Sanguis Astroism

[Penchant]

This is definitely true. If a particularly politically potent religion came along, we would see SA hemorrhage members.

But as long as the south is a bunch of tiny religions, that will never happen.

[Indirik]

I don't know that I would say "hemorhage". It would lose some, to be sure.

I would imagine that a lot of those who leave would be those who claim they don't like the politics. So they will leave and join some apolitical religion. Which will suck, because only the politically active religions are interesting to the players, despite what they claim. And it will die on the vine. And we'll be back to SA...

[Tandaros]

I don't know that I would say "hemorhage". It would lose some, to be sure.

I would imagine that a lot of those who leave would be those who claim they don't like the politics. So they will leave and join some apolitical religion. Which will suck, because only the politically active religions are interesting to the players, despite what they claim. And it will die on the vine. And we'll be back to SA...

I agree, boring religions die fast. But if there were some hypothetical second religion that had clout and promised ultimate power, wealth, virgins, etc., I think SA would certainly significantly sink for the convenience factor. Ismail, as a perennial pragmatist would probably consider jumping ship if it would benefit him, though he would never admit that, eve to himself. Honor and all that! 

It would be cool to see some religious movement sweep the south and unite all the smaller religions, but I don't really know what could accomplish that. I'm enjoying the fundamentalism of the Bloodspeakers on BT, maybe some similar grand old pagan revival could unite against SA and provide a viable counterweight.

Hmm, I wonder what would happen if CoB, VE and AP had lovechildren...

[Daycryn]

Hmmm. The needle in Rabisu's Crusade Compass is starting to point in a new direction.

[JeVondair]

I agree, boring religions die fast. But if there were some hypothetical second religion that had clout and promised ultimate power, wealth, virgins, etc., I think SA would certainly significantly sink for the convenience factor. Ismail, as a perennial pragmatist would probably consider jumping ship if it would benefit him, though he would never admit that, eve to himself. Honor and all that! 

It would be cool to see some religious movement sweep the south and unite all the smaller religions, but I don't really know what could accomplish that. I'm enjoying the fundamentalism of the Bloodspeakers on BT, maybe some similar grand old pagan revival could unite against SA and provide a viable counterweight.

Hmm, I wonder what would happen if CoB, VE and AP had lovechildren...

Here Allison! C'mere girl! C'mere! *Whistles*

[Vellos]

Hmmm. The needle in Rabisu's Crusade Compass is starting to point in a new direction.

DEATH TO THE FARRONITE REPUBLIC. DEATH!!!!

[Perth]

I agree, boring religions die fast. But if there were some hypothetical second religion that had clout and promised ultimate power, wealth, virgins, etc., I think SA would certainly significantly sink for the convenience factor. Ismail, as a perennial pragmatist would probably consider jumping ship if it would benefit him, though he would never admit that, eve to himself. Honor and all that! 

It would be cool to see some religious movement sweep the south and unite all the smaller religions, but I don't really know what could accomplish that. I'm enjoying the fundamentalism of the Bloodspeakers on BT, maybe some similar grand old pagan revival could unite against SA and provide a viable counterweight.

Hmm, I wonder what would happen if CoB, VE and AP had lovechildren...

SA would kill anything that started to do that before it could really get its momentum going, is the only problem.

[Feylonis]

Not if it sets up far enough! We already saw that SA has a problem projecting (military/crusade) power too far south.

[Glaumring the Fox]

They didnt even have to have a religion and SA is all over them like flies... 

[Solari]

Hmmm. The needle in Rabisu's Crusade Compass is starting to point in a new direction.

I think it's time for a new unique item called Rabisu's Compass of Crusading.

[Vellos]

SA would kill anything that started to do that before it could really get its momentum going, is the only problem.

Hey Perth.

Join SA.

It's what all the cool politicians are doing.

[Glaumring the Fox]

Actually all the cool ones have started their own religions.

[Penchant]

Actually all the cool ones have started their own religions.

He said the cool polticians not the bat!@#$ crazy ones no one outside of Asylon trusts.

[Bjarnson]

He said the cool polticians not the bat!@#$ crazy ones no trusts.

Wrong, I trust him. Both IC and OOC.

[Indirik]

Well, maybe someone trusts him, but that doesn't mean the rest of that isn't true...