Supernatural is definitely not going to be involved.
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Sorry that was the gamer in me jumping genres 
(But to my own defense there are many stories of people sacrificing to the gods hoping for something in return aside from moral like favorable winds & stuff)
That is true.
But to ask for rain to your god does not have any supernatural consequence.
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@kakaliagoeas It will probably give a bonus to morale because the people would be firm believers in their godâs powers.
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Or even the opposite.
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Natives of what is now called North America would do rain dances, asking their gods for help with crops & stuff. If they didnât get what they asked for wouldnât they have changed their practices, which would have an impact on their culture & overall way of life & how they do things, like the Maya? Compared to if their prayers were answered?
Of course some say that rain dances worked because they wouldnât stop dancing until it rained 
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I would say that.
Even worse, I would say some would start sacrificing stuff if the dance didnât work ( Mayas? ) while others would start thinking that it all is just a sort of trial from the gods. Of course, at the end, it rains.
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Under the section called âFlax farming,â I wrote a detailed explanation of flax farming to include a narrative with characters depicted during the Neolithic period. Several rituals are described within the narrative. It sort of reminds me of what youâre speaking of, at least in general concept.
I object human sacrifices on many levels, Christian and personal and would not want a system in the game, that is my opinion. Even if the system Castrelspiritâs âYour villagers perform a sacrifice on [Person Name]
Morale +25%â That would be foul for me because I would not know that human sacrifices were in the game until a message came up and there would be no way to opt out of that game mechanic at that point of the game. It would be a huge surprise, and not well recieved.
In the end, I am waiting for AC to explain the system they have in mind.
When starting up the game for the 1st time, there could be a configuration panel with all ââcontroversialââ mechanics such as Human Sacrifices, Violence against children, etc.
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That or a DLC for total realism, allowing the game to maintain the lower ratings it needs for successful marketing while allowing people who want realism to specifically download/add it.
This balances compromises with marketability.
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Would sacrifices be in the DLC or are they too important for the time period to ignore them?
? Are you trying to say that Christians and others could get offended.
I dont see why they would considering they used to be a part of our religion before Christ offered himself as the Last Lamb.
Unsure. The Devâs might know.
If it were up to me, Iâd say items/food sacrifices are a must, as are rituals.
Iâm not sure how you could have a Neolithic game without rituals and offerings.
Humans (willing/unwilling) would be adult DLC (to keep the lower rating for the game).
Humans have a need to see cause where there is an effect. From Birth, people observe cause and effect in their lives for every action they take. It is of little wonder why events which cannot be readily explained were and still are attributed to supernatural causes and beings. The truth is that no one really knows to any significant degree of certainty what ancient people believed, other than more prominent aspects recorded in sculpture and works of long dead believers.
Given the de facto human need to ritualize important events, a common element throughout humanity, it is a reasonable assumption that rituals were commonplace and important in Emberâs time.
Neolithic woman praying to the Moon.
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I do not know about other Christian but for me, I find the whole idea wrong. I say again I am writing about me and if the game has it so be it and I will not play it.
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I donât see why they would considering they used to be a part of our religion before Christ offered himself as the Last Lamb.
That was not a human sacrifice in the sense that is being talked about here. Lastly, Christ came to us all because we would never be able on our own meet Godâs demands. I do not want the forms being over run with more comments about this so please stop. I do not believe the game should contain human sacrifices.
Cool pic and I agree âIf it were up to me, Iâd say items/food sacrifices are a must, as are ritualsâ
Thanks.
This is why I suggested putting more adult themed stuff into a separate DLC. That keeps everyone happy lol
It doesnât need to be human sacrifices.
It doesnât, but as mentioned above, it could all be made in a DLC.
Human sacrifices did exist but since the mere thought of it offends or disgusts some people. And so to avoid these kind of situations that could impact the publicâs opinion of the game, it could all be made into a DLC that would regroup offensive mechanics.
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