Re: liturgists like it small!

From: badelberg <badelberg_at_...>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 18:34:13 -0000

I don't have my rules in front of my but my assumption is that normal ritual magic bonuses aply. This means they big churches are probably more powerful holy sites, or own more powerful ritual items so that they can get enough of bonus to succeed in blessing more people.
> wrote:
> > BEThexton <bethexton_at_y...> wrote:
> > > So I'd be inclined just to house
> > > rule it and say that there are no multiple target penalties...
> >
> > I think that's legitimate, because, in effect, every worshipper is
> > participating in the blessing on himself. You could sort of see
it
> as each
> > worshipper blesses himself, with the liturgist being the
> facilitater. I
> > think it's perfectly reasonable for the "lots of worshippers" to
> precisely
> > counteract the "lots of targets"--but when, say, the liturgist is
> performing
> > a special blessing (or curse!) on one person, he gets the "lots of
> > worshippers" support, but it isn't counteracted by a "lots of
> targets"
> > penalty.
>
> Or big churches dont work... which is why little churches
> proliferate and continue to attract new people. The average person
> is probably not going to expect much from a service really... life
> as usual. But a new member at a new church is gonna expect
> something... new! And what he gets is an effective blessing.
>
> Perhaps large churches can draw from a community bigger then the
> attending congregation? The community as a whole.