Re: [HOE] Toxic Shamans and Heresy

[Abdullah Oblongota <toadpooka@juno.com>]

Well, I can see the green Doomsayers spreading pollution like that.  The
purple ones wouldn't be so inclined, and hence wouldn't pick up toxic
guardians as often.
As for the good guy/bad guy arcane types, I see your problem with the
Toxies.  I thought about officially banning hero Toxic Shamans in my next
campaign, but decided against it.  Rather, I'm going to take a slightly
different take on it than the book says.  My way says that anyone can
contact Toxic Spirits, but that it's easier for them to work their mojo
in places that are corrupted.  The favors are done similarly to the
original way Hexes were described: the spirit intervenes, pushes its way
into the world and does the trick for you.  While in the world, toxic
spirits like to drop a little of their juice around, hence the Corruptors
making the world dirty by using their favors.  But, with an extra bit of
effort, you can prevent the spirit from gooing up the place.  I'd have
cleansers have to spend a bit more Strain to use a favor or something. 
Alternately, the Cleanser can tell the spirit to contaminate him instead
of the land, and he can take some Wind damage whenever using a favor. 
Corruptors can go around polluting because that makes it easier to use
their magic, but it's not an integral part of being a toxic shaman.
This explanation seems a bit less silly than the one about how Cleansers
work their mojo in the book.

On Fri, 11 Aug 2000 09:42:23 EDT Dusarat@aol.com writes:
>             I like the Heresy of Angel worship idea for Toxic 
> Shamans, Or  maybe like the focus on 'Saints' in many Catholic places. 
Really, 
> when you  pray to St Jude, aren't you really asking a Guardian Spirit
to 
> intercede on your behalf?  And does that make you less of a monotheist?
 
>     I'll be honest, on Toxic Shamans I really only refer to  
> corruptors,  because Cleansers seem to be merely there so PC's can have

> Toxic-shaman powers and not be 'bad guys'.  (The fact that every arcane

> background in Deadlands has to have a 'good bunch' and an 'evil
bunch'.)  
>     But on Green doomsayers spreading radiation.  Well, Radiation 
> causes mutations.  They can irradiate food, cause radioactive storms.  
> Spreading radioactive waste... to doomsayers... is a GOOD THING!  Rads
are 
> like them little wafers in Catholicism, they're how God becomes a part
of you 
> and everyone should take a little green glowing communion.  If only to 
> get  Chosen.  

From Whom It May Concern,
Rich A Ranallo

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