Pyramid is the monthly GURPS supplement containing short articles with
a loose linking theme. This time it's religion, particularly of the
actively supernatural sort. This isn't something that tends to come up
much in my games, so the applicability of this issue is relatively low
for me.
Blessed Be (Sean Punch) breaks down the Blessed advantage to
give GMs a bit more guidance in constructing variants of it to suit
their games. There are also several worked examples. High quality, low
applicability.
Clerics of Order and Chaos (Cole M.B. Jenkins) is an extension to
the Dungeon Fantasy book on clerics to allow gods, and priests, of
pure order and pure chaos. High quality but zero applicability to me.
Eidetic Memory: The Voice of the Moon (David L. Pulver) shows a
witch-cult in three eras: in early modern England, in the modern day,
and in the near future with robotic lunar mining. Is their sacred
relic really a connection to some Elder Thing on the Moon? Or are they
merely deluded true believers? High quality, and medium applicability; I
could see myself building a linked set of scenarios round this.
Cursed Thou Art (Christopher R. Rice) breaks down the Divine Curse
disadvantage in a similar style to Blessed Be, again with
suggestions and worked examples – and suggestions for building powers
that inflict curses. Again, high quality, low applicability.
Secrets of the Universe! (Steven Marsh) is an example of a new
religious movement which gives a surface impression of being
meditative but not overtly religious. It's developing psychic powers
among its members, and at the GM's option may have distinctly sinister
purposes. High quality, medium applicability.
Random Thought Table: Keeping the Faith (Steven Marsh) looks into
the implications of reliable miracles: why go on a quest to save
someone's life if resurrection is easier? Perhaps healing magic should
be limited to adventurers? What happens if miracles are easily
forgotten? High quality, high applicability because this is just as
appropriate for other supernatural effects.
Pyramid 78 is available from
Warehouse 23.
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