Re: Question re: Mixed Religions and Secrets

From: roadsgoeveron <daveolloyd_at_...>
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 13:49:11 -0000

Hi!

Well, not to nit-pick, but I thought that the current idea was that Lunars had their own otherworld, and that their magic was not "mixed" (i.e., it all comes from the same otherworld).

The underworld is described as mixed magic, but all of the underworld deities that I can think of (Uz and Deshkorgos) offer only a single type of magic (except maybe Zorak Zoran?). Eastern religions (e.g., Teshnos) are described as mixed, but none of them are described to the point where a secret is identified. Odayla offers charms, but does so through misapplied worship. Stormbull offers spirits and feats, but he is described as being outside the normal rules.

So my question is really whether a "god" who teaches mixed magic gives his worshippers a sufficient connection to an otherworld to allow for a secret? (Frankly, I like secrets, so I think it should, but I was surprised to realize that misapplied worship couldn't give access to a secret, so I thought I'd ask).

Thanks,
David.

• In HeroQuest-rules_at_yahoogroups.com, "Roderick and Ellen Robertson" <rjremr_at_...> wrote:
  >
  >
  > > Can a mixed religion (e.g., one of the religions in Teshnos where the
  > > cult teaches both an affinity and talents) have a secret? I assume
  > > that common religions do not have secrets, and the rulebook says that
  > > you can't get a secret through misapplied worship, but do the same
  > > rules apply to mixed religions?
  >
  > Well, the Lunars certainly have secrets, and they are about as mixed
  as you
  > can get.
  >
  > RR
  > C'est par mon ordre et pour le bien de l'Etat que le porteur du
  présent a
  > fait ce qu'il a fait.
  > - Richelieu
  >