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Inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy, more precisely Inferno's Circle of Gluttony, comes a mystery for NPCs and PCs indulging too much in the pleasures of food, drinks and drugs.
Indulging in the consumption of whatever is within reach rather than spiritual introspection, oracles of Gluttony live with a ceaseless thirst, a devouring hunger for the unknown and the delicious. This unhealthy lifestyle would lead most to think it leads to a short but intense life, but to those touched by the divine, indulging only seems to fill a bottomless pit whose well becomes stronger and bigger with each bite, and numerous primitive civilizations see those oracles as heralds of prosperity that must be kept fed day long, lest the people itself shall suffer famine.
>>> Gluttony, a new Pathfinder Oracle mystery ! <<<
I hope this option will bring something new and fun to your table, and am as always open to all your suggestions, critics and questions :)
- Brain-in-a-jar Maxximilius
Vomiting and stinking aren't really abilities I imagine when I think of gluttony. There's also like two or three abilities that have to do with being fat.
There's more to gluttony than just eating. It's when you overindulge.
This is such delicious work! Would love to see the other six sins.
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Vomiting and stinking aren't really abilities I imagine when I think of gluttony. There's also like two or three abilities that have to do with being fat.
There's more to gluttony than just eating. It's when you overindulge.
Hi Cyrad, thanks for your comment. I know gluttony is not only about eating but more about a wild and unreasonable attitude toward food, money, alcohol, sex, drugs or power, toward any kind of addiction actually. I had to choose how to write abilities based on the fact that such individual themes could (and would) be covered within the most appropriate deadly sin, which I intend to post on these boards. I also thought about the reaction of the reader finding the purge ability first which could set a too silly tone for the rest of the mystery, but decided to go for it anyway.
As a design choice, I made this mystery by focusing on the most popular depiction of gluttony being one of bulimia, dysmorphism and grotesque, demonic appetite complete with the least savoring parts of consuming things. The way I wrote some revelations still includes the fact that overindulging isn't only about food, and those are easy to adapt for a more general thematic. I hope you will enjoy the other mysteries, who will better represent their dedicated sin as they are more straightforward in their approach.
Onyemu >> the Greed and Wrath mystery are already available on the Homebrew forum. Sloth and Lust should come next when I get time. :)