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Any number of cultures believe in the magical potency of human remains, from the flayed human skins used by Aztec priests to the baby fat purportedly used by witches in Europe. So why not use this?

Specifically, NPCs may use animal materials from human beings in their magics, giving that little something extra to freak out PCs. Examples:

A necromancer builds and enchants a golem...out of human body parts.

After making a sacrifice, an Aztlan blood mage flays the victim and uses their skin as a component in their foci.

A bruja creates a Hand of Glory (unique focus or radical to be used in some ritual or just to cause trouble.)

A Toxic Shaman who can't learn Sacrificing nevertheless begins slaying his victims, and using the blood in Aztec-style rites to cleanse the elements (great for misleading PCs!)

A shady talismonger sells street magicians bits of paranormal animals for their foci...only they're actually human remains, and the talismonger is a vampire disguising her feeding.

A helpful magician is selling magical compounds or "healing potions" (anchored "Heal" spells)...but the potions contains bits of human skin and blood, and the magician is a Wendigo corrupting his victims.
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- Ancient History   Dark Idea   Aug 12 2004, 05:43 PM
- - Grimtooth   AH those are AWESOME hooks!!!! Mi...   Aug 12 2004, 05:56 PM
- - Ancient History   Be my guest.   Aug 12 2004, 06:05 PM
- - Siege   The practice still exists in Africa and other plac...   Aug 12 2004, 06:25 PM
- - Backgammon   I don't think MiTS insisted enough on the ritu...   Aug 12 2004, 06:54 PM
- - otomik   rituals are for religious mages, some aren't, ...   Aug 12 2004, 07:48 PM
- - tjn   Hermetics are in no way a priest of a religon. ...   Aug 12 2004, 07:57 PM
- - snowRaven   AH, I have been thinking along the sae lines recen...   Aug 12 2004, 09:19 PM
- - Backgammon   QUOTE (tjn) Hermetics are in no way a priest of a ...   Aug 12 2004, 09:30 PM
- - Doctor Funkenstein   By that logic, everyone is a "priest." ...   Aug 12 2004, 09:40 PM
- - BitBasher   Religion is centered on faith, science is centered...   Aug 12 2004, 09:45 PM
- - Ancient History   snowRaven: thankee.   Aug 12 2004, 10:06 PM
- - Backgammon   I'll aknowledge that my definition of "re...   Aug 12 2004, 10:55 PM
- - Zazen   QUOTE (Backgammon) I consider science a religion. ...   Aug 12 2004, 10:55 PM
- - snowRaven   QUOTE (BitBasher) Religion is centered on faith, s...   Aug 12 2004, 10:56 PM
- - BitBasher   QUOTE What is proof? How many times has a scientif...   Aug 12 2004, 11:19 PM
- - Ancient History   Hmm. I wonder if a protective amulet made from a b...   Aug 12 2004, 11:24 PM
- - Kanada Ten   How about a Triad Incensemaster who causes terror ...   Aug 13 2004, 12:24 AM
- - Herald of Verjigorm   That and dragons don't like knowing that they ...   Aug 13 2004, 12:40 AM
- - Necro Tech   There is actually nothing in any book that defines...   Aug 13 2004, 04:31 AM
- - Kanada Ten   I would use Essence as the determining factor for ...   Aug 13 2004, 04:43 AM
- - mfb   not a bad idea. no essence loss or bio index, you...   Aug 13 2004, 05:15 AM
- - Siege   Using the blood and body of living being - sounds ...   Aug 13 2004, 05:18 AM
- - Necro Tech   Absolutely. But as this thread is Dark Idea.......   Aug 13 2004, 06:00 AM
- - Lucyfersam   For those of you interested in comics, Warren Elli...   Aug 13 2004, 07:12 AM
- - mfb   interesting idea. he'd probably need to build ...   Aug 13 2004, 07:45 AM
- - snowRaven   oh yes, I'm liking this...   Aug 13 2004, 11:45 AM
- - Siege   That's my point Necro - use some of the same m...   Aug 13 2004, 12:26 PM
- - Dashifen   QUOTE (mfb) interesting idea. he'd probably ne...   Aug 13 2004, 01:51 PM


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