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<em>In Nomine</em>
LARP Rules

by
Patrick O'Duffy
In Nomine is copyrighted by Steve Jackson Games

These rules are intended as an unofficial companion to In Nomine. You'll need a copy of the rulebook to make sense of the details and various power-ups. These rules only cover the basic IN rulebook - maybe we can handle the supplements in a later edition.

Contents

  1. Basic Mechanics
  2. Complications
  3. Character Creation
  4. Disturbance
  5. Dissonance
  6. Combat
  7. Other Changes
  8. Experience
  9. Songs
  10. Celestial Powers
  11. Angelic Resonances
  12. Demonic Resonances
  13. Superiors
  14. Archangels
  15. Demon Princes

Basic Mechanics


This system retains the concept of Forces from IN tabletop, but throws out most of the other mechanics. Characters have their Forces divided up amongst the Corporeal, Ethereal and Celestial categories, but there are no attributes (such as Strength or Precision) - everything comes down to comparing Forces.

The basic principle in determining the success/failure of actions is simple. Compare your appropriate Force to your opponent's appropriate Force. Highest Force wins

If the task doesn't involve an opponent (such as picking a lock), the character compares their appropriate Force to a GM-assigned difficulty.

Obviously things get a bit more complicated than that, but that's the core mechanic. No check digits - a character's Forces not only determine their chance of success, but how well they do what they want to do. Not realistic, but it is simple.

One last thing. If possible, encourage all players to determine task resolution by roleplaying, not using the rules. It's faster, more fun, and is less likely to require effort on the part of the GM. Only go to the rules if players can't agree on an outcome.

Complications


The Difficulty of "unopposed" tasks is as follows:

Since Forces only range from 1-6, there obviously has to be a way to increase the odds. This is where Skills and Essence come into play.

Skills (see Character Creation section) effectively double a character's Forces for an appropriate task. For instance, if a character has 4 Ethereal Forces and the Lockpicking skill, they could pick any lock up to Very Hard difficulty.

All characters have a degree of Essence, generally equal to their total Forces. At any time, they can spend as much Essence as they like, to increase their Forces for the performance of one Task. For instance, a character with 4 Ethereal Forces attempting to pick a Very hard lock could spend 4 Essence in order to succeed. The bonus for spending Essence is added after the doubling for possessing the necessary Skill.

Essence spent increases the character's Forces for only one task. If a task is opposed, the "acting" character announces how much Essence he is spending and what his total Forces are. The opposing character may then spend Essence to raise his own Forces. Then the acting character may raise his as well, and so on until one player refuses to spend further Essence.

Normal mortals have restrictions on how they may spend their Essence. Their Essence can only be spent all at once, on something the player feels is critical.

Essence expenditure does not cause Disturbance in this version of IN.

If, after all Essence is spent and other factors taken into account, the player's Forces are tied, flip a coin to see who wins.

Character Creation


Player Characters get an amount of Forces, just as they would in tabletop. These are divided between the 3 categories, with a minimum of 1 Force per category. The character then gets a number of Resources equal to their Forces (e.g. an Angel would get 9 Resources). These correspond to the Resource types for the tabletop game, with some modifications. The main modification is that this version is more heavily quantified than tabletop. You don't generally have varying levels of a Resource - you either have it or you don't.

The character has a number of Body Hits equal to their Corporeal Forces (plus any Vessel levels). Mind and Soul Hits aren't (generally) used in this version of IN.

Celestial characters also have their Resonance, as well as Attunements. These are covered in the Celestial Powers and the Superiors section. Choir/Band Attunements cost 1 Resource, while Superior Attunements cost 2 Resources.

ARTIFACTS
Corporeal Artifacts cost 1 Resource. This gives the player a prop of some sort to use in the LARP. The player has an attunement to the Artifact, similar to that of a Cherub (see Celestial Powers), with an effect equal to their Corporeal Forces. Furthermore, any Disturbance created by using the artifact is reduced by one level (see Disturbance). For example, injuring a human is normally an Audible disturbance, but using an Artifact weapon would reduce that to Quiet.

Ethereal Artifacts cost 2 Resources. They give the player a Skill to use as their own. If the player doesn't possess the skill, this doubles their Forces as usual. If they already know the Skill, it triples their effective Forces. The owner is also attuned to the Artifact as above, but bases the effect on their Ethereal Forces.

Celestial Artifacts cost 3 Resources. They are divided into Relics and Reliquaries. The owner is attuned to the Artifact as above, but bases the effect on their Celestial Forces.

