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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Fantasy Pilgrimages. Gez First Post. Pilgrimages are a staple of the middle-age. People would walk long journey, pass through symbolic trials like walking in a labyrinth drawn on the floor or actual trials climbing up a mountain, carrying a heavy cross , to symbolically "revive" mythical events.
From this, they supposedly gained blessings conferred by saints, as well as spiritual enlightenment. Even today, lots of people believe they can be healed of infirmities or diseases by bathing in the waters at Lourdes. This is from a western perspective, but similar thing happens in every culture. Now, when you have magic and gods and feys and whatnot in your world, there's no reason to not have pilgrimage working as they're supposed to. I'm looking for pilgrimage ideas -- a trip to a place, then a ritualized trial which usually include another trip to the real target of the pilgrimage , a symbolic re-enactment of something, and a little blessing that results from it.
If you played Morrowind, you'll remember it had something similar. I wanted to use pilgrimages IMC, and this seems to provide a standard mechanism that can be adopted. Rather than "planar touchstone" with a simple "recharge condition", I'm wanting hallowed or whatever grounds and a more or less challenging trial.
Any idea? Prince of Happiness First Post. Gez said:. Click to expand Turanil First Post. During this pilgrimage, they would have to go through trials of "air", "earth", "water", and "fire". It should be noted that originally Shugenja and Yamabushi designate the same people; moreover, before getting the name of Shugendo, their religion was called Shinobu today it is called Genjitsu.
