in_nomine-digest Monday, September 3 2001 Volume 01 : Number 2355 In this digest: IN> The Ugly Stick Re: IN> INNO: Question? Re: IN> Iron Rev 4: Temple On The Edge Of Yesterday (Repost with correction) Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island Re: IN> The Ugly Stick IN> Name that demon IN> Name that demon Re: IN> The Ugly Stick Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island IN> The Abomination Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island IN> On Dragons Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island Re: IN> The Ugly Stick Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island Re: IN> On Dragons Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island IN> Iron Rev IV - Angel Dust IN> Nybbas' crusade Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island Re: IN> Iron Rev IV - Angel Dust Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island IN> Well, I don't quite think that this is a 'Successor'... (Part 1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 02 Sep 2001 22:13:37 +0100 From: "Richard C Hanton-Rutherford" Subject: IN> The Ugly Stick I was bored. I'm really _really_ sorry. Celestial Artifact - The Ugly Stick Appearing to be nothing more than a rather worn out old baseball bat, the Ugly Stick is in fact a Relic, imbued with a very specific variant of the Celestial Song of Form. Every time a head hit is scored with the Stick, a point of Charisma is removed (or, if the victim has no Charisma, a negative point is added), in addition to the body damage taken. No essence is required to power the Stick, though it does cause 1 point of disturbance every time it is used. Some say Kobal created the stick, while others believe that Eli came up with it in one of his less lucid moods. Richie H-R - -- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 14:40:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> INNO: Question? - --- Althea6302@aol.com wrote: > I have the core rulebook but have been unable to find a > description of what > Malakim look like. Was this ever clarified in a later > supplement? Malakim are humanoid with black wings (hence the nickname, "Blackwing"). It's in the core book on page 101 under "Manner and Appearance." ===== Michael Walton, #9805-068 The next time someones says "Talk is cheap," remind them of how much Oprah Winfrey makes. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 14:48:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev 4: Temple On The Edge Of Yesterday (Repost with correction) - --- EDG wrote: > Temple on the Edge of Yesterday Heh. A great lead-in to Successors Month. New AA of Love, anyone? ===== Michael Walton, #9805-068 The next time someones says "Talk is cheap," remind them of how much Oprah Winfrey makes. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 14:52:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island - --- Richard C Hanton-Rutherford > SURVIVE THE SECRET TEMPTATION OF MAZE ISLAND And this differs from Survivor and Big Brother how? };> ===== Michael Walton, #9805-068 The next time someones says "Talk is cheap," remind them of how much Oprah Winfrey makes. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 14:54:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> The Ugly Stick - --- Richard C Hanton-Rutherford wrote: > Celestial Artifact - The Ugly Stick There is a canonical Artifact by this name on p. 71 of the Liber Reliquarum. ===== Michael Walton, #9805-068 The next time someones says "Talk is cheap," remind them of how much Oprah Winfrey makes. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: 02 Sep 2001 23:58:17 +0100 From: "Richard C Hanton-Rutherford" Subject: IN> Name that demon Whatever happened to the "Name that Demon" thing that was doing the rounds not that long ago? I can't remember who started it, but it was pretty cool. More, please. Richie H-R - -- ------------------------------ Date: 03 Sep 2001 00:01:47 +0100 From: "Richard C Hanton-Rutherford" Subject: IN> Name that demon Whatever happened to the "Name that Demon" thing that was doing the rounds not that long ago? I can't remember who started it, but it was pretty cool. More, please. Richie H-R - -- ------------------------------ Date: 03 Sep 2001 00:06:50 +0100 From: "Richard C Hanton-Rutherford" Subject: Re: IN> The Ugly Stick > >--- Richard C Hanton-Rutherford >wrote: >> Celestial Artifact - The Ugly Stick > > There is a canonical Artifact by this name on p. 71 of >the Liber Reliquarum. Really? I never actually bothered buying that book - I prefer to just make up artifacts because I think they're cool, with little thought to how they're made. How close to the canon version is mine? Richie H-R - -- ------------------------------ Date: 03 Sep 2001 00:13:45 +0100 From: "Richard C Hanton-Rutherford" Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island >--- Richard C Hanton-Rutherford > >SURVIVE THE SECRET TEMPTATION OF MAZE ISLAND > > And this differs from Survivor and Big Brother how? };> Because, regrettably, Nybbas stopped short of actually killing the Big Brother contestants in an orgy of sexual murder and explosions. My version remedies that oversight. Incidentally, another cool use for the plot seed could have the P.C.'s as an army of Baalite Soldiers storming the island and killing everyone (God knows why they'd do that, but it would be well worth thinking of a reason). Richie H-R - -- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 19:19:43 -0400 From: "Charles Phipps" Subject: IN> The Abomination Abba of the Darkness Malakim of Fear in the service of Stone