02-27-2019, 04:39 AM | #1 |
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Ethereal Reproduction
Can two ethereals bang out another or do they only come from dreams? And what if an ethereal dreamed another into existence?
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02-27-2019, 08:36 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Ethereal Reproduction
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Huh. EPG does not contain one instance of reproduction or reproduce. Offspring in only mentioned in certain affinities promoting corporeal birth. No use of baby in a reproductive sense. However, every instance of the word spawn references human imagination (p4, 10, 22, 80, 82), human legends (p19, 78, 116, 129), or from Domains influenced by humans (p10, 78, 116, 120). I *LOVE* searchable pdfs! So, unless our Esteemed Line Editor (tm), or another source, like The Marches, says otherwise, I think we have an answer: ethereals are spawned from human's imagination, whether dreamscapes or legends. Other ethereals or celestials may *aid* in this spawning by providing an appropriate environment (Domain or dreamscape), but human interaction is necessary. Kinda like Tether formation, maybe? Possible exceptions: I bet some gods, like some Superiors, can create new ethereals. CDaU, anyone? ETA: Spelling. Always spelling. |
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02-27-2019, 08:41 AM | #3 |
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Re: Ethereal Reproduction
Nope, the Marches book doesn't say anything I can find, either.
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02-27-2019, 12:28 PM | #4 |
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Re: Ethereal Reproduction
I spent four hours looking for it. I vaguely remembered that pantheons came together out of survival or similarities. And even if the stories say they are related by "blood," they actually aren't. But I can't remember where that is.
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02-27-2019, 03:31 PM | #5 |
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Re: Ethereal Reproduction
What does the EPG say regarding to creation inside the Marches _before_ the advent of humanity? Didn't the Corporeal Realm "dream" (in a sense) into existence some elements inside the Ethereal? (For ex.: Corporeal mountains dreaming their Ethereal versions into existence, is a specific line I seem to recall...)
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02-27-2019, 07:23 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Ethereal Reproduction
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02-27-2019, 07:29 PM | #7 |
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Re: Ethereal Reproduction
I can't find anything similar in Marches or the EPG.
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03-01-2019, 09:23 PM | #8 | |
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Re: Ethereal Reproduction
Found the reference I was thinking of! ;-)
From the first paragraph in "Elementals" on page 72 of the EPG: Quote:
For whatever it's worth... Franklin
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03-02-2019, 03:24 PM | #9 |
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03-02-2019, 06:03 PM | #10 |
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Re: Ethereal Reproduction
We went with ethereals can breed with other ethereals in a similar way celestials do, but it requires someone with a fertility affinity.
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