Subcults/hero cults

From: David Dunham , via RadioMail (ddunham@radiomail.net)
Date: Sat 09 Oct 1993 - 19:45:17 EET

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According to the official Humakt writeup in TotRM 5, "every temple ... has a shrine to at least one hero."

So how exactly do subcults work? Can you sacrifice for Strongblade (Hiia Swordsman subcult) simply by going to a Humakt temple in the Grazelands? Or do you have to sacrifice POW to join Hiia's subcult? Can you belong to multiple subcults of the same religion?

The Indrodar Greydog subcult suggests that membership may require quests or pledges.

By contrast, the Ernalda writeup in RQ3 suggests that subcults (in Ernalda's case, the grain goddesses) can be joined separately, as a normal cult. But if it's joined as a subcult, it's automatic.

I suspect the correct answer is, "It varies," but I'm curious as to everyone's guidelines.

How do subcults keep going (since they're not as likely to have the requisite number of initiates -- this is something I plan to follow up in a temple size discussion soon)?

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