Brendan Lally wrote:
Gameplay is to me the key point, If there is drowning, then there is
no need to have massive alterations to world maps that have open
bodies of water (and illogical limits on where a player can and can't
swim). If some characters are not guarenteed to be able to drown, then
they could go anywhere in a body of water, which would mean a need to
modify them to define where someone can't swim to.
Your right here - it's all about gameplay. While I like the idea (an
elegant solution to the problem) I'm simply exploring the
holes/complaints I think players/people might try to poke in it.
The 'all water is partially holy water' argument does have one other
problem, in that wraiths can drink potions of water with no ill
effects.
Indeed - and being rained on if the weather code is used or drinking
standard water bottles. That being said it's certainly still a viable
option.
Isn't holy water blessed by a priest to become holy, and after it's been
used no longer "holy" and just "water"? In this case wouldn't water
returned to the sea no longer be holy?
That's an interesting question, I infer from the wikipedia quote
above, that the water would then no longer be exorcised, but that is
an unsourced line from a wikipedia article. I have been unable to find
a better reference myself.
I do know that the quantity of water recognised as holy by any person
is a tiny fraction of the world's total (even if the hindu
intrepretation is used where (as I understand it) the entire river
gagnes is considered holy - I'm unsure on this point, and would
welcome it being corrected, I don't think hinduism has exorcism of
water in the same way as Christianity.)
Anyway, regardless of the reality of holy water, the world of
crossfire is polytheistic, one god can define its persistance in
rivers, seas and streams (but not in glass bottles, or fountains -
sounds kinda like a gaea sort of claim to me.), while the others
don't.
If their banishments can work against wraith, why not their holy water?
Works for me!
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