A Relic contains a Song that the player can use in the normal way (see below). The Relic also contains Essence that can be used to power the Song. The Relic normally only holds enough Essence to use the Song once per LARP.

A Reliquary contains Essence for the character to use as they see fit. The Reliquary contains 3 points of Essence, and must be in physical contact with the wearer to be used. It refenerates 1 point of Essence per day, at the same time as the owner.

Some Artifacts have special or unique abilities. The cost of these Artifacts should be determined by the GM (as a rule of thumb, 4 character points=1 LARP Resource).

ROLES

Roles cost 1 Resource. They act to diminish the Disurbance caused by a Celestial, as long as they act in accordance with the Role. The player must define the Role and what actions would be covered by the Role. These actions cause 1 level less Disturbance than usual (see Disturbance). For instance, an angel with the Role "Police Officer" who punched a criminal would cause only a Quiet disturbance, rather than the usual Audible disturbance.

Status is not used in this version of IN. Most characters will have a status defined by their background and should roleplay accordingly.

SERVANT
Servants cost 1-3 Resources. These are tricky to represent in the LARP environment, and will require GM permission.

A normal human as a servant costs 1 Resource. This character must be played by another player in the LARP. They are independent creatures, and can refuse orders from their "master" if they have good reason. Alternatively, 1 Resource will also buy a loyal and obedient minor creature (such as an animal or Imp). They will obey all instructions, but since they are not played by another person, a GM will control/represent the creature and decide how effective it is in fulfilling its orders.

A loyal human costs 2 Resources. This character will obey almost all orders from its "master", short of actions that go directly against its principles. Even in this instance, the "master" can attempt to force the Servant to obey through roleplay. For 2 Resources, the player can also have a Soldier or Undead as a servant. This servant can resist orders as above.

For 3 Resources, the player can have a loyal Soldier or Undead as a servant.

SKILLS
As mentioned previously, possessing a Skill effectivly doubles the character's Forces for the sake of performing a task. The following are the Skills available:

Corporeal: Acrobatics, Climbing, Dodge, Fighting, Large Weapons (covers use of all large weapons), Move Silently.

Ethereal: Chemistry, Computer Operation, Electronics, Engineering, Knowledge, Language, Lockpicking, Medicine, Ranged Weapons (covers use of all ranged weapons), Small Weapons (covers use of all small weapons).

The following Skills are based off either Corporeal or Ethereal Forces (player's preference): Escape, Throwing.

These are mainly the Skills that have some utility in the LARP environment. Characters may have skills that are effective only outside LARPs if they wish (and have permission). These do not cost any Resources, but their use must be worked out with a GM.

SONGS
Songs allow the character to perform supernatural acts. In this version of IN, Songs are performed automatically - a character never fails in Singing. However, whether or not the Song actually affects the target may depend on comparing appropriate Forces. The effects of Songs are covered in the Songs section.

Each version of a Song (Corporeal, Ethereal, Celestial) costs 1 Resource. The character knows the Song well enough to perform it quickly, with only a mental invocation. If they spend a full minute (real time) doing nothing but invoking the Song, they increase their effective Forces by 1 for the Song's effects.

VESSELS
Vessels are only available to Celestials or Undead characters. They must purchase at least 1 Vessel level in order to have a body. Each Vessel level costs 1 Resource, and increases the character's Body Hits by 1.

DISCORD
Having a Discord gives the character an extra Resource. It also makes the character that much less effective. The Discords from the following list are available, with the following effects:

Corporeal

Ethereal Celestial
Normally, Celestial Discords interfere with the character's ability to regain Essence. This isn't very important in LARPs, unless you run a campaign with very frequent sessions. If that's the case, assume that characters with Celestial Discords only regenerate Essence at half the rate of other characters (with the exception of characters with Need).

Disturbance


This version uses a grossly simplified version of Disturbance, to avoid the need for characters to carry noisemakers or have the GM's head explode.

Disturbance can only be heard by Celestially aware characters (Celestials, Undead, Soldiers, etc.), and can be divided into 4 categories:

QUIET: This disturbance is only heard within a few meters/yards of the character (or some similar subdivision), and only by characters with 4+ Celestial Forces.

AUDIBLE: This is automatically heard by characters within a few meters, and heard within the immediate area (room, etc.) by characters with 4+ Celestial Forces.

LOUD: This is automatically heard by characters within the immediate area, and is heard through the entire play environment by characters with 4+ Celestial Forces.

RAUCOUS: This is automatically heard by all characters able to hear Disturbance.

