Imperfections: Human 'dissonance'

DBloch2012 · 06-29-2011, 11:02 PM

My answer is that I do not like the treatment mundane Humans get in In Nomine. On the one hand, I've learned they are a substantial part of the Symphony (e.g., their apparent importance for forming Tethers). However, they are not allowed access to the same goodies that a Celestial might have. This confounds me, especially since they are supposed to have Essence (which a Celestial gets to use) just like any other living being.

Also, "Disadvantages" sounds more like GURPS than In Nomine to me.

If I had my way with a campaign, I would allow Humans to use their Essence just like a Celestial would. This includes causing Resonance and Dissonance (and eventually Discord) within the Symphony. I've been told that a Celestial does not actually cause any disturbance in the Symphony, just in themselves; however, I find it more poetic and more significant if their choices and actions affect the world around them and not just themselves.

The Symphony is neither "good" nor "evil," so it means that whenever someone does something to disrupt it, it goes against the very nature of the Universe because the Universe had programmed things to be a certain way with that individual Celestial and they went against it.

This is also the best way that I've found so far to explain Free Will in In Nomine. That one person, Celestial or Human, can use their Essence to rewrite themselves in the Symphony any way they wish: To obey its wishes, or not.

06-29-2011, 11:02 PM	#2
DBloch2012 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Re: Imperfections: Human 'dissonance' My answer is that I do not like the treatment mundane Humans get in In Nomine. On the one hand, I've learned they are a substantial part of the Symphony (e.g., their apparent importance for forming Tethers). However, they are not allowed access to the same goodies that a Celestial might have. This confounds me, especially since they are supposed to have Essence (which a Celestial gets to use) just like any other living being. Also, "Disadvantages" sounds more like GURPS than In Nomine to me. If I had my way with a campaign, I would allow Humans to use their Essence just like a Celestial would. This includes causing Resonance and Dissonance (and eventually Discord) within the Symphony. I've been told that a Celestial does not actually cause any disturbance in the Symphony, just in themselves; however, I find it more poetic and more significant if their choices and actions affect the world around them and not just themselves. The Symphony is neither "good" nor "evil," so it means that whenever someone does something to disrupt it, it goes against the very nature of the Universe because the Universe had programmed things to be a certain way with that individual Celestial and they went against it. This is also the best way that I've found so far to explain Free Will in In Nomine. That one person, Celestial or Human, can use their Essence to rewrite themselves in the Symphony any way they wish: To obey its wishes, or not. __________________ “He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster…when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you…” –Friedrich Nietzsche Last edited by DBloch2012; 10-10-2012 at 08:53 PM.