As the title says, the link between psycasting and transhumanism has always slightly annoyed me, since having a technology-sceptic tribe of anima tree worshippers that had to defend itself asymmetrically against more advanced societies wasn't really a combination that could be pulled off without taking increasingly severe permanent mood hits.
While I understand the current state of things from a purely in-universe mechanical perspective - they ARE artificial implants, even if they perhaps just restructure the brain and dissolve afterward - I was hoping for that to change with the release of Ideology, but found out just now that this is still not the case. Can Tynan make an exception here? The justification could be that maybe body purists aren't as bothered by it because it doesn't stay in the body and leaves no visible changes?
EDIT: Perhaps body purists could allow psylinks (and only psylinks) to be used by religious figures without causing strife if the ideology also contains something like tree or nature worship?
It's not compulsory to use artificial psi-link implants, so what is the problem here? You could ask for the ability to remove psi-links from the brain through surgery, is that a thing already?
Quote from: GoblinCookie on August 11, 2021, 01:34:49 PM
It's not compulsory to use artificial psi-link implants, so what is the problem here? You could ask for the ability to remove psi-links from the brain through surgery, is that a thing already?
Unfortunately, the game doesn't differentiate between artificial psylinks and those gained through anima tree worship at all once a pawn is augmented with them.
Quote from: Gimmick Account on August 11, 2021, 02:05:59 PM
Unfortunately, the game doesn't differentiate between artificial psylinks and those gained through anima tree worship at all once a pawn is augmented with them.
Interesting, since the latter could be construed as 'natural', though maybe anima trees really aren't natural at all. They are still modifying you, so it might upset body purists anyhow.