Re: [DL] Seaking of Faith (was: need a quick blessed ruling)

[Netse Ôhtsevehâtse <netse@severian.chi.il.us>]

> Actually while marshaling I've found that Shamans probably have the easiest
> time of any arcane background (actually it's a toss up between them and the
> blessed).  Shamans always know if a favor will work it's just a matter of
> them having enough appeasement, and since they can store it in their
> guardian spirit this usualy isn't a problem.

Not always.  Some favors require the shaman to pay the appeasement,
then succeed at some sort of trait check.

>  The fact that their guardian spirit 
> doubles appeasement for certain favors can be quite problematic for a 
> Marshal, and if that shaman has a relic linked to the same type of favors 
> then that appeasement is tripled!!  This leads to some truly ridiculous 
> charecters especially if the shamans guardian spirit favors war.

But I have to agree that whatever a shaman can do, he can usually do
pretty darned well.  But often not fast.

                                Netse Ôhtsevehâtse