> John asked:
>
> > How much do your characters' holy days and ceremonial duties come
> > into play in your campaigns?
>
> Most recently, we noticed that Orlanth's High Holy Day was coming
up,
> and decided to make our raid on a troll stronghold (in the Big
> Rubble) into a quest celebrating Orlanth's theft of the Sandals of
> Darkness (two of the characters were members of a Desemborth
subcult).
>
> I think this is an example of: we pay attention to them most when it
> makes the story interesting.
We raid the Black Oaks on Founder's Day. Ancient Tradition. They, of
course, are set and braced for it. Tradition. Not much happens. Then
the heroes got the bright idea to raid THEM on THEIR traditional
raiding day. Preemptively. That was fun. Bloody, ugly, messy,
take-no-prisoners fun.
And, of course, the Humakt High Holy Day results in much whacking on
various Marsh Denizens. Of course, they expect it too.
Jeff