The Amish are definately isolated communities. I don't doubt some of what she said did happen, but she is also talking about experiences before she was fourteen years old.

I knew a couple of people in my early 20's who had decided to not go back to living with their families, to not "be Amish" after their year outside of the community. They were from Pennsylvania Amish groups, which, perhaps are very different than the ones she was describing.

(And the cynic in me does find it disquieting that the timing of this is after the FLDS raids in Texas).

I hate to rain on parade, but..

Ralph "Theory of Fun" Koster?

Have you ever played SWG or Ultima Online?
I think I'd need a large cash payment and a strong sedative before I'd be willing to go near another Ralph Koster design.

Yech.

Not to split hairs, but isnt healing a person so they are able to kill mobs that you get exp from... quite a bit like, oh, say, NOT pacifism? Sounds more like "accessory to the crime!"

Cool concept though, and reminds me a bit of collections in EQ2 in that you can get abilities through picking up shinies! oooo shinies!