دانلود کتاب GURPS Classic: Religion

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Introduction
About GURPS
About the Authors
Page References
1. The Cosmos
Creation Myths
Building a Creation Myth
The Real World
Deus Faber
Combining Mythic Elements
Sexual Myths
Creation as Byproduct
Multiple Creators
Abortive Attempts
Awakening
Common Motifs
From Beginning to End
Endings
Basic Forces of the World
Nature
Time
Entropy
Fate
Karma
Divination
Prophecy
Creation of Life
Substance
The Fated PC
Purpose
Designing the Afterworld
Different Forms of Life
Revenants
Fall from Paradise
Death/Transition
Judgment Day
Immortals
Afterlife
Playing the Dead
Journey of Death
2. Deities
Origins
Finite
Sexual Reproduction
Accidental
GMing Deities
Belief
Abstract Representation
Attributes
Archetypes
Divine Roleplaying
The Symbolism of Form
Physical Form
Domiciles
Immortality and Death
Attitudes
Apotheosis
Faded Gods
The Power of Faith
Relationships
Quests and Geases
SF Deities
Enemies
Deities of Horror
Indifference
Shifts in the Balance
In the House of the Gods
Worship
What Deities Get From Their Followers
What Deities Give To Their Followers
Avatars
Divine Manifestations/Intervention
Divine Messengers
Temple Guardians
Demigods
Attributes
Relationship to the Divine
3. Development
Building a Religion
Beliefs
The Knights Templar
Scripture
The Druids
Religious Rank and Hierarchy
The Inquisition
Church and State
The Reformation
Civil and Religious Law
Religion and Property
Zoroastrianism
Other Religions
Roots
Messianic Religions
Death and Resurrection
Changes Over Time
Growth and Maturation
Fanaticism
Adaptation
Proselytizing and Party Unity
Martyrs
Paragons
Penance
Monasticism
Schisms
Sikhism
Ancient Egypt
4. Symbols
Symbolism
Symbolic Connection
Graphic Symbols
Symbolic Acts
Round Motifs
Appearance and Dress
Food
Animals
Cross Motifs
Buildings
Tools
Triple Motifs
Ceremonies
What Is a Ritual?
Community Rituals
Four-Way Motifs
Clerical Rituals
Domestic Rituals
Personal Rituals
Rituals of Healing and Exorcism
Defining Symbols for a New Religion
Festivals
Birthdays
Twins
Rites of Passage
Knots
Feng-Shui
Prayer
Sacrifice
Scarification
Blood
Dance
Ashes
Holy Sites
Mistletoe
Cake Customs
Hiding Ancient Symbols and Names
Holy Times
Sacred Items
Symbols and Common Meanings
Clerical Garb
Putting It All Together
Symbolism of Color
5. Clerics
Clerical Character Types
Advantages
Disadvantages
New Disadvantages
Skills
New Skills
Money and Equipment
The Role of the Church
Clerical Duty
Protection of Church Members/Property
Recruitment
6. Divine Magic
Clerical Magic
Power Investiture
Spells
Clerical Terms
Pure Magic vs. Clerical Magic
Power Investiture as a Gift
Sanctifying an Area
Ceremonial Magic
Sacred Objects
Ritualized Magic
Spheres of Influence
Prayer
Miracles
Modified Magic
Divine Will and the Dice
Clerical Magic Spells
Divination
Magical Clerics
Divine Intervention
Miraculous Magic
False Prophets
Special Advantages
Runic Powers
Runic Divination
Shamanism
World View
Spirits
Excommunication
Shamanistic Methods
The Cost of Favor
Gifts of the Gods
GMing Shamanism
Initiation
Magic Items
Shamanistic Accoutrements
Spells
Epilepsy
Charlatanry and the Shaman
Shaman Critical Spell Failure
7. Traditions
Animism
The Human Soul
Reincarnation
Totemism
Nonhuman Spirits
Ancestor Veneration
Shamanism
Dualism
Earth Religions
Polytheism
Popular and Folk Religion
Geographical Traditions
African
Native American
Codal Systems
Atheism
Agnosticism
South Asian
Metaphysics
Melanesian
Polynesian
Maltheism
Australian Aboriginal
Whose Chaos Is This, Anyway?
8. Sample Religions
T\'Si\'Kami
Organization
The Divine Court
Shrines
Rituals
Funeral Rite of the ShiShaka
Flatliners
GMing Net Shamans
Shamans
The Tribe
Corps
Truth
The Kalm of Sequan
The Tale of Kis and Kas
Castes
Belief and Practice
Rituals
Rite of Naming
The Disciplines of Change
Beliefs
Mind Powers
Purpose
The Martyrdom of Mary
Organization
Crystals
Jealousy and Fear
The Future
Dhala, Destroyer of Worlds
Belief and Practice
The Duality of Dhala
Organization
The Gods of Bethany
Keldan Lawgiver
Creation Myths of Bethany
Dorn Wayfinder
Gods of Bethany
Clerics of Keldan
Asta the Kindler
Clerics of Dorn
Volt the Avenger
Wylan the Sleeping God
Clerics of Asta
Followers of Volt
Clerics of Wylan
Cara Gildenheart
Followers of Cara Gildenheart
Initiation Rite of Dorn
Appendix
Bibliography
Glossary
Index