In Nomine and GURPS Cabal - Page 2

JCD · 05-25-2010, 09:39 AM

I am working on how to merge these two systems together. Lonewolf had a thread which dealt with this and Infinite Worlds, but that is quite a bit broader then is a good fit. The narrow focus in the Cabal of "man being the measure of all things" and the uniqueness of God's Creation works much better, IMO.

Obviously Assiah is Earth and is the place of The War. Yetzariah (doing all these funky names from memory, so if I get one mispelled, forgiveness is divine) would be the Marches. Heck, the map already includes a Vale of Dreams, so that segues perfectly. The section that the angels and demons call 'The Far Marches' would be quite a bit more involved then offered by IN proper, but arrogance seems to fit in both Celestial's mental luggage.

Briah would be the home of Heaven and Hell. Except for those dual realms, I see it as losing quite a bit of significance in the Cabal worldview. The Abyss (God's Wastebin) and Atziliah (The Godhead) would respectively be the Lower Hells and the Higher Heavens.

From a style perspective, the Cabal would be less about survival from the mundanes (a reasonably easy task) to one protection and manipulation from the Celestials. Demonic contracts become much more frightening, not from a personal damnation standpoint (though that is awful) but from the political opening it makes for demons to attack and subvert their membership.

As a result of this, I see the lodges as widely seperated; a cell structure for defense. Sorcery gets to be slightly more effective against demons. Angels are just something to be avoided entirely.

The Twelve and the Grand Masters fit seamlessly, though "The Test" for Grandmastery would be travel to the Far Marches more then a visit to the Godhead (which generally results in a stain on the golden cobbles of the Pearly Gates.)

What are your thoughts?

05-25-2010, 09:39 AM	#1
JCD Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birthplace of the Worst Pizza on the Planet	In Nomine and GURPS Cabal I am working on how to merge these two systems together. Lonewolf had a thread which dealt with this and Infinite Worlds, but that is quite a bit broader then is a good fit. The narrow focus in the Cabal of "man being the measure of all things" and the uniqueness of God's Creation works much better, IMO. Obviously Assiah is Earth and is the place of The War. Yetzariah (doing all these funky names from memory, so if I get one mispelled, forgiveness is divine) would be the Marches. Heck, the map already includes a Vale of Dreams, so that segues perfectly. The section that the angels and demons call 'The Far Marches' would be quite a bit more involved then offered by IN proper, but arrogance seems to fit in both Celestial's mental luggage. Briah would be the home of Heaven and Hell. Except for those dual realms, I see it as losing quite a bit of significance in the Cabal worldview. The Abyss (God's Wastebin) and Atziliah (The Godhead) would respectively be the Lower Hells and the Higher Heavens. From a style perspective, the Cabal would be less about survival from the mundanes (a reasonably easy task) to one protection and manipulation from the Celestials. Demonic contracts become much more frightening, not from a personal damnation standpoint (though that is awful) but from the political opening it makes for demons to attack and subvert their membership. As a result of this, I see the lodges as widely seperated; a cell structure for defense. Sorcery gets to be slightly more effective against demons. Angels are just something to be avoided entirely. The Twelve and the Grand Masters fit seamlessly, though "The Test" for Grandmastery would be travel to the Far Marches more then a visit to the Godhead (which generally results in a stain on the golden cobbles of the Pearly Gates.) What are your thoughts?