We really dug this! We ended up telling a story where our Vessel character was rescued from arrest by a soldier defecting from the guards charged with breaking up their mutual religion, and we had fun developing our character to the point where it could trust and seek comfort and support from its Believer. The name prompts were really helpful, too - it was easier to pick an old profession than just A Name with no guidance.
We decided that Cornflower (we picked something blue, because we had to ask our fellow player what the “something old, something new, something borrowed” reference was) was a god of dreams and fantasies - in rituals, usually involving music like lullabies, our Vessel would be possessed by a spirit from Cornflower. And it (our Vessel) didn’t actually get to remember what that spirit did, so when the first spirit summoned by the Believer showed the path they’d need to take on a map … well, that left our Vessel forced to follow the Believer’s guidance.
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We really dug this! We ended up telling a story where our Vessel character was rescued from arrest by a soldier defecting from the guards charged with breaking up their mutual religion, and we had fun developing our character to the point where it could trust and seek comfort and support from its Believer. The name prompts were really helpful, too - it was easier to pick an old profession than just A Name with no guidance.
I'm so glad! The naming convention is a not-so-subtle nod to the Silt Verses podcast. What's their faith/god like?
We decided that Cornflower (we picked something blue, because we had to ask our fellow player what the “something old, something new, something borrowed” reference was) was a god of dreams and fantasies - in rituals, usually involving music like lullabies, our Vessel would be possessed by a spirit from Cornflower. And it (our Vessel) didn’t actually get to remember what that spirit did, so when the first spirit summoned by the Believer showed the path they’d need to take on a map … well, that left our Vessel forced to follow the Believer’s guidance.