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

[Elizabeth McCoy]

(BTW, it's the "APG" and not the "AGP." Stands for Angelic Player's Guide,
after all, and not Angelic Guide to Players. Which would probably be a little
Judgment training manual about the Game. Or possibly a pamphlet written for
Asmodean Habbalah, come to think of it...)

At 11:20 AM -0600 11/13/07, Michael L Wilson wrote:
>On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, Elizabeth McCoy wrote:
>> http://www.sjgames.com/in-nomine/errata/angelic.html
>
>[...] Nothing in the errata (for either the [APG] or the Core rules).  
>[...] Really, I was 
>bringing it up because I figured it should go into the AGP errata.

Mm, probably. The Mercurian section... needs work. If you want to drop
some errata into the system, I can ponder the rephrasing required when
I don't have Baxter the Cat of Sloth on my lap, preventing me from getting
at my books easily. 

>> 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.

Heh. Well, he's not Novalis, after all. And there are plenty of violent
ways to demonstrate displeasure without actually dealing out Body hits
to people. Dropping a piano right in front of them, or punching a wall,
say.

I'd suggest telling your players -- in an out of character aside while
this report is being reported to them -- whether or not this is dissonant
behavior, or merely _EXTREMELY WORRISOME_ behavior. Indeed, any Mercurian
throwing a violent fit of punching walls or smashing pianos or tearing
car doors off, when demons aren't involved... is not considered a stable 
Mercurian in my games.

Of course, you may have done this already. O:>
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--Beth, arcangel at io.com / archangel at sjgames.com  In Nomine Line Editor  
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