Convert
Many acts of both greatness and unspeakable atrocities have been perpetrated in the name of religion, by their believers, following the suggestions or even orders of their religious leaders.
Hence, believers are something very important to Priests, since their power is greatly increased by their number and social standing.
This edge allows Priests to gradually convert people into his religion, using the Religion System.
It is a process that requires the subject to be converted to listen to the teachings of the Priest, and cumulative successes or raises in Opposed Rolls against the subject: The Priest's Will & Persuasion against the Will & Control or Smarts & Sense Motive of the subject to be converted, whatever is higher. The Priest's roll is modified by half the subject's current faith score towards the Priest's religion, rounded up if positive, or down if negative.
Before raising the subject's faith in the Priest's religion, the Priest must first undermine the faith the subject has towards competing religions. Each 3 successes or raises in the contended rolls allow the Priest to lower by one the faith score the subject feels towards all other competing religions that currently have a faith score above 0.
Once all the positive faith scores of competing religions are reduced to 1 in a subject, the Priest can begin indoctrination in his own religion. For each 3 successes or raises, the subject changes his mind favourably towards the Priest's religion by one level, according to the Religion System. Each Faith level increased in the Priest's religion, also lowers by one the Faith level of all other religions that have extremely opposed beliefs or traditions.
When a subject reaches faith level 3 towards the Priest's religion, some kind of rite or ceremony is required, and the subject becomes an initiate. See the Religion System article to learn what a priest can get from his faithful flock.
The attempts of conversion you are making can be thwarted by similar efforts made by priests of other religions.
This edge cannot be applied to more than one person at once, unless it is coupled by a previous successful use of the Capture Attention edge. However, this synergy is only appreciated until the subject reaches Faith score of 3. To continue advancing, it requires a 1 on 1 effort.
Hence, believers are something very important to Priests, since their power is greatly increased by their number and social standing.
This edge allows Priests to gradually convert people into his religion, using the Religion System.
It is a process that requires the subject to be converted to listen to the teachings of the Priest, and cumulative successes or raises in Opposed Rolls against the subject: The Priest's Will & Persuasion against the Will & Control or Smarts & Sense Motive of the subject to be converted, whatever is higher. The Priest's roll is modified by half the subject's current faith score towards the Priest's religion, rounded up if positive, or down if negative.
Before raising the subject's faith in the Priest's religion, the Priest must first undermine the faith the subject has towards competing religions. Each 3 successes or raises in the contended rolls allow the Priest to lower by one the faith score the subject feels towards all other competing religions that currently have a faith score above 0.
Once all the positive faith scores of competing religions are reduced to 1 in a subject, the Priest can begin indoctrination in his own religion. For each 3 successes or raises, the subject changes his mind favourably towards the Priest's religion by one level, according to the Religion System. Each Faith level increased in the Priest's religion, also lowers by one the Faith level of all other religions that have extremely opposed beliefs or traditions.
When a subject reaches faith level 3 towards the Priest's religion, some kind of rite or ceremony is required, and the subject becomes an initiate. See the Religion System article to learn what a priest can get from his faithful flock.
The attempts of conversion you are making can be thwarted by similar efforts made by priests of other religions.
This edge cannot be applied to more than one person at once, unless it is coupled by a previous successful use of the Capture Attention edge. However, this synergy is only appreciated until the subject reaches Faith score of 3. To continue advancing, it requires a 1 on 1 effort.
Remove these ads. Join the Worldbuilders Guild
Comments