Re: [DL] Other ABs for Whateleys

[Brett Dixon <balance@tubas.net>]

On Thursday, April 17, 2003, at 08:33  AM, Sitting Duck wrote:

> So far, the only Arcane Backgrounds we've seen applied
> to the Whateleys are the black magician, the huckster,
> and the blood mage. But would a sufficiently reformed
> Whateley be able to become a blessed or a gone native
> Whateley become a shaman? Or are they too tainted to
> interact with the forces that provide power to these
> ABs? And (assuming the clan survives that long) which
> HoE ABs would they be able to apply for?

I don't think there's any limitations beyond what can be explained. If 
you take the Whately Blood hindrance, it indicates a predilection for 
being a black hat, and maybe even temptation is common, but heroes 
being tempted is definitely fitting to Westerns and Deadlands.

Now, as a Marshal, I might ask for a few edges to be bought for, say, a 
Whately family Templar. The Whately connection is certainly a dark 
secret he may want to hide, and this may cause some other hindrances to 
manifest as the hero overcompensates for his 'bad blood.'

The Whately Blood edge isn't an Arcane Background, so I think it's fair 
to mix with other edges.

So, basically, you end up with a character who may have some powers 
they refuse to use in anything less than a dire situation. (Some powers 
might, depending on the use and faith, be an immediate Sinnin' check 
for a blessed, for example)


Of course, I'm writing this without my copy of Black Circle at hand.