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

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

or In Nomine, by SJG.  acutually a cool little game.
----- Original Message -----
From: Theo McGuckin <tsm@jlab.org>
To: <hoe@gamerz.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [HOE] Idea i had. want your opinion on it.


>
> Another possibility would be to treat the angels and devils like waring
> factions in a cosmic battle. This idea was used in Brave New World's
> Covenant book.
>
> Basically there are powerful creatures that live on other planes that are
> fighting a war. But they can't get to each other's plane, they are stuck
> on their own (the Hunting Grounds, and "Heaven" if you will). The only way
> for them to interact is through our plane.
>
> They both have different methods, but the same goals, to re-shape our
> world into there's so they can come fully to our plane. One does this
> through chaos (the Reckoners) the other through order (the "Angels" or
> whatever). Neither is really good or evil, per se, the angels would just
> as quickly kill everyone, but they think that by working with the humans
> they can take over easier.
>
> So in the end the humans are just chess pieces for which ever side and
> have to eventually find their own path and defeat, or break away from both
> powers. This could however put a much darker bent on the Templar's martyrs
> and saints though...
>
> Another analogy would be the Shadows and Vorlons from Bablyon 5 if you
> like.
>
> Theo McGuckin - SysAdmin, JLab
>
>
> "Apathy! Apathy! That's our cry! A-P-A-T... oh never mind,
> it doesn't matter anyway..."
>
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