From owner-in_nomine-digest@LISTS.IO.COM Fri Nov 7 18:27:08 1997 Return-Path: Received: from lists.io.com (lists.io.com [199.170.88.15]) by pyramid.sjgames.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA06405 for ; Fri, 7 Nov 1997 18:27:08 -0600 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by lists.io.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) id RAA25615 for in_nomine-digest-outgoing; Fri, 7 Nov 1997 17:45:12 -0600 Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 17:45:12 -0600 Message-Id: <199711072345.RAA25615@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 #461 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 Friday, November 7 1997 Volume 01 : Number 461 In this digest: Re: IN> Kyrio Telegraph Re: IN> Kyrio Telegraph Re: IN> [Pagan Victory] Introduction Re: IN> Canon question (was: About Shedim) Re: IN> Kyrio Telegraph IN> [DV] Virginia after the Apocalypse IN> Ophis, The First Lilim (Looong...!) Re: IN> [DV] Virginia after the Apocalypse IN> Gypsy Demons Re: IN> [DV] Virginia after the Apocalypse Re: IN> Stat Maxima for NPCs Re: IN> {DARK VICTORY} In the Caverns of Stone Re: IN> About Shedim... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 02:16:30 -0600 (CST) From: redneck@txdirect.net (Redneck Gaijin) Subject: Re: IN> Kyrio Telegraph >Dear List > >over the last few sessions the two Kyrios in my FTF campaign have developed >what has become referred to as the Kyrio Telegraph. It started from them >wanting to keep track of several things at once and so possessing several >pigeons and having them positioned at certain places or follow certain >people. When the players split up the Kyrios would keep a pigeon with each >group, as much as possible. > >This allowed messages to be sent between the groups instantaneously, or as >fast as the pigeon hosts could convey them, originally by scratching them in >the dirt and in a couple of instances by the use of ouija boards. Since one >of the Kyrios is a Servitor of Jean he often possesses the Ouija board's >planchet or a handy phone. The latest development is that several angels >are obtaining small electronic organisers, with keyboards, on which the >pigeons can tap out text messages. > >Just thought someone might be interested, thanking you for your indulgence. > It's a neat idea. The only problems with this might be that it's not reliable for periods of over, say, six days, more usually shorter. Also, what are the Kyrios getting out of it, roleplay-wise? "So, Staniel, what d'ya think we should do now?" "Chirp chirp." Redneck Kris Overstreet, will write for food... | Do not taunt Happy Fun Belial. http://www.txdirect.net/users/redneck | * * * c/o White Lightning Productions | "I love the sweet smell of http://www.jurai.net/~redneck/wlp/ | humiliation in the morning!" Webmaster for Antarctic Press | --- Kobal reaffirms himself http://www.antarctic-press.com/ | ***QUESTION EVERYTHING*** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 20:30:04 +1100 From: Anthony Baxter Subject: Re: IN> Kyrio Telegraph >>> Redneck Gaijin wrote > Also, what are the Kyrios getting out of it, roleplay-wise? > "So, Staniel, what d'ya think we should do now?" "Chirp chirp." It's actually a lot of fun to play something that can't speak. Particularly when the GM makes it so you know large chunks of essential information. (there was that great famous five tournament with one pc playing timmy the dog...) Anthony ("what's that Lassie?" barkbarkbark "someone's fallen down the disused mine shaft again?" barkbark "3 fractured ribs and a broken arm?" barkbarkbark) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 08:14:58 -0500 (EST) From: Emily Dresner Subject: Re: IN> [Pagan Victory] Introduction > > > Please add Thoth, as long as we're doing Egyptians, and Athena. > > This is the Weighting of the Heart Ceremony. It's a big deal, since there > > was a closet industry in Egypt for a while to crank out scarabs with > > Chapter 31b written on them. The idea is that the scarab would transform > > into your heart, and take it's place on the scales. As a magical > > construct, it would always balance with Truth, and thus get you in scott > > free into the Am Duat, even if you were a sleeze. > One thing you've GOT to love about the Egyptians. "Do thou > behave. Or, here are the cheat codes." > > ("No, really, man, when you get to the Paths of the Dead, type in Alt-42 > and you get the ultimate weapon and unlimited hitpoints..") *LAUGH* Yep. If you were rich enough or powerful enough, you could download all the cheat codes directly from the Gods. Another wonderful testiment to Egyptian pragmaticism. :) - - Em ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 08:23:57 -0500 From: johnk@lucent.com (John Karakash - Lucent ASCC) Subject: Re: IN> Canon question (was: About Shedim) > > What we've been working with is that you can skip between > > hosts without going celestial in-between with no Disturbance. > > This May Change, but it's