Re: [DL] spirit lamps

[Shane.Mclean@t-online.de (Shane Mclean)]

Ooh, I like this....  Consider it stolen.  :-)

        Shane

From: "Wangenstein " <wangenstein@mad.scientist.com>
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> A coworker of mine offered this thought: keep it a true 'spirit lamp'
fueled by alcohol. However, the kind of fuel makes a difference in what the
light shows. Ordinary alcohol shows things as they appear normally. However,
something like sacramental wine (or a distillation of same, etc.) shows (and
brings out) the best in people (perhaps forces them to succumb to their
psychological Edges/Hinderances that are 'positive'. In Harrowed, it shows
who is in control, and for those whose PCs are not in control, it allows
another roll for Dominion. Using something like spook juice (and isn't there
some kind of alcohol distilled using ghost rock?), the opposite effect
occurs: it reveals the worst in people, and brings it to the surface
(causing them to act on their worst impulses). In Harrowed, it reveals who
is in control, and causes a roll for Dominion, plus gives a bonus for the
Manitou.
>
> Derek D. Bass
>
> > I just read over this, and wanted to make it clear that I envisioned the
figures shown by the light being formed in the thrown shadows, not the light
showing the souls themselves. So, a Harrowed might cast a shadow of one
monstrous and one human figure struggling, or just one of them, depending on
who was in control. An evil person might also have a 'monstrous'
soul-shadow, even though they're completely human, something which could be
used to confuse a Posse as to an adversary's origin.
> >
> > Derek D. Bass
> >
> > > OK, this I really like. At first thought, I saw that kind of power
being invested in a candle, rather than a lamp, but the idea itself is a
great one.
> > >
> > > Ooh, perhaps a light bulb with a ghost steel filament that reflects
light off the subject's soul, rather than their body? Would that possibly
show when a Manitou, rather than a human soul, is in control of a Harrowed?
Or just two figures struggling?
> > >
> > > This is a good one...
> > >
> > > Derek D. Bass
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