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 Sep 16 2008, 05:14 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 16-September 08 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 16,349  |
Has anyone ever found out where the Great Ghost Dance ritual actually took place? And where was it hinted in any of the books that the GGD was a blood magic ritual?
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Sep 16 2008, 07:55 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,629 Joined: 14-December 06 Member No.: 10,361 |
Most information I can find in one place about the Great Ghost Dance is Harlequin's oration in Harlequin's back. He talks about many people dying to power the ritual. He gives the speech at the site of the GGD, which is out in the desert. I couldn't find any actual hints as to where, but I assume it's Northwestern/Mid-western.
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Sep 16 2008, 11:50 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 325 Joined: 9-December 06 From: the Maaatlock-Expressway! Member No.: 10,326 |
The Sectets of Power novel trilogy, specifically the third one, IIRC, gives a lot of info on the GGD. In fact, in the book, they pull off another one (yeah...) and show quite explicitly that the ritual is fueled by human sacrifice.
There's also passing menton in some later novels, like the unfo If you mean rulebooks, though, I'd also say that the Harlequin campaigns are your best bet. |
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Sep 16 2008, 02:08 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 89 Joined: 9-August 06 From: The Sixth World Member No.: 9,060 |
QUOTE The Sectets of Power novel trilogy Oh Sir Twist...it's been forever and a half since I thought about him. |
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Sep 16 2008, 02:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 16-September 08 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 16,349 |
So Harlequin was involved with the Great Ghost Dance? Did he teach the ritual to Daniel Howling Coyote, then?
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Sep 16 2008, 02:30 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
QUOTE (the_real_elwood @ Sep 16 2008, 02:27 PM)  So Harlequin was involved with the Great Ghost Dance? Did he teach the ritual to Daniel Howling Coyote, then? No and no! |
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Sep 16 2008, 02:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 325 Joined: 9-December 06 From: the Maaatlock-Expressway! Member No.: 10,326 |
QUOTE (the_real_elwood @ Sep 16 2008, 10:27 AM) So Harlequin was involved with the Great Ghost Dance? Did he teach the ritual to Daniel Howling Coyote, then? No, but some other IE did. And not the one who was Leonardo da Vinci... |
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Sep 16 2008, 03:15 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
A half-IE-half-The-Enemy, IIRC.
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Sep 16 2008, 03:50 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 56 Joined: 31-August 08 Member No.: 16,298 |
Aina's son, iirc.
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Sep 16 2008, 06:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 16-September 08 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 16,349 |
It'd be some nice irony if the Great Ghost Dance took place at Wounded Knee, but in the Shadowrun rules, Wounded Knee would probably have a pretty hefty background count, preventing significant magic from happening there.
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Sep 16 2008, 06:47 PM
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Awakened Asset Group: Members Posts: 4,464 Joined: 9-April 05 From: AGS, North German League Member No.: 7,309 |
Quite to the contrary, if you know the aspected background count rules. "Freeing native americans with shamanistic magic" would certainly qualify for a hefty bonus there.
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Sep 16 2008, 08:16 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 392 Joined: 20-March 02 From: Illinois Member No.: 2,421 |
QUOTE (Ryu @ Sep 16 2008, 12:47 PM) Quite to the contrary, if you know the aspected background count rules. "Freeing native americans with shamanistic magic" would certainly qualify for a hefty bonus there. Definitely this. |
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Sep 17 2008, 12:50 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,598 Joined: 24-May 03 Member No.: 4,629 |
Well, the (now former) Ute Nation was the place that was top of teh list in terms of where it likely happened. Many discussions about how screwy the weather was there, as well as the mana issues, pretty much pegged it, tho not to any *exact* location.
So, "Somewhere in Ute Territory" is a pretty safe bet. |
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