07-15-2012, 03:47 AM | #11 | |
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In Sagatafl, I have a Bless Union ritual (works for any kind of marriage, even same-sex) that, if translated into GURPS terms, is basically a one-use Luck to avert a threat to the marital bliss, via a re-roll. And with a limited duration. The Bless spell from GURPS Magic may also be inspirational. Like that (if I recall the writeup correctly), but limited in how it can help. |
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07-15-2012, 03:52 AM | #12 | |
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07-15-2012, 03:58 AM | #13 |
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I treat Christianity, Islam and Judaism as different flavours of the same religion, in my Ärth historical fantasy setting. That includes heresies, although as far as I know there weren't many of those in the 10th century. Or at least most heresies count as "same religion". If something goes too far off the Abrahamic pattern, obviously it should be something else. There's also a fourth Abrahamic religion, which has John the Baptist as its central prophet, so it's an offshoot of Judaism. It's very small and obscure, though.
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07-15-2012, 04:05 AM | #14 | |
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Zoroastrianism is a difficult thing in my Ärth setting. It's kinda Abrahamic, but not entirely so, and it's still around in very, very tiny quantities. Ars Magica, in the recent 5th Edition supplement on the Divine, treats Zoroastroanism as a Divine thing, probably mostly because it's monotheist and may well have been part of the inspiration for Judaism and/or for Christinity (and/or Islam?). But it doesn't quite fit the Abrahamic pattern, so my preference would be to treat it as a religion of its own, in Ärth. |
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07-15-2012, 04:06 AM | #15 |
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Buddhism almost isn't a religion. I'm certainly quite inclined to not treat it as one, if I ever get around to developping the Asian part of my Ärth setting. Hinduism is just a variant of the standard Indo-European pattern, although of course with many elaborations.
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Anyway, if you look at the original list I think it covers things that are universal - burial and marriage (although marriage was a non-religious ceremony long after Christianity made its way here), minor blessing, curing disease and soothing pain, casting out troublesome spirits and defence against curses. A 'basic package' so to speak.
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Some define it as any form of philosophy or group of traditions without any psuedoscience, magic, or dogma required.
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07-15-2012, 06:26 PM | #19 |
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Note that I'm not saying that Buddhism shouldn't "work" in my Ärth setting. All existing religions are true in that setting, as well as Satanism (a religion that did not exist in medieval times, and isn't the same as present-day Satanism anyway). They all produce results. Buddhism should produce results too. I just don't think it's simulatatively optimal to treat it as a religion.
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07-15-2012, 06:28 PM | #20 | |
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If it doesn't cover that, you need one more ritual. And note that that can also work for Abrahamic blessings, e.g. a Catholic priest performing a mass for an army before a battle. |
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