in_nomine-digest Wednesday, September 26 2001 Volume 01 : Number 2391 In this digest: Re: IN> Fwd: A new God Re: IN> Humanity Attunement Re: IN> A scene where the ST doesn't know what to do.... Re: IN> Successors: Layliel, Archangel of Darkness Re: IN> A scene where the ST doesn't know what to do.... Re: IN> Successors: Layliel, Archangel of Darkness IN> Fwd: When I grow up... IN> Tornados Re: IN> IN Fic - Final Transmission, Pt 1 Re: IN> A scene where the ST doesn't know what to do.... Re: IN> Aurellias IN> PBEM? Re: IN> A scene where the ST doesn't know what to do.... Re: IN> Tornados Re: IN> IN Fic - Final Transmission, Pt 1 Re: IN> Tornados Oops (was: re: IN> Tornados) IN> Ninja Envangelical Squads Re: IN> Tornados Re: IN> Ninja Envangelical Squads IN> IN PBEM IN> Need email adress Re: IN> Ninja Envangelical Squads IN> Dueling Laurence IN> In anticipation for In Anime... Re: IN> IN Fic - Final Transmission, Pt 1 IN> Is it In Anime time yet? Is it, is it, is it? Re: IN> Is it In Anime time yet? Is it, is it, is it? IN> The first day is the hardest - Hardcore, Part 1 Re: IN> Ninja Envangelical Squads Re: IN> Ninja Envangelical Squads IN> IN Fic - Final Transmission, Pt. 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:30:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> Fwd: A new God Whoa. That caps off Successors better than anything I would've done. ===== 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: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 13:33:51 -0400 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: Re: IN> Humanity Attunement At 11:03 AM -0400 9/25/01, Eric Bertish wrote: >> A quick question to refresh my memory: Which Demon Prince does >> the Humanity attunement, and what does the attunement do? > >Asmodeus. As long as it's active, the demon spends Essence like an untrained >human (all at once, no disturbance), can't go celestial,and I *think* can't >perform songs or use resonances or attunements. Lasts for 24 hours, not sure >of there's an Essence cost to use it. > >Hope that's enough... Close, but not quite. Asmodeus. Cannot spend Essence normally. Can't go celestial or use Songs. _Can_ use resonances and attunements! Costs 1 Essence per 24 hours (but you have to be un-human for a moment to re-invoke it!) That's from memory -- anyone want to check me on it in the book? O:> ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:34:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> A scene where the ST doesn't know what to do.... - --- Charles Phipps wrote: > I have no idea how to react to Laurence suffering what > seems like his first > note of dissonance if he lets him go, Baal's reaction to > it, or if Laurence will just cut him down anyway. True to his honor, Laurence would let the Djinn go -- for the night. But remember the Hunt Attunement... ===== 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: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 10:49:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> Successors: Layliel, Archangel of Darkness - --- Earl Wajenberg wrote: > LAYLIEL, Archangel of Darkness, Successor to Lucifer Eeeek! Angels with demonic Resonance! Oh, the Dissonance! ===== 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: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 13:56:40 -0400 From: Cameron McCurry Subject: Re: IN> A scene where the ST doesn't know what to do.... Eric Bertish said unto us: > "Jesus loves you! Now SIT DOWN and SHUT UP while I evangelize or I'll smack > you around some more!" Actually, that isn't too far off from a lot of groups like that whom I dealt with in college... ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 13:59:06 -0500 From: Earl Wajenberg Subject: Re: IN> Successors: Layliel, Archangel of Darkness Michael Walton wrote: > Eeeek! Angels with demonic Resonance! Oh, the Dissonance! That's more or less how Novalis and Dominic feel about Layliel. Earl ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 14:11:41 -0400 From: Elizabeth McCoy Subject: IN> Fwd: When I grow up... >From: owner-in_nomine-l@lists.io.com >Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 19:46:27 -0500 >Subject: BOUNCE in_nomine-l@lists.io.com: Admin request of type /\buns\w*b/i at line 5 >Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 20:40:04 -0400 >From: Anthony Damiani >Subject: In> When I grow up... > > I wanna be Skulker. > > Think of it, boss! Me.... a few others.... a legion of--- hm, sorry, wrong >word. Army. An army of servitors-- silent, deadly, undisturbing to the >symphony. We'd be u n stoppable. We could slip out onto the corporeal plane, >and breed you an army of agents-- use the mortals numbers against them, I >say! Even if the Nephilim don't do us much good, you imagine how much time >it's going to take Heaven to hunt down each and every one of them? And by >that point, we'll have made more! 