Tower Master of Fear The Angel of Darkness Stats: Meaningless Story: Abba of the Darkness is a scare legend among the Heavengly Host that is generally disbelieved in all but the highest circles of both Celestial planes. The Legend of Abba of the Darkness begins with Beleth when Abba was her Tower Master charged with ruling over the Darkness and everything that accompanied such a foul world. When it came time to rebel under Lucifer Beleth turned to her Tower Master and was shocked to discover his black wings. "Foolish Beleth did you honestly believe that I would turn away from the One True Lord because of my hatred for humanity? The Word of Fear pains mortals enough that they must be tempered in the forges and turned from the wretched creatures that they are. You lack imagination and will enough to do such a thing....and thus I must turn my works upon you." No record lists what Abba did to Beleth but Blandine battling far over to try and reach her lover in the heart of the Marches toppled due to the pain and watched their tower detonate in a thousand sharps of terrifying horrofic images of Beleth's madness. It was assumed Beleth ahd utterly destroyed her Kyriotate second in command but urban legend tells a much different story that it was Abba who drove her away and events occasionally are attributed yet still to the Angel of Darkness that strike fear into the heart's of men. Abba, presuming he exists, appears as a man in his mid seventies whose appearence can be summed up as "dirty, leering, sharp toothed, foul mouthed, violent whino in dire need of a shave". In truth unless you are a Prince or Superior you never are going to actually see Abba who operates entirely from illusions, projections, and traps set along the way. The Angel of Darkness prefers to mire himself in layer upon layer of conspiracy and edge to his doings that they only come to fruitation months, years, and even centuries after his leaving. Darkness as an Angelic Word is a marked contrast to the all consuming word that Abba may actually share with Lucifer Morningstar now. The Darkness is a terrifying, starkly clear, empty void which once men are entered they are naked before the truth of their insignificance before God's plan. Doubt, Despair, Horror, Distrust, Dillusionment, Ignorance, and other such correcting tools all fall under his word. Rich men lose everything, Demons who have settled into "normal" life are exposed to all the grizzliness of their brothers they ignore rather than repent of, the Proud among the righteous are brought low, and the destitute are made to be kings. It is unknown truly how many souls owe their destinys toward Abba because of the pain that he causes them that turns the mild to fanatics and pain to faith. It should be noted however that Litheroy has noted the phonetic connection between "Abba" ("Daddy" in Jewish lore) and Abbadon. Might the Angel be simply preparing for the great ride when he will torment all the Wicked and strip them naked of the last illusions of their existence for a year? - -Charlemagne _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 18:25:52 -0500 From: EDG Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island At 12:13 AM 9/3/01 +0100, you wrote: > Incidentally, another cool use for the plot seed could have the P.C.'s > as an army of Baalite Soldiers storming the island and killing everyone > (God knows why they'd do that, but it would be well worth thinking of a > reason). My immediate reaction was either to have a Remnant or Soldier of the PCs' acquaintance be one of the contestants, or one of the Soldier PCs (or well-Roled angel/demon PCs) themselves. - -EDG ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 21:25:50 +1100 From: "james walker" Subject: IN> On Dragons > Michael as a strong, powerful golden dragon, Dominic as a > dark, looking drake wrapped in his own wings, Baal a dark and fiersome wyrm, > Mammon a hoarding wyvern, etc... > > Any opinions on this? It would certainly explain why Ethereal dragons are so powerful; they'd resonate with the mightiest beings in the Symphony. To add others: Litheroy as a Scholarly eastern dragon; Lucifer as per Revelation; Gebbeleth unseen in his hidden lair; and, of course: Metatron as a platinum dragon :-) James. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 20:04:16 -0400 From: Cameron McCurry Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island Richard C Hanton-Rutherford said unto us: > Because, regrettably, Nybbas stopped short of actually killing the Big Brother contestants in an orgy of sexual murder and explosions. My version remedies that oversight. hmmm...Do you think he could kill off the cast of Road Rules and The Real World if we convinced him that the ratings would be phenomenal? ------------------------------ Date: 03 Sep 2001 01:20:51 +0100 From: "Richard C Hanton-Rutherford" Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island >> Because, regrettably, Nybbas stopped short of actually killing the >Big Brother contestants in an orgy of sexual murder and explosions. >My version remedies that oversight. > > hmmm...Do you think he could kill off the cast of Road Rules and >The Real World if we convinced him that the ratings would be >phenomenal? This could form a whole new major IN campaign - "Nybbas kills off all the annoying T.V. celebrities in the pursuit of fat ratings boosts". I'm afraid I've never heard of the shows you mention (I assume they're American) but British readers could imagine the joys of Nybbas inviting Ainsley Harriot, Jim Davidson and Jamie Oliver onto a special celebrity edition