Re: Animism\t rituals

From: L C <lightcastle_at_50yiEdOkKPpEqOkTnJ4YZsYo5q9CWUyi5HXLzyat8yb4hvCPHKmC3SMkiFybv3dQ>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:31:31 -0500

Chris Lemens wrote:
>
>
> > Part of that understanding though will surely be -- which bits
> already exist in the rules?
> > and which parts have to be created fresh for the upcoming products? :)
>
> No new rules! Just suggested applications, cultural qualifications,
> and the like.
>

Glad to hear that
.
>
> > This can take the form of a lingering benefit, of a new spirit
> ally/ability to be permanently
> > written on your character sheet, of an exhaustible resource usable
> once/X times, of a
> > storyline development not represented by any target number but by GM
> descriptions.
>
> All are both (a) rules applications and (b) things that animists do.
> Bringing them together in some short explanatory text is harder work
> than I thought it would be. I have some core applications that I think
> are common and evocative. But I tend to get wrapped around the axle
> when struggling with things that I haven't already assimilated.
>

OK, I think this is the part I'm lost by. I'm not sure what here is snagging you up. (Although I really like the "wrapped around the axle" metaphor. Mind you, that may suggest just how difficult it is to explain.)

LC