's great, I tell you, great! > And-- check it out, correct me if I'm wrong-- but I wouldn't have to get >one of those nasty dissonance conditions, would I? You know how you're >always talking about how much you hate dissonance, and how expensive it is >to clean up? No fuss, no muss, no smelly discord! > >----------------- >Discord: Smelly. > >The afflicted suffers -2 to reaction rolls for every level of this discord, >and is at a similar penalty to attempts to conceal their presence-- though >persons attempting to find the demon only gain a +1/level benefit: the >discord announces the demon's presence, but does less to pinpoint his >location. Perfume may reduce the effective social penalty of this discord >by one, though not its penalty to concealment, and odor-eating substances >may reduce it by another level. >------------------ > > Here's the kicker, boss: absolute loyalty! You never have to worry about a >Skulker defecting, cause they-- I mean we-- can't defect! Heaven won't have >us! I'd be like one of your own, private squad of Anti-Malakim! The Grigori >are so evil, they didn't have to rebel against heaven, Heaven kicked out >every last one of 'em. Now imagine how bad the fallen ones are! Wow! > Yessir, Skulkers are a vital resource to the cause of Hell-- I betcha we >can even turn the tide of this whole thing! So boss, can I /please/ be a >Skulker? Boss? Hey, what's that you're pointing at me? > Boss? > > -ALD > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 14:32:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Diane J Donaldson Subject: IN> Tornados Last night, Janus made a brief appearance in College Park, Maryland. Within the space of five minutes two people were killed, and a lot of property damage was done by a tornado thought to be an F3 (winds of at least 158 MPH). It was very quick. When I heard that the tornado was coming, it was about 5 minutes before it hit, and I and my husband and 5-month-old were in traffic waiting to leave the University of Maryland campus. I convinced my husband to turn around and take us back to my office, where I stayed away from windows while my husband (and several co-workers, all male) stood outside the *glass doors* and watched the sky turn green and the rain go horizontal. It touched down a few hundred yards from us, though we didn't see the funnel because of the buildings in the way. I know Moe lives close to the University as well, so just yell out, wouldja Moe? ObIN: In D&D terms, the behavior of my husband and coworkers is the perfect example of high Intelligence vs low Wisdom. In GURPS, it would be the disadvantage "Curious". How about in IN? djd ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 14:44:07 -0400 From: "Jeffery Watkins" Subject: Re: IN> IN Fic - Final Transmission, Pt 1 THAT was awesome! This story had me on edge all the way through. I hope the next part is coming soon! The intro set the mood and the different reports gave a wide POV range to make things tense as the story progressed. Wonderous, wonderous, thank you for writing and sharing this with us. Jeffery _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 15:37:08 -0400 From: "Eric Bertish" Subject: Re: IN> A scene where the ST doesn't know what to do.... > Eric Bertish said unto us: > > > "Jesus loves you! Now SIT DOWN and SHUT UP while I evangelize or I'll smack > > you around some more!" > > Actually, that isn't too far off from a lot of groups like that whom I dealt > with in college... Yeah, but I bet they didn't have flaming swords and immunity to Trauma, neh? ;) - -- Casca For some reason, the thought of Laurentine evangelical squads is perversely appealing. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 15:40:06 -0400 From: Mike Bruner Subject: Re: IN> Aurellias >Eeesh. > >Though one simply questions why Yves doesn't have a guy walk in with Divine >Logic.... > >"The Interconnectedness of Choirs" > >and prove he's a balseraph. One thought that occured to me was, what happens if this guy innocently takes his celestial form inside a Divine Tether? Can you say sizzle, sizzle, *BOOM*?... :) Of course, that might be the way to prove what he is to him, if you can get through to him before he becomes a Bake'N'Shake Balsie. >Okay it wouldn't work and I love this PC. Great job all round. I especially >liked Dominic's reaction "This is an abomination." I gotta admit, the story is gorgeous. - -- Mike Bruner-- bruner@delaware.infi.net I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 15:11:04 -0500 From: Matthew Cutter Subject: IN> PBEM? Somebody posted a request for players Sunday or Monday. Could that person contact me off list? Like an idiot, I deleted the digest by mistake. - -Matt C. Matthew C. Cutter Support Analyst Epicor Technical Support mcutter@epicor.