[Banestorm - Abydos] A Lazarite mass

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by Seraphim

I never got the vibe that religion was only social in the Banestorm setting. The book does have a side box on page 56 that states that miracles do occur, so that implies some form of metaphysical reality. It also states that vampires are vulnerable to True Faith, so that should imply something.

Maybe it's just me.

I find that the effects of religion in banestorm are primarily social: If the church has a beef with you, they send soldiers to arrest you rather than praying down fire. You can't conciencly acheive the powers that do happen and those who can pull them off are not even under the control of the church hierarchy -- in fact, they come from differing religions! These Mystical powers are not in anyway part of the church: their true source is up for debate, but its not organized religion.