of "Can't cook, Won't cook", and then releasing an enraged Calabite with a chainsaw and electric egg-whisk. And as for "Changing Rooms".... Richie H-R - -- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 19:50:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> The Ugly Stick - --- Richard C Hanton-Rutherford wrote: > Really? I never actually bothered buying that book - I > prefer to just make up artifacts because I think they're > cool, with little thought to how they're made. I recommend the LR; it's quite useful, especially in the middle of a game when you need to equip NPC's. > How close to the canon version is mine? Appearance-wise, not even. In terms of function, the result is pretty much the same. The canon version simply does its damage as negative Charisma which can be undone by reverse application of the Corporeal Song of Entropy. ===== Michael Walton, #9805-068 The next time someones says "Talk is cheap," remind them of how much Oprah Winfrey makes. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 19:53:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island - --- Cameron McCurry wrote: > hmmm...Do you think he could kill off the cast of > Road Rules and The Real World if we convinced him that > the ratings would be phenomenal? [sigh] We can only hope... ===== Michael Walton, #9805-068 The next time someones says "Talk is cheap," remind them of how much Oprah Winfrey makes. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 00:48:08 -0400 From: Mike Bruner Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island >>> Because, regrettably, Nybbas stopped short of actually killing the >>Big Brother contestants in an orgy of sexual murder and explosions. >>My version remedies that oversight. >> >> hmmm...Do you think he could kill off the cast of Road Rules and >>The Real World if we convinced him that the ratings would be >>phenomenal? Maybe if we demonstrate that it works... *cocks shotgun* (Don't worry, I'll be sure to blame RPGs at my trial ;)). > This could form a whole new major IN campaign - "Nybbas kills off all the >annoying T.V. celebrities in the pursuit of fat ratings boosts". I'm afraid I've >never heard of the shows you mention (I assume they're American) but British >readers could imagine the joys of Nybbas inviting Ainsley Harriot, Jim Davidson >and Jamie Oliver onto a special celebrity edition of "Can't cook, Won't cook", >and then releasing an enraged Calabite with a chainsaw and electric egg-whisk. >And as for "Changing Rooms".... Actually that could be good even for a serious (well, semi-serious) game, since such a move would be definitely Discordant for an Impudite like Nybbas. Sure, maybe he has a plan that justifies it, but imagine the looks in Hell if it keeps going on and on and demons start to wonder if he's just plain gone NUTS... Worse yet, if he's taking out the celebrities that his Word in the end needs, could it be in fact this is some twisted way of Nybbas trying to get into Heaven's good graces? If the guy who is probably one of THE most powerful and important Demon Princes Hell's got is viewed as going crazy with Discord or outright traitor, the shake-up in Hell would be immense. And when folks in Hell smell a situation this volatile, the plots begin to flow EVERYWHERE... Saminga would of course be ecstatic; Belial and Fufur might also enjoy it if it managed to advance their Words (Belial would enjoy deaths by studio fire, and Fufur would appreciate taking out the visible symbols of The Man), and if some of Heaven's folks get caught Baal might also approve of Nybbas "growing a spine". Any of those guys could definitely feel inclined to aid Nybbas on this course, although if Baal starts thinking Nybbas IS a traitor he might rethink that support. Kobal, using Hell's traditional logic of "do your dirty work when it can be blamed on someone else", would be delighted at the chance to do in a few celebs in appropriately hysterical ways and along the way swipe a little "market share" from Nybbas by broadcasting the results in Hell; heck, if Nybbas really does go bye-bye from Hell's power structure, who better to take the reins than Kobal and his buddy the ultimate consumer Haagenti? On the other side, Asmodeus would definitely be sweating the worst case possibilities. Andre will probably be enraged at the betrayal by his one-time ally considering how very unsexy widescale death is (not to mention the mass slaughter of many gorgeous celebs) and the utter betrayal of their Impudite nature it is. Kronos, given his preference for corrupting a few and having them lead the rest like sheep down to Hell, will also be rather upset about many of his chosen "shepherds" getting wasted left and right. Lilith and possibly Valefor would not be against it per se, but they'd certainly love the opportunity to score favors with terrified celebrities looking for escape (Valefor would also supplement his "stealing people away" from Nybbas with looting from the dead ones, but hey, you gotta seize opportunities wherever they pop up :)). On Heaven's side, there will definitely be confusion. I suspect they will come down against Nybbas on the general principle of protecting human life (especially those celebrities who are on Heaven's side), but there will probably be some interest in seeing if this is some sort of misguided effort by Nybbas to turn against Hell. And of course the real perceptive will wonder if this bout of insanity has any relation to the odd behavior of Eli these past years (he DID duck out about the time this Nybbas kid popped up in Hell's hierarchy...). Or