- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com, "Roderick and Ellen Robertson"
<rjremr_at_s...> wrote:
> > > A Heortling Godi that is an initiate might
> > > be able to lead worship ceremonies to different
> > > dieties, but a Devotee has made a step
> > > further to bind himself to his god.
> >
> > I disagree on this...
> >
> > I agree that the devotee should not ask any god for _personal_
help
> > from the pantheon.
> >
> > However, why shouldn't a godi/devotee ask for help for the
community?
>
> An Initiate might be able to call on 2 different gods, or the entire
> pantheon, a devotee cannot. A godi who is a devotee can't call on
another
> God for help - for himself or the community. He can call on his
*own* god
> to help the community, sure, but frex, an Elmal Devotee/Godi can't
call on
> Issaries for trading magic to aid the clan.
>
>
Wasn't there a whole section in Thunder Rebels about this, including
an example of trying to get rid of a malovent fog when all the
orlanth devotees were away, so an Ernalda devotee did the ceremony?
(I don't have it handy, so I can't look it up right now).
Not to say that there could not be a change, HW to HQ, but if there
was one i didn't notice if flagged anywhere.
--Bryan