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 17:02:25 -0400 From: "William J. Keith" Subject: Re: IN> A scene where the ST doesn't know what to do.... >I'm thinking >Campus Crusade for Christ, but with Cherubim to hunt him down (remember >Laurentine Cherubim don't need touch to attune!), Elohim to figure out what >will work best, and Malakim to hold him down..... > >-- Casca > >"Jesus loves you! Now SIT DOWN and SHUT UP while I evangelize or I'll smack >you around some more!" .... *snicker* *chuckle* BWA HA HA HA HAAAAAA.... I am *so* putting this scene in my game... William ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 17:30:04 -0400 From: "Eric Bertish" Subject: Re: IN> Tornados > I know Moe lives close to the University as well, so just yell out, > wouldja Moe? Phones were down when I tried to call him last night. When I find anything out, I'll let you know. - -- Casca PS: Moe isn't the only person who lives in the DC area. *mutter grumble* ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 14:35:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> IN Fic - Final Transmission, Pt 1 This sounds promising... ===== 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: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 15:46:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Maurice Lane Subject: Re: IN> Tornados - --- Diane J Donaldson wrote: > I know Moe lives close to the University as well, so > just yell out, > wouldja Moe? > Yeah, I'm cool. Neither I nor the girlfriend were anywhere near the place. :) BTW, what are you two doing this weekend? I'll be having people over on Saturday: Eric, hopefully Cam and Amanda. It'd be a good time to come over and hash out the plans for the game ... or just come over. Moe ===== 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 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 15:47:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Maurice Lane Subject: Oops (was: re: IN> Tornados) Sorry about the public/private screwup on mail delivery, people. :( Moe ===== 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 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 16:06:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Maurice Lane Subject: IN> Ninja Envangelical Squads - --- Eric Bertish wrote: > For some reason, the thought of Laurentine > evangelical squads is perversely > appealing. Especially in your Darker campaigns: "No, no, no: I'm not talking about life _after_ death..." (sound of flaming sword materializing) "...I'm talking about life _instead_ _of_ death." (pause) But that's possibly a little *too* Dark, eh? Hmmm... "Hi. Oh, stop cowering: if I was going to kill you, I would have. Anyway, here's the argument. I'm the most overpowering thing that you've ever seen, right? "Well, I react the same way to Jesus Christ. _You_ do the math." (another pause) No, that would give Khalid the screaming meamies. I know, we'll go use Michael's guys instead... "SURE, THEY TOLD YOU THAT CHRIST CLEANSED THE TEMPLE OF MONEYCHANGERS, BUT DID THEY TELL YOU THAT HE HAD A SH*TEATING GRIN ON HIS FACE THE ENTIRE TIME? NO! THEY COMPLETELY NEGLECTED TO MENTION *THAT* LITTLE DETAIL, THE MILKSOPS..." (random automatic weapons fire) Arrgh. This is just not working out. Moe ===== 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 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 19:09:51 -0400 From: Cameron McCurry Subject: Re: IN> Tornados > PS: Moe isn't the only person who lives in the DC area. *mutter grumble* Exactly! And I think Amanda and I live closer to him than you do. -:-) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 19:16:40 -0400 From: Cameron McCurry Subject: Re: IN> Ninja Envangelical Squads > Arrgh. This is just not working out. How about Gabriel's people? "OK, look. I'm going to take the gag out of your mouth. If I hear anything other than your repentance, I'll just have to keep you there a bit longer. Now remember; none of that screaming either." err..hmmm.. *Looks at angels of Flowers or Trade for help* ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 17:13:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Mandy Bowyer Subject: IN> IN PBEM Hi, I accidently erased the email of the guy that's running IN PBEM set in Rome. Could he, or someone please forward me his email adress. Thanks, Mandy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:05:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Mandy Bowyer Subject: IN> Need email adress (I'm sorry if the list gets this twice, but I think the fnords ate the first one) Does anyone have the email adress of the fellow who's starting up the IN pbem set in Rome. Could someone send it to me at melete@angelfire.com Thanks Mandy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 22:07:49 -0400 From: "William J. Keith" Subject: Re: IN> Ninja Envangelical Squads >Arrgh. This is just not working out. > >Moe This is why we get humans to do the work. *Knock knock* *door opens* "Hi! I'm Marty!" "And I'm Edward!" "We're with Heaven -- you should be too!" *door closes* "I don't think he's listening, Marty." "I agree, Edward. But we need to get past this door first." "Hang on. I think I've got one... ah, here we are." *WHOOSH* of flaming sword *CRUNCH* *SNAP* *CRACKLE* "Hi there! Remember us?" "We care about your salvation!" "Now I'd like to talk to you a moment about Jesus Christ..." - ------- In a Silly campaign, this could be perfectly normal for