Re: Ship of Life Church

From: Oliver Bernuetz <bernuetz_at_...>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:54:01 -0500


I've always understood (from fiction mind you) that sailors are both superstitious and practical. They'll do whatever they have to that'll keep them safe. Whatever religious background they may bring to the Sea will be strongly modified when they're at Sea for the sake of epedience and safety.

My thoughts on the matter.

Oliver

  Hi everybody.

  In picking up my game with the summer gone, I may have mentioned I have someone   making a sailor (almost certainly from Esvular). A rogue with a sense of honor kind of   guy who has left his lands for the sea.

  Now I could just give him Saint Dormal and let it go, but I like to let the players chart   their own path, so while looking for options for him, we came across the Ship of Life   Church. Although based in Nolos, it seems pretty traveled, so if he wants to have   foresworn his native Aeolian Church, he could have taken up with them.

  I do find it interesting that Saint Dormal is not a Wizardly order, but is common magic   (which makes sense, since that Open Waters spell has to be available beyond just the   order), and that the Ship of Life Church doesn't have spell listed.

  So are there religious rivalries on the sea? Do most sailors in Glorantha just decide on   practicality, what works to get them safe to harbor is the key, or are there more complex   religious things going on on the seas?

  The fact is he will most likely just take Dormal since trapaising across the ocean is not   going to be a major part of the game. But I must admit I'm a little curious now about   sailor culture.

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