Encountering the Elemental Kami
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While encounters with the supernatural generally only occur if the GM wishes it, there are instances in which the players could themselves trigger such an encounter. In particular, the Commune with the Spirits ritual, on page 212 of the core rulebook, allows a PC who knows the ritual to interact with elemental kami in a given area. This results in what amounts to a small and specific supernatural encounter the GM may not have deliberately planned.
Remember that, in each case, the spirits with whom the ritualist communes only know information related to their particular elemental nature. For instance, earth kami can know things they have experienced in or upon the earth, but they know nothing about what has happened in a nearby river, or in the sky overhead.
To portray elemental kami in a way that provides interesting roleplaying opportunities, the following information should be helpful:
Air: The air kami are quite interactive, being sociable—and, therefore, much more interested in the actions of living creatures than in the inanimate—but also shrewd and nuanced. When providing information, they tend to do so obliquely, enjoying the ritualist’s efforts to unravel what amount to puzzles and riddles.
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Celestial Realms · Chapter 3: Power of Worship › Designing Supernatural Encounters › Encountering the Elemental Kami · p. 128 p. 130
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While encounters with the supernatural generally only occur if the GM wishes it, there are instances in which the players could themselves trigger such an encounter. In particular, the Commune with the Spirits ritual, on page 212 of the core rulebook, allows a PC who knows the ritual to interact with elemental kami in a given area. This results in what amounts to a small and specific supernatural encounter the GM may not have deliberately planned.
Remember that, in each case, the spirits with whom the ritualist communes only know information related to their particular elemental nature. For instance, earth kami can know things they have experienced in or upon the earth, but they know nothing about what has happened in a nearby river, or in the sky overhead.
To portray elemental kami in a way that provides interesting roleplaying opportunities, the following information should be helpful:
Air: The air kami are quite interactive, being sociable—and, therefore, much more interested in the actions of living creatures than in the inanimate—but also shrewd and nuanced. When providing information, they tend to do so obliquely, enjoying the ritualist’s efforts to unravel what amount to puzzles and riddles.