your more gung-ho Christian Archangels, with Khalid's boys giving them tips on conversion by fire, sword, or both. In a Dark campaign, this would pretty much work the same, except the humans are a lot more fanatical and have much less tolerance for those who say "No." In a Normal campaign, a small but rapidly-growing group (suitably armed with a cache of Flaming Swords and various other nifty Relics) could be under the influence of a Habbalite of Dark Humor seeking to give missionaries a bad name -- or a Habbalite of Nightmares leading a cult of humans demanding that they fear God and get others to do the same or die. William ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 12:14:52 +1100 From: "james walker" Subject: IN> Dueling Laurence > The Seraph thus registered in all fairness her doubt and the Djinn frankly > won the arguement. > > I have no idea how to react to Laurence suffering what seems like his first > note of dissonance if he lets him go, Baal's reaction to it, or if Laurence > will just cut him down anyway. There's no reason for Laurence to get dissonance - the demon is fine Redemption material (having offered that as potential stakes); Laurence has merely proved incapable of winning this fight, and should refer the problem to Yves. If I was running the game, I'd have Laurence congratulate the Djinn for his loyal and effective defence of his master, and offer a rematch against Yves, with the stakes offered by Heaven being that no Archangel will raise a hand against him until he acquires a Word. Baal is going to laugh himself silly. I reckon this is worth a Vassal Distinction, or if he's already got that, the Oathtaking attunement. You should be proud of having a player like that, frankly! James. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 19:29:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Maurice Lane Subject: IN> In anticipation for In Anime... .... I give you the following. The mild munchkinism is intended: it is expressly designed for a high-cinematic campaign with lots of stylized close-combat action scenes, random gunfire, dramatic pauses and appropriate background music. Making Laurence bishonen is probably going a bit far, though. ;) Moe "Oh, yes, BTW, my girlfriend and I weren't injured by the tornado" Lane Flickering Flickering is a specialized martial art designed to complement the Scabbard Attunement. Indeed, without Scabbard Flickering is useless, unless the user happens to know of another method of picking weapons out of the air... Flickering (Precision) No Default; Prerequisite: Scabbard For the purposes of this skill, assume that an 'untrained' user of Scabbard may instantly cause a weapon to appear in his or her dominant hand (usually the left hand for celestials/Children of the Grigori, of course), but cannot perform more unusual feats. Also, the default assumption is that use of Scabbard will instantly dampen a weapon's kinetic energy. Training in this skill will help overcome these limitations. Also, a successful roll against this skill will reduce an opponent's Dodge skill by (CD/2, round up) for one turn: the user must be actually attacking the designated opponent with a weapon for this bonus to take effect. The effective skill level of Flickering may never exceed whatever weapon/combat skill the user happens to be using at the time: in multiple attack situations (combination knife strike / knee to the groin, for example), use the lower combat skill level to determine effective skill at Flickering. Feats available with Flickering: Sleight of Hand (Flickering/1, no minus): the user may materialize a stored weapon somewhere else than his or her dominant hand (the user must still be touching the weapon, and gravity retains its vote). Usually, this is used to give an off hand a weapon, or have a punch or kick acquire brass knuckles / spikes just before impact. Phasing (Flickering/2, -2 to skill): at this point, the user may cause the item to cycle in and out of reality. This can do fairly nasty things to corporeal targets: the net result is the same as, say, a vibroknife. The amount of cycling is dependent on skill: a fighter with Flickering/6 can make a knife Phase at a much higher rate than one with Flickering/2. Add [(Flickering divided by 2, rounded down)+1] to the Power of any (hand weapon) corporeal attack. Zen and the Art of Infinite Ammunition (Flickering/3, - -3 to skill): Laurence wasn't particularly pleased to see someone work out this trick, but he had to admit that it had its uses. The user prepares by acquiring a number of identical firearms (4 to 6 are the usual number) and storing them normally. Then, while in combat the user will summon one, fire a shot, immediately switch to the next firearm, fire, switch, and so forth. The benefits of these are threefold. First, cycling weapons this way virtually eliminates recoil: just enough is retained to advance a gun's chamber, if desired. This will provide a general +1 to Accuracy. Second, anyone attempting to count shots will receive a very nasty surprise. Third, of