shrul
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Post by shrul on Nov 15, 2015 21:47:37 GMT
The karma is generally defined as a measure of the actions the character do. In hindouism, and later in buddhism, it's more the collection of the actions than a score, but in video games, it tends to be a rather Manichean figure increasing when you do good actions and desceasing when actions are selfish or destructive for other beings. I'm not sure it's the most appropriate term to name the power, the energy, the stamina still at the disposal of the character to use arcanic lore. A good word for that is mana, and it's used in this definition in Magic the Gathering or Ultima Online. It comes from Austronesian cultures, where it's the quantity of power you have for supernatural actions.
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Post by Protopop on Nov 16, 2015 4:51:10 GMT
The karma is generally defined as a measure of the actions the character do. In hindouism, and later in buddhism, it's more the collection of the actions than a score, but in video games, it tends to be a rather Manichean figure increasing when you do good actions and desceasing when actions are selfish or destructive for other beings. I'm not sure it's the most appropriate term to name the power, the energy, the stamina still at the disposal of the character to use arcanic lore. A good word for that is mana, and it's used in this definition in Magic the Gathering or Ultima Online. It comes from Austronesian cultures, where it's the quantity of power you have for supernatural actions. wow - you know your stuff:) I just learned something new from you. I chose Karma partly to be different and partly because it felt right, even though technically it isnt really about Karma like you describe it. But a few people have asked for more traditional game mechanics in some areas, and maybe using the word MANA would be clearer since most rpg players knows what it is, and youre right that the karma is more like mana spell points. Maybe KArma would be something i could use in conjunction with your alignments? Ill make a note and give this some serious thought.
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