Re: [HOE] Faith and Protection

[The Baron Samedi <baron11@netmcr.com>]

At 04:32 PM 12/4/2000, you wrote:
> > 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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Simon Mercer, among others, had both.

Da Baron