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Michael Thayne · 03-04-2021, 09:52 AM

In Magical Styles: Dungeon Magic, it says that the Sisters and Brothers of Echos emerged from the cult of the goddess of fertility in ancient times (p. 21), and that it's "the remnant of a temple style, stripped of theological teachings". Because I've been working on adapting Dungeon Fantasy for a bronze-age setting, I've been thinking about what this original temple style might look like. Should it just add Theology and possibly Religious Ritual to its prerequisites without removing anything? Or should any new prerequisites replace existing prerequisites, and if so which ones? Should other skills be added as prerequisites?—Meditation, Occultism, Philosophy, and Thaumatology all seem potentially appropriate. Should the emphasis on quiet and dreaming be kept, or would the original version be more into "making a joyful noise" and communication spells that can be used while both parties are awake? There's even a question of whether a fertility goddess is the best fit given the style's other fluff—looking at the options in Dungeon Fantasy 7, I can see changing that to the god of night (if the dreaming theme is kept) or a city god (because civilization depends on communication). What do people think?

03-04-2021, 09:52 AM	#1
Michael Thayne Join Date: May 2010	[Dungeon Fantasy][Magical Styles] The original temple version of Way of Echos In *Magical Styles: Dungeon Magic, it says that the Sisters and Brothers of Echos emerged from the cult of the goddess of fertility in ancient times (p. 21), and that it's "the remnant of a temple style, stripped of theological teachings". Because I've been working on adapting Dungeon Fantasy* for a bronze-age setting, I've been thinking about what this original temple style might look like. Should it just add Theology and possibly Religious Ritual to its prerequisites without removing anything? Or should any new prerequisites replace existing prerequisites, and if so which ones? Should other skills be added as prerequisites?—Meditation, Occultism, Philosophy, and Thaumatology all seem potentially appropriate. Should the emphasis on quiet and dreaming be kept, or would the original version be more into "making a joyful noise" and communication spells that can be used while both parties are awake? There's even a question of whether a fertility goddess is the best fit given the style's other fluff—looking at the options in *Dungeon Fantasy 7*, I can see changing that to the god of night (if the dreaming theme is kept) or a city god (because civilization depends on communication). What do people think?