>> True, and the normal method - BUT there must STILL have been some way
>> to get to a Shaman willing to replace the fetishes. An animist with
>> no access to a friendly (or mercenary) Shaman is truly screwed
>> magically.
>
>A Theist with no access to Holy Day ceremonies will soon be screwed (the
>gods don't look favorably on non-attendance). A Monotheist with no access to
>a liturgist is even more screwed. Your point being?
Fetish spirits are one use. You don't need a holy day between every use of your theistic magic. Sorcery I haven't studied as much. The original point was a comparison between animist and theist.
>The system assumes that you are playing a group with *some* access to normal
>society. Normal Animist society includes people who can/will "refill" your
>fetishes for you. Now, if you take your typical adventuring party of a
>Praxian, Great troll, Orlanthi, Sundomer and Duck to the Far West, well
>then, yes, you'll be screwed.
Or if you're on a ship for a week. Or up a mountain. Or trapped in a siege. Or a million other situations that don't last long enough to trouble theists, but leave animists dry of magic if there's no Shaman.
Wulf
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