Re: [HOE] starting a Templar branch on Banshee

[David R Goecke <mightygecko@juno.com>]

On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 18:31:05 -0500 "Nick Zachariasen"
<zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu> writes:
> We're in the middle of The Unity, so spoilers likely follow.
> 
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> SPOILER
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> SPACE
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> Once the characters have found out that they're going to Banshee, 
> they used
> the Stuart to radio Boise. Victor, the posse's head Templar (his
> until-recently-former Apprentice went with him to defend Junkyard, 
> and as
> such is the rare second Templar in the posse), asked Jo for 
> permission to
> start a new branch of the Templars on Banshee. She said that if he 
> can
> figure out how to be able to bless new Templars, he should go for 
> it.
> 
> Now, here's the sticky bit. I figure I shouldn't put it out of his 
> reach,
> though neither should I make it a walk in the park. In the wake of 
> The Boise
> Horror, has Simon become a Saint? I mean, Aaron McConnell became a 
> Saint in
> The Destroyer and he was Simon's first recruit. Therefore, if Simon 
> hasn't
> officially become a Saint, I'd imagine he damn well oughtta be and 
> that his
> Blessing would likely be the ability to knight new Templars. He'd 
> probably
> have only appeared to Jo. I ask you all, then, these questions:
> 
> 1) Is Simon officially a Saint?
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jeff covered these.

However, Templar can use their powers on Banshee wth no problems. Says so
in theLost Colony source book. The trick is getting them there...

> 4) If Simon is a Saint and his Blessing doesn't involve knighting 
> new Templars, how should that ability be gained?

I'd say it's all in belief. If this Tempalr does beleive that he has been
given permission by the head of his order and that he is the senior
ranking templar on Banshee, then he should have no problem blessing a new
templar into the fold.

However...

Have you read Lost Colony? Banshee has two large continents,
convieniently named One and Two. One is where the human settlements and
habitations are. Any sign of humanity and most friendly Anouks live here.
Two is a mass of jungle Volcanoes and very angry, agressive, and
bloodthirsty Anouks and wild animals. guess where the Unity crashes? Yup.
Two. So this lost posse from HoE is pretty SoL. They've crash landed in
the middle of a hostile continent with a turbulent ocean between them and
any humans. There were few outposts and science stations on Two but they
were wiped oup by the "World Storm" 13 years ago. So its VERY unlikly
that he'll survive long enough to start this order. but don't let him
know that... :) if on a scale from 1-10 of difficulty 1 being killing a
legless toothless armless zombie witha shotgun point blankin the head
with 5d12 shootin shotgun and 10 being talking Raven and the Reckoners to
kiss and make up, making it from teh wreck of the unity to a human
settlement on One would be a 9. saftly walking through Necropolis would
be an 11. killing stone would be a 20+

Dave

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