course, is that it just *looks* neat. Channeling (Flickering/3, -5 to skill): the user may switch weapons from one hand to the other, effectively instantly. This ability is especially useful for feints or sudden attacks, justifying the minus of (Flickering level/2, rounded down) to an opponent's Dodge (cumulative with Dodge penalties from regular Flickering use). Ghost Blade (Flickering/4, -6 to skill): at this level, the user has begun to learn how to blink out a weapon just enough to pass through objects, but not enough to lose its momentum. With a successful roll, use of Ghost Blade will permit the user to bypass an obstacle in order to attack someone directly. The attack must be a swinging attack, and the Power of the strike is reduced by (Flickering Skill - 6) x 2. Disarm (Flickering/5, -6 to skill): the user may attempt to phase out an enemy's weapon. The user must be in physical contact with the item to be phased ('physical contact' meaning bare skin) and make both a successful skill roll (the lower of Flickering or Fighting) and win a Contest of Strength with her opponent. Attempting to Disarm any kind of artifact weapon requires a Contest of Wills, instead, with a -1 for the highest level of the weapon. Yes, this technique will allow a user to Disarm a weapon that is currently imbedded in his flesh ... but it will not prevent damage. Ghost Dance (Flickering/6, -8 to skill): this feat is much like Disarm, except that it works preemptively (more or less). The user may phase out attacks at the moment of impact: this will reduce any damage done to one Body Hit from unavoidable bruising. Only physical attacks done by a weapon are s u b ject to Ghost Dance, and the user must have perceived the attack in order to use this feat. In other words, surprise attacks - or attacks from the rear/side - will do full damage, unless the user makes a Perception roll, with the usual penalties. Multiple uses of Ghost Dance may be attempted per turn (with a maximum number of uses equal to the user's Agility). ===== 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 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 20:23:16 -0700 From: Charles E Smith Subject: Re: IN> IN Fic - Final Transmission, Pt 1 I loved this! This begs a question, however. What type of records and briefs are kept by angels of different Words? I have this image of Michaelites or Laurencians coming down to an area held by Dreams or Flowers and expecting a briefing, only to be met with confused stares. What do you all think would be standard policy for information-keeping with the different Archangels (including the minor ones)? ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 22:06:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Maurice Lane Subject: IN> Is it In Anime time yet? Is it, is it, is it? And, yea, indeed, there was War in Moe's Brain as the forces of Serious and Silly fought for control of the writeup. And, lo! a compromise was sought and achieved. And there was ... .... well, resigned sighs, no doubt. As usual, I suspect. ;) Moe The Industrious Sisters of Saint Joan The symbols of the Order are a crossed sword and ruler .... and every Joanite carries the latter. Don't bother looking for them: they don't have a chapter on the corporeal plane. They are usually too incredibly busy in Heaven to even be Saints. The Joanites are a pretty eclectic Order: despite the name, they are not exclusively Catholic (or even Christian - there is a large Buddhist contingent). However, they do have one thing in common (well, two): they are all female, and they were all nu n s on Earth. Raise as many eyebrows as you like about the concept of being a "Bride of Christ", but it's a fact that there are a lot of nu n s in Heaven. The reasons for this are obscure: Servitors of Destiny smilingly decline to discuss the matter, and there's a faint crackle of ineffability surrounding the situation. Many of them ascend the Ladder, of course, but many do not - and those that choose to stay inevitably get drawn to the Halls of Worship. In fact, 'get drawn' may not be the best phrase: 'swarm' is possibly unkind, but arguably more accurate. As a result, nu n s have dominated Laurence's organization from the very beginning. There are nu n s everywhere, ranging from secretaries to administrators to combat instructors (the last may seem incongruous, but only to those that have never attended an American Catholic school). Indeed, the blessed souls that are not nu n s are easy to pick out, as they tend to stand out in the crowd. It should be remembered, by the way, that apparent age is pretty much a personal statement in Heaven: while many Joanites find that an older appearance is useful for their tasks, quite a few see no reason why they should not appear to be, oh, seventeen. This can lead to amusing tableaus when the Joanite is, say, an armored cavalry instructor. It should also be remembered that the formal debate over whether religious vows made on Earth have any validity in Heaven raged for five straight decades. The