might it be something in the Words; it is rather interesting that the Demon Prince who's Hell's most "creative" has joined Creation and Fire (which covers inspiration, as you might recall) in "crazy behavior"... - -- Mike Bruner-- bruner@delaware.infi.net I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 01:00:30 -0400 From: Daniel Sauve Subject: Re: IN> On Dragons On Sun, 02 Sep 2001 21:25:50 +1100, "james walker" wrote: >Metatron as a platinum dragon :-) 3 esscense, James, just don't fuel the damn song of groans! - -- Your GM Daniel Sauve (in nomine, shadowrun, earthdawn, hero unlimited) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 06:13:37 +0000 From: "Jo Hart" Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island >British >readers could imagine the joys of Nybbas inviting >Ainsley Harriot, Jim Davidson >and Jamie Oliver onto a special celebrity >edition of "Can't cook, Won't cook", >and then releasing an enraged >Calabite with a chainsaw and electric egg-whisk. >And as for "Changing >Rooms".... > Imagining it right now :) I have this image that Nybbas decides to institute a daytime TV channel in Hell, to seduce more souls from Shal-Mari to Perdition, and because he just likes it. So he sends a crack hit squad to murder selected "stars" (so that they'll be able to star in HellTV personally when their souls arrive there) such as Jamie Olivier, Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen, (add whoever you think would make good HellTV.) And the PCs? They're either agents of Destiny or of the demon princes who realise what a decisive tactical maneuver it would be for Nybbas to achieve this! Only YOU can save Jamie Oliver!!! jo _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2001 16:09:25 +1100 From: "james walker" Subject: IN> Iron Rev IV - Angel Dust Well, my first Iron rev attempt. I'm not sure if it's a precise match, but hopefully people will like it. James. ANGEL DUST Cherubim have been disappearing in The Marches. A swift search found the Remnant of one, who under the influence of the Songs of Succor, was able to tell of being Force-stripped by Demons of Drugs to produce a glittering white dust, which they jokingly referred to as Angel Dust. [Warrior Angels enter the adventure at this point, to find and shut down the operation]. Some research, either by interrogating a drug pusher or the use of police records, allows the angels to find an demon of Drugs, who can inform them, that in addition to the mundane 'angel dust' drug, a Celestial version does exist, and that all demons of Drugs are under orders to kidnap angels whenever possible. Directly after getting this information the PC's should realise that the reason the demon (who I'll call 'Fred' for the adventure - but any Demons of drugs from your campaign can fill his shoes) has been so helpful is because he's been trying to keep them here long enough for a band of demons to arrive to capture the PC's. (If the PC's have failed to get this information/find a demon of Drugs, this is a simple way to get them back into the adventure). Mayhem ensues (If the party loses this battle, they'll be taken away to be stripped for Angel Dust and get rescued from the lab [below]). During the battle Fred either escapes or (if vessel-killed) flees to the Body-Bag he has in a dumpster out the back and then flees to the nearest tether of Flowers or Destiny. (If the PC's manage to stop even that, then they've earned the Body-Bag, and he spills his guts to them instead at the Tether. Otherwise, they can follow him to the Tether and get the information there. He's easy to follow, and even if the PC's lose his trail the tether will try and contact them to confirm Fred's story). [Peaceful angels enter the adventure at this point]. Fred asks to explain what Angel Dust does, insisting on a Seraph being present while he does so (an NPC is available at the Tether if the party lacks one). This is what he knows: Angel Dust is an incredibly addictive drug with a Severe Withdrawal(1 Month). Celestials do not add their Corporeal Forces to the addiction roll, and the Discord is Celestial rather than Corporeal. It has a peculiar effect if a Djinn is attuned to the user - it twists the attunement as if Djinn has failed to break the attunement (the Djinn may make a Will roll to break the attunement before this happens, but at a penalty equal to the number of doses taken by the user - in addtion to the penalty for the remaining days of the attunement and any dissonance!). Further, the drug user acquires a link to the Djinn as if he was a Cherub. The effect lasts for a number of DAYS equal to the users' Corporeal Forces. The demons have been using Angel Dust to cement alliances and force cooperation. Finally, neither demon can lie in the Helltongue while under the influence without getting dissonance (he doesn't know why - he also doesn't know that the Discord gained for losing all of your Mind hits to Withdrawal is always Truthful). The reason Fred is telling them this is he's under orders to get one hundred more doses of the stuff - pronto! He can't do that without help. Will the angels help him? The use of the drug is drawing demons closer to redemption - - even he can see that - and as payment he can tell them the location of a drug lab where angels are being held to be stripped for Angel Dust. The demon won't budge on his terms - no matter what they threaten him with, it's nothing compared to what Fluerity will do to him if he doesn't make his quota, and he isn't Selfless enough to Redeem. However, skilled use of Fast-Talk or other haggling may can