I ended up getting one from a store in Downtown Crossing (actually a friend picked it up for me), but thanks for the advice. Actually, being taken too...
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Jon Hubal
hubalj@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Jun 17, 1999 8:11 pm
... That would be running 3 times (Blue Planet, AD&D, Vampire) in 6 sessions with 2 games/session. Unless... Viv, can you run 2 games at the same time? That...
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Trey Reilly
treyreilly@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 6:07 pm
Hey all-- Seems to be a bit quiet lately, so I thought I'd toss this one out for opinions: I really, really like the In Nomine background. It's funky, it's got...
1129
Dec, Andre
Andre.Dec@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 6:10 pm
... [Dec, Andre] Hey there... ... [Dec, Andre] I'm RC as well, but I look at things like this from the eyes of an actor. It's portrayal of a darker side. Our...
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Vivian Abraham
vabraham@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 6:36 pm
Can't address the first question as well, so I'll jump straight to the second: I think the problem with In Nomine is that it has the inherent contradictions of...
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Subconscious Seraphim
foofoo@xxx.xxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 7:12 pm
... Hey! Fancy meetig you guys here. ... Well, it makes me uncomfortable, too. In fact, when Jason offered to run In Nomine and he asked me about my...
1132
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Aug 5, 1999 7:17 pm
... Hi, Trey! ... Me too, actually. ... Don't invite them to your games? ;) There's two answers to this one. Steve Jackson does it by placing disclaimers of...
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Scott David Gray
sdavid@xxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 7:36 pm
I would suggest "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet, to see an interesting Angel/Demon pair working together in a comic setting. :-) As far as...
1134
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Aug 5, 1999 7:39 pm
... It's my conviction that this ain't a bug; it's a feature. ;) ... Erm. This is one of those things that the game designers seemd to have switched directions...
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Jose Merced
mech@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 7:43 pm
Without getting into religion... which after all is a very personal thing, I think the game In Nomine is fun and clean.... if you are open minded enough to...
1136
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Aug 5, 1999 7:43 pm
... Yeah! Didn't you give up gaming for a life of monastic study? ;) ... *nod* At the time, I was planning on running a game set in Hell. Would have put a...
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Jon Hubal
hubalj@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 7:44 pm
I have to recommend "To Reign in Hell" by Steven Brust Hundreds of Angels originally all working together being slowly torn apart by one selfish plot and LOTS...
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Dec, Andre
Andre.Dec@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 7:47 pm
... [Dec, Andre] I posted my preferences as being on the side of the light as well. ... [Dec, Andre] Nope. RCA. "My Master's Voice" Arf-arf! ... [Dec, Andre]...
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Subconscious Seraphim
foofoo@xxx.xxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 7:51 pm
... Okay... here's my problem with that. In my world view- which, of course, is influenced highly by my faith- rejecting God *is* evil. Even if the demon never...
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Subconscious Seraphim
foofoo@xxx.xxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 7:58 pm
... And that's fine... these are caricatures, as I mentioned before. Furthermore, it removes me from the idea that these are supposed to be "real" angels and...
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Scott David Gray
sdavid@xxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:04 pm
Thanks, I just telnetted over to my local library (Natick). While they don't have the book, they can order it from Cambridge, using interlibrary loan, within...
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Johannah Hubal
Johannah@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:11 pm
<<Okay... here's my problem with that. In my world view- which, of course, is influenced highly by my faith- rejecting God *is* evil. Even if the demon never...
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Trey Reilly
treyreilly@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:15 pm
... Oh, we *SO* didn't wanna go there... --Trey whos nickame in her mostly Pagan household is "Lion Bait"...
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Subconscious Seraphim
foofoo@xxx.xxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:18 pm
... Okay... thanks for walking into this one: The demon is evil because it is a pure body of intellect, and does not need to be informed by external sources....
1145
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Aug 5, 1999 8:20 pm
... You have been misinformed - neither God nor Lucifer have ever been given stats in In Nomine. There was, however, a running joke about having a band called...
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Subconscious Seraphim
foofoo@xxx.xxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:25 pm
... Yeah... fortunately, my vow of silence does not include electronic communication. And I know kung fu, now. ... okay...but it breaks down in the part where...
1147
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Aug 5, 1999 8:26 pm
... Uh, oh. As the self-proclaimed Wickedest Man on The List [*], I must suggest in strong terms that we not take this particular side road. Talking about ...
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Johannah Hubal
Johannah@xxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:33 pm
<<So no, you're not evil.>> <big grin> Why do I feel like you said that in the "Yes, there is a Santa Claus" tone of voice? <smile> --Jo (so very glad I'm not...
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Dec, Andre
Andre.Dec@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:18 pm
... [Dec, Andre] OK, here's what I was going to try and avert with a mail, but decided not to write because my opinion is like Mr. Pibb: OK, but no one can...
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Vivian Abraham
vabraham@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:12 pm
... Live free how? Much thinking, John. I think the point that Milton was trying to make was that while humans were supposed to have free will, angels were...
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Vivian Abraham
vabraham@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:14 pm
... From: Johannah Hubal [SMTP:Johannah@...] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 4:12 PM To: bostongamers@onelist.com Subject: Re: [bostongamers] new...
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Dec, Andre
Andre.Dec@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:23 pm
So, in conclusion: "the gravedigger puts on the forceps the stonemason does all the work the barber can give you a haircut the carpenter can take you out to...
1153
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
werther@xxxxxxxx.xxxx...
Aug 5, 1999 8:37 pm
... Yup - I recall the conversation. For purposes of the game, however, the kinds of angels that you're referring to are, perforce, closer to God, more ...
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Craig_Tremblay/KFS@xx...
Aug 5, 1999 8:21 pm
Hello! Just a quick q (discussions about pagans got me thinking about this) Any RQ players out there? Do you have any opening in a game? Any body got old RQ ...
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Trey Reilly
treyreilly@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 5, 1999 8:48 pm
(you never sleep, do you?) ... Hey..define that one, for those of us without a copy of the OED at our desks. --Trey websters pocket wonder...