official for now. (One action, btw) > > That's what I thought. > > Okay, do YOU have any idea on how to stop a Shedim in a crowded room then? > Ummmm... kill everyone and let God sort them out? ;) Sleeping gas? A Kyriotate could go into combat for the host (this is fun since the loser gets ousted!) - -- ___________________________________________________ / \ |John Karakash - Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T) | | (919)380-4629 | | | | The power to tax involves the power to destroy. | | -Chief Justice Marshall | \___________________________________________________/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 08:25:51 -0500 From: johnk@lucent.com (John Karakash - Lucent ASCC) Subject: Re: IN> Kyrio Telegraph On Nov 7, 5:44pm, Peter Frederick wrote: > Subject: IN> Kyrio Telegraph > Dear List > > over the last few sessions the two Kyrios in my FTF campaign have developed > what has become referred to as the Kyrio Telegraph. It started from them > wanting to keep track of several things at once and so possessing several > pigeons and having them positioned at certain places or follow certain > people. When the players split up the Kyrios would keep a pigeon with each > group, as much as possible. This is common to both the campaigns where I've had Kyriotates. - -- ___________________________________________________ / \ |John Karakash - Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T) | | (919)380-4629 | | | | The power to tax involves the power to destroy. | | -Chief Justice Marshall | \___________________________________________________/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 10:50:59 -0500 From: Sean Michael Whipkey Subject: IN> [DV] Virginia after the Apocalypse Before the End of the World as We Know It, Virginia was a diverse state, stretching from the metropolis and suburbs around D.C. and the Eastern Shore (Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach, Norfolk), through the agricultural areas of southside and southwest, and included everything from high tech telecommunications companies, AOL's headquarters, backwoods moonshiners, and nationally-renown universities. Now, of course, that's all changed. Let's start with Northern Virginia, the Land of Sprawled Suburbs. NoVA was hit hard by the flood of refugees streaming out of D.C., and was used as a staging area for celestials going *into* D.C. and the fight. Nybbas had a major tether there in the headquarters of AOL. However, most of the tracts of 'burbs were leveled as a troop of Malakites of Jean went on the rampage, destroying the tether, and hunting down servitors of Vapula. The population here is maybe 1% of what it used to be, and mostly consists of shellshocked survivors scrabbling in the land, trying to survive, and avoid the demons that still patrol D.C. The military was reluctant to pull out of D.C., and still attempts to rally some sort of support to retake it - this has been the first time since the War of 1812 that the capital has been burned, and they don't appreciate it. The occasional half-hearted military sortie around Washington doesn't help the state of affairs in Northern Virginia any. Now let's look at the Eastern Shore, Land of Military Bases and the Chesapeake Bay. Combine a dozen or more conventional and FAE cruise missiles plus one Leviathan (tm, Vapula enterprises), and you're missing the naval bases that made the Eastern Shore. Sailors that survived quickly made the civilian survivors serve them, turning this into a military dictatorship of sorts. Occasionally, naval vessels attempt to return and salvage supplies, but it's risky between Vapula-created sea monstrosities, Jordi's control over animals, and the paranoid, heavily armed sailors. Rumor has it that a small group of ships made it clear of the destruction and now worships Poseidon, hoping that he will come and reclaim their ports. Several sailors have recently been executed as "Soldiers of Poseidon". After that we have Lynchburg, Land of Churches. Lynchburg had an incredible number of churches per capita, and was the home of Moral Majority leader, Jerry Falwell. Due to lack of strategic concerns, Lynchburg was avoided by human weapons, and for some reason, celestials didn't fight there too. One significantly powerful demon, though, is hanging around here - but he's a Preserver now. That would be Lorial, Impudite of Nybbas, who holds the word of Televangalism. Kafiel, Mercurian of Dominic, word of Religious Right, has disappeared, but no one actually thinks that he died. However, whether or not he follows his insane master is another question. Jerry Falwell has turned Lynchburg into a veritable fortress of piety following Armageddon. He rules alone, though a Council of Elders gives him advice. The whole of the law is the Bible, as interpreted by Jerry Falwell. Since he is a fundamentalist, it is a rather simple and straight forward interpretation. He tells his people that if they remain good to the Lord, He will