Message no. 1

From:	valeuj@*****.navy.mil (Valeu, John W. EM3 (AS40 R-3))
Subject:	I am the un-chosen one (was Throwing Stones, which was Spirits an
Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:53:15 +1000

>> I was thinking more of the poor mundane runners who have nothing else to
>> fight a spirit with. Joe Samurai is going to have to learn some Shinto
>> mumbo-jumbo and bless some bullets if he wants to shoot that oni. He
>> doesn't have to believe it, but the ritual must be performed properly
>> and with the appropriate symbols if he wants to get the bonus. Some
>> knowledge skill tests would probably be in order here.

>I'd do it the other way around: unless the runner believes it, regardless
>of what someone else's opinion about the matter is, it's not going to
>work. It's a question of if you see religion in SR as a personal thing, or
>as a matter of the gods believing in you even if you don't believe in
>them, though.

My friends and I had this comedic idea about an average Joe that gets picked
by Dog to be a shaman. Then Dog finds out that it's the wrong guy. Dog
takes back powers. Joe is upset but forgives Dog. Then Eagle comes along
and sees Joe. Then Horse. Then Raccoon. Etc... Etc...