[DitV] Dogs and (false?) doctrine
Marshall Burns:
John,
To add on to the points that have already been made, here's what occurred to me: how would the Stewards even know about Virginia's heresy? Surely she could easily keep it to herself around authority figures.
-Marshall
FredGarber:
Can the player to take a similar trait that doesn't violate Doctrine? WHY does she hate the Doctrine of Polygamy? Is it because it often leads to the subjugation of women? Is it the jealousies that it creates? Is it the Patrilinear inheritance structure that is the result?
Sister Virgina "believes that Women should be Free to Create their own Destiny"
Sister Virginia "hates the Competition for Affection between wives?"
Sister Virgina "knows a pure marriage only exists with pure love."
On the other hand, EVERY story I read here about DITV is about FaceStabbity Narrativism, so a strong position on an issue can only provide a good hook for that.
-Fred
WillH:
So I was thinking. What if Sister Virginia hates the doctrine yet still believes it to be the truth and those called on to practice it must obey the King of Life's word. That would just be a big bowel of conflict waiting to spill out.
David Artman:
Quote from: WillH on February 14, 2008, 07:34:14 PM
That would just be a big bowel of conflict waiting to spill out.
God, I hope that was a typo for "bowl." Otherwise... dude, shitty image. *rimshot*
Good point, though: "hatred" does not necessitate disbelief. Definitely an interesting tack--more interesting than "hiding" that hatred or treating it as some kind of "false doctrine" that she will elect to espouse at key moments in play.
One point no ones' made yet: once out of Bridal Falls, the Dogs' Word is the King's Word. Period. Think "Papal Infallibility." Therefore, if Virginia is called to oppose the practice of polygamy in a town, She Is Right, as far as interpretation of doctrine goes. (Although, once that percolates up through the Regional Steward to the Ancients and Prophets, she could be called in for a talking-to!)
At least, that's how I've read the rules WRT the moral authority of Dogs in towns... though, now that I think of it--aside from the "responsible for FOO" section which explain the "hierarchy" of Faithful society--there's really no talk in the rules about those who hold authority/responsibility over the Dogs. Is there? (Book not handy.) That is to say, once out of training/initiation, there's little talk of what the A&Ps do, WRT Dog Management and Asset Allocation, so to speak.
Maybe only the other Dogs are the authorities, in a mutual check-and-balance arrangement? If I Hulk Out with my sorcerous Dog, the A&Ps won't be the ones handling it: my companions will be exorcising and/or ventilating me. I think....
lumpley:
According to the text, the Dogs return to the temple at Bridal Falls at the end of their circuit, make their reports to the stewards there, and receive their new assignments.
In the field, yes, exactly.
Either way, at all times, once the game starts, say yes or roll dice.
-Vincent
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