snatch them up from this hell on Earth. Everybody who doesn't believe in God and Falwell are heathens, and should be converted or destroyed. Known sarcastically as the "Thrill City of Lynchburg" before The End, it's now even less fun. Now we truck down to Roanoke, Land of Recovery. Roanoke was lucky. It wasn't *that* strategic, and it was far enough from heavy fighting to insure that it didn't have a flood of refugees. There were enough cadets that survived the destruction of Virginia Tech, plus that came home from VMI when Lexington was overrun by demons, that combined with its police force and National Guard units, it was set up, defensively. The Radford Arsenal is nearby, which supplies Roanoke with munitions, and there's plenty of light (and some heavy) industry. There is quite a bit of farmland in the Roanoke Valley, so food isn't a problem. Refugees are coming in more and more now, though, especially from Appalachia, so food is tight, but if all goes well, it should hold up. Roanoke is run under the pretense of democracy. However, the same officials are in power as before, and plan on holding power for a while, during the "state of emergency". This is where Virginia's unique locality system plays against itself - the city of Roanoke, the county of Roanoke (including the town of Vinton), the city of Salem, and the surrounding counties of Botetourt, Franklin, and Montgomery are all independent from each other, and fighting over land, resources, and power. This is a strong area of battle between servitors of Yves and Lucifer (trying to hold the land together) versus servitors of Kronos and Malphas (trying to split it up into smaller and smaller fighting pieces, like Richmond). Blacksburg, home of Virginia Tech, is deserted. Some servitors of Vapula took over the engineering lab and were trying to devise a "big bomb that goes boom" when the bomb went off, destroying the majority of the University and a large number of humans. Oddly enough, any celestial within a mile of the bomb lost quite a bit of their Forces - the poor schmucks that built the bomb were utterly destroyed. Vapula's only comment was, "Who let those damn calabim into my experiments again?!" Most of the survivors wandered north to Roanoke. Let's head north to Charlottesville, Land of Jefferson. Charlottesville is home of the University of Virginia, ranked by US News and World Report as the top public university in the nation. It has a strong sense of history and tradition, and still greatly reveres its founder, Thomas Jefferson. Funny thing, that. 'Cause the new leader of UVA is none other then Thomas Jefferson. When The End hit, race riots flared in Charlottesville, burning a good bit of the town. Charlottesville PD and Albemarle County PD broke out their anti-riot gear, leftover from the "blank check" days of anti-segregation riots, up to and including flamethrowers (I kid you not). A good part of the city of Charlottesville was destroyed, and there's now too types of society; the rich farmers that make up most of Ablemarle county, who hire guards and still have lavish estates, and the rest, who are centered around UVA, doing their best to survive and, hopefully, pass knowledge onto others. At its worse, the students were defending the University, some had fled home, and the administration had been killed. The Thomas Jefferson appeared, claiming to have been reincarnated in this time of woe. His dress was accurate, as was his speech, mannerisms, and beliefs. He singlehandedly turned the low morale around and organized highly efficient defenses. He also showed to have thorough knowledge of modern technology and just about any enemy's weaknesses. He's in charge of UVA now, though in accordance to the principles of student self-governance, is rather hands off. He's definitely not human, but just what he is I'll leave up to your imagination until I get around to deciding and posting. UVA has been fairly open to celestials of all sorts - the head of security is a Calabite who used to be under Belial, but since his death has become a Preserver and is petitioning Gabriel to come to her (he was created under Belial). Finally, we head east to Richmond, Land of the Neo-Confederacy. Here, Kronos and Malphas won what they hope to do in Roanoke - full scale, disorganized, urban warfare. Refugees from the north (DC) and east (Norfolk, VA Beach) flooded in, as well as farmers from the south and students heading home from UVA. Gangs in the slums took it as there chance to slam the perpetually understaffed Richmond PD, and some revivalists claimed that only the pure should survive, and they should slay the unpure. The strongest faction, however, was the Neo-Confederates. With race riots in Charlottesville and Richmond, and a mentality of considering the Civil War "the recent unpleasantness" and just a minor setback, a number of gung-ho people, mostly men, took it upon themselves to secede from the U.S. again. This time, however, the U.S. couldn't care