get other concessions out of Fred - locations of other demons, that sort of thing. Being 'milked' for Angel Dust isn't painful, but it is dangerous. If freely given, the angel can decide how many doses he'll give, and then makes a roll with a TN equal to the doses, which he wants to FAIL. If he succeeds, then he takes CD*(doses given) Soul Hits of damage. Fred explains this. He also warns that they can be traced (using Songs of Affinity etc) via the Dust (this will discourage powerful NPC angels from volunteering - it's too valuable to Hell to know where they are). An angel can only be 'milked' for angel dust once; 'milking' requires a successful Medicine roll (which Fred has a TN of 12 in). The Seneschal has CelHealing, but cannot afford the essence for the Song; the party will have to provide it if they wish to be healed. If the PC's, and any NPC's they can rustle up can contribute 100 doses of Angel Dust, the demon will agree to guide them to the lab. He will want some guarantee that he's not going to be betrayed - ideally a Malakite oath. (If he's a Djinn, and more than 100 doses of Angel Dust have been made, he'll be amenable to attuning himself to an angel who takes a shot of the stuff. He has a dose already which can be used; doses need to be left for an hour or so before they can be used, so he can't use the stuff the PC's have provided). He'll also be able to warn them of some of the difficulties and defences on the lab. A good resonance check by a Seraph, Malakite, Elohite or Mercurian will reveal that he wants the PC's to succeed - now that he's met his quota he stands a good chance of being promoted into the shoes of however is in charge of the lab, since the angels raiding the place will end the current bosses' career. There's a slight problem to raiding the lab - it's in Hell. Shal-Mari, to be precise. Checking with the PC's Superiors will get them permission to raid Hell - after all, they have a guide/guard and the rewards are the rescue of other angels. Of course, if they don't check, they're disobeying standing orders. Because Fred has his 100 doses, he suggests entering Hell via the nearest tether of Drugs; he's expected, and the demons on guard in Hell will be too out of it to register a pack of angels following him. This will work. If the PC's want to enter Hell some other way, they can - if they are willing to owes geases, the nearest tether of Freedom will let them through; the nearest Tether of dark Humor will let them through for free - and if the party is wasting time the Seneschal will ring them up, offering the service of his tether. This should make them nervous. Further, he declines to prank them if they do use his tether - which should make them even more nervous. Barring the PC's doing something stupid, they should get to hell without mishap. Things get more complicated after this. Sneaking through Shal-Mari is a slow, dangerous business. Although they need to go less than a mile, doing so is likely to take an hour or two. Close calls, nervous waits and possibly a short brutal fight or three will occur on the trip. (In an emergency, Fred can claim that he tricked the angels to join him in hell, and have them 'escorted' to the lab for 'milking'/Force stripping. Fred cannot enter the lab with the PC's as he needs to deliver the Angel Dust to the Brimstone Club. However, he can describe the inside layout, and describes the guards - Shedim, for the most part. He also makes sure that the PC's know the way back to the Tether, so that they can escape. Breaking into the lab: Is fairly simple. The 7 Force guards (about the same number of guards as there are PC's) don't expect any trouble, and are busy taunting the prisoners and/or fondling the remains of the last angel to be soul-killed by 'milking'. When the PC's break in, the guards are strapping the next victim to a rack, ready for milking. Their boss, a 12 Force Habbalite, is taunting the victim. He's also high on LSD, making it easier for him to enjoy the angels fear. The PC's can either kill the guards or sneak the prisoners out. (Obviously, sneaking out the one strapped to the rack isn't an option). There are a dozen prisoners (including the one on the rack) any they have all been drugged up to the eyeballs with cocaine & LSD, reducing their effective Wills & Perceptions to 1. Drugs are on hand in the lab, of course. If more peaceful angels want to avoid killing a demon by drugging one, that'll be quite simple. If any guards are still conscious, they'll be able to describe the necessary dosages themselves. There is also about 30 doses of angel dust here; all they got from the last angel. An escort will be turning up shortly to collect it; any surviving guards will be able to tell the party this. Time to leave. Getting the prisoners to the Tether will be tricky, but possible. A Windy might suggest stealing a vehicle - that's workable. It's also possible to smuggle them out one at a time, or 'Wookie Gambit' the party out with the aid of any surviving guards. Because the party is in Hell, Archangels cannot be Invoked. While the party is discussing this, demons in The Brimstone Club start taking the Angel Dust the PC's provided... ....It turns out that Angel Dust creates a THREE way link - Djinn, User and the angel who provided the Dust. (No one knew this before, as every angel who had provided Angel Dust had been Soul-killed). The PC's start acquiring Cherubic links to demons in the Brimstone Club. Within an hour, every PC will have a number of links equal to the doses of Angel Dust they provided. Having the links gives the PC's