Hero Cults

The Butcher · February 18, 2013, 04:31:40 PM

Quote from: Daddy Warpig;629567Here's the interesting question: does hero-worship empower the Hero himself, or does it create a divine simulacra?

If it empowers the Hero, their God isn't who they think he is. (As with Jayne.)

If it creates a new being who embodies who they think the hero is, then the hero will encounter a being that's like him, but superhuman, with a different personality, and the capability of powering priests and miracles.

A-w-k-w-a-r-d...

And if the villain (ala Mao) is a divine simulacra, how long until they send out agents to hunt down their mortal inspiration?

And if the mortal inspiration was an inverse Jayne, a hero mistaken for a villain, what happens when the mortal hero faces a Divinity, who's a malign reflection of themselves?

Sounds a lot like Unknown Armies' Godwalkers -- people who set off to achieve godhood by emulating an universal archetype, and have to dodge agents of the reigning gods (the Invisible Clergy) on their way to ascension.

RPGPundit · February 19, 2013, 02:42:08 AM

Quote from: DestroyYouAlot;629586At least in BECMI, it's a literal ascension. But the worship helps (as I understand it).

If I remember correctly, in BECMI they might talk about the importance of followers but up to the "M" part at least, those have no effect on the actual mechanics of things (that is, it doesn't make it any easier for you to become an immortal).

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