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Message no. 1
From: Wyrmy <elfman@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: Samurai and their Totems WAS:[Shamans and their Totem
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 12:53:59 -0600
<SNIP all this stuff Granite said that I agree with.>
You know, if he adopts a totem, does all the right things for a long
time, he might get a little bit of the power.Say, the ability that when
he becomes enraged, or does what his totem does best, suddenly a totem
mask appears, and shows up everytime he/she enters that emotional
state.As the amount of time that he has worshipped his totem lengthens,
he becomes more and more powerful, until he becomes the equivelant of a
conjuring adept(except that he could only summon one type of spirit.Ands
that depends on the totem.)But I'm Talking about a long term thing,not a
Play a coupla times and conjure like a pro.In RL my totem would have to
be Dog,And if I was to suddenly goblinize,I would most likely turn into
an ork.I mean I already look kinda like one.All I need are the tusks and
the stronger stats.

Also,what are your Slang names for totems.I know Rat's is The Gray
Brother, but I don't know any more.Can you guys and Gals healp me out?I
espicialy need the one for Dog.
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Message no. 2
From: Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE>
Subject: Re: Samurai and their Totems WAS:[Shamans and their Totem
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 19:18:55 +0000
On 13 Feb 98 at 12:53, Wyrmy wrote:
> <SNIP all this stuff Granite said that I agree with.>
> You know, if he adopts a totem, does all the right things for a long
> time, he might get a little bit of the power.Say, the ability that when
> he becomes enraged, or does what his totem does best, suddenly a totem
> mask appears, and shows up everytime he/she enters that emotional
> state.
But... _WHY_??? Choosing a totem for a non-magical character is a way
to enhance roleplaying. Why would one want to make it ruleplaying, or
even roll-playing? Why would one character deserve special boni for
roleplaying, while others, who choose different (non-native-american)
backgrounds, don't?

Having a totem is an _aid_ for roleplaying, as one has a ... templarte
how to act. Get me right, I have two chars who 'follow a totem' (hm...
in fact, three, but the last one is a shaman and thus _has_ to follow a
totem :-) and like them, and the idea, but I just can't see why one
would give "a little bit of the power" to a character.

> As the amount of time that he has worshipped his totem lengthens,
> he becomes more and more powerful, until he becomes the equivelant of a
[snip]

... wow... finally we found a backdoor to the allmighty samurai-
decker- shaman-with- hermetic- powers,- too we all always wanted to
play. Not.

Sascha
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Message no. 3
From: Wyrmy <elfman@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: Samurai and their Totems WAS:[Shamans and their Totem
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 04:43:50 -0600
> ... wow... finally we found a backdoor to the allmighty samurai-
> decker- shaman-with- hermetic- powers,- too we all always wanted to
> play. Not.
>
By the time he would have that power,he would be over ninety years old.
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