more information on Angel Dust - the reason that demons get dissonance for lying is that the demons are effectively angels while drugged. Also, if multiple Djinn are attuned to the User, everybody ends up attuned to everybody else. A complicated web of attunements now links hundreds, or even thousands of demons. [Demonic PC's enter the adventure at this point] Any demons who are now attuned to the PC's will realise that the party is in danger. They, or anybody who owes them a favour (perhaps a PC Lilim would like a Geas?) can take steps to smuggle the party out of Hell. This won't be difficult - a raging party staggering down the street will be excellent cover for the angels. This will be sufficient to get the prisoners to the Tether. A more serious problem is the threat to the demons. Angels will quickly become aware that helping the angels is endangering the demons - Asmodeus will have them executed for assisting Heaven. This will cause the angels huge amount so of dissonance. Also, everyone is in danger - the danger is being shielded by a Superior, so no one can work out what it is - but definitely danger, and soon. Demons with vessels can be smuggled out via the tether. If an angel going through the Tether Invokes a Archangel, the AA can open a gate between Hell and The Marches allowing the demons to escape there. This is something that both Novalis and Michael would do - but which AA gets Invoked? :-) While plans are being made, the unknown threat becomes known, as a lesser demon gets to gloat on his (insignificant) part in it: The Demon Princes have agreed that Angel Dust must be stamped out as a threat to hell, and are allowing Vapula & Belial to test a new explosive above the Brimstone Club. Demons will scatter away from the club, or charge into it to rescue their attuned, or mill about panicking; unused to Selflessness they can't cope with a crisis on this scale. What happens to the demons next depends on the PC's - if they fail a rescue one of the demons will invoke Lilith, owing her geases galore. (She'll then demand Geases from everybody attuned to him - in return for not invoking the Geases she holds on him in a way harmful to him. Which will allow her to demand geases from everyone owing geases to them - and so on. Oh yes, she'll also get the demons to safety, either in the Marches or elsewhere in Shal-mari). Of importance: The bomb (a sort of uber-nuke) will detonate over the Brimstone Club, but not damage it - Furfur will see to that. So everyone INSIDE the club will be safe.* Those in the immediate vicinity are toast, those within a mile or so will lose Forces. The lab will be completely destroyed, and if many drugged/attuned demons are in range they'll all be shredded by dissonance, and then rounded up and executed by The Game. Demons will get dissonance for allowing their attuned to get dissonance - angels WON'T so long as they can get them out, and towards a chance at redemption. (Also, demons won't get dissonance for angels getting dissonance). FINISHING UP: At best, the PC's have a large number of demons in The Marches learning about teamwork and hopefully becoming redeemable. This should be richly rewarded. At worst, they're riddled with dissonance, owe Geases to Lilith and are responsible for large numbers of Renegades roaming the Corporeal. No matter how it ends, any demon who knows how to make Angel Dust has his Ethereal Forces stripped by Fluerity. Did the PC's take notes on how Fred 'milked' them? The Game wants the information (and PC's) stamped out; the Seraphim Council is curious as to whether this is a useful ability, and calls the party in to answer questions. It'll be a long time before the ramifications of this adventure are over. *Belial's plan was to obliterate the club, of course. By devastating the surrounds, all he has done is some slum-clearance, allowing Furfur to expand into the devastated area, thus controlling more of Shal-Mari. ------------------------------ Date: 03 Sep 2001 10:05:07 +0100 From: "Richard C Hanton-Rutherford" Subject: IN> Nybbas' crusade Jesus, Mike. You've made a really good, far reaching campaign seed out of my throwaway "kill Jamie Oliver" statement. I really want to run this campaign as soon as possible (and the Liverpool setting of my game will make Cilla an obvious target). Good work. Richie H-R - -- ------------------------------ Date: 03 Sep 2001 09:54:17 +0100 From: "Richard C Hanton-Rutherford" Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island >I have this image that Nybbas decides to institute a daytime TV >channel in >Hell, to seduce more souls from Shal-Mari to Perdition, and because >he just >likes it. So he sends a crack hit squad to murder selected "stars" (so >that >they'll be able to star in HellTV personally when their souls arrive >there) >such as Jamie Olivier, Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen, (add whoever you >think >would make good HellTV.) Good Old Laurence. I can't believe I missed him first time. >Only YOU can save Jamie Oliver!!! ......I'll pass Richie H-R - -- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 10:23:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev IV - Angel Dust - --- james walker wrote: > ANGEL DUST I'm curious -- did you happen to read Fleurity's write-up in S4 before you wrote this? If not, I recommend it. The parallels to Chimera are way too close. ===== Michael Walton, #9805-068 The next time someones says "Talk is cheap," remind them of how much Oprah Winfrey makes. