Re: [HoE] Question #2 of the Day

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

>The Hucksters & Hexes DL book, under "Sandman," says that it has no effect 
>on, "...Harrowed...that don't sleep in the normal sense.
>
>But in the Brainburners book, under "Sleepy-Bye," it says it can affect 
>"...Harrowed, however, because they do sleep."
>
>Now, these two seem contradictory to us.  And if anything, a Psyker (who 
>doesn't rationalize his power in supernaturally-oriented terms) would seem 
>to be the more likely candidate as the one who couldn't put a Harrowed 
>character to sleep.
>
>You could rationalize it either way, of course, but it seems odd that this 
>is inconsistent.  It seems to us that Harrowed _do_ sleep, however oddly.

Yes they do sleep... oddly.  For a couple of hours a night, they go into,
well, downtime, during which the manitou torments the harrowed with
horrible nightmares.
Night after night...
For years on end...
Until the harrowed or the manitou gets complete dominion.

It can be interpreted as Sandman coerces people into a regular REM sleep,
but Sleepy-bye just short circuits the neurons in the ole' grey noodle. The
difference between a warm glass of milk, a lullabye, and Nytol; and a smack
in the back of the head by a sock filled with damp, fine grain sand....

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Allan Seyberth
darious@darious.com

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Carl Sagan:
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