1. How does Israfel, the current Angel of Music, feel about Jean and his servitors? The idea of a Lightning Ofanite with unusual talent on high-tech instruments appealed to me, so I'm considering a borrowed-servitor arrangement if the relationship between those Archangels is good.



2. What Attunement would an Ofanite of Music get for his Choir? (I should note it in this guy's stats.)



3. What basic Rites does Israfel offer his followers, and which is most practical for a musician-on-the-road Role?



4. Finally, are there any Songs in that book which seem appropriate for that Role as I've described it? (Zack, to use his mortal name, probably has a few attack Songs; his typical audience is a VERY tempting target for demons and Hellsworn. In other respects, I imagine him as a combination of "miracle worker" and "religious entertainer", to use the labels in the core rulebook.)

current mood: creative

1. New PC celestials start with 10 forces each, to make the math easier and allow for more variety in stats. (9 Forces is still considered the lower limit for Fledging into a Choir, though!)
   
   
2. Oannes is not dead, although he did take quite a beating in the War; he's available as an angelic Superior and still on good terms with Janus. (I'm using the version found here, incidentally.)
   
   
3. I allow some cosmetic variations in celestial forms, depending on the Word that a character's Superior embodies. An Ofanite of the Waters? Well, what do you usually get when fire and water conflict...?) As long as the change isn't drastic enough to make one Choir look like another, any reasonable tweak is fine with me!
   
   
4. Finally, I let angels use the variant Numinous Corpus Songs that a few fans have posted on the Web; the official versions seem too demonic for the good guys, most of the time.

current mood: creative

1. This is a good-guy campaign; any demon PCs must be honestly looking for Redemption (please run your backstory by me first).



2. Besides celestials, I allow human PCs of most kinds--Soldiers for each of the three main sides, sorcerers, and mundanes. (Yes, I said "three sides"; in my campaign, the Ethereals are mostly neutral to the conflict between Heaven and Hell.) No Undead characters, please!



3. The general tone of the campaign is light-hearted, with more emphasis on humor and otherworldly politics than on combat: though there will be some fighting, it's no hack-and-slash!



4. Some rules for celestials and their Superiors are tweaked; in particular, a Superior who's canonically alive/dead might be the opposite in this campaign. A few of them have different Words as well. If you've got any questions about your favorite Superior's status, feel free to ask me first!

current mood: hopeful

1. What are the most important rules for a servitor "on loan to" another Superior? The more I think about Ursula's background, the more a Flowers/Children combination is starting to make sense for her. (There are even a few suitable locations in my hometown to serve as Tethers to each Superior: Madison's got a pretty well-known botanical garden in one part of town, and a children's museum close to the heart of downtown. Apart from actual Tethers, I imagine a Novalite favoring a couple of the older downtown churches with gardens in back.)



2. What are the most important rules for powers earned from an allied Superior? As I mentioned in my last post, Ursula's Word probably attracted interest from both Eli and Blandine; being able to imbue her handmade bears with low-level Songs makes sense, and so does granting happy dreams to a child who sleeps with one.



3. How many "hometown campaigners" invent minor locations as new character hangouts? The way shops tend to change owners quickly in downtown Madison, I imagine Ursula's latest vessel owning a small gift shop: flowers, cards, and her trademark hand-sewn bears would be the main items for sale. (Suddenly, "Nothing But Flowers" looks viable as an attunement she can use: imagine her spying on a suspicious-looking customer by blending into the merchandise! Her new Word would also allow Ursula and her servitors the same benefit when hiding among stuffed animals, though... :-) )

current mood: contemplative

*rolls up to the keyboard and delurks* Ahem...

I'm fairly new to In Nomine, having seen only the very basic rulebooks. (They're all I could get hold of so far--no bank account means no ordering online!) In any case, I'm thinking of starting a light-hearted campaign set in my hometown, and want to include a Word-bound NPC who shares one of my hobbies: imagine a card/gift shop run by the Angel of Teddy Bears! <big grin> I've given her a name (Ursula), a primary Role (salesperson), and a roughly estimated power level. (She obviously shouldn't measure up to the big-name Superiors--but being Word-bound and able to grant her own Rites, Ursula should rank above an average starting PC; I'm guessing 12-14 Forces.) Now for the parts I'd need to flesh out:

1. Which Choir sounds most appropriate for an angel with her Word? I'm torn between Cherub and Mercurian; Ursula would be friendly and outgoing towards people in general, but also strongly interested in protecting and comforting children. (I see her celestial form as a largish teddy bear with working wings--picture an oversized version of those Beanie Babies that come out at Christmastime.)



2. Which of the "official" superiors would she answer to? I can easily see ties with Christopher (kids and teddy bears go a long way back), but also with Blandine (teddy bears comfort sleeping children and protect from nightmares).



3. Which Songs would an angel with her background and interests be likely to know? Probably, she'd know just enough offensive stuff to help mall security--but focus more on peaceful, comforting powers.



4. Which Skills (other than her Role-related ones) would be appropriate, given her background?



5. Finally, I need to round out her Rites and Distinctions: I can see her followers recovering Essence by repairing a child's favorite bear or donating several of them to charity, but can anyone here improve on that?

current mood: geeky