> My view is that devotees are specialists, they are extremely good
> at one particular thing and don't do much else particularly well.
> So if we think about a Heortling clan what jobs are important
> enough to require that level of specialism? A grain priestess,
> a farmer, a healer, a herder and maybe a warrior. That's a total
> of five out 1200 - less than half of one percent.
I said earlier that I thought the Heortlings probably have more devotees per head of population than the Pelorians. Having thought a bit more, I suspect I may have been wrong, and that the number may not be all that different (although, of course, there are far more initiates among the Heortlings). So my estimate for the typical Heortling clan is around 10% of the adults - many of whom, of course, would actually serve the tribal king. Which I think all adds up to about a 12-fold disagreement here.
Which isn't to say you're wrong, of course, just to put a different perspective on things.
> And yes the healer will neglect her children, if she has any, to
> attend the sick and injured.
I'm not so sure this would be so. For disciples certainly, but for a devotee its only a 50% time commitment. Sure, that's quite a lot, but it's not *that* bad, especially if you have a husband.
-- Trotsky Gamer and Skeptic ------------------------------------------------------ Trotsky's RPG website: http://www.ttrotsky.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
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