Numinosity

The Power of Divine Godhead for Amber DRPG

Numinosity is the power of godhead. In essence the god draws power from the worship of mortals; the more worshippers in a shadow, the more powerful the god – hence their tendency to jealousy. The nature of the powers gained, of course, depends on the aspect of the god: Bacchus would have powers of drunkenness and debauchery, Zeus could hurl thunderbolts and shapeshift in to a myriad different forms (primarily with the intent of impregnating fleeing females).

The downside of Numinosity is that precisely because the god draws power from her worshippers, the very nature of their worship can come to define the god. When the worship attains ‘cross-shadow’ magnitude, they are powerful all over shadow but their worship will vary from place to place, and the worship tends to evolve to place control over the god.

And if that worship reaches Amber, then the family may control the flock, and thereby the god…