[UA] Lavomancy

[Kevin Elmore]

--- Nick Wedig <mrteapot at disinfo.net> wrote:
> >The problem is, the school's pretty extreme and
> >I'm not sure whether I should post the write up (once
> it's done). Wouldn't
> >want to offend anyone.
> 
> I think most people on the list wouldn't be easily
> offended.  

Oh, so far, no one has killed me for posting my story of
the birth of a carnal, and that was even disturbing and
offensive to me.  I met James Palmer and Rp Bowman in
person, and they haven't killed me for being offensive.  

As for the Lavomancy/Baptomancy paradox, I could see two
trains of thought.  And since Rp is basing the school on
how his wife wants to run her character, I can imagine
which way it'll go.

I Remain Clean By Exposing The Filth In Others:  The adept
maintains cleanliness by soiling others.  He washes his
hands constantly and keeps his nose out of trouble but
gossips fiercely about other people and besmirches their
reputations.  Physical filth inflicted on others is good
too.  

I Must Make The World A Cleaner Place By Absorbing Its
Filth:  This is, I believe, closer to someone else's idea
of a school.  The adept is obsessed over cleaning
everything except himself.  Naturally, he has to get clean
at some point.  If he washes someone's car, he's not likely
to stay filthy himself.  However, he cleanses everything
physcially, emotionally, and psychologically by being an
odious turd.  He brings out the better in others by being
the worst.  He insults someone, which brings that person's
family out in support of the someone.  Likely, this person
could get beaten up quite a bit.

One thing that could get messy is that it'd be almost
impossible to stay clean in the OU. Not only will the adept
suffer physical filth by crawling in sewers or being bathed
in the blood of his enemies, but he will witness emotional
trauma and psychological horrors.  

Kevin



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