Re: [HOE] Idea i had. want your opinion on it.

["Damian" <westfam@awesomenet.net>]

> Could you elaborate a little bit on what you mean by "possession" by
> your angels? Not sure I follow who's in the driver's seat.
>
in general, the PC.  treat it like a harrowed, but they don't have to be
dead first.  and you test for dominion when the PC wants to do something
"evil".

> Here's a similar idea I was thinking of using in a game:
>
> Rumors reach the PCs that a new cult has popped up in Texas worshipping
> an honest-to-god "Angel", servant of the lord, holy warrior, etc., and
> this cult is currently kicking the bejeezus out of Silas' Doomsayers and
> working its way gradually north. Could it be that God Awmighty has
> finally put in something of an appearance, or sent one of his mightiest
> warriors to lead the Faithful to victory?
>
> A group of Heretic Doomsayers approach the PCs and hire them to
> investigate this Angel. They want to know if the Angel is really an
> instrument Divine Power, and... well, they haven't heard about it having
> a third eye, but it'd be nice if they could ask this Angel if he's the
> Harbringer, or if he knows anything about where and when the Harbringer
> might show up.
>
> (Actually, these Heretics are Green Robes in disguise. They've been
> tussling with this Angel and getting beat, Silas is pissed, and he does
> NOT want word getting around that an actual Angel of the Lord is kicking
> his ass. They do seriously want to know if the Angel is real, but
> they'll be looking to betray the PCs later once they've gotten enough
> information out of them.)
>
> The PCs head down to Texas to check out the operation. They watch the
> Angel come out, see some miracles, and then the Angel asks them to join
> in the fight against the Cult of Doom. Big battle ensues.
>
> Turns out through PC investigation that this Angel is actually a mutant
> but has no Divine Powers, and the miracles are fakes or not done by him.
> A small group of Heretics have disguised themselves as servants of the
> Angel, helping out with the "miracle" thing, and in general trying to
> stir up hope and enlist people to fight against Silas. If the PC's
> employers hear about these "real" Heretics, they'll do what they can to
> convince the PCs that they are fake or are trying to fool the PCs, and
> try to convince the PCs to expose the scam and destroy these Heretics.
>
> Anyway, the PCs get put into the uncomfortable position of having to
> make a decision... do they expose the Angel as a fake/fraud/sham, even
> though they're fighting the "Good Fight" against Silas? Or do they help
> the Angel keep up the charade and help spread hope to other survivors?
>
> At that point, Silas uses the information from the PCs (given either
> voluntarily or otherwise) to round up his troops and go down to Texas to
> do some "House Cleaning", setting up an ambush for the Angel's troops.
> Now that Silas knows the Angel is a fake, he's willing to risk enough of
> his troops to crush the opposition with overwhelming odds. From there,
> I'm thinking typical "good guys are getting slaughtered, then Angel-boy
> rallies them, goes out in a huge, dramatic, big flash of light, and then
> everybody wonders, well maybe he really WAS an angel...
>
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