From: Alex Ferguson (abf@cs.ucc.ie)
Date: Mon 22 Jun 1998 - 02:01:16 EEST
Robert: (McA?)
> I suspect CA requires users of her spells (or learners of her spells
> depending on how you view spells) to adhere to some, maybe lesser,
> vows/guidelines like her initiates priests and acolytes.
Pam: (C)
> Sure - for those who get healing spells through CA shrines. If you get
> them at the Ernalda shrine, you're much more free to whomp your enemies....
> (especially if you return to Ernalda some of the spoils).
The original message was talking about CA magic and CA "associate"
magic, though. If you get CA associate magic at an Ernalda temple (as
distinct from getting Ernaldan magic there, of course), then effectively
you're getting it from a CA shrine that just happens to be inside said
temple. In such cases, I think the "conditions" pertaining to getting
ones grubby paws on the spells depend on who you are (a Healer, or an
initiate of an associate), rather than where the granting shrine happens
to be.
Abstractly, the "conditions" for an associate would amount to "be a good
initiate of your god" (Orlanthi, say), since that's what the association
is based on, not being a mini-Healer (say) yourself. A more refined
view would be that means being a good Orlanthi from the PoV of CA, as
defined by the characteristic myth of their association (or more
particularly yet, the spell that gets granted). In other words, act in
the way Healers expect (their idea of) "a good Orlanthi" to act -- which
is different from, and in extremis diametrically opposed to how they'd
require one of their own to act.
Sandy:
> When an Orlanthi decides to join another, more specialized cult, [...]
> he doesn't exactly lose his former initiate status, but the new
> faith sort of subsumes the old one. Thus, a Sartarite Lhankor Mhy
> worshiper is still part of the Orlanth religion, and he is welcome to
> attend Orlanth worship services. However, his own cult restrictions
> replace the old ones, and he is not considered apostate if he _doesn't_
> attend Orlanth services, pay tithing, etc..
In crude rules terms, this seem to be simply that he _does_ lose his
initiate status, but remains a associate worshipper. This is perhaps
to simplify a little, as I'm sure there's a difference in attitude
towards a Stranger healer than there is to one from your own tribe,
but it seems a statisfactory account for most purposes.
Slainte,
Alex.
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