Author: Curtis Shenton (---.pacbell.net)
Date: 09-25-2001 22:11
Hildegarde is a great topic! Fascinating woman, plus her music makes for good background for a medieval campaign. However I'd have prefered more information about her, or instead more ideas about prophets.
Ideally this would have been two articles. One on Hildegarde with more information, and maybe ideas for using Hildegarde as inspiration in a game. For example in a fantasy setting mention that some new music has become popular at the local church, monestary, what have you. If the players follow up they learn of the priestess who has been composing the pieces and who lives not far away. If they players go to see her they have the chance to meet someone who is divinely inspired and the GM has the perfect opportunity to give PCs clues, portents, and prophecies.
The other article would have been a more detailed look at women prophets and priestesses in western and other religions.
Of course I realise Hillary is doing this for free but hey, I also want a pony. Never hurts to ask.
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