Re: Shinto and Buddhism.

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From: epweissengruber_at_...
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 22:32:57 -0000

> I was thinking of running a Japanese campaign using HW. Anybody

> ideas how Shinto and Buddhism can be handled. I don't think its as

> simple as Shinto=Spirit tradition, Buddhism=Mystic.

You have to decide when a kami becomes more than just a local spirit: the Sun Goddess, the Moon Good, and God of War, all of these would have a theistic component

Kenja would be Sorcerors but their books would be based on the Chinese elements (Earth, Wood, Metal, Fire, Air, Water)

The Buddhists: there seems to be a mixture of mystics (both orthodox and manifest) and theism as well

Does a Samurai really gain feats from devotion to a god? I wonder. Perhaps, despite the odd suggestion of shamanism, a warrior gains a spirit as a result of a blessing by a priest.

And on the pop-Japnese side, what of the Ninja?

How would you handle caste/incarnation?

Are you going for Anime or historical epic, or moving wuxia to Japan?