More Factions 2nd Ed
I've been quite busy working the day job, covering for a guy who was eliminated and PTO as well. On the bright side, this gives me regular (although sporadic) time to work on Factions. The revamped Ritual Magic system appears to be locked in. There is still a good deal of work to be done in converting the existing Rituals to the new system, but it's just a matter of time.
Also, the Astral Plane is being greatly expanded. As with all things Factions, each major belief system exists as true alongside one another, so this is requiring a great amount of comparative mythology study on my part. When all is said and done, spirits as a whole will play a larger role in the game, they will be detailed into the Astral Plane, and interacting with them will be an important element of the setting.
One thing I've found is that there appears to be two main approaches to spirit/astral mythology in world religions. The main divide is between "pagan" and "western" approaches, and I use these terms loosely. Essentially, any indigenous peoples with shamanistic or earth-based religions mapped the heavens one way, and those affected by Abrahamic religions, Buddhism, or Hinduism went another direction. Not really important to the game world in any direct way, but interesting.
Hope everyone had a safe and festive holiday season. I'll see you in 2010!
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Also, the Astral Plane is being greatly expanded. As with all things Factions, each major belief system exists as true alongside one another, so this is requiring a great amount of comparative mythology study on my part. When all is said and done, spirits as a whole will play a larger role in the game, they will be detailed into the Astral Plane, and interacting with them will be an important element of the setting.
One thing I've found is that there appears to be two main approaches to spirit/astral mythology in world religions. The main divide is between "pagan" and "western" approaches, and I use these terms loosely. Essentially, any indigenous peoples with shamanistic or earth-based religions mapped the heavens one way, and those affected by Abrahamic religions, Buddhism, or Hinduism went another direction. Not really important to the game world in any direct way, but interesting.
Hope everyone had a safe and festive holiday season. I'll see you in 2010!
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