[DitV] Questions! 1. About tradition among the Faithful
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Quote from: Paul T on April 17, 2010, 12:36:07 PM
Yes, good! I'm using "pseudo-Mormon" as a shorthand for "the sort of society Dogs presents"--and really only Vincent can answer that
I wonder if this is true. I have this book and it tells me some stuff about the world inhabited by the Dogs. And it doesn't tell me some stuff. I'm not sure anyone really has primacy in filling in those details.
One of the things I love about the game is that it puts enough of the Faith in the text to provide flavor and beliefs and passions, but leaves so much open to interpretation and doctrinal arguments. All these loose ends are wonderful because all the players get to have ideas about what's right and wrong and we get to argue them out in the game and force others to accept our characters interpretations, or not, as the dice see fit. The Faith and the world it resides in is never really the same thing twice. And my steward in one town can think "Damn straight a steward can force you to marry against your will!" While in the next town over my steward could be thinking "If the King of All LIfe meant them to wed, he wouldn't have hardened her heart against him. Who am I to gainsay her?" And neither steward is right or wrong. And even if we have a conflict, the stakes can't be "Am I right?" only "Do you accept that I am right."
Sorry, just rambling thoughts provoked by your thread.
lumpley:
I have opinions, but they're just my opinions.
1.
Ceremony performed with authority is binding, but...
A righteous steward wouldn't do that, but...
If she said yes, she meant it and it counts.
2.
This one will be a fight every time. Both stewardships apply.
If the Dog and the steward are both righteous, they will agree what needs to happen, so...
If they disagree, one or both of them are not following God's guidance, but...
Of course each will think that the other's the lost one.
A wise judge will look to the neighbors. If there's no cult in the town, the neighbors will take the correct side. They want peace and happiness, and will see which side is the greater threat.
-Vincent
Paul T:
Nice, Vincent.
Does anyone have any examples or sources on real-world customs related to this kind of situation? I'm curious how existing societies deal with these ambiguities.
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