[Discuss] Another Take on Religion

[Sandra Goen]

On 11/26/07, Loren Schmidt <loren.schmidt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Nov 26, 2007 7:37 AM, Tom <tom at lemuria.org> wrote:
> > Here's another thought I have about religion:
> >
> >
> > Maybe we should just abandon it.
> >
> > I'll tell you why. It's not a gameplay reason, it's psychology. Very few
> > of us can really "feel" what religion meant to someone of the time.
> > We've grown up and live in a post-enlightenment world, and the view on
> > religion is _the_ major difference.
> >
>
> I'm not sure I agree.  I know that at least in ASI the major religion
> influences the way people act almost as much as their sense of honor
> does.  There have been seriously large arguments over someone who
> wasn't acting in accordance with the religion.  The religion has
> spread to neighboring Falasan, and shortly will be 'heading' a new
> Theocracy in Riverholm.
>
> It's given players in ASI a sense of manifest destiny to retake former
> lands, and to protect those that they gain, whilst explaining how and
> why the other side is evil incarnate in some cases (Eston for freeing
> their god responsible for evil from his prison).
>
> I think it by and large it has a great deal to do with the culture
> within the realms themselves as it relates to RP, than a psi block in
> their ability to understand the importance of religion.
>
> I personally don't like that priests are tied to their realm by the
> players, and would rather they were a 'realm' unto themselves, but
> that is how things go right now.  So it's up to the political
> leadership within the Church to reach out and try to convince local
> lords and so on about their faith.
>
> /Loren


I also have characters in ASI on Atamara. I agree with Loren. I really like
the dimension that religion gives my characters. I feel lke it gives them
something to feel passionate about. I may not be able to really "feel" what
religion meant to the people at the time (because I can't interview them),
but I had a very religious upbringing. It was passionate and touchy feely
and mystical. I know how spirituality feels and what it looks like. I also
know what it looks like when people use religion as a political tool. I see
no reason to abandon religion just because some players feel too enlightened
to enjoy what religion has to offer. You've still got players like me and
Loren that enjoy the heck out of their unenlightened characters.
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