less, but the rest of Richmond, the old capitol of the C.S.A, did. After a bloody turf war, they're slowly taking control of Richmond, and then hope to take control of the rest of state. They're not for slavery, per se, more for just a Southern ideal country. Delegations from Roanoke and UVA were warmly met, and it looks like there may soon be an alliance between the three of them, if the Neo-Cons can take control of Richmond. This is, of course, much to Malphas' dismay, and due to the work of a Mercurian of Yves in the negotiation corps of the Neo-Cons. The sailors on the east coast told the diplomats to (quote) "fuck off" (unquote) so if there's going to be a battle, it looks it'll start there. After that, General Lee (the head of the Neo-Cons "army", natch) plans on heading south, reuniting the C.S.A. by force, if necessary. He hasn't heard as of yet about the rival Confederacy in Alabama, but if he does, they will be his FIRST target. I'll post some NPCs later, when I have a chance. Any questions, just post 'em to the list, along with suggestions. SeanMike - -- SeanMike Whipkey (smw4s@virginia.edu) is: The Grinning Impudite of Andrealphus, Captain of Diabolical Delight South Republican Green Mamba Heavy Gear Pilot/Wetlander UVA Government Major/VP Paintball Club/GWAR Cyberslave/Pep Band Drummer ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 15:01:04 -0200 From: Andre Ribeiro Subject: IN> Ophis, The First Lilim (Looong...!) Dear IN folks, Ok, here is my first character contribution to this list. It *is* a bit whacky, but I couldn't stop writing it and now I got to post it. *Please* send in your flames, comments and, if possible, congratulations... Andre, D.P. ================================== Back when the world was new, God created Man. And gave him free will. He also created Woman, Lilith, who taught God what humans could do with their free will. "Abba, it was wrong. Finish it.", said God's most beloved angel, Lucifer, "They cannot become what we are. Ever." God, however, had been already enchanted by humanity and Lucifer's words scattered amidst Heaven’s soft winds. God made then another Woman - no free will this time. Now it would work. It didn't. And here's why. =============== Ophis, The First Lilim "Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life." ~ Gen. 3:14 Ophis, also known in Western Tradition as The Serpent, was indeed the first being created by Lilith. Before the Fall of Lucifer, when Adam and Eve were still naming animals for Yves in the Garden of Eden, Lilith roamed the world rejoicing in her total and absolute freedom. There were no men to give her orders, no God to make her obey them. She was alone and she was free. And she was lonely. What is the point of freedom if there’s no one to share it with you? So Lilith, who was still able to draw upon the Symphony and manipulate its Forces, wished for company. She wanted someone who, like her, enjoyed life and all the freedom that came with it. And Ophis came to be. But in spite of being physically identical to Lilith, Ophis couldn’t help herself being sorry for humanity. She had embodied Lilith’s concept of ‘free will’ and, for her, it was a pity that Adam and Eve lived enclosed in a dictatorial garden, controlled by God. And she started to get closer to Eden, to better sort out how she could help them. Ophis realized that God hadn't told Adam and Eve a thing about the corporeal or the celestial worlds. In fact, the pair seemed to live like children in an endless summer field. They didn't long for a life outside the garden, because they simply ignored that such existed. Ophis didn't like the sound of God's Symphony and so she went back to Lilith, asking her how come she knew so much and mankind so little. "I have partaken of the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge," said Lilith, "That's why I couldn’t stand Eden no more." And Ophis heard from her mother how she came to know she was free to do what she wanted; and more: Where she could find the Tree of Life, the very tree whose fruit would turn one immortal. From this, Ophis envisioned her master plan: to begin a chain reaction that would result in the usurpation of God's order. His first and only step was to deceive Eve into partaking from the Tree of Knowledge; she, in turn, would provoke Adam to do the same. The wisdom gained from the tree would include knowledge of the location and power of the Tree of Life, which the pair would immediately search out and rape. By eating the fruit of the Tree of Life, Adam and Eve would become immortal; they would, in fact, become gods, and challenge the unity of God. Ophis looked for a vessel which would impress Eve, make her stop and listen to what she had to say. After some thought, she went for a Dragon. The reptilian body, massive claws and large wings, plus a clear and steady speech, would sufficiently do. And the plan was carried on. However, Lucifer, the beloved archangel, overheard Ophis enlightening Eve. He knew he must had warned the Host, but when the girl led the dragon to Adam for her to finally share its secrets, Lucifer just did the wrong thing and silenced [It wasn't the first time Lucifer did it. Dominic, not yet an archangel then, would perceive that act as he had perceived the previous ones - and finally get the nerve to send a servitor of his, Asmodeus, to warn the Lightbringer of his errors. Fall was a few days apart...]