RulingNations@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 7/11/04 12:09:07 AM Mountain Daylight Time, >andrewdj54701@yahoo.com writes: > > >>RulingNations@aol.com wrote: >> >>>>>So, by dismissing Buddhism and Islam and not giving any further >>>guidelines you are saying, "There's no such thing as a typical religion >>>and you're going to have to read my mind." >>> >>> >>Well, I don't know what Juuso thinks, but I'd say "Yes, there is no such >>thing as a typical religion." As far as the first tier are concerned, in >>every case, unique circumstances propelled them on to the world stage. >>For many of them, their success depended on the right person being in >>the right place at the right time. You can't say that "Such-and-so is a >>necessary requirement for a religion to become great," because the role >>of chance is too great and cannot be ignored. The great religions all >>have unique stories; only in the little religions can you make >>predictions and generalizations. >> >> > >I disagree. For one, all the great religions had no difficulty making >converts in their early days. The specifics were unique in each case, >but they can be boiled down to fulfilling a need which wasn't being met. >So basically, if a new religion doesn't start out fast its not going to >go anywhere. > > > I see your point. >>I may not be clear about this, but then, religion is a subject about >>which clarity is difficult. >> >> > >[snip] > > > >>As far as wasting them [Fudge Points] goes, you can always earn more. >> >> > >Not easily. I was waiting for my Fudge Points to go from seven to eight >since December. > > > >>The real waste is earning them, but not using them. Personally, I think >>it might not be a bad idea to either put a cap on the maximum number of >>Fudge Points a player can have in their pool, or, alternatively, a "use >>it or lose it" rule whereby if you sit on your Fudge Points too long, >>they "leak" out--the window of opportunity slipping away. >> >> > >If either of these proposals are adopted I will be quitting the game. >First, how Fudge Points are gained has nothing to do with when they >might be used. Second, it biases the game toward people who are good >earning points, regardless of whether they are good at spending them. >Personally, most of the uses of Fudge Points I have seen are wasteful. > > > So what, then, would in your mind be a non-wasteful use of Fudge Points? >[snip] > > > >>>I have stated and restated what Exquaestio offers. Since those >>>statements were ignored I have had no choice except to use actions to >>>state what those offers are. Since by decreasing the rate of growth you >>>have given me fewer actions those definitions come extremely slowly. >>> >>> >>Again, you probably mentioned this before, but what does Exquaestio >>offer converts? I only ask because there was a period a few months ago >>when Yahoo! was dumping about half the messages from the list into my >>Bulk E-mail folder, and I might have missed that particular posting. >> >> > >Other than political power in the local government, nothing has been >mentioned which other religions offer that isn't offered by Exquaestio. >More specifically Exquaestio offers: > >1) Education: > > >2) Community: > >3) Protection: Any person or community can call upon the rohain for >protection from the supernatural. If needed, a community can even >_create_ rohain, although such will still have to be trained. Clergy >will even interfere with the local government on occasion. > > > That last has a potential to create conflict. >4) Magic: Though weak, magic is relatively common within Exquaestio. >Members are not mere onlookers in the face of magic, they are encouraged >to participate, and know that some effects can only be produced with >their aide. The membership also knows that Exquaestio's magical >abilities are expanding. > > > Hmm. I see interesting times, possibly. Exquaestio's common use of magic will almost certainly bring it into eventual conflict with the Millat Shanar faith currently favored by Kaeir and the Shanari tribes, a faith that is deeply opposed to the use of any kind of magic for any purpose. Andrew Janssen >Jefferson (Exquaestio) >http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ >---------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
