111 "Intervention" Explanations

[Regis]

See, the way I'd run it, Interventions aren't obvious things. They're now always subtle, but they are the sort of thing that might just be a bit of good or bad luck. Sometimes help really is just around the corner. Sometimes you walk down the wrong street. There's not even a real assumption that God or Lucifer are responsible on an OOC basis. A divine or infernal intervention simply means that something has happened that has attracted the attention of one side or another in the war, in a particularly intense manner. And if you don't want your own side to know what you're doing, sometimes you don't want the 'best result'. I also use 333 as a sign of an Ethereal intervention, something that attracts other forces to the area.

Example cases:

Mortals game. A Soldier rolls 666, and bumps into a Balseraph of Fate, who starts talking to her and trying to sell her on the other side. She rolls another 666 while trying to resist his resonance, and is instantly possessed by the Shedim of Fate that is acting as this Balseraph's minion.

Angels game. An NPC Malakite of Novalis, who has become disillusioned by the pacifism preached by her Superior, finally makes the decision to apply for a transfer to serve Michael. Another player rolls a 111 on an insignificant roll - and Michael himself shows up to accept her oath.

Angels game. Far in the past, a demon is sniffing around a pub somewhere near Babylon. We roll a 333, and Enkidu (see wikipedia) shows up and stabs it, before asking us what we are and what we're doing here.

Other interventions might lead to sudden insights into the nature of what's happening, accurate or inaccurate, helpful or not, depending on the nature of the intervention rolled. They might simply act as a critical success or failure, depending on how one wants to play it.

To me, the question in IN isn't about whether or not God exists. The question is what that existence means. Is God a trinity? Does God endorse one religion over another? Does God even notice us any more? Is God actually good in any meaningful sense of the word?