Hmmm. I don't think that I would be *too* over hung up on this for my game.
> at cult services. Devotees have to be doing some of that, and more
> generally serving the city's interests.
>
I would not allow a devotee away from Pavis. Thats always been clear from the start, priests and champions must stay within Pavis actively serving the good of the city. I don't see a logical way around this long accepted fact, except...
> I could see short excursions, up to a few weeks, away from the
city
> not causing great problems.
Agreed, although in my Glorantha, this would only apply to devotees.
> But after at most a season I'd probably
> take away affinities, and make devotee feats something like "one
> use."
I generally don't agree with this in principle because of how I see the pervasive nature of magic in Glorantha, which of course is my personnal view, and I think would create an unbalanced situation of restriction vs benefit, with the restriction too harsh. Pavissites for example don't tend to have blockbusting magic for example as far as I know. In fact reading the Pavis stuff from Ian Thompson common magic is greatly used by Pavissites.
> So _this_ would be the purpose of an embassy. It would also be a
> shrine. So that when the cult needs someone to be resident
elsewhere
> to serve the city, they can continue their worship and keep their
> magic.
>
After thinking about this for a while, how about this. By 1617-1620 the mercantile venture has proved uneconomical. Into a theoretical trade vacuum created by a *possibly* now dis-interested Lunar traders. The notables of Pavis may be interested in setting up their own trading venture, possibly with the Wilmskirk confederation, the Heortlings in Sambari vale? Anyhow, suddenly I begin to see a Pavis embassy as something with possibilities. Consider me converted to the notion which I once opposed!! ;-)
Depending on what level the campaign is being pitched at I would still reserve the Devotee status for NPC's. There 60% of time being effectively their full time diplomatic and trading venture-set up job. Could tie in nicely with Trader Princes when its out. Pavis in Maniria?
Regards
Rob
> IMO, of course.
>
> --Bryan
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