From owner-in_nomine-digest@lists.io.com Sat Mar 11 13:58:00 2000 Return-Path: Received: from lists.io.com (majordom@lists.io.com [199.170.88.15]) by pyramid.sjgames.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA00279 for ; Sat, 11 Mar 2000 13:58:00 -0600 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by lists.io.com (8.9.3/8.9.1a) id NAA03635 for in_nomine-digest-outgoing; Sat, 11 Mar 2000 13:55:54 -0600 Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 13:55:54 -0600 Message-Id: <200003111955.NAA03635@lists.io.com> From: owner-in_nomine-digest@lists.io.com (in_nomine-digest) To: in_nomine-digest@lists.io.com Subject: in_nomine-digest V1 #1549 Reply-To: in_nomine-l@lists.io.com Sender: owner-in_nomine-digest@lists.io.com Errors-To: owner-in_nomine-digest@lists.io.com Precedence: bulk in_nomine-digest Saturday, March 11 2000 Volume 01 : Number 1549 In this digest: Re: IN> Why the heck can't I come up with stuff that people IN> Jack, Demon of Haunted Toys IN> Balseraph of Fate and Kyriotate Resonance ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 04:55:18 -0800 (PST) From: Maurice Lane Subject: Re: IN> Why the heck can't I come up with stuff that people >> On behalf of a certain Warehouse, I am afraid I'll >>have to take all of this to have it examined. By >>top people in the field. Who?> Top people.> > Sean> > (Seriously, don't a lot of those sound like something you would > find in a crate in Warehouse 23?)> > Level 5, subsection AA23. There are several >checkpoints to get near the lead-lined crates, each >staffed by clones of Keneau Reeves. Noone knows why. >Marc. Just Marc. Great. I leave for Mississippi in an hour, and you just _have_ to start doing High Weirdness. Grrr... :) See you all in a week or so... Morgan (F.A.W.) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 12:56:50 PST From: "Erich Arendall" Subject: IN> Jack, Demon of Haunted Toys Well, I was reading Neil Gaiman's collection of short stories, Smoke and Mirrors, last night. After reading a nifty story about a haunted Jack-in-the-Box I just had to write up Jack, Demon of Haunted Toys. Jack Demon of Haunted Toys Shedite Captain of Headhaunters The stuffed monkey's cymbals came together, waking the child. The young boy, who could have been no older than seven, clutched the blankets tightly to his chest. He knew he had placed the toy deep within his toy chest, buried and out of sight, but now the monkey sat on the edge of the bed, its round eyes glowing eerily in the pale moonlight that came in through the window. The boy was afraid to move and watched as the toy's arms spread out again, slowly. The crash of the tiny symbols brought a silent scream to the child, the front of his pajamas now soiled. The boy would be haunted by this night for a long, long time. Corporeal Forces - 3 Strength 6 Agility 6 Ethereal Forces - 4 Intelligence 10 Precision 6 Celestial Forces - 5 Will 12 Perception 8 Word Forces - 5 Skills: Acrobatics/4, Chemistry/2, Climbing/4, Dodge/3, Emote/6, Escape/4, Language/4 (French), Language/4 (German), Language/4 (Japanese), Language/4 (Spanish), Lockpicking/2, Move Silently/5 Songs: Calling(Corporeal/4), Darkness(Corporeal/3, Ethereal/3), Machines(Ethereal/5), Sleep(Corporeal/2, Ethereal/3), Tongues(Corporeal/3, Ethereal/3, Celestial/3) Attunements: Shedite of Nightmares, Calabite of Nightmares, Terror, Knight of Restlessness, Captain of Headhaunters, Knight of Derision (Kobal), Demon of Haunted Toys Special Attunement: Jack is not limited to possessing humans, he can also possess a toy for a number of days equal to the Check Digit of a Will roll (the toy can not defend - toys don't have will). He can only possess items that were directly crafted as toys. Once the toy is possessed Jack is not restricted to the original limitations of the toy. He can position any limb in any way he likes even speak, however the toy must have suitable parts if fine manipulation is desired. The possessed toy also has a distinct Aura (level 6), almost anyone who sees the toy will know that it's possessed by a demon. Other Shedim serving Jack also receive this benefit. Special Rite: Jack receives a point of Essence every time he truly frightens someone with a toy, scarring them psychologically. He may grant this right to others. Jack is actually the second Demon of Haunted Toys, but he far exceeds his predecessor. Jack has learned that allowing the tormented to see only what the toy could do normally causes a far more lingering fear than having the toy walk about and say 'boo'. And that's what Jack is after, it's what gives him delight, not simply startling someone but actually fracturing their psyche in fear. To the delight of the Archangel Christopher, Jack was in danger of his word degrading for quite some time, until movies like Poltergeist, Child's Play, even PuppetMaster pushed Jack's word quite high, dampening the Archangel of Children's spirits. Nybbas does not claim any direct responsibility for helping Jack out, although he doesn't deny it either. Jack's favorite toy to inhabit is his namesake, the Jack-in-the-Box, although he loves any toy that makes a sudden movement. The startling effects of a jack popping out of it's box for no appear ant reason, can often lead to a lingering fear of the toy. Beleth is not the only higher-up who appreciates Jack's work, he has also been given quite a few commendations by Kobal. The Prince of Dark Humor finds it delicious that children can become afraid of their own playthings. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 13:54:38 CST From: "Justin Buhler" Subject: IN> Balseraph of Fate and Kyriotate Resonance With the Balseraph of Kronos Attunement it says that a Balseraph can take on the Resonance ad Dissonance of a choir of Angel. Does this mean the Balseraph can take the Kyriotate Resonance and be able to possess multiple hosts at a time? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ End of in_nomine-digest V1 #1549 ******************************** The material here is (C) 2000 Steve Jackson Games, Incorporated. All rights reserved.