[Discuss] Another Take on Religion

[Richard Cronan]

On 11/27/07, Tessa <snow15cat at aol.com> wrote:
> I have to disagree.

Part of the joy of a discussion list!

> Sticking essentially random people into religions won't add
> anything to religions besides a few more members and a lot of
> people who either don't want to be there or don't really care.

I have to disagree!

Sticking *everyone* into religions adds ubiquity to religion.  At the
moment, religion is like an optional extra that some people toy with
(and a very few are dedicated to) rather than an integral, deeply
woven facet of in-game life.

Having 'being of religion X' be part of someone's background in the
same way as 'coming from region Y', introduces religion right from the
start.  They can still ignore religion pretty much if they want to,
but it helps spread the idea of religion from the outset.

> If you're planning your character out to be, I dunno, scary warrior king
> of death and destruction nearly evil incarnate and suddenly you find
> yourself a follower of Love&Peace not only are you not really going to
> fit in but it doesn't make sense that you'd be there in the first
> place.

No-one is born a scary warrior king of death and destruction.  The
majority of people who are members (and we're talking laity, not
clergy) of any religion are born into it.  Some chose to leave.

> And if you want them to be able to switch out right away why
> force them in there at all? Why not allow them the time to learn how
> the game works before they start more complex things like guilds and
> religions, or at least learn about religions before they have to join
> one.

To change the default setting from 'no religion' to 'a religion'.
And, as I said above, to make religion more than just an optional
extra that a minority of characters play about with.

- rick


-- 
Unsubscribing and other list options:
http://news.battlemaster.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss