Re: [ADMIN] Nor is it a Place for Discussion of Realworld Religion

>TandemArts@???.com meandered fecklessly...
>
>> Magic is as real as faith or religion man... in fact... ITS NOT AT ALL
>> DIFFERENT. And it seems to work just fine for the people who use, study
>and
>> believe in it. It just doesn't work AT ALL the way the AD&D designers
>made the
>> game mechanics.
>>
>> (I've spent over 12 years studying this subject in both private and
>academic
>> life and thats just my opinion.)-Kurt-
>
>    I have a tendency of nipping the discussion of real world religion
>in the bud quickly, as it is one of the quickest ways to start the
>flames.  So this subject needs to die very quickly.
>
>
>Leroy Van Camp III
>malacoda@???????.com
>ICQ #20039817
>
>  "Well, it seems the people see you as something of an ogre, sir."
>  "What?  Why, I ought to crush them and eat their bones!"
>                        The Simpsons


Many of the most interesting fantasy religions I've encountered are derived
from real world religions, usually with a significant twist to throw the
players off.  The presence of actual magic also tends to subtly alter a
religious environment, no matter how carefully re-created.