12-10-2015, 03:03 PM | #381 |
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Re: The 2015 w23 Digital Release and Speculation Thread
This is a really good book. It will be useful for what I am reading now; Ars Magica the Cresant and the Cradle which is set in the mythical Middle East. I have some questions though. Would the Caliphate be a combined Congregation, Military and Nobility? Also how would the other faiths of the People of the Book be handled? I assume they would have no Nobility and they would have a lower status than the Muslims. Would they just be a Congregation? Also, how would earlier pagan faiths be handled? Would they be Spiritual Societies? I would think the Bedouin would be Tribes.
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12-10-2015, 04:45 PM | #383 |
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Ars Magica has the pagan gods (Babylonian, Egyptian etc. ) merge with magic instead of the Divine. Maybe in in GURPS DF these faiths would be part of the Hermetic Cabal? Maybe this is the way the old gods reassert their power in the world through secret magical societies? Maybe Hermes Trismegistus and Thoth teach wizards and clerics their magical secrets so they gain power in the world in a land where Allah rules?
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12-10-2015, 04:53 PM | #384 |
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Yeah, Guilds doesn't treat entire societies as backers ("guilds"), nor does it presume to restrict specific kinds of groups to particular nations, faiths, races, etc. Rather, it offers a bunch of different organizations that might exist within just about any society you could care to name . . . though obviously, some might fit your personal vision better than others.
It's a bit like how Dungeon Fantasy doesn't treat all elves as wizards or all halflings as thieves, nor does it restrict the wizardly professions to elves or the roguish ones to halflings. Instead, it offers a bunch of professions available to members of almost any race you could care to name . . . though obviously elves (with inborn Magery) have a leg up as wizards and halflings (with DX+1, SM -2, Honest Face, Silence, and Kleptomania) are equipped to thrive as thieves.
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12-10-2015, 10:00 PM | #387 |
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The "enlightened" might be optimistic.
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12-11-2015, 07:25 PM | #388 |
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So it looks like this year is probably going to be my last maintaining the speculation thread. It's been fun, but my plate is becoming full with my blog, my games, Patreon, and regular writing work. That said, who thinks that'd like to do it next year and can properly keep it up?
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12-13-2015, 06:30 PM | #389 |
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Well, bought the PDFs I wanted that had built up since the last purchase. Can't wait to see what comes out next year. Well ok, I can wait. :)
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12-17-2015, 11:26 AM | #390 |
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For the end of the year, we get Pyramid #3/86: Organizations.
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