Theomancy - Idea Slop

[sharp willow]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xLq-HKFDVCGjRxYAgFa40VuYSZ1UiqSeSS-uxeIDQus/edit?tab=t.0

Thought it would be a cool idea if we could use the Host's powers, except I have no idea how to design spells and passives.

[slim lava]

host is currently does not respond to human praying and all his powers are almost gone

[native moon]

And in the lore, the rare people who could use Host's power were the top of the Hieron (church) hierarchy. I doubt you'd be a random merc if you had this kind of ability.

[twin burrow]

host is lowkey not longer real, the buff you get is just yo convincing yourself

[chrome horizon]

How so, it it makes you do more damage?

It is real

[twin burrow]

well how do drugs increase your weapon damage?

[chrome horizon]

Because drugs?

[twin burrow]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1199301583415033938/1497564067496464534/attachment.gif

this is why both of us are gonna be homeless

[native moon]

Explain then the increase in blessing strength post matter of faith.

Especially since the benefit is the same stats (but weaker) for dwarves and elves, indicating that a power decided to reward us.

[twin burrow]

you think the priest`s prayer actually does something, basically he makes his imprint on you

[native moon]

Why would the elf or especially the dwarf care. And again, if it was self-conviction, dwarves and elves should increase their respective blessing variants with the stats already common to their variants. Why would they suddenly get unholy res and crit avoidance out of the blue?

[twin burrow]

dunno, after all both of us are pretty much trying to predict lore through indirect sources

lowkey

we should as mustache

he knew something about it

and how the court is related to the host

[twin burrow]

you believe that evil fucks cant hurt you and that god guides your strikes, basically just alot of confidence

[native moon]

Dwarves don't believe in God. Again, I see no reason why Jorgrim e.g. would give a fuck about anything a priest of the Hieron would do. Including blessing your strikes to be guided by a foreign God.

and if it was just self-confidence, it should manifest in a way that's composite with how their existing "blessing" operates

[slim lava]

its the bare minimum thats still persists
all the holy things used to be much much stronger before

[native moon]

I am aware. I am rejecting notion that the Host is gone completely and what we see is merely placebo.

[twin burrow]

mr popeus

[sharp willow]

makes sense, didnt know about this

[slim lava]

they all died when host went offline too

[exotic quarry]

iirc they all worship the same god just in different versions, kinda like real life main religions do

[native moon]

Not the dwarves. They reject the Host and believe in the ancestors. Elves and Humans are similar in root but differ in interpretation.

[slim lava]

they used to believe in host until host "betrayed" them

[sharp willow]

either way, i thought it could be a cool idea

not anymore xd

[slim lava]

you are welcome for crushing your hopes and dreams

[sharp willow]

nah it wasn't anything like that

just a had brainfart and came up with some bs xd

[mossy moat]

They pray to their ancestors, and every soul is united with the host

So yeah, everyone prays to the host but in diferent interpretations that give them a diferent benefit

Imo the host blessing is partially a placebo and partially a remnant of the host, thats why it can get upgraded by the new quest

And every blessing type is affected by this upgrade, tho the normal blessing is a little more upgraded

"Idea slop" 😭 😭

[native moon]

I didn't want to confuse with even more speculative ideas, not that I disavow this particular view.

[mossy moat]

Fair enough, i just think its quite interesting

[native moon]

and every worthy soul is united with the Host, if the Eidolons Folio is to be believed :p