Trash Totem, Is a non-toxic trash totem viable? Options

[Doc Hopper]

I was thinking of coming up with a Trash totem but don't know how to go about it without having the shaman considered "toxic." It was inspired by the character from "The Winter Market" (found in Burning Chrome by William Gibson) named Rubin, who was a 'master of junk.'

Is it plausible to have a totem so ingrained with modern human culture?

Any input, perhaps from from shamanic aficionados and/or Gibson fans?

[Necro Tech]

Actually I believe that white wolf has a garbage totem in Werewolf. It should be in the Bone Gnawer book along with the All Mighty Dollar Totem. Could be inspirational.

[RangerJoe]

A Trash shaman's city spirits should manifest as Oscar the Grouch. Not toxic-- just surly.

As a way of distinguishing between rubbish and genuinely dangerous trash, you might consider revising the totem name to "Kipple"-- totem of all the junk metahumanity collects, stores, and which is slowly taking over our homes.

[Sahandrian]

Someone already did this, apparently, cause it's in the NSRCG files.

[ Spoiler ]

Enviroment: Urban (Preferably Scrapyard)

Description: Junk is the embodiment of cast-off refuse of metahumanity. It thrives in places where the unwanted or unusable accumulates. Junk shamans are usually packrats, and tend to enchant the strangest things for foci and fetishes They also have an uncany knack for finding and actually fixing the broken-down, worn-out scrap they admire so much.

Advantage: +2 dice for detection spells, +2 dice for spirits of man, +1 die for B/R skills. (When improving, count this die for determining karma costs)

Disadvantage: -1 die for combat spells, -1 die for water spirits. Junk shamans can only use magic skills when unkempt or surrounded by junk.

[mrobviousjosh]

Cool. Necro Tech and I were headed along the same guidelines. Anytime I deal with totems that aren't there, Werewolf is my first resource. Just a random tid bit.

[Fygg Nuuton]

if you want a non-toxic garbage totem then you need the "play-doh and crayons" totem