It's possible -- Shiva in the OMB world is quite a different being from most other Shivas, for example. But most stay on the same "team" from world to world. To quote both Gryphon and Donald Bellisario, don't examine this too closely, but in general "team affiliation" is not something that is lightly changed -- the state of armed warfare between the forces of Good and Evil in most worlds is a reflection of a similar conflict on the metalevel.
[Umm . . .
(how can i put this without sounding like an ass)
I feel that one should always tread as lightly as one can when dealing with an extant major world religion, as hinduism is, especially when one is not a member of said religion. doing so smacks of cultural imperialism, as playing with one of its major gods, as shiva is, in a disrepectful, cavalier way can leave a sour taste in the reader's mouth.
which is not to say that i am accusing mr. bob of this, just simply saying that this is a very, very touchy thing. shiva as one of the hindu trinity is also a vital aspect of brahman, the pure everything (I think . . . hope i'm getting this right). living religions, i think, should be treated differently than dead ones.
-murmur
hmm . . . a bit too lecturey, that
[Umm . . .
(how can i put this without sounding like an ass)
I feel that one should always tread as lightly as one can when dealing with an extant major world religion, as hinduism is, especially when one is not a member of said religion. doing so smacks of cultural imperialism, as playing with one of its major gods, as shiva is, in a disrepectful, cavalier way can leave a sour taste in the reader's mouth.
which is not to say that i am accusing mr. bob of this, just simply saying that this is a very, very touchy thing. shiva as one of the hindu trinity is also a vital aspect of brahman, the pure everything (I think . . . hope i'm getting this right). living religions, i think, should be treated differently than dead ones.
-murmur
hmm . . . a bit too lecturey, that