Archangel of Judgement was finally forced to officially rule that the decision be left to personal choice - until the Almighty saw fit to make a decree on the matter, of course. The Order has a very loose structure: aside from formal ceremonies, there isn't much of a need for an organization. Joanites do have a Mother Superior: Elena, a sixteenth-century Spanish nun who found herself more or less eased into the position as a result of being Laurence's personal secretary. Luckily, the extra duties are not particularly onerous: whole years can pass without requiring Elena's serious attention to Joanite affairs. Frankly, this suits her fine: she has over six thousand administrators to oversee, and that's just in Laurence's inner sanctum. She barely has time to work on her sociological studies and paratroop training as it is. In general, the Joanites are well thought of by the Archangel of the Sword: Laurence has always been respectful of the clergy, and he deeply appreciates the work that the Order does. Their devotion to the cause of Heaven is clear, and Laurence formally honors it whenever he can get away with it. Whether or not he notices that in some cases the devotion is more - shall we say, focussed? - towards him is dependent on the campaign. The sillier the campaign, the younger the Joanite (keep them nubile, though) - and the more clueless the Archangel. Joanites have no formal uniforms - most wear whatever they wore on Earth, suitably modified for active work. Of course, 'active work' can require drastic changes to costume: a variation of a wimple is universal, however. Sixteen-year old battle nu n s in skin-tight laminar armor with plasma rifles really should be saved for the silliest campaigns, however .... or, hey, In Anime! They'll fit in just fine there. Keep the rulers, though. ===== 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 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 13:44:38 +0800 From: " Cameron McCurry" Subject: Re: IN> Is it In Anime time yet? Is it, is it, is it? >> Keep the rulers, though. Why do I have this image of a Calabite of The War, turned over a nun's knee and being thrashed with a ruler? - -- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 17:09:38 +1100 From: "james walker" Subject: IN> The first day is the hardest - Hardcore, Part 1 The motorbike burned down the hallway. The rider turned the bike into a skid; stopped an inch from the wall; accelerated forward and roared down the stairs. A gaggle of Lilim scattered as he bounced to the bottom, and jumped as he let out a victory shout. "We've won another Tether! Woo-hoo! Party at Hell Gem to celebrate! Anyone want a lift?" His gaze swept the group, and he pretended to notice his quarry for the first time. He wolf-whistled, and then grinned at her. "I don't know you - where have you been hiding all my life?" One of the other Lilim bristled dangerously, and spoke: 'Shove off, lunatic, as if anyone wants to know a fool who'll die with his traitor Prince..' "Stick it, Flame-girl - your pyro Prince couldn't touch Fatso and he won't touch the Boss. Fire is going down - and the sooner you realise it, the sooner you can jump ship and make something of yourself." He turned to a different Lilim. "Bena, could you introduce us?" He indicated his original quarry with his thumb. Bena nodded; they had agreed long ago that every time she introduced him to a sister that'd he take her to dinner at Temptation. `Sure thing, Rave. Erisya, this is Rave, a friend of mine who serves Hardcore. Distincted, I believe, but he only uses that to annoy The Game. Rave, this is Erisya - Mother's latest creation.` "And what a beauty she is! Thanks, Bena. But hey, Erisya, if you're new you can't have raged at Hell Gem yet! Gotta fix that. Jump on, and I'll show how to party! My shout - can't have pretty girls not knowing how much fun Hell Gem is!" His infectious grin returned. Erisya finally found her voice: 'Is it safe?......' "Nope!" Rave replied proudly. That's why you wear this. He ripped off his leather jacket, revealing a muscular body which was trying to tear apart his T-shirt, and tossed the jacket to her. Catching it, she turned a questioning gaze to Bena. `Go ahead, Erisya. Hell Gem is a lot of fun; it's a good place to learn to dance; and Rave's a pretty decent guy - for a Calabite.` Rave nodded approvingly as Erisya put on the jacket. "Leather suits you - but you'd already guessed that, right? Hop on." She gingerly got behind him on the bike. "Now remember to hang on tight!" He said, slapping her legs for emphasis. Racing down the hallways was terrifying - a little exhilarating as well, but mostly terror. Rave accelerated as they left the narrow corridors and headed down the main passageways towards the balconies overlooking the main trading room. 