[DL] Self Restoration miracle

["Steve Bartell" <SBARTELL@novell.com>]

For our Deadlands game, I designed a new miracle for the Blessed I run. 
My marshall approved it, and I figured I would share it here in case
anyone else wanted to use some home-brewed stuff.  The character has Lay
on Hands, and used it to great advantage for the other characters, but
wanted to design something to heal herself ... but a bit less potent.

A quick point about the character to understand why the miracle is
written why it is.  The character's name is Betsy Hoehill, and she did
not start off as a Blessed.  On the contrary, she was a saloon girl who
later got religion and after quite a few years of gaming, bought the
Arcane: Blessed.  (Some special circumstances that let her get this.) 
So she is fun to roleplay, because although she is Blessed, she also has
the Randy flaw, the Purty edge, as well as Conscience.  So she gets
herself in and out of trouble, and repentance is a way of life.  We
obviously have fun with the campaign at her expense, and it is a
lighthearted break in the shootin' and horrors of the weird west.  That
said, you can understand why the miracle is written the way it is...

Self Restoration
TN: 4
Speed: 3 minutes per wound
Duration: Permanent
Range: Self
Fightin' evil is hard work, and a young lady tends to get busted up
doing it.  It's not easy building up the almighty's kingdom when you are
gravely wounded, and what's worse, it is hard to stay purty when you are
covered with scars.  Sure, some fellas like it, but they usually aren't
the ones that tip well.

With this in mind, Betsy prayed fervently (and paid the bounty points)
until she was granted the miracle 'self restoration'.  With this
miracle, the  blessed must enter into a prayer, making a Faith roll at
the beginning.  On a success, and every raise thereafter, the blessed
heals either one wound or recovers 10 wind.  The recovery is not
immediate, but rather takes three minutes per wound or ten wind
recovered.  The blessed must remain in prayer during this entire time. 
If the blessed is interrupted during this time, they are healed up to
the point where the disruption took place.  Any wound penalties still
exist for one hour after the miracle end, however, from stiffness.

As with other miracles, self restoration will only function if the
blessed is actively in the service of her religion.  Where Lay on Hands
is a selfless service to others, self restoration only functions on the
blessed themselves, so the selfish puppy better be working in the
greater service of her god or others if she expects to be healed!


- Steve