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DFRPG / Re: Altared States
« on: March 12, 2009, 08:02:32 PM »How does one get to the NeverNever? I know there are rituals and doorways, but how will it be handled in the game?
And few other questions:
How does topography match up? Example: If I leave an area of plains in the Prime Material, will it be plains on the other side? (Yeah, I know it's magic and they can end up anywhere, but generally speaking...)
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How many different dimensions are there? If each religion/philosophy has a metaphysical afterlife or state of being, you could have numerous destinations. Not to mention, how to "fit" them all in, is the Prime Material a focal point with all the other dimensions dividing it? And what about a "cosmic pecking order"? Which dimension would trump what dimension? (Not asking for a ranking, but more an idea of how the power/space is shared and mapped out.)
If I recall, locations are connected by points that have significance to each other (see the analogy to a deck of cards.) That's partly why (to my understanding) openings between the normal world and teh nevernever are so hard to find, because they simply don't sink up very often. For instance, an opening to some location important to the Summer Court might only be accessible during the longest day of Summer during dusk and twilight (the in-between times, i.e. the times when thing are more mutable and less defined.)
If you've read the books, think about how the terrain changed whenever Harry has crossed into the nevernever. He also gives some explanations of how it all works together in a couple of books. As for the number of planes/afterlives/whatever, all of them are there. I don't think one 'trumps' the other, although some may be larger than others. I believe that the nevernever follows the idea that some locations are connected metaphysically. A morbid after life area might tie to a ghost's demesne because they're both linked to death. The ghost had a thing for teddbears, so teddybear factor has a portal to the nevernever if you crawl under a conveyor belt from the correct side.
Am I making myslef clear, or is that all still jumbled?