitou
>(who's stuck in the body, of course) into what they
>want done (ie all those nifty powers).
>
>hope this has given you some ideas.
>
>James
>
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