Varying actions cause varying levels of Disturbance. Spending Essence does not cause Disturbance in this version of IN. The Disturbance caused by a Song depends on the Song (see Songs). Doing 1 Hit of damage to a person or object is Audible. Doing multiple Hits at once or destroying an object/animal is Loud. Killing a human is Raucous. Some Attunements cause Disturbance (see Celestial Powers).

Once the Disturbance level is determined, the GMs inform all the characters who heard the noise (as subtly as possible). Characters who hear a noise will know its general nature (Song, destruction, attunement) and what part of the play area it originated in. Pinning it down to the person involved will take effort on the player's part.


Again, a very simple mechanic. Characters who act against their nature may recieve points of Dissonance. If they ever have more points than their Celestial Forces, they Fall.

Characters can gain dissonance in a number of ways. Usually, it isn't in a way that others will notice (such as a Seraph lying). If a character knowingly acts in a Dissonant way, they should inform a GM and take a Dissonance point. No one can force a player to own up to Dissonance, but those who don't are lyin', cheatin', powergamin' weasels, and you needn't feel obligated to invite them back to your games.

If a PC acts in an obviously dissonant way (such as a Mercurian headbutting a nun), the GM should award them a Dissonance point after the fact, in such a way that others don't know what's happening (to preserve secrecy). If a PC is caught out hiding their Dissonant acts (such as a Seraph being caught out in a lie), the GM should talk to them afterwards while giving them their Dissonance points. If it's a case of ignorance, fair enough. If the player's a weasel, give them extra Dissonance for attempting to cover up their sins. [And don't invite the fuckin' weasel back - Kevin.]

Certain types of Discord will increase the chance of certain Celestials Falling. These Discords are:

If a character has the appropriate Discord, they have a point of "permanent" Dissonance, that can only be lost if they lose the Discord.

Characters can transform Dissonance into Discord during Downtime. This erases all Dissonance points (except those linked to a Discord as above), and inflicts a Discord upon the character. This can only be done with GM permission, and the Discord taken should be decided jointly between the GM and the player. The largely cosmetic Corporeal Discords (such as Obese) are less punishing - a character must take 2 of these to erase their Dissonance (or take 1 to cancel 1 point of Dissonance).

Combat


These rules de-emphasize combat, since live-action fights aren't that interesting.

If possible, players should be able to simply agree on the effects of a fight, without recourse to rules, damage or GM intervention. Encourage this attitude in the players.

If a fight scene goes to rules, resolve it as a single task check (no rounds or suchlike), with both/all combatants having a chance to damage their opponent. Each character counts as an "attacker" and a "defender".

The "attacker" compares their Corporeal Forces with those of the "defender". The attacker can use skills such as Fighting or weapon skills to increase their Forces. The defender can use the Dodge skill (or Acrobatics in a close range fight).

If the attacker's Forces are greater than the defender's, the defender takes 1 Body Hit of damage. If the attacker's Forces are much higher - 4 or more Forces difference - the defender takes 2 Body Hits. Use of a powerful weapon (claymore, shotgun, bazooka) will inflict an extra point of damage.

That's it. Combat's over. If the participants are dead keen to keep it up until one of them is dead, let them keep going. But generally combats will end with one or both parties slinking off to nurse their wounds.

Characters have Body Hits equal to their Corporeal Forces (plus any Vessel levels). If they fall to 0 Hits, they are unconscious, but will recover in 5-10 minutes with aid (but will still have 0 Hits). If a character's Hits fall to a negative value, they are dead. Discourage players from killing other players if at all possible, since it reduces fun. Even though a dead Celestial can return next session, it still means they have nothing to do for the rest of the current game.

Other Changes


Due to the constraints of petty reality, almost all IN LARPS take place solely on the Corporeal Plane. Celestial characters cannot assume their Celestial Forms, and powers based on Mind or Soul Hits are not used. Assume that in this version, Celestial Forms can only be assumed while in a Tether - unless the game is set in a Tether, in which case assume that going Celestial takes far too long a period of time to be practical.

For the advanced student, you could set a game in the Marches, Heaven or Hell. This wouldn't change things much (apart from hopefully increasing the standard of costuming), but would be interesting. In such an instance, drop Body Hits and replace them with Hits equal to the appropriate Force (Vessels have no effect).

Characters may not summon their Superiors in this version of IN - unless such a summoning is part of a plot and done with the GM's permission. This would cause a Racuous Disturbance, and the further effects would be for the GM to determine (for instance, all the Demon's heads explode. Game over).

Experience


Award players 1 Experience point if they show up and participate - hanging around on the sidelines and not interacting means you get no experience. Award an extra point to players who increase the level of fun for the group, whether through coming up with plots, terific roleplaying, buying all the drinks or something similar.

