From: Harald Smith 617 726-2172 (SMITHH@A1.MGH.HARVARD.EDU)
Date: Wed 06 Jul 1994 - 14:22:00 EEST
Hi all--
- Barron in x-rq-id 5040 makes the "heretical" statement about
regaining magic outside the temple setting.
In one of my campaigns (trekking across through the Elder Wilds)
I let my Conquering Daughter acolyte do this, but required that
he create a Sanctified ground first. Personally, I think it is
possible and realistic to recover magic outside the temple, but
it is risky. The use of the Sanctify ritual at least creates an
area that the deity can identify with when performing their
worship service. In essence, you create a defenseless temple.
If you use the "walking in the gods path" model to regain the
magic, then you are going to face some foe using only your own
natural skills, though presumably you are infused with an aspect
of the deity. I think, though, that if you try it on
unsanctified ground, you are really asking for trouble. The
connection to the deity would be much more tenuous and you could
easily find foes interrupting important pieces and leading you
off down bad, BAD paths (danger of losing soul or something
equally destructive). This is when you need those heroic
qualities: powerful skills, lots of friends offering prayers,
etc.
--Harald
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