Re: [HOE] harrowed and faith- spoiler

["Nick Zachariasen" <zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu>]

> > As I said before, Harrowed faith isn't derived from some overarching
power of
> > good as the blesseds is. Besides, a manitou in control of a Doomie
arsenal is
> > just too deadly to the posse for any sane Marshal not to allow!
>
> I'm still not convinced. If the Doomie's faith isn't really faith, they
> why is the skill spirit based? It seems to me that the Doomsayer's belief
> in the Glow is what is giving him the ability to cast miracles. It's not
> the same (although it is similar) to a syker's blastin', that's pure skill
> and training and mental discipline. For the Doomie the driving force is
> his own belief in the power that is giving him these abilities. If that

Well, you have to look back to the Blessed for an answer here.  Their
Miracles all work on their Faith, and mechanically, they're channeling
Hunting Grounds energy through themselves just like the Doomsayers are.
However, the Blessed are protected by their deity from the effects of
channeling the energy, hence the reason they don't really have any backlash.
Doomsayers, on the other hand, DO have backlash.  They're channeling Hunting
Grounds energy through themselves, but there's no actual force protecting
them.  They may THINK there's something there, but there really isn't.  They
just learn a particular way of tapping the energy and they use it.

Nick Zachariasen
Editor Emeritus
Trojan Times