07-14-2014, 10:06 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Feeding the Beast
Nybbas' Knight of Influence Distinction grants an hour of radio/tv time once per week, with a successful show netting 3 essence.
All very well, but there is a lot of media time available. Of course, most TV presenters are mundanes ignorant of The War, but it doesn't have to be that way.... One of the simplest ways for a Knight of The Media to recruit other demons to the cause is to bind his Distinction into a tape with the Subliminal attunement - allowing the recipient to present a one off show. Subliminal costs one essence; if these 'guest stars' are charged 2 essence for the privilege, then both the Knight and guest star will earn a net one essence each. The Knight is effectively giving the guest star a one-shot Rite. Of course, this isn't going to be in prime time! Nor on major channels. This is filler - frex the guest star might be the 'host' for music videos at 3AM. Older demons can host nostalgia fests, cobbled together from clips by comedians etc from the past. If the guest star wants a better slot, they'll have to earn it by improving the show's ratings. Not just demons, but also Soldiers and Undead can be recruited for this task; anyone who can pay the essence. Impudites may even use this to 'fatten up' mundanes, before stripping them after the show. Heck, even a construct could conceivably be a guest star! Certainly the Servants provided by Nybbas' Band attunements will be recruited. There are a number of advantages to this for The Media. The essence cost/reward encourage the guest stars to take their shows seriously; they are less likely to pick fights with the Knight as that would endanger their essence flow; and when the angels come knocking, the guest stars provide excellent meat shields. Human guest stars have the advantage that their deaths will create disturbance, so provide an early warning system. Other Nybbasians will want to take part, but the essence is only an extra bonus. The thought of becoming famous - and so earning the Knight Distinction themselves - will ensure that they work like slaves on their shows. All allied demons will be roped in some way - A demon of Fate handling 'history', Factions & Freedom politics, Dark Humor comedy, Gluttony food porn, Lust actual porn, Technology gadgets. Hostile demons may be tempted - who better to handle the talkovers for a cop show than a Gamester? Military history than The War? Even a Samingan can be recruited to do a show on say the Holocaust, or a Belialite on Hiroshima. |
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