. But something went wrong. Ophis, unaware of the things she'd set in motion, succeeded in passing the knowledge to both humans and was still reveling in their expressions of amazement as they hear the tunes of the Symphony for the first time when Yves showed up. He looked sober, more than ever. "Ophis, what hast thou done?", asked the Archangel of Destiny, and there was a tone of amusement in his voice. "They must have the right to choose their own path," she replied, "They shalt not fear death now that they may become immortals." "Hast thou told them the whereabouts of the Tree of Life?" "Yes, by Lilith I have." Yves smiled. Somewhere in Heaven, Asmodeus reported Dominic that Lucifer knew what he was doing and that there was a reason to it. The Symphony twitched inside Yves and in that moment he realized the full potential of his word and what He wanted him to do. When he spoke, his voice bore the grace of Heaven itself and the music it contained ringed so beautifully loud that man and woman became deaf to the Symphony once again. Ophis was on their knees, her dragon wings wide open, shivering from fear and joy. "Thou hast showed me that I not only have a bright Destiny," God said trough Yves, "But I may have a dark Fate as well. Because thou hast done this, thou art blessed above all angel, and above every beast of the field. Go protect the Tree of Life and upon thy belly shalt thou go, since wise is the form of the serpent and life it represents. It glides from the earth -- it is the living essence of the soil; from time to time it sloughs its old skin cells, an image of its former self -- it represents recurring youthfulness; its penetrating eyes sparkle with unusual luster -- it signifies celestial wisdom. But as celestial as thou may be, since thou cared so much for Man, a being of dust, from now on thou shalt dwell only on Earth, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life." Ophis knew then that this was a blessing and a curse, all in one. Her dragon vessel had lost it claws and wings and she was locked in a serpent vessel forever - geased to hide the tree she would be glad to let Man find. "As for Adam and his wife," and this was Yves’ voice once more, "They already know too much to live near the Tree. They must be taken east of the garden and shalt no longer call Eden home." Yves sent two cherubim to watch over Adam and Eve's first steps [they were Novalis and Zadkiel, none of them archangels yet] and put Michael, the Firstborn, to guard the garden with his lambent sword [he wouldn't stay there for long. When his brother Lucifer rebelled, Michael led his sword into the fray and personally cast him out of Heaven - becoming Archangel of War]. Yves then hurried to take the pair away - he had yet to go back to Heaven and name his soul-mate, the Fate of the Symphony, Kronos -, and to the desert lands of Nod they went. And yet Man was now free to live as they wanted, Ophis wept as she realized she would never see them again. [Lilith went mad when she found out what had happened. She tried to free her first daughter, but she couldn’t overcome God's power - and it filled her with anger. When Lucifer Fell, some days after, he didn't have to ask her twice - she would never side with the tyranny of Heaven. Lucifer said the Symphony could and should be something to be tampered with, and that was just how she felt about it.] Nonetheless, thousands of years later, Man turned back and headed west, in small boats and rafts, rediscovering Eden. Many years later still, in large caravels, Hell did the same. And Eden, now Americas, was never the same... ~ # ~ If Ophis is still alive? Yes, she is. She no longer loves humanity, though. As she sees it, humans were long ago twisted by the War - twisted beyond salvation, with very few exceptions. She has geased herself to protect the Amazon, the last portion of the original Garden of Eden, and the Tree of Life, the one whose fruit can make a human truly immortal - in other words, can turn their corporeal souls into celestial ones. The Tree is a Tether of Michael, leading directly to his camp in The Groves - a vestige of the connection formed when the then young warrior was its keeper. Ophis cannot go to Heaven though, not even trough the Tree. However, although she is bound to the corporeal plane, she can assume her celestial form - and she does so without disturbing the Symphony, so part of it she is now. Her celestial form looks like a giant green anaconda, with horns. She also has servants, angelic ones, who call themselves ‘Ophites’ (she like to call'em ‘volunteers’) and who help her in her duty against the infernal forces - specially those of Saminga, who wants the tree of Life destroyed at any cost. These volunteers are lent by their Superiors - - most frequently Michael, Janus and David, followed by Novalis, Zadkiel and Jordi - and have access to her Rites and Servitor Attunements. Despite God's geas, Ophis herself serves no one. And that's just the way she wants it. Dissonance Ophis wouldn't force her volunteers to do anything. They may help her the way they find better. Nevertheless, while helping Ophis, angels cannot leave the corporeal plane. Ophite Attunements Every volunteer receive the attunement State of Ophis (IN, pg. 163, one of Baal’s attunements. how he got hold of it is an interesting story in itself...) for free. It reflects their commitment to Life and their bonds with the corporeal plane. Gliding Feet This attunement allows an Ophite to move smoothly and with little effort in any kind of terrain, still silently and furtively. They're not delayed by anything (not even water!), if there’s room for them to pass. Any attempt to detect their approximation has a -4 penalty. Shedding the Vessel's Slough The Ophite can shed the dead cells of his vessel as snakes do. It's a lengthy and painful process, but can save the Ophite’s vessel of being killed. When an Ophite’s body hits goes to 0, he doesn't fall unconscious. His vessel looks dead, but the Ophite is awake an can leave his skin in celestial form to reform latter. Reforming takes a full day and costs all the angel's Essence. Eyes of Luster With this attunement, the ophite can stun an opponent just looking at him, as the opponent has a glimpse of God's wisdom and glory. The victim will be stunned for a number of combat rounds equal to the Celestial forces of the Ophite. Basic Rites · Protecting a tree or an animal of the Amazon of being killed. · Guarding the Tree of Life for 24 hours (+3 Essence if it was attacked during that period). · Slaying a servitor of Saminga (+2 Essence). Ophis cannot be invoked. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 13:01:54 -0600 (CST) From: redneck@txdirect.net (Redneck Gaijin) Subject: Re: IN> [DV] Virginia after the Apocalypse Minor nitpicks. > The population here is maybe 1% of what it used to be, and mostly >consists of shellshocked survivors scrabbling in the land, trying to >survive, and avoid the demons that still patrol D.C. The demons have abandoned D. C. There aren't any tethers left, there aren't many -people- left. Large swathes of ground, including the entire central (government-related) part of town are now shallow ponds where the earth has literally been miracled -out of existence-. Most of what's left is burned-out houses and ransacked stores full of rotten food, useless consumer goods, and IOUs where conscientious looters have ripped off all the truly valuable stuff. The military was >reluctant to pull out of D.C., and still attempts to rally some sort of >support to retake it - this has been the first time since the War of 1812 >that the capital has been burned, and they don't appreciate it. The >occasional half-hearted military sortie around Washington doesn't help the >state of affairs in Northern Virginia any. This branch of the US Army must be commanded by a particularly deranged general, then, unless there's another active military force in Maryland opposed to them. (Considering the chaos in Philadelphia, that's probably the case.) >Combine a dozen or more conventional and FAE cruise missiles plus one >Leviathan (tm, Vapula enterprises), Leviathan, believe it or not, is older than Vapula. It's a species of sea creature which has been sleeping since the fall of Carthage in the abyssal depths of the world's oceans. > One significantly powerful demon, >though, is hanging around here - but he's a Preserver now. That would be >Lorial, Impudite of Nybbas, who holds the word of Televangalism. Is he cooperating with what the Preservers have got to consider an abominable undertaking- sp. Falwell's fundamentalist jihad? >Roanoke was lucky. It wasn't *that* strategic, and it was far enough from >heavy fighting to insure that it didn't have a flood of refugees. There >were enough cadets that survived the destruction of Virginia Tech, plus >that came home from VMI when Lexington was overrun by demons, Lexington was overrun by demons? What's up with that? >Funny thing, that. 