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 10:24:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> Iron Rev:Survive the Secret Temptation of Maze Island - --- Jo Hart wrote: > I have this image that Nybbas decides to institute a > daytime TV channel in > Hell, to seduce more souls from Shal-Mari to Perdition, > and because he just > likes it. So he sends a crack hit squad to murder > selected "stars" (so that > they'll be able to star in HellTV personally when their > souls arrive there) I can see it now -- Will Smith in "Fresh Prince of Darkness!" ===== Michael Walton, #9805-068 The next time someones says "Talk is cheap," remind them of how much Oprah Winfrey makes. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 20:18:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Maurice Lane Subject: IN> Well, I don't quite think that this is a 'Successor'... (Part 1) .... but I didn't feel like writing one last week*. I probably won't this week, either: I've got another (even odder) Heresy planned, right after I get around to writing out the Iron Rev entry that is surely percolating up from my brain even as we speak... Moe *To quote Eric Burns: 'Neener'. ;) Eli, Kyriotate Archangel of Creation The world ... is. In many ways, the Archangel of Creation is both the easiest Archangel to understand, and the hardest. It all depends on how you look at it. Or how it looks at you. Eli is a living bundle of contradictions: straightforward and s u b tle, forgiving and relentless, the center of every party and the lonely figure looking on from the outside. When asked, the Archangel calmly avers that all apparent contradictions can be resolved by meditation on the nature of Creation, and its ultimate inclusiveness. Only by experiencing all points of view - including the one on the inside - may one truly understand. Most of the Host can at least acknowledge the point. It's Eli's habit of doing sixteen mutually contradictory things at once that causes the headaches... Dissonance Nothing. There may be an action or two out there that is the antithesis of Creation, but nobody's ever been able to find one - and it's usually considered a good idea not to try too hard. Eli can be a little testy when people kick too hard at the universe's metaphorical foundations. Organization Creationers are gregarious, and their hierarchy takes this into account. The actual rank of a Servitor of Eli is only half determined by where they fit into the organizational chart: the other half is dependent on personal favors, influence, mutual hobbies and personal charisma. However, formal rank is important: if nothing else, it defines a Servitor's job. New angels serving Creation tend to be very good at one thing. Promotion comes from demonstrating that one is very good at other things, too. The most powerful Servitors of Creation seem to be very good at just about everything. Eli does not offer soft duty to its Servitors: the hours are long (angels don't need to sleep, after all) and the workload is usually immense. Angels of Creation are expected to hit the ground running and keep up the pace for as long as it takes. However, they also get good logistical backup and proper recognition for good service: Eli is also careful to not assign more work than any particular Servitor can handle. Still, there are many former Servitors of Creation serving other Words. Whether this is an annoyance to the Archangel of Creation is an open question: there's always been a faint suggestion that it complains about the problem merely for form's sake... Choir Attunements All Servitors of Creation must buy Enchantment/3 (paid for normally). The bonuses for artifact creation found in the Liber Reliquarum remain in effect for Servitors of Creation. Seraph Unchanged from canonical Seraph of Creation Attunement. Cherub Cherubim of Creation add their Ethereal Forces to their Emote, Lying, Move Silently and Tactics skills, provided that they are using these skills to protect/hide their attuned. Ofanite Ofanim of Creation may choose to add their Ethereal Forces to the CD of their resonance rolls: this must be declared before the roll, as it will affect the chance of an Infernal Intervention. You dive into the Symphony at your own peril... Elohite Unchanged from the canonical Elohite of Creation Attunement. Malakite Unchanged from canonical Malakite of Creation Attunement. Kyriotate Kyriotates can possess ... anything. If they possess inanimate objects, they lose all movement (unless the object is capable of independent action) and/or sensory input (except touch) that the item could not normally 'perceive'. For example, a Kyriotate of Creation that possesses a gun cannot see or hear, and could not cause it to fire - but it would be able to feel what it is like to be fired. This Attunement is available to other Choirs, provided that they know the Song of Possession (in this case, roll normally to activate the Song and ignore the restriction on inanimate objects). Bright Lilim (restricted) Bright Lilim of Creation are rare, rare, rare: Lilith loathes them with a passion, for some reason. Possibly it's because of the fact that they can reproduce... Mercurian Unchanged from the canonical Mercurian of Creation Attunement. Servitor Attunements Abracadabra Unchanged from the canonical Abracadabra Attunement. Craftsman Angels with this Attunement may create corporeal artifacts, simply by using them for a month and making a Will Roll. A successful roll will create an artifact/1; further use and Will Rolls (at -1 for every level above 1) will boost the artifact further. A roll that fails by more than 4 will destroy the artifact. Gimlet Eye The angel may look at