During downtime, players can use XP to buy Resources, increase their Forces or remove Discord (with GM permission). Every 4 XP will buy 1 Resource, or remove 1 Discord. For 10 XP, a player can increase one of their Forces by one (and increase their maximum Essence to match).

Dissonance can only be reduced by converting it into Discord and then removing the Discord. To keep this non-trivial, players who convert Dissonance into Discord cannot remove the Discord until they have played at least one session while suffering under the Discord.

As another means of rewarding players, GMs can bestow Distinctions upon characters who they feel deserve the recognition (see Superiors).

Songs


Not all Songs are available in LARP play, nor are all versions of some Songs appropriate. If a player really wants a Song that doesn't really do anything in normal LARP play, discuss it with a GM and come to some sort of compromise.

In cases where Songs affect others in a not-too-obvious way, give the player with the Song a card with instructions for the target, signed by the GM. This allows the player to tell the target of the Song's effects without requiring a GM's presence.

If Songs affect multiple targets, or require constant comparison of Forces for the duration, the Singer only has to spend Essence to improve their Forces at the time of performing the Song. This bonus will last for the duration of the Song (as appropriate). Target characters can still spend Essence to improve their forces, in which case the player cannot spend extra Essence to improve their Forces further.

A quick note on range and duration. The values quoted below are largely in keeping with the values given for tabletop, and may be too precise for LARP play (no-one wants to bringing measuring tape and stopwatches to the game). I recommend converting these to simpler values, depending on the PC's abilities. A good breakdown for range is arm's length/sub-area of the game/whole area; a good breakdown for time might be less than a minute/1 minute/5 minutes/half-an-hour/whole LARP. Whatever suits you best.

ATTRACTION
The effects of the Song last for the duration of the LARP, and cost one Essence to use. They cause an Audible degree of disturbance.

Corporeal: The player attunes two objects to each other. Anyone holding one of the objects will be able to tell where the other is (ask a GM).

Ethereal: Makes the target fall in love. It has a range in feet equal to the player's Ethereal Forces, and the player must overcome the target's Celestial Forces with their Ethereal Forces. The player determines the target's object of desire. If the player wishes, they may spend an extra point of Essence to have the effects continue into downtime (GM determined duration).

Celestial Powers: This acts just like the Cherub resonance, with an effect equal to the player's Celestial Forces (see Celestial Powers.

CHARM
This Song costs a minimum 2 Essence to use, and has an Audible disturbance. They reduce the target's appropriate Forces by the player's appropriate Forces, down to a minimum of zero Forces.

The Song has a range in yards equal to the player's appropriate Forces, +1 yard for every extra point of Essence spent. The player can target multiple characters, but the effect is reduced by 1 point for every additional target. Of course, the player can also spend extra Essence to raise their Forces and so increase the effect.

Corporeal: Duration is the player's Corporeal Forces in minutes (real time).

Ethereal: Duration is the player's Ethereal Forces in hours (or the entire session).

Celestial: Duration is the player's Celestial Forces x5 in seconds (real time).

DREAMS
This song isn't used in normal LARP play. If a LARP was set in the Marches, it might be worth working out rules for the Song.

ENTROPY
This Song costs 1 Essence (2 for Celestial version) and is Raucous.

Corporeal: Alter the target's age by an amount equal to the player's Celestial Forces times the Essence spent (in years). The player's Corporeal Forces must overcome the target's.

Ethereal: Mental attack - the player must overcome the target's Ethereal Forces with their own. If the target is a Celestial, they may choose to have the player overcome their Celestial Forces instead (target's discretion). The target suffers terrors and fears (this must be roleplayed) for the rest of the LARP. If the amount of Essence spent by the player in powering the Song is equal to or greater than the target's Ethereal Forces, the target passes out from fear for 5-10 minutes.

Celestial: The player must overcome the target's Celestial Forces with their own (other Celestials get a +1 bonus to their Forces to defend). If successful, they can take no actions for a number of minutes equal to the player's Celestial Forces.

FORM
This Song costs a minimum of 1 essence, and lasts for a number of minutes equal to the player's appropriate Forces squared. It causes an Audible disturbance, but only after the duration ends.

Corporeal: Armor. The player recieves extra Body Hits equal to their Corporeal forces, and all damage suffered during the Song's duration is taken from these extra points first.

Ethereal: Invisibility. The player can be detected only by characters with greater Ethereal Forces than the player, and even then only vaguely. The player should make some sort of gesture or carry a sign saying "INVISIBLE" around during the duration.

