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09-30-2014, 08:53 AM | #22 | |
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09-30-2014, 10:08 AM | #23 | |
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The only reference I could find to non-human clergy was Nikodorus, founder of the Order of the Holy Blood (pg. 23). He was already a priest when he was unwillingly turned, though. Their creed implies that touching the cross is painful to them, so the idea that they could get anywhere near the Holy Mysteries seems unthinkable to me. The cross thing is a little strange since it doesn't seem to be reflected on the Banestorm Vampire template, as they only have Dread to running water and are vulnerable to True Faith. |
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09-30-2014, 03:43 PM | #24 | |
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All in all, I wish to tank everyone for the input, I REALLY like this idea with fields and weeding, so I won't use the mass as the main projection of "undead normality". I'll probably use undead as crew members on a ship who do the dirty work below the deck and similar things. However, another question: Abydos supplement has it mentioned that when a person dies, they generally stay in church perimeters before the bishop decides whether the person should be resurrected, buried or raised as an undead. How to model this ceremony of decision, and how to model the ceremony of resurrection? In other words, how would a priest act, if we take into consideration that the priests are going to be heavily Eastern influenced like Seraphim described? Would there be a whole sacrament ordeal or a couple of prayers? Also picking up ideas, so every kind of input is more than welcome. |
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09-30-2014, 04:03 PM | #25 | |
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Ideally, there would be prayers done just before death, at death, and just after death for the soul of the newly reposed. There will probably be a funeral for them, even if the body is going to be turned undead. It would finish with the funeral in the church, but instead of a burial service the body might be taken to a magical chamber for re-animation. It sounds to me like it's really more of a practical choice on who gets zombified instead of a spiritual choice. A magical resurrection, on the other hand, now that would be a big church ordeal. They would probably have to invent whole new services of petitions asking God to give the soul back, etc. Eastern services are already long to begin with, I'm willing to bet that a magical resurrection would be almost unbearably long. |
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09-30-2014, 04:47 PM | #26 | ||
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Plus even if they or Christianity at large is "false" in the setting, something else might still answer those prayers. Quote:
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09-30-2014, 07:42 PM | #29 | |
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...actually church meetings were common for discussing building projects, so now you've got me confused. XD
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09-30-2014, 09:09 PM | #30 | ||
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That's an interesting thought, with non-liturgical forms of Christianity. What then becomes the difference between a church service meeting and a meeting for a service to the church? I wonder if there would be a Protestant low-church version of the Lazarites. |
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