[UA] Archetypes: concepts as well as roles?

[Dylan Craig]

It strikes me that "War" is a concept rather than a specific identity-role
(which would be the Warrior or Soldier); consequently I'm toying with the idea
of expanding the archetype/IC rules in my game to allow groups and concepts (The
Conspiracy, The Bureaucracy, Drugs) to establish themselves in the Stratosphere
as well as individuals. Currently, I'm debating whether to have this occur as a
group-mind phenomenon (everyone in the group ascends, and their joint
conciousnesses become a single Avatar) or just the most visible and committed
representative.

Another example is the CdS-G; he becomes the Archetype of Karmic Resurrection
upon ascension, which (again) is a concept rather than an identity: he doesn't
have to modify his behavior to achieve Ascension; he's just the most prominent
representative of the process.

Thoughts?

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Dylan Craig : Writer and Observer : Cape Town, South Africa
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