[Rq-rules] House Rule Query

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I also like the idea. Another thought is that depending on the god/goddes,
the creature to be sacrificed may have to be quite rare, hard to come by,
or hard to transport. Sacrifice a tiger ot such.....


> I LOVE that idea, and no, I don't think it would make divine magic too
> accessible or cheap, provided you adjusted the availability of
> livestock accordingly. Remember that in most semi-realistic ancient or
> medieval settings, animals are rather more valuable than we appreciate.
> Chickens are mainly eaten when they stop laying eggs, and beef is
> largely a by-product of replacing an aging draft-animal. I wouldn't
> even make the animals have to be bought from the temple priest.
>
> I WOULD, however, suggest that an animal cannot be sacrificed
> (successfully) unless it has been properly consecrated to make its POW
> available to the god or goddess. Not all of the POW would come back as
> divine spells; some or even most would just go to the deity as a true
> sacrifice. I'd also make the consecration ritual one which not all
> cults had, as some don't practice sacrifice of this sort at all.
>
> On 9-Feb-08, at 6:11 PM, royce at efn.org wrote:
>
>> Hi, All,