Celestial: Shapechanging. Apply the same costs as in the IN rulebook.

HARMONY
Minimum of 1 Essence required. The range is equal to the player's appropriate Forces, times the Essence spent, in yards. The disturbance varies with the amount of people affected - 1-2 (Quiet), 3-5 (Audible), 6-8 (Loud), or 9+ (Raucous).

Corporeal: Makes all in range (including player) weak and sluggish, reducing their Corporeal forces by half the player's corporeal Forces (round down). It lasts for (player's Corpoeal Forces x10) seconds.

Ethereal: All targets become rational and subdued, and can only take violent action if their Celestial Forces are greater than the player's Ethereal forces. The Song lasts a number of minutes equal to the player's Ethereal forces.

Celestial: Temporarily negates 1 Discord of the target, lasting for a number of minutes equal to the player's Celestial Forces.

HEALING
Only the Corporeal version of the Song is available for normal LARP play. It costs 1 Essence, is Audible and has no range (the player must touch the target). It resores a number of Body Hits equal to the player's Corporeal Forces.

LIGHT
The Song has an Essence cost of 1, but no moe than 3 Essence can be spent on the Song (including Essence spent on increasing the player's Forces). It causes only Quiet disturbance.

Corporeal: Creates light within a radius of (Corporeal Forces x Essence spent) yards, for (Corporeal Forces x 2) minutes, and can be turned on and off at will. Give the player a torch or lantern of some kind if you like.

Ethereal: Creates illusions within (Ethereal Forces x Essence spent) feet. Only those with greater Ethereal Forces than the player's can see through the illusion. It lasts for (Ethereal Forces x20 minutes, and can be no larger than the player's Ethereal Forces in cubic feet. Most likely, the player will need to have a GM make an announcement about the illusion.

Celestial: Laser beam. The target takes Body Hits equal to the Essence spent, and is dazzled (-1 Force to appropriate tasks)for 30 seconds.

MOTION
This Song is audible, and has a minimum Essence cost of 1 92 for Celestial). All these effects are fairly obvious, and will usually require a GM to make an announcement or at least be present. Players may be required to present signs stating what they are doing.

Corporeal: flight. This lasts a number of minutes equal to the player's Corporeal Forces, and is fast enough to allow the player to escape from any kind of physical confrontation. of course, the power is of limited utility indoors (where most LARPs happen).

Ethereal: Telekinesis. The player can lift a weight equal to (Ethereal Forces x Essence spent) in pounds, for a number of minutes equal to his Ethereal Forces. The range is equal to their Ethereal Forces in yards. Pulling an object from someone's grasp requires overcoming their Corporeal Forces with the player's Ethereal Forces.

Celestial: Teleportation. The player can teleport themselves (and an appropriate amount of extra weight) anywhere within the LARP environment or to any nearby area outside (with GM approval). The player may also attempt to teleport someone else (overcoming their Corporeal Forces with the player's Celestial Forces), with the GM's permission. Targets cannot be teleported inside other objects or into dangerous situations, but it could get rid of someone for a few minutes or even until the end of the LARP (although that could be a bit boring for them).

NUMINOUS CORPUS
These all have the same effect (with the exception of "Wings"). They increase the player's damage in combat by 1 Body Hit, and add 1 to their Corporeal Forces for the attack resolution. They cost 1 Essence, are Quiet and last for the duration of the LARP. The player can turn them on and off at will.

Wings are different. Same cost and disturbance, but they work just like the Corporeal Cong of Motion (although more obviously).

POSSESSION
Forget it. Way too difficult to represent. If GMs want to see it used, they can give it to NPCs and work out rules as they like.

PROJECTION
See "Possession". Just unworkable for LARPs.

SHIELDS
These will almost certainly require GM announcements. The Songs are Audible and cost a minimum of 1 Essence, covering a radius equal to the player's appropriate Forces times the Essence spent in feet.

Corporeal: Protects those inside from any physical damage (bullets, cars, bombs etc). Lasts for (Corporeal Forces x10) seconds.

Ethereal: Prevents all Attunements, Resonances and Essence-based atacks. Lasts for (Ethereal Forces x10) seconds.

Celestial: Prevents all Celestial-based atempts to perceive through the barrier, as well as masking all disturbances for the duration (Celestial Forces x2 minutes), although the noise is heard as soon as the shield falls. It does not move with the player. If the shield masks multiple disturbances, treat them all as being one level noisier when the barrier drops.

THUNDER
Range is equal to the player's Corporeal Forces x the Essence spent in yards. All those in range are stunned and can only act if they overcome the player's Corporeal Forces with their Celestial forces. This lasