On September 9, 2007 08:27 am, Jane Williams wrote:
> What do you mean by "normally mixed", here? The
> Orlanthi pantheon includes Kolati (spirits) as well as
> theism: would that count as "normally mixed"?
It's why at best you would have to go for "Case by case" basis.
> Are we saying here that what you concentrate on is a
> religion rather than an otherworld?
Interestingly, although Greg has implied more than once that the whole separate otherworld thing is really important, the rules have often implied you concentrate on a religion, even as they argue that it isn't the case.
Common religions like Lanbril let you concentrate on them. Something similar was proposed as how to model the Lunar situation before ILH2 came out. The MirrorSea Pantheon explicitly pushes for that as the case.
Of course, the Aeolians act as the counter example, as do the many rules saying that if you concentrate on Theism, for example, you can use an enemy god's magic without breaking concentration.
Now if, as has been suggested in the past, most Gloranthans *don't* know about the idea of the three otherworlds. (There's just "our otherworld" or something) then it becomes even more intriguing to try and answer the "what do Gloranthans think happens when you concentrate" question.
If indeed, you concentrate on a religion, then it is easy, you abandon anything not "purely of the religon". What that means is uncertain.
If you concentrate on an otherworld, then they must have some idea that concentrating on Theism is not the same as concentrating on Animism, since they produce different results.
LC
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