| From: | Todd Montgomery <tmont@****.WVU.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Totem dictating diet? |
| Date: | Mon, 18 Oct 1993 10:34:10 -0400 |
> > OK guys. Lets have a little reality check.
>
> Boo, hiss... ;-)
>
Someone must do it. 8{>
> > Why would possum totem REQUIRE its shamans to be vegetarians. When I
>
> Why not? It's just a restriction.
I guess to me it just seems sort of silly. My view of totems is not
necessarily nature, trees, and singing birds. I see totems as representations
of personalities. As personifications of the traits we see in revered
animals. So, I guess the dietary restriction could come into play. But it
would have to be deeply ingrained in our view of the animal. And right now
I can not think of any animal were its diet really defines the its character.
Perhaps Vulture. Now that would be a disadvatage. Only rotting meats.
Yummy.
> > think of possums, I do not think of veggies. If we do this, then
> > why not make Lion carnivores ONLY, and Deer eat only grass. Oh, and
> > Buffalo eat grass also.
>
> You could do this if you want, but the way I see it is that totems should
> be individualised, i.e. with unique forms of advantages and disadvantages.
> It gets a bit boring after a while just saying "+X dice to Y, -Z dice to
> this or -XX to that".
>
I totally agree. But the ads/disads should be balanced with other totems and
be a part of the animals character.
> > BTW: How is being a vegetarian a disadvantage?
>
> Numbers wise, it's not. It's just for roleplaying purposes, in my mind.
>
I have played with some people who would take this totem, just because
roleplaying a vegetarian would not hamper them in the least.
-- Quiktek
-- Todd Montgomery
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