[HOE] A few questions

[Pat Gamblin <shosuro@nbnet.nb.ca>]

Hiya all. A while ago, I ran a HOE campaign which, through unfortunate 
circumstances, was forced into a 6-month hiatus. Now i am getting ready to 
re-start it. As I am planning to alter the direction of things, and as the 
group composition has changed slightly to include a Templar, I have a few 
questions. I realize most of the answers are in books already out, but I 
can't yet afford to get the books (though I dearly would love to get the 
Junker and Templar books).

Anyhow, on to the questions. For most of these, I don't need hard stats or 
anything, just an idea as to what they are or what is meant. I can work up 
stats of my own until I get the books, but it's nice to have the core ideas 
for inspiration. I'm including spoiler space for those in digest mode who 
may see the responses. : }





















1) What are anti-templars? I've heard they are empowered by the Reckoners, 
and that they can steal the Greater Rewards of a templar as a form of coup, 
but how accurate is this and is there anything more. Are they an organized 
group, an association of individuals, or people who don't even lie other 
anti-templars?

2) I've heard of junkers being 'tainted.' By what? Is it spiritual, 
physical, or moral taint?

3) Shamans: A) Do 'normal' shamans still exist, or have they been 
all/largely replaced by toxic shamans?

		B) Do the toxic shamans work similar to shamans out of the Weird West 
shamans sourcebook, or do they work radically differently? Are the normal 
nature spirits (animal, elemental, plant) toxically tainted, or are there 
new 'nature' spirits (toxin and radiation being two I can think of, and 
I've heard reference to sludge and smog spirits), or both?


I do believe that's it for right now, though I may have more questions 
later. : }

Marshall Paddy