IN> Contradiction in rules: Core vs. APG, Mercurian dissonance

[Michael L Wilson]

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, Elizabeth McCoy wrote:

> At 11:20 PM -0600 11/12/07, Michael L Wilson wrote:
> >There's a contradiction between the Core rules and the [APG] as regards the
> >Mercurian dissonance conditions.  According to the Core rules, Mercurians
> >take dissonance for violent actions against humans.
> 
> I didn't get to actually edit the APG. It was basically at the printer
> by the time I signed aboard, though my name may be there. You can see
> some of the changes that needed to be made at
> http://www.sjgames.com/in-nomine/errata/angelic.html

Oh, yes.  I looked before mentioning it on the list - I hate to be 
redundant  Nothing in the errata (for either the AGP or the Core rules).  
And yes, they've got you in as Line Editor on the AGP.  Really, I was 
bringing it up because I figured it should go into the AGP errata.

> I would work with the core rules at this time. It's simpler. It is
> also the way the FAQ works:
> http://www.sjgames.com/in-nomine/faq/celestial_faq.html#rule-angels-mercurians-001 -- look down to the last one: " Not if they're human undead. Mercurians cannot attack humans in any form: alive, undead, ghosts, dreamshades, blessed or damned souls, or Saints. However, Mercurians can attack demons, animals (although they risk Jordi's wrath), plants (although they risk Novalis's wrath), inanimate objects, and ethereals."
> 
> It is a common topic on the list -- and really, I should probably fix the
> FAQ soon -- about whether or not Mercurians get dissonant for smacking
> other angels. Honestly? I could go both ways on that. It'd be far simpler,
> and really entirely in keeping with God's Will As Understood In IN, to let
> it be a prohibition against hurting Humans Only.

This is the real reason I looked it up.  I've got an upcoming plot where a 
triad reports being violently dissuaded from an investigation by Eli.  
Yes, Eli.  Yes, violence.

More than half of the angels involved are utterly convinced it's actually 
some game of, well, the Game.  However, they can't quite rule it out...
I needed to be sure that it wasn't in his dissonance conditions.

As for what's really happening.... well, I don't _think_ any of my group 
is on the list, but you never can be too careful.  Spies everywhere, don't 
y'know.  Have you looked under _your_ bed recently?

-Mike