| From: | John E Pederson <lobo1@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Mantis Spirit Host Questions |
| Date: | Thu, 26 Dec 1996 13:27:37 EST |
writes:
>another question... heh.
>
> Would a Mantis spirit (female of course) help out people? How
>much would
>the memories of the person the spirit occupied influence the Mantis's
>general reaction to helping people, liking people, etc.
> And the big one, would it be possable for someone to maintain
>control of
>themselves with a Mantis spirit inside of them. Sorta like she is
>still
>human, and has human emotions, but is also strongly influenced by the
>experience of having a Mantis spirit try and merge with her. This
>came
>from me thinking up NPC ideas.. heh.
>
>fd
>
I don't personally have a problem with "anima" mantids, but this opinion
may change as I just got Bug City today:) and I still haven't read all
the material on Invae in the Grimmythingy 2nd edition:( Currently,
however, I'm planning on introducing an anima mantid...I don't think,
however, that the original personality can control the mantid. I think
that the person who was possessed is dead, her soul has either been
separated/destroyed (or whatever it would normally do when you die) or
has been co-opted in the possession, destroying the actual personality of
the possessed person. After the possession, there would only be one
personality: the spirit's. Yes, the mantid can assume the host's
personality, possesses the host's memories and would probably be
infulenced by said remembrances, but the insect spirit would always be in
control, because the other personality can no longer fight for dominance.
I think. All IMO, of course:)
Canthros-the-doesn't-know-quite-what-he's-talking-about-shapeshifter-mage
