[UA] Old groups and power

[Epoch]

On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, DL wrote:

> Is this, really? They have no power because they use ancient methods? And
> about rituals? I know most old style magick is not more praticed, but it
> just have vanished?

It doesn't work anymore, or not well.  Canonically.  I believe that
Cryptomancy in particular has a -10% skill shift because it's out-of-phase
with modern times.  Hermeticism is widely presumed to be unpracticeable
any more.

> For what i understand, ppl just dont use it anymore (the old methods), or
> even don't know they have existed (or they are well hiding), still, i think
> that UA could mesh with a "templar/maçonaria/luciferian conspiracies/india
> thuggees/etc." that have some power. Just harder to use. But still, some ppl
> prefer the old methods over the new, right? Or wrong?

They may prefer the old methods over the new, but they can't get the old
methods to work any more.  That's one of UA's central conceits.

There are relics of old-style magic still hanging around, like the
golems.  But the rituals used to create the first golem wouldn't work
these days.

That's why you don't see any kind of "traditional" magic in any of the UA
books -- why there's no Voudoun or Christian Magic or Hermeticism.

Of course, all of this is only the canonical answer.  There's no reason it
has to be true in your particular UA game.

Mike


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"I know it kind of compromises my moral principles, but the thing is, 
 they make my butt look cute!"  -- Mariya Hodge 


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