RE: [DL] Opinion on the Bless'd

["coyote" <coyote@net-link.net>]

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Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 7:36 PM
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Subject: [DL] Opinion on the Bless'd


Heya... I was wondering if anyone would give me an opinion:

One of my players was discussing Deadlands characters w/ me - and he
believes that ALL preachers/holy people, of  any faith, are Blessed (as in
Arcane Bkgnd: Blessed) and have all the rights/responsibilities as related
to that. I disagree. I believe you can have a right holy preacher or other
good standing leader of a religious group w/o being blessed. Being blessed
is a special gift from the God/dess/es of your choice. In my opinion, there
are NOT tons of AB characters running about (my opinion is there's no more
then 1500 Harrowed, 800 or so Blessed, 2000 Hucksters, 1000 Mad Scientists
and some 1300 shamans in all of North America), and having every preacher
who's in good standing be Blessed is unbalanced. So what do you all think?

>>Snip>>

As the Marshal you are of course correct, ask anybody on this last about the
infallability of the Marshal. Devoted does not mean blessed i.e. just
because you're an ordained minister doesn't mean you can use the Lay on
Hands miracle or invoke Armor of Righteousness. Any character with levels in
Faith can invoke the Protection Miracle but unless he/she has the AB:
Blessed edge they can't use any other miracle. This way, any lowly country
Parson in BFE Nebraska can hold out his cross and attempt to keep a hungry
nosferatu at bay but unless he's got one heck of a high spirit, his dominion
over the undead is likely to be just like him, i.e. short-lived.

>>Marshal Joseph C. Wolf

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