Would there be interest in a page devoted to blood magic, covering both Shadowrun and Earthdawn? Comprehensive, of course, with references.

Anything that lets me enmesh my players in greater levels of plotwebs. This fits the bill nicely.
Not to mention that the practice itself has always been intriguing...


~J

I'd be highly interested. Its something that I've always thought was cool, but never knew a whole lot about.

Yep. Blood magic = teh win.

Hell yeah!

Damn straight.

I'd just like to say that AH has to be the baddest mofo of a researcher SR has ever known. And definitely would love to see that.

Add me to the list of interested parties.

I'd damn sure be interested.

Same here. Wire up us the word, homey Gs. Blud mayge 4 lyfe.

Are you kidding? Interested, damn right I am.

what i want to know is whens ancient history going to get a cameo in a book?

Go for Broke!

guys, that blood magic stuff is just crap - i have run through prolly 400+ squirrels and i have yet to levitate ANYTHING

Squirrels? That's cruel!
Use people.

~J

just adding my support to the thread topic. and also to using people (albeit deserving ones) instead of the poor squirrels

Got a blood magic woman,
I got a blood magic woman,
Yes, I got a blood magic woman,
Got me so blind I can't see,
But she's a blood magic woman ,
And she's tryin' to make a blood spirit out of me.

...sorry about that.

Consider me interested!

I think that's enough to get started on a page.

I would be interested in that.

There's not a whole lot about the practice in MITS. Just some basic rules and tables, but little on the actual rituals, origins, etc. I would definately like to know more. Also, I've always wondered: blood magic and adepts. Can it be done? How? What would any negative effects be? Anyone have any ideas on this? Perhaps it could go up on the page

that could be nasty. boost your strength up around 15 or so, then start 'sacrificing' everyone in sight to soak the drain.

I think ye'd have to be slicin' while yer boostin'.

To answer your question, Sacrificing is for all drain, includign Attribute Boost.

The problem is -- not many adept powers would benefit from defeating drain.

Although it would make for an interesting geas -- must be dipped in blood or covered in fresh blood or something similar.

-Siege

I'm mostly interested in the non-Azzie "blood magic" - not sacrificing another unwilling victim on a black altar, but the stuff that doesn't just scream CLICHE EVIL, like the Ghost Dance and the like. 'Cause it's just as evil in the grand scheme of things, it just doesn't seem like it on the surface.

I love the plots that have good people doing nasty things for the best of reasons.

edit - wouldn't you like to know?

Work on the new page will be somewhat delayed while I must needs go buy a new computer.

A purchase of choice or necessity?
What're ye' getting, AH?
Hmm... *idly wonders if a spell could improve the function of a computer*
Gives a whole new meaning to "virtual memory"...

~J

Right then, new computer aquired.

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AH, could you make sure to mention that Blood Magic, though corrupting, doesn't necessarily equate "evil" through sacrifice and slaughter? That'd be swell.

I realize that I should probably know this, but why is the Great Ghost Dance considered Blood Magic? Is it because of the mass death toll from the erupting volcanoes or were people actually sacrificed in the casting?

B.

The GGD had a high death count among the dancers. The drain from such a ritual was measured in human lives.

And it's assumed that those deaths were intentional or at the very least expected, and that the Great Ghost Dance was fueled even more by their passing. The latter regardless of the former makes it blood magic.

Will endeavor to elaborate that Magic is Power, power is neither Good nor Evil, only used for such. GGD was blood magic in the sense that it drew on the life force of its participants...and even more gruesomely in Twist's little Dance.

Bear in mind, SR was probably immensely gun-shy about posting rules for PCs to kill, maim and slaughter people in the course of roleplay.

Residual fears of the 80's devil-worshipping and rpg associations.

Of course, I'm not sure how that might differ from the combat section on the face of it...

-Siege