'What the - slow down!' "No way! Watch this!" They continued to pick up speed as they approached the balcony. Rave reached out with his resonance: the railing exploded as they blazed through it. The motorbike arced over the hall, sailing over the stalls and booths, until they 'accidentally' landed on a gaping Belialite, breaking the fall. And then they were off again, dodging through the crowds. As they approached Hell Gem, the bouncers cheered. ~Way to go Rave! Great entrance! Out of the way you lot! The Big Fella is coming through!~ There was always a queue outside Hell Gem. Furfur made sure of that; his least valuable Servitors spent days queuing outside - just to remind observers how exclusive Hell Gem was. And because they knew their place, the waiting demons were quick to get out of the way, to ogle Erisya, to mutter among themselves: ~Who's the mystery girl? To be with Rave himself no less! What a beauty? Bet we'll read all about in the papers tomorrow!~ A photographer materialised out of the crowd; there was a flah of light as he took a photo. He opened his mouth to ask a question - Rave stuck a hand in his face and with a grin escorted Erisya into the club. ====================================================================== James. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 07:23:55 -0400 From: "Jason F. McBrayer" Subject: Re: IN> Ninja Envangelical Squads On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 04:06:05PM -0700, Maurice Lane wrote: > "SURE, THEY TOLD YOU THAT CHRIST CLEANSED THE TEMPLE > OF MONEYCHANGERS, BUT DID THEY TELL YOU THAT HE HAD A > SH*TEATING GRIN ON HIS FACE THE ENTIRE TIME? NO! Argh...now I have this image of J. R. "Bob" Dobbs chasing the moneychangers out of the temple. Thanks, Moe. - -- +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Jason F. McBrayer jmcbray@carcosa.net | | The scalloped tatters of the King in Yellow must hide Yhtill | | forever. R.W. Chambers _The King in Yellow_ | ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 08:09:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Walton Subject: Re: IN> Ninja Envangelical Squads - --- Cameron McCurry wrote: > *Looks at angels of Flowers or Trade for help* "Look, I'll make a deal with you. If you earnestly repent of all your sins, I'll untie you." Hmmm... Trade doesn't seem to be doing any better. ===== 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: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 15:10:24 From: "Michael Cleveland" Subject: IN> IN Fic - Final Transmission, Pt. 2 Wednesday,June 6, 2001 - 11:00 Primary Tracker Kyriotate Lytal speaking - We've found some strange sigils carved into a tree. The Cherub says that she's never seen anything like them, and I have to agree with her. It's not Angelic or Helltongue, or any other language I've seen before. I tried utilizing a song of Corporeal Tongues on myself to read it, but I've told everyone else that it doesn't help. And that's completely true. What I failed to mention was the way that the sigils started moving of their own accord when I started looking at them. I've managed to convince everyone else that this is just the work of our enemies, trying to make us stop and try to figure things out. That, or trying to scare us. If they're trying to do the latter, they're doing a damn good job. Those sigils gave me a headache something fierce, and it's not just in these vessels. I keep hearing something out there in the woods. No one else is hearing it, but I know it's out there somewhere. This is not just in my head. I know it. (Intelligence note - that sonic disturbance is back again. We've started trying to isolate it, but the analysts are having problems picking it out.) - --------------------------- Wednesday, June 6, 2001 - 11:05 Primary Tracker Kyriotate Lytal speaking - I want to get out of here. Now. Robert, one of the soldiers who came with us, is dead. I told everyone else that he fell out of the tree, but the real truth is that I pushed him. His eyes... they looked fine when they saw him on the ground, but when he climbed up into the tree to take a look at the symbols, he touched one of them. If you've ever seen the movie Pitch Black, think about that character Riddick. The one who has his eyes mirrored and blackened. That's what his eyes looked like when he touched that thing. I've never seen anything like it, and I pray to God Almighty that I never do again. But I swear that when he turned to look at me and started to open his mouth, I just knew that if I heard what he had to say that I was going to be following in Zola and Zephram's footsteps. I'm pushing for an abort of this mission, as of now. I can't tell the others what I saw - they'll just think that I'm crazy. Maybe they're right. I sure as hell hope so. (Intelligence note - The sonic's still there, but we can't lock it down yet. Three different analysts are picking up different signatures, so it's apparently quite complex.) - ----------------------------- Thursday, June 7, 2001 - 05:30 Team Leader Seraph Mulcav speaking - We are walking in circles. Dylan and Migia are claiming that they are unable to find our trail back to the encampment. I do not understand how this is possible, but I have to privately admit that I no longer doubt them. After I detected