| From: | Jeremiah Stevens <jeremiah@********.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Hermetic Shamans (Was Magical Deckers) |
| Date: | Tue, 4 Nov 1997 01:12:52 -0500 |
> manner. However there also are those people who don't fall neatly into the
> Intuitive (Shamanistic) or Scientific (Hermetic) catagory. What about the idea of a
> mage that would fall into this type of situation? Maybe something of a Hermetic
> Shamen...
>
> Possibly being able to cast spells as though they were Hermetic, but they would
> summon spirits instead of Elementals. Another possiblity would be to have access to
> both Elementals and Spirits, but this might need something to offset the
> possibility for munchkining.
>
> This should neccessarily be a rare thing though, not many people fit into that type
> of catagory, something like less than one half of one percent...
> --
> Knight Rook Shadow Dancer *** shadowd@********.com
> \______________)======================================================
> WITH ORION'S SWORD THE HUNTER AROSE AND CONQUERED THE WORLD WITH FURY AND GRACE
>
Actually, the Path Magic of Tir na nOg is similar to this, especially the
Path of the Bard, as they have access to both Elementals and Spirits of
the Great Fiery Firmament. Overall, the Path Magic combines a number of
elements from both the Hermetic and Shamanic traditions. While it is
officially Hermetic, mages identify with particular a Path and gain
bonuses and penalties based on this affiliation. Followers hear a
'calling' of a Path in a fashion similar to the calling of a totem, and in
some regards, the direction followed could be looked at as a totem.
Given this information, I would not doubt that there are others who view
magic in a similar way. I hardly feel it is unrealistic to allow other
types of Hermetic-Shamanic mixtures with differing results.
