20 Tuesday Sep 2022
Michael is the Archangel of War, but he has a strong secondary emphasis on finding heroes and champions (his two highest Distinctions). So it only stands to reason that he would also oversee the path towards heroism.
For this particular exercise, I will be using the Hero’s Journey from Joseph Campbell’s monomyth.
07 Thursday Jul 2022
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So this particular Archangel pairing should have been obvious from a mile away. In fact, it has never quite made sense to me that In Nomine introduced Lithroy as the Archangel of Revelation when Gabriel (both in and out of game universe) is the angel responsible for each of the major revelations within the various Abrahamic traditions.
I have done my best to split the angel names more associated with elemental fire from those more associated with revelation, but within the In Nomine setting these lists are basically interchangeable.
Continue reading23 Saturday Apr 2022
As one of the eldest angels, Gabriel would have perceived as the whole of the time since The Fall in roughly the same way that you or I might understand a second. She is also, in many ways, Eli’s counterpart. If he is stuck in the moment of the Symphony’s birth, she has gone through existence with her eyes constantly fixed on the far horizon looking for its eventual death, aging the stars as she goes.
That said, there’s a good chance that Gabriel is intentionally slowing her perception of time to near mortal standards right now to help her escape the inevitable truth that Eli’s epoch is coming to a close and hers is just beginning.
Continue reading10 Thursday Mar 2022
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The Songs of Burning were not developed by Belial, but he will gladly take credit for them and few would challenge his claim. The Angels of Fire can also use this song to terrible effect, but few would because it is inherently cruel.
Bonus: Fire
Essence Cost: 2
Disturbance: CD
Duration: a number of minutes = (Level + Essence Spent)
25 Saturday Dec 2021
Posted in Events, Heaven, Hell, Musings, Variations
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Asmodeus, Blandine, Caganer, Christmas, David, Dominic, Gabriel, Herod, I Was There, In Nomine, Ineffability, Jean, Jesus, Jordi, Lawrence, Malphas, Marc, Nativity, Saminga, Uriel, Yves
Steve Jackson Games made a very intentional choice with In Nomine to make the setting agnostic to any particular faith. As such, the divinity of Jesus is never firmly established (though Dominic & Lawrence clearly believe it) and attempts to discern the truth of such matters will be foiled by the ineffability of the divine.
However, this isn’t necessarily going to stop players from trying to track down figures who witness moments key to individual faith traditions in order to determine what is correct for their individual game.
Continue reading27 Saturday Nov 2021
Most of us dislike Bureaucracy enough that it’s more or less a given that it plays some role in our conceptualization of an interactive Hell. More than that, Steve Jackson publications make clear that Asmodeus‘ realm runs on paperwork, and he’s influential enough to force it on everyone else.
But what about the other side, are there any Archangels who favor bureaucratic systems?
Continue reading20 Tuesday Jul 2021
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Spend long enough along the caldera of Gabriel‘s Volcano and you will find a scarred and diminished Mercurian, skin crisp and peeling, more ash than fire. Once a student of Uriel and one of Gabriel’s most brilliant flames, the prodigy Akala placed himself between Belial‘s dark fire and the dreams of man during The Fall.
Continue reading17 Saturday Apr 2021
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10 Force, Announcement, Gabriel, In Nomine, Metatron, NPC, Ofanite, What a horrible way to start the day what a horrible way to die, Wordbound
More often heard than seen, Sirushi is one of the last remaining angels of the Metatron.
To get over her loss, the Ofanite put her function over her feelings and dove into her role as celestial courier and town crier for the most senior angels. These duties frequently put Sirushi into the orbit of heaven’s herald, the Archangel Gabriel.
After Gabriel’s trial, Master Soldekai discreetly approached Sirushi and informed her that the archangel had become… eratic in conveying the will of heaven as expressed by the Archangels down to the people of earth. Out of consideration for her friend and colleague, Sirushi agreed to allow a portion of her time to be directed by Soldekai, to assist in delivering the divine announcement at times when Gabriel could or would not.
Continue reading06 Tuesday Apr 2021
Not going to lie – someone in the DnD Reddit beat me to making a fiend out of Montero. However, since angels & demons are the life blood of In Nomine, it seemed a shame not to make a version for this game too.
06 Saturday Feb 2021
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11 Force, Andrealphus, Djinn, Elohite, Gabriel, Haagenti, Habbalite, In Nomine, LGBT, Magog, NSFW, Short Fiction, Sodom
Salt spread across the scorched earth of Edom.
“What we did, it was a mercy, a charity.” The creature of living flame lay face down upon the bare rock, not bothering to look at his dark companion.
“I know,” Peor replied, placing a covetous hand on the burning angel. He felt weak, all that bound the demon to the world of the living was cinders before him.
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Book of the Neglected 