'Cause the new leader of UVA is none other then Thomas >Jefferson. Oooooooh, this promises to be interesting. > UVA has been fairly open to celestials of all >sorts - the head of security is a Calabite who used to be under Belial, but >since his death has become a Preserver and is petitioning Gabriel to come >to her (he was created under Belial). He can forget it. If he ever succeeds in summoning Gabriel herself, he's toasty. Gabriel doesn't take demon servitors. > After that, General Lee (the head of the Neo-Cons "army", >natch) plans on heading south, reuniting the C.S.A. by force, if necessary. >He hasn't heard as of yet about the rival Confederacy in Alabama, but if he >does, they will be his FIRST target. Which is a shame, since the Montgomery government is strictly peaceful- to most extents it's the old Alabama state government, but it's having trouble even keeping control of its own people. Mobile, for instance, has broken with the state to remain totally loyal to the US government... whether or not it throws its lot in with the Northeast States of America remains to be seen. Other than these little bits, I wholeheartedly approve and endorse. It's in. Redneck Kris Overstreet, will write for food... | Do not taunt Happy Fun Belial. http://www.txdirect.net/users/redneck | * * * c/o White Lightning Productions | "I love the sweet smell of http://www.jurai.net/~redneck/wlp/ | humiliation in the morning!" Webmaster for Antarctic Press | --- Kobal reaffirms himself http://www.antarctic-press.com/ | ***QUESTION EVERYTHING*** ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 19:37:28 -0200 From: Andre Ribeiro Subject: IN> Gypsy Demons Folks, I need some input here... No, it's more an opinion... If you'd involve the gypsies with demons - which Demon Prince would suit them better?? Andre, D.P. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 16:12:21 -0500 From: Highway Star Subject: Re: IN> [DV] Virginia after the Apocalypse At 13:01 -0600 11/7/97, Redneck Gaijin wrote: >Minor nitpicks. No problem. I gave up caffeine this week so I was expecting more nits to pick then just this.:) >The demons have abandoned D. C. There aren't any tethers left, there aren't >many -people- left. Large swathes of ground, including the entire central >(government-related) part of town are now shallow ponds where the earth has >literally been miracled -out of existence-. Most of what's left is >burned-out houses and ransacked stores full of rotten food, useless consumer >goods, and IOUs where conscientious looters have ripped off all the truly >valuable stuff. Hmmm...I figured with as much devastation as was around, there would still be a few wandering demons, maybe not as many I imagined earlier. Even without the actual physical existance of D.C., I still think it would be an important place, if not just for the fact that it was formerly the home of the capital of the most powerful country in the world. It would make great propaganda and morale to have your side (whichever side that may be) rebuild/reclaim it. >This branch of the US Army must be commanded by a particularly deranged >general, then, unless there's another active military force in Maryland >opposed to them. (Considering the chaos in Philadelphia, that's probably the >case.) Actually, I had this mental image of a fanatical corps of leftover soldiers, determined not to rest until they take back their capital of their country...and eventually succeeding, due to lack of opponents. The blitzkrieg back into DeeCee, blow a hapless looter or demon or two, then realize they've won. Yeah. Now what? They look around confused, then realize, just south of them, there's a possibility of a new country forming...and there's lots of chaos up north. How can anyone else be The True U.S. (tm) (c) (r) without Washington?! Time to go back to war, boys! >Leviathan, believe it or not, is older than Vapula. It's a species of sea >creature which has been sleeping since the fall of Carthage in the abyssal >depths of the world's oceans. I wasn't thinking of The Leviathan, but just a big sea monster-esque creature bioenhanced by Vapula. "Hey, I wonder if I take the cruise missile tubes from this sunk boomer, and add it to a big ass whale, then combine it with Nessie...hmmm...now how can I get fire breath?" >Is he cooperating with what the Preservers have got to consider an >abominable undertaking- sp. Falwell's fundamentalist jihad? To an extent. He knows his word is powerless without people, but he's more wanting to control them. He's probably getting more aligned with Andre then anybody these days. >Lexington was overrun by demons? What's up with that? VMI was a tether to Michael. By the point of the war when Lexington was invaded, the heirarchy attacking it had the basic philosophy of "Screw this, the symphony won't notice a little mayhem" and just overran the whole town. The men and women of VMI fought their way off campus once they realized that their campus was the target, and many were dismayed to find it to be a tether. Many more died there. However, enough survived to be significant afterwards, and there are more then enough surviving VMI alumni to be really pissed off now. >Oooooooh, this promises to be interesting. Heh. Particularly for everyone *at* UVA. >He can forget it. If he ever succeeds in summoning Gabriel herself, he's >toasty. Gabriel doesn't take demon servitors. I had completely forgotten that. Dammit, that's why I need coffee. Oh well. I'll change it to petitioning Lucifer. My original