Re: [HOE] Faith and Protection

["doyle erin west" <westfam@the-i.net>]

UMmm since when is Catholicism not Christian????  Just out of curiosity.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Zachariasen" <zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu>
To: <hoe@gamerz.net>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [HOE] Faith and Protection


> > 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
>
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