a s u b stance or object and analyze it with a successful Perception roll. Use the CD to determine the detail of the information gained. For example, a CD of 1 on a glass of unidentified liquid will reveal that it's beer, while a CD of 6 will provide a detailed breakdown on the molecular structure of the various esters and chemicals that make it up. Note, though, that this Attunement will not tell you whether it's good beer, except by inference... Trans u b stantiation Unchanged from the canonical Trans u b stantiation Attunement. Distinctions Vassal of Creation The angel receives a +2 to any roll to detect a damaged object (living or nonliving), and a +2 to the CD of a successful roll to repair same. Friend of Everything Everything likes these angels: they have a +2 to all reaction rolls from living creatures, and are considered to have automatically and successfully performed routine maintenance on any equipment that they regularly use or carry. Master/Mistress ("Jack") of All Trades An angel with this Distinction officially has a level/0 in all skills (meaning, essentially, that no penalties will arise from default use): they also add the appropriate Forces to the CD of successful skill rolls (this will not affect interventions). Relations Most of the other Superiors are on fairly decent terms with the Archangel of Creation ... they think. Eli's not the easiest entity to predict: it's been known to suddenly change opinions and goals without telling anyone first. Most Archangels recognize that this is due to Eli's excellent information sources, and not to any sort of lack of focus - but it's still annoying at times. Eli tends to take a neutral position in most Council debates: while it supports Novalis in her efforts for more demonic Redemptions (and Blandine in general), the Archangel of Creation also favors a general increase in military operations. Eli also usually supports the relatively few initiatives that Jordi brings before the Council. Allied: Blandine, Jordi (Blandine is Associated with Eli) Associated: Laurence, Novalis, Yves (These Archangels are also Associated with Eli) Neutral: All others Hostile: No one (No one is particularly Hostile to Eli) Blandine: "On the one hand, Eli is usually happy to provide assistance in the Marches: on the other, it doesn't always tell me first. It does try to, though, so I suppose Eli can be forgiven for its occasional bouts of over-enthusiasm." "The Marches are part of Creation - and so are its inhabitants. An ethereal is just as 'real' as a corporeal, so why not treat it as such? I think Blandine would agree with that - and I wish that I could think of something that would make her less sad." David: "Eli is a touch too fluid for its Word: it should try to focus more and embrace less. It knows the virtues of unity, but must learn that you don't need a dire emergency as a justification to stand by your brothers." "There's a reason why stone is used as a building material on Earth: it's strong, stable and unyielding. David is the same way, and we all know it. But stone is not always the right material to use when you're building a structure." Dominic: "A little too quick to forgive and forget: the first is fine, provided that it's sincere, but the second is not. I dislike Eli's tendency towards arrogance, as well. Its Word does not give him special privileges." "Dominic is ... stunted. He's had to deliberately cut off every piece of his personality and soul that wouldn't fit his mission. Worse, it was the right thing to do: God help us all, we needed him stunted and monomaniacal. I try to remember that when he's being especially tiresome." Gabriel: "It can dive into the world, becoming one with it. It should take care not to lose itself, once there..." "I have watched her slip into her madness for so long, now. The universe itself cries out against what has been done to her. Yes, I am speaking from personal experience, here. It's long past time that this was resolved." Janus: "I don't understand it at all, but it looks like it's having fun, and that's the point, right?" "Unlike Janus, I'm not chaotic: I may look like it, but that's only because not all of the things that affect me are obvious. Personally, I find it messy, but Janus seems to like it, so who am I to judge?" Jean: "There are times when its input is extremely germane, and there are times when Eli is a distraction. The only way to find out which is to experiment: more consistent results would be useful, but not likely to occur any time in the near future." "Actually, he's very helpful: I can experience a process, but Jean's better at explaining it to others. Which methodology is better depends on circumstances." Jordi: "I have always been able to express my concerns or opinions to the Archangel of Creation: it understands in seconds what it takes others days or months to dimly comprehend. Even when Eli does not agree with me, it will happily and accurately translate my position into something that the Council can understand. This is a good thing." "The Council thinks in one way, more or less, and Jordi thinks in another. Luckily, I usually can work out the sense of what Jordi is saying - and he makes a lot of sense, sometimes. I don't mind being an interpreter, but I do wish that one side or the other would at least try to make my help redundant." ===== Liber Licentiae Moeticae: http://www.stormloader.com/users/moelane/innomine.html Last updated 07/29/01(this is usually way out of date) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of in_nomine-digest V1 #2355 ********************************