> From: Wulf Corbett [mailto:wulfc_at_w...]
>
> > On Sun, 07 Jul 2002 19:43:28 -0000, "andyhoward39"
> > <ahoward39_at_h...> wrote:
> >
> > >How do people ref/gm/narrate the granting of Humakti gifts? My
> > >players' hero band is off to the Upland Marsh to retreive "a
> > >useless magic item" and the Humakti took the opportunity to
> > >petition his temple for a suitable gift (it was a holy day).
>
> Just a thunk... Temple rituals on holy days are kind of hero-questy,
> right? The temple becomes an extension of the God Plane, the priest
> embodies the god, all of that? So wouldn't it be plausible for a
> character to wait until the next Holy Day and petition the god
directly?
> (In essence, this would be "heroquest for the gift", like y'all say-
-but
> it's a nice, safe, easy heroquest, which your character has already
done
> dozens of times.)
I think that's what he wanted to do. "By the way, Mr Sword, I'm off
to the Upland Marsh tomorrow so how's about a nifty gift, it being a
holy day and all." My response (spur of the moment) being "OK
grasshopper, but first you must learn the way of Li Phanquann, which
the durulz can tell you about next episode." Or something along those
lines.
Of course, by the time he gets there its no longer a holy day, but I
think I'll let him keep the bonus to crossing over. Basically I'm not
going to hinder the character because of the problems I've made for
myself.
Andy