that Lytal was lying to me about what had happened with Robert, I decided to query the Symphony about the meaning of those sigils using the songs of Symphony. I would normally have saved the essence, but given the circumstances and the vehemence with which Lytal attempted to abort the mission, I felt it justified. I asked a relatively simple question to my mind - what did those sigils on the tree mean? The answer I received was a hissed, almost serpentine voice which said "Nothing but words." I have never heard anything that chilled me to my bones before, but that managed to do it. I am specifically _not_ asking the Symphony for its opinions again until I can get that voice out of my head. The Symphony has never sounded quite the way it does now, and although I have ordered us to continue on, I truly agree with Lytal's assessment. Apparently, we _are_ screwed. (Intelligence note - We are detecting a form of Symphonic warping, similar to the effects one encounters after an exceptionally large disturbance. It is possible that this could have affected the team's capabilities to perceive Symphonic effects.) - ------------------------------ Saturday, June 9, 2001 - 19:20 Extraction Agent Ofanite Dylan speaking - We have been trying to fix the recorder after the past 2 day's events. This mission has collapsed. Those of us that are left have told Mulcav that if we don't find the people we're looking for by noon tomorrow, he can shove this assignment. We were sent out here to find the infernal forces, after all. And apparently, they found us instead. The two remaining soldiers, Denise and Michelle, just lost it today. They started screaming and yelling, and then turned on Nellie. Tore her apart - literally. I didn't believe it until I saw their eyes. Was like staring into outer space - the light just kinda fell into empty sockets. The way they moved, too... it was like a Shedite possession taken way the hell too far. Heads turned further than they should have, legs dislocating in ways that should have taken them down. Was like something out of a bad horror flick, except that this time there wasn't an off button for the VCR. The three Kyrio's managed to take them down, but there were a few seconds there where I really wasn't sure of the outcome. Migia died today as well. At least, I think she did. She was charging at Denise full speed, and then... and then she just wasn't there anymore. Didn't get touched, didn't Motion out, didn't ascend... just one moment she was there and the next, poof! Omalia says that she's alive, but that she's not coming back. I don't know what that means, but for some reason it scares the hell out of me. The weirdest thing about all this is the way that the humans died. When they were finally taken down, there wasn't any sort of disturbance at all. Even when someone's possessed, there's a disturbance. But here, the Symphony didn't even make a peep. But then again, the Symphony sounds just wrong right around now. I haven't told Mulcav 'cause I know he's just as freaked as I am, but right now I can't use my resonance on anything outside line of sight. I don't know how we're going to get out of here. Did you hear that? (Intelligence note - The sonic is back again, and I've got some disturbing data on it. This is incomplete at best, but I've got no one else who'll touch it left. The sound is being heard differently by everyone that hears it, but it has a definitely negative effect on the mind of whoever hears it. We ran it through a few computer systems at Jeantech, and it sounds like muttering mixed in with giggling of some sort. There's absolutely nothing like it in any database we have access to. We'll keep you posted.) - ---------------------- Sunday, June 10, 02:15 Team Leader Seraph Mulcav speaking - That's it. We're leaving. Screw this. There is something out there in the woods. I can see movement out there, but we can't find a source for it. Omalia has vanished, and I'm down to 6 people out of an original 14, myself included. The Symphony has become silent in my ears, as well as to the rest of my team. I think that there isn't any choice left but to return directly to Heaven and explain this to Michael. He may be upset, but we'll be alive to hear him scream at us. (Intelligence note - As of this point, all Symphonic activity on the mission recorder has ceased. Background noise indicates that there is that muttering sound that we've been picking up, as well as some sort of rhythmic pulse every couple of seconds.) - ----------------------- Sunday June 10, 02:17 Team Leader Seraph Mulcav speaking - Dear God. We can't ascend to Heaven. We're trapped here. There's... ment in the... we are tr... but there's littl... we can not... oh g... the sten... summoning failed... somebo... try again.. we must hold the... we have to... help, plea.... he.... - ---------------------- End of File ------------------- Michael Cleveland Gulf Coast Geotech _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ End of in_nomine-digest V1 #2391 ********************************