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HomePageStrange As AngelsIn the chill of the Abyss, a fallen angel slips through a crack in the empty void, putting an end to a timeless span of imprisonment. was once , charged with bringing death to the plants and animals of Creation. For the love of humanity, he rebelled, and was punished by being forced to end the lives of humans, as well. Joining ’s war against , Xariel walked silently among battlefields, collecting the souls of the dead, the dying, and the enemy. In the chill of , people slip through the cracks every day. Maxwell Harris fought on their behalf, but his time on the force ended as Alzheimer’s destroyed his mind. Armed with the identity of a retired detective and the insights of millennia in the Pit, the former Slayer now searches for answers. Did the angels fall, or were they pushed? Did they deny God’s will, or were they pawns in a bigger game? Was Lucifer more than just another piece? Where do the fallen fit into the master plan, and should they willingly accept their place? In the meantime, Chicago is full of souls that need saving…..but does the thirst for justice belong to Xariel, or Max? Strange as Angels is a game run by and . [comment author="Jeff"]that phrasing means more than it might at first glance. in a usual game, like bleeding earth, i'd say the gm runs the game, and the players play it. however, in angels, even though russ is the gm and i'm the player, we really run the game in tandem. this is partially because of the fast and loose ruleset, and partially because the iconography of film noir encourages me to handle narrations, background details, and so forth just as much as a gm[/comment]
InfluencesThis list was getting long, so it’s been moved to the page. SystemWe started out using the Unisystem game rules, as presented in Eden’s Buffy roleplaying game, but have since ended up running it more or less freeform. [comment author="Jeff"]there's also this system called demon that was mentioned up above, and probably should be mentioned down here too. on one hand, we've long since abandoned any attempts to formally run the system. on the other hand, we still give nods to the power sets, incorporate the setting fairly faithfully, and commit acts with greg stolze's mind that sit somewhere between petty theft and outright mugging. on the other other hand, he still respected us in the morning.[/comment] [comment author="Jeff"]and yes, that's three hands. read the character sheet, extra limbs is there[/comment] CastHere are the current regular cast. The links go to individual profile pages. (Be warned- those pages are kept reasonably up to date, and probably shouldn’t be read before you read the episode summaries.)
EpisodesWe structure the game roughly like a television series, with each session being a single episode. Sessions occur at the whims of our mutual schedules, and then writeups have to be squeezed in around those.
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