From:	Jani Fikouras <feanor@**********.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject:	Re: Interesting Idea
Date:	Mon, 18 Sep 1995 11:03:28 +0200

> > Yeah - but you all forget one important point: All non-shamans don't
> > believe in the existence of totems, because noone ever saw one.
>
> Are you sure that a PC shaman actually have to see his/her totem in order
> to properly function as a shaman?
> I mean, my PC (racoon shaman) have survived quite a lot sessions now, and
> he still have yet to see his totem!
> Oh, he still believes completely in Racoon, very much in fact. But he
> still have to earn the honor of actually meeting his totem.
>
> Is there something I'm missing or have forgotten?

A shaman can only see his totem "in person" is to visit the metaplanes.
And as long as you are not an initiate performing such a feat is somewaht
hard.

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