Religious Vows

I would think the effect of breaking the taboo would depend on where it came from. If it a social taboo- You're a pacifist/vegatarian/teatotaler because that is what your Clan expects of you, then the effects would be social- Honor hit. Social effects are also simulation via Glory loss.. But honour would be the main hitter. I expect most vows are social taboos made as pacts to the clan, they may be noticed by the kami but a vow of non-violence is not a vow the kami should really care all that much about... If the taboos are made with the kami, to show devotion, to seal a comact, because they are bored, if the taboo is broken the effects would be magical- anything from no spells to Rank reduction to Ugly boils on uncomfortable parts of you. So, going against my better judgment I'd say either choose one way it works for all Shugenja/Monks or put a modifier on any taboo, like with advantages. Social/Spiritual. I think these don't work in the context we are referring to. We are talking about the social vows of religious orders. These are individual vows between shugenja and kami to deepen a shugenja's connection with the spirits. I think it would be a rare shugenja school that requires it's members to make pacts with individual kami (though not unheard of, Tamori spirit binders for example) More common are the social taboo's, like Kitsu avoiding the battlefied as combatants, or Kuni fighting the shadowlands

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