Re: [HOE] Faith and Protection

["Nick Zachariasen" <zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu>]

> I think that, for clarification's sake, Faith should have concentrations
> listed.  If you have Faith in a "normal" religion, you get the Protection
> benefit.  Faith in the Doomsayer, Templar, Librarian, or Convoy belief
> structure doesn't get you anything special unless you're part of that
> Arcane Background (theoretically, there should be normal muties with
> Doomsayer Faith out there).  I'd say that the only times a character
> could have two would be if they were a Christian Templar (though Templars
> would have a lot of Sinnin' rolls to make) or a Librarian, since that
> belief isn't a religion so much as a job.  but, to get Protection, I'd
> require them to spend points on a different Faith aptitude.

Actually (and the core books don't say this, but Fire & Brimstone from the
WW does), Faith DOES have concentrations, and you more or less are limited
to one.  Yeah, a Templar could be a Christian, but a Templar has to have
Faith: Saints to receive Rewards.  If the same Templar also had Faith:
Christianity, he'd have a conflict since the Saints (at least the Templar
variety) don't exist in Christian theology.  Therefore, he couldn't really
have Faith in both, since one excludes the other.  If he DID have both, he
wouldn't really have either- he'd have more of a blend of the two.  That's
essentially what Voodoo is.  It's a mix of African tribal religions and
Christianity.  Practitioners of Voodoo don't have Faith: tribal religions
and Faith: Christianity, they have Faith: Voodoo.  Granted, it's a
pre-amalgamated religion, but hopefully you see my point.  If he tried to
blend the two, he would really have a hybrid religions- Saintianity, so to
speak.

Oh, and that Truckasaurus comment was quite amusing.

Nick Zachariasen