Imperfections: Human 'dissonance'

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Originally Posted by Acolyte

To do so would undercut the importance of humanity within the game, which has nothing to do with mechanical effectiveness.

replace 'undercut' with 'acknowledge' and I'd be happy with the sentence.

Originally Posted by Acolyte

I don't know about that. Human Servants are overpriced, CP wise, I'll agree, but they do have uses. Even if there are ways around disturbance, not every celestial has access to them, and human servants can thus be the ones who press the detonator button or slit the throat of an enemy Soldier. Unless you're a Kyriotate, even lack of a need to sleep means that you can't be in two places at the same time, so a Servant might be able to cover your shift at the local Taco Bell or drive back to the Tether for reinforcements while you fight a demon. Speaking of Kyriotates, Servants make excellent, reliable hosts. They can help you smooth over social gaffs you're not overly prepared for (like if the cops are asking questions and you're a Seraph, or you butt into a dinner conversation about Vichy France to casually explain how it REALLY was, since you were ther--ummm, I mean, this soup's delicious!). Impudites get easy Essence from them. They can be trained to make a tasty mojito. Being humans, they might come up with ideas about how to manipulate a recalcitrant city councilman you might not have thought of. Etc.

So: if *nobody* has a combat role; or
if *everybody* is a Seraph, or
if *no one* is a Kyrio/Shedite, or..

good hosts? Hardly, Kyrios get dissonance for any harm to their hosts, and revealing that a Host is a Servant will tip Hell to their existence - an (at best) fatal mistake. The best hosts for Kyrios are drug addicts, as in return for a temporary Will reduction you can dry them out, doing them a huge favour: this will wipe any minor problems you've caused.
easy essence? Soldiers won't have essence cause they can spend it. Impudites are better off stripping mundanes, since they have lower Wills, find it harder to spend the essence, and (if children/only have 4 Forces) can't resist.
Manipulation? That's what Mercurians & Elohim are for for the good guys, with Balseraphs, Habbbalah, Lilim and Impudites (or even Pachadim) for Hell.