Sargavian / Mwangian Vodou

[TritonOne]

Has anyone developed rules for adding the loa, or spirits, of Vodou, aka Voodoo, Vodun, or Vodoun, to into the Pathfinder Campaign Setting, D20, or compatible? Could these be the spirits summoned by Mwangi shamans? Spirits such as Baron Samedi, Erzulie Fréda, Met Kalfu etc. Are there Vodou altars/shrines throughout Sargava constructed by Mwangi slaves, principally Zenj?

Are the wendo evil loa worshiped by the Bekyar?

[Judy Bauer]

Breaking that down:
1. There's an article on juju in Pathfinder Adventure Path #39: The City of Seven Spears, which includes a juju oracle mystery, several magic items, and the more common wendo (our in-world term for loa).
2. Yes; most communication occurs via possession.
3. I don't think we've said, but I think you could reasonably encounter it in many parts of Sargava and the Mwangi Expanse—but outsiders are forbidden from witnessing the rites, so gatecrashing could get PCs into serious trouble (the flavor of which depends on the community's alignment).
4. We haven't committed to any of the wendo being good or evil; Heart of the Jungle mentions that the Bekyar take juju in a darker direction, but doesn't say whether they follow particular wendo.

[Jeff Erwin]

TritonOne wrote:

Has anyone developed rules for adding the loa, or spirits, of Vodou, aka Voodoo, Vodun, or Vodoun, to into the Pathfinder Campaign Setting, D20, or compatible? Could these be the spirits summoned by Mwangi shamans? Spirits such as Baron Samedi, Erzulie Fréda, Met Kalfu etc. Are there Vodou altars/shrines throughout Sargava constructed by Mwangi slaves, principally Zenj?

Are the wendo evil loa worshiped by the Bekyar?

Loa are explored for 3.5 in Skull & Bones from Green Ronin. A more fictional version is in Nyambe. There is also a good PF compatible version in Incantations from the Other Side, from Zombie Sky.

[TritonOne]

Thank you for the response, Judy. I was curious if the wendo were similar to loa. Also good to know how the game world defines juju since the word has gained karmic qualities in recent years as in "good juju" and "bad juju."

[TheAntiElite]

Just adding my + to the recommendation for Nyambé; that book CANNOT get enough love.

[Thanael]

Synthesist Summoner could be reflavoured as being ridden by loa...

[Fabius Maximus]

There is another product: Incantations from the Other Side. It expands the incantation rules from the 3.5 book Unearthed Arcana, which can be reviewed here.

[TritonOne]

Jeff Erwin wrote:

Loa are explored for 3.5 in Skull & Bones from Green Ronin. A more fictional version is in Nyambe. There is also a good PF compatible version in Incantations from the Other Side, from Zombie Sky.

Thank you, Jeff. It appears that Skull & Bones calls them djab derived from the French diable (devil).

[Jeff Erwin]

TritonOne wrote:

Jeff Erwin wrote:

Loa are explored for 3.5 in Skull & Bones from Green Ronin. A more fictional version is in Nyambe. There is also a good PF compatible version in Incantations from the Other Side, from Zombie Sky.

Thank you, Jeff. It appears that Skull & Bones calls them djab derived from the French diable (devil).

No, the Loa aren't djab. They're Loa (and resemble gods). The Djab are something else - less human spirits, more like ideas or forces of nature. They can be encountered on their own, while the loa only manifest through possession.

Djab's an authentic Haitian usage, though djab means "spirit" there without the negative connotations.

[CalebTGordan]

I know this is creating a zombie of a thread, but I would really love to see more on the Wendo. The real life Loa are really interesting and the religion surrounding them is very fascinating.

It does remind me of pact magic rules, but I could see it working well with out that subset of rules.