Torites and Detect Divinity

[Greg Mowczko <mooch>]

Had to remove the Elf part from the subject :) 

Maybe the reason that a Detect Divinity reveals a priest of Tor is
that they are a priest. I mean they don't have the spells but follow
a God. When they get ordained in their ceremony it is conducted by
the Marsal ( who you said has a connection to Tor ). Perhaps it is
all a metaphysical thing that just happens without the use of spells.

Atenians don't have spells either but they definitely have powers. ( Ok
they probably have Core ). There are just some things that are.

						Greg

> From kklumb@expert.cc.purdue.edu Mon Nov  2 23:28:15 1998
> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 23:30:46 -0500 (EST)
> From: Keith Klumb <kklumb@expert.cc.purdue.edu>
> To: Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>
> cc: John Hogg <johnhogg@expert.cc.purdue.edu>, jedi@ecn.purdue.edu,
>         gmlist@cioe.com
> Subject: Re: Elven Priests and T'or Harmony
>
> I hate to bring up more crap on the elven torites. But if they don't
> really get their power from To'r, thus they don't need a soul to channel
> divine energies.
> 	Wouldn't that mean that a detect divinity wouldn't work on a
> Torite? Since they aren't actually channeling divine energies and that is
> what Detect divinity looks for. Also to back this up is the fact that
> their is no Divine cermony to ordain them (the ceremony is just going
> through the motions, with no real divine intervention). This would be true
> except for a Marsal who is selected and ordained by To'r himself.
>
> John, no that write up didn't get sent..I'd like to see it. I'm planning
> an adventure that might use them.
>
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> On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Wright Frazier wrote:
>
> > > I gotta say, the reason I asked about the elf/t'orite thing is twofold:
> > > 1) Sylvan elf priests of T'or?  yes?  no?  Did I stumble on something to
> > > that effect in the gelelia setting rules (like on the last page in the new
> > > rulings section)?  Was it just an idea?  how is it justified if it's part
> > > of that setting?  etc.
> > 
> > Nothing that can't be fixed in a simple rewrite of something I've working
> > on.
> > 
> > As it currently stands, there are Geleian elven priests of T'or as NPCs.
> > No idea if there are any PC ones, they are pretty rare.  And why its there
> > is purely because Dan told Lyle and I that elves could be priests of T'or.
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > 2) Was ruling T'orites can be elves based on a misinterpretation of
> > > who/what Simon is?
> > 
> > Nothing at all to do with it.  Id idn't even know Simon was part elf.
> > 
> > Wright
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > Simon's always been a half-elf priest of T'or.
> > > 
> > > He rolled elven grandparent on ALL the appearance rolls (and got NONE of
> > > the racial abilities :(  )
> > > 
> > > Dan ruled he had a soul.
> > > I threw in the tatoo that Seth Gecko had in "From Dusk 'Til Dawn" to cover
> > > the brands (which is why he got a new tatoo on his right arm when he got
> > > promoted and was still undercover))
> > > 
> > > voila!  instant cover
> > > 
> > > (you guys have no idea how hard it is to give a GM notification that as a
> > > rule you stand behind the party whenever they gather so as not to be
> > > accidentally looked upon when someone pops off a "detect divinity")
> > > 
> > > Until he 'broke cover' code was used to indicate doing drills as I had
> > > seen one of Matt Fahler's characters pretty well screwed by a party when
> > > he was trying to run his (admittedly obnoxious) torite undercover.
> > > (Gotta love BJA001  :)  )
> > > 
> > > Regardless, Simon bleeds green, but he ain't a full elf.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > John Hogg					johnhogg@expert.cc.purdue.edu
> > > I'll tell you what I've learned today!  I've learned Nature can be cruel ...  
> > > BUT I CAN BE CRUELER!!!!!!    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
> > > 		-Ren Hoek	"Lumberjerks"	The Ren & Stimpy Show
> > > 
> > > 
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