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10-05-2017, 01:08 PM | #52 |
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Re: Options for GURPS Banestorm - 11 years later
Like what? give an example. I'm not seeing any instances.
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10-05-2017, 01:52 PM | #53 |
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10-05-2017, 02:21 PM | #54 | |
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Note that Divine Favor is never guaranteed to give the exact response you requested (unless you bought that precise ability with points, and I don't think "Detect: Mahdi" is listed in the book as a purchasable ability). If it does derive its power from God, then He is only going to tell you as much about His plan as He wants mortals to know (which, if precedent is any guide, tends to be short on precise details when dealing with long-term matters). In a campaign where Divine Favor is actual divine favor, I, as a GM, would give a player who used it to ask that question a very elliptic reply indeed (similarly, requests to imminentize the escatcheon or promote someone to prophet status are unlikely to be granted as such). Since a very ellipitic reply is also what is expected if Divine Favor is actually powered by magic or belief or whatever, this winds up not helping much in determining its true nature. Come to that, isn't the Mahdi supposed to appear on Earth rather than Yrth?
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10-05-2017, 02:21 PM | #55 | |
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If a PC rolls really really well on a request, They still don't get to have the entirety of written tradition bow to their will. Have their God call them to find (or be) a great person who will fill the hour of need without ushering in the end of the world. This is just basic divine favor and GMing. On a bad roll, they get REALLY chewed out for impertinence.
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Re: Options for GURPS Banestorm - 11 years later
I would imagine that the power is being shaped by a higher plane than mana. Being that Yrth is a place that pulls things in, it could be siphoning it from somewhere.
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10-05-2017, 03:21 PM | #57 | |
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10-05-2017, 03:33 PM | #58 | |
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Also: suppose your request is granted, and the ability identifies the Mahdi. How does anyone know the identification is correct? When the end times come, and he rules the world for nine years, you can say "I told you so", but until then, from the point of view of an outsider, pointing to a guy and declaring him to be the chosen one is pretty low on the list of impressive things you can do with your ability.
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There's a reason people say "God works in Mysterious Ways." He doesn't have to give you a straight answer, or even the miracle you ask for. |
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10-06-2017, 12:58 AM | #60 |
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Re: Options for GURPS Banestorm - 11 years later
If your General Prayers always result in "miracles" that aren't any better than coincidence you paid too much for the ability.
Obviously there's a middle ground, but if general miracle workers were a thing on Yrth, wouldn't someone have noticed already? This is a setting that charges an Unusual Background premium for high levels of Magery. |
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