IN> Brick on brick

[Michael L Wilson]

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Jason Kivela wrote:

> On 11/6/07, Randy Finder, SAINT Corporation
> <finderrj at saintcorporation.com> wrote:
> >
> > >> >"Oh, by the way...  Nice soldier you've got there.  Did you ever
> > think
> > >> >about getting him a Force Catcher?"
> > >>
> > >> >[Gunfire and screams start to come from the phone]
> > >>
> > >> >-click-
> > >>
> > >I took it as Michael was just guessing that there was a Soldier
> > >nearby, who to say there was even a Domination in the area? Part of
> > >War is messing with the enemy's head anyway.
> >
> > Agreed that part of War is messing with the enemy's head, but the
> > [Gunfire and screams start to come from the phone], to me indicated that
> > something bad involving gunfire was happening on the other end of the
> > line, which given the previous comment, probably indicated a Domination
> > of War had taken over the body of a Soldier of Technology and was
> > shooting the demon who was making the phone call (as well as other
> > things in the area probably)
> >
> > Randy
> 
> 
> Huh. I and took it that the demon on the other side of the phone just
> decided to shoot his soldier just because Michael implied that he/she
> was possessed. Funny how we got two very different images from the
> same text.
> 
> Jason
> 

I didn't actually bother to define what and how things happened, since it 
was more or less just for atmosphere.  I just made sure that there was at 
least one way it could all have happened.

Speaking of which, here's a third, improbable but still plausible way it 
could have happened.  A Kyriotate can use his/her resonance over a phone, 
if (s)he can perceive (hear) the person on the other end.  All AA's can 
use the resonance of any Choir (I'm pretty sure I've seen that, but even 
if not, the Song of Possession doesn't list a range limitation in the core 
rules).  Finally, Michael has excellent hearing, so if the Soldier opened 
his mouth in the background at the wrong time...

In any event, I was mostly after atmosphere and characterization.  
Michael's a _mean_ angel, in my campaign - be glad you're on _his_ side.  
I also got the atmosphere I wanted for my "Michael Arc" phase of my 
campaign - the feeling of being a soldier on the front line of a war, 
where things are just plain dangerous all the time, and even if you do 
everything perfectly a mortar might still land in your foxhole.  I kept 
the characters _very_ nervous for the entire thing.

Next up: my "Eli Arc."  Time to switch atmosphere again....  Any 
suggestions?

-Mike