conception had him redeeming and becoming an Ofanite, but I still like the idea of a Calabite in charge of security too much. And in regards to DanOz (our local Calabite of Belial), I figured, what the hey. >Which is a shame, since the Montgomery government is strictly peaceful- to >most extents it's the old Alabama state government, but it's having trouble >even keeping control of its own people. Mobile, for instance, has broken >with the state to remain totally loyal to the US government... whether or >not it throws its lot in with the Northeast States of America remains to be >seen. After what the Neo-Cons are going through in Virginia, they're going to be in no mood to be peaceful. If Montgomery is lucky, and the diplomats get there in time, they could perhaps work out a truce or something. But they're not going to stand around with a rival to the throne of the C.S.A. right next door if they think they have a chance to take 'em. And they definitely won't want to let them have anything more then a modicum of power. However, there's a lot of land between Montgomery and Richmond. By the time Richmond gets there it'll have been a long, strange voyage, and they won't be in full capacity for a hard fight. This might be years off, once Richmond has attempted to take control of all of Virginia, and possibly the Carolinas down to Georgia, and Tennessee and Kentucky. >Other than these little bits, I wholeheartedly approve and endorse. It's in. Cool! Thanks. I plan on writing up some NPCs when I actually have my books on me, then posting them and possibly a revised version (taking into account nitpicks and suggestions from others) of VA later. Just out of curiousity, is Athena going to show up anywhere in DV? SeanMike (who has plans for Athena in his upcoming IN campaign) - -- SeanMike Whipkey (smw4s@virginia.edu) is: The Grinning Impudite of Andrealphus, Captain of Diabolical Delight South Republican Green Mamba Heavy Gear Pilot/Wetlander UVA Government Major/VP Paintball Club/GWAR Cyberslave/Pep Band Drummer ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 16:24:45 -0500 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: Re: IN> Stat Maxima for NPCs At 3:32 PM -0800 11/5/97, Keith Phemister wrote: >It just occured to me that if a Celestial is packing more than 18 forces, >it's going beyond the scope of the game, i.e. the mechanics aren't designed >to handle something on that level. That's right, and those other Forces are in a gray area of canon. House rules that maxed out at 12 stats, but maybe allowed other Forces to add to things like Songs, would probably not be *too* awful. - --emccoy@nh.ultranet.com // arcangel@io.com In Nomine Line Editor GURPS, Roleplayers, In Nomine stuff; Art: http://www.io.com/~arcangel/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 16:12:50 -0500 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: Re: IN> {DARK VICTORY} In the Caverns of Stone At 2:11 PM -0500 11/5/97, Earl Wajenberg wrote: >"The troop of gremlins, imps, snots, and frotlings..." > >Frotlings? I can hardly wait for the description. >I expect I *can* wait for the description of snots... Alas, nobody's done so... (Marches, p. 71: "Demonling Types. A precise taxonomy of demonlings has yet to be attempted -- perhaps Kronos will assign the task to a former biologist as punishment. Demons refer to them in slang terms -- snots, grubs, squicks, frotlings and others. The demonlings themselves often fight among themselves about whether they're a frotling or a snot, but nobody else really cares.") That said, anyone who does such a description... may get space on the INC... - --emccoy@nh.ultranet.com // arcangel@io.com In Nomine Line Editor GURPS, Roleplayers, In Nomine stuff; Art: http://www.io.com/~arcangel/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 16:04:32 -0500 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: Re: IN> About Shedim... At 2:04 AM +0000 11/5/97, Sam Kington wrote: >Kingsley Lintz wrote: >[snip] >> The Song of Celestial Charm would work -GREAT-, I'd say. (Knock >> his Will down until he's bouncing off even that heavenhound Servant your >> Malakim thought he was being so clever to pick up with a Will/1...) [...] >Here's a possible way to slow down a Shedite: a Kyriotate, or the Song >of Possession. Celestial Charm the Shedite (I assume you can Charm just >the Shedite once you know there's one there - after all, you can always >*try* and Charm a host, it just won't work normally because there won't >be a Shedite or a Kyrio in there); (Charm will work on anyone with the Forces -- you can knock a human's Will down with it fine. They just can't *sing* it themselves.) - --emccoy@nh.ultranet.com // arcangel@io.com In Nomine Line Editor GURPS, Roleplayers, In Nomine stuff; Art: http://www.io.com/~arcangel/ ------------------------------ End of in_nomine-digest V1 #461 ******************************* The material here is (C) 1997 Steve Jackson Games, Incorporated. All rights reserved.