Starting an In Nomine game

nicebrian · 06-24-2010, 07:48 AM

OK, so I've never played, never mind run, an In Nomine game, but recently a great idea hit me for setting a game in Barcelona (where I live... well, I live just outside). The general idea is thus...

The "Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família" normally known as just "La Sagrada Familia", is a huge Catholic Cathedral in Barcelona, that is known throughout the world and often used as a symbol for the city (Wikipedia link here if you want more info). At the moment it's a huge tourist attraction, and largely a building site. Construction started over 100 years ago under the direction of genius architect Antoni Gaudi and is due for completion sometime around 2026. But this November, Pope Benedict XVI will come and consecrate it, making it a fully functioning church. This is a pretty major event for La Sagrada Familia and for Barcelona.

My idea is that this will be the end play in a plan started by Eli (or servants of) to create a divine tether in the city, which (in order to make this more dramatic, I'm saying) doesn't currently have a divine tether. The current closest divine tether (for Yves) is located in Montserrat (Wikipedia again) about 1 hour train ride from the city.

The focus on the game, depending on whether the players play angels or demons, would be the various Archangels vying to be the ones to whom the tether will be aligned (Eli isn't really following up on his plans any more... or is he?) and the demons attempting to corrupt or just plain stop the tether from being created.

The essence of my problem is, how do I pull the players into this? How do I set it all up? I know I can just have their superiors give them orders to make it happen, but even if I do that, what kind of thing would their superiors tell them to do in this situation?

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions. I think I have the core of a really nice idea, I'm just struggling to find a way to apply it, and this seems like a good place to ask.

Brian.

06-24-2010, 07:48 AM	#1
nicebrian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Barcelona, Spain	Starting an In Nomine game OK, so I've never played, never mind run, an In Nomine game, but recently a great idea hit me for setting a game in Barcelona (where I live... well, I live just outside). The general idea is thus... The "Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família" normally known as just "La Sagrada Familia", is a huge Catholic Cathedral in Barcelona, that is known throughout the world and often used as a symbol for the city (Wikipedia link here if you want more info). At the moment it's a huge tourist attraction, and largely a building site. Construction started over 100 years ago under the direction of genius architect Antoni Gaudi and is due for completion sometime around 2026. But this November, Pope Benedict XVI will come and consecrate it, making it a fully functioning church. This is a pretty major event for La Sagrada Familia and for Barcelona. My idea is that this will be the end play in a plan started by Eli (or servants of) to create a divine tether in the city, which (in order to make this more dramatic, I'm saying) doesn't currently have a divine tether. The current closest divine tether (for Yves) is located in Montserrat (Wikipedia again) about 1 hour train ride from the city. The focus on the game, depending on whether the players play angels or demons, would be the various Archangels vying to be the ones to whom the tether will be aligned (Eli isn't really following up on his plans any more... or is he?) and the demons attempting to corrupt or just plain stop the tether from being created. The essence of my problem is, how do I pull the players into this? How do I set it all up? I know I can just have their superiors give them orders to make it happen, but even if I do that, what kind of thing would their superiors tell them to do in this situation? Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions. I think I have the core of a really nice idea, I'm just struggling to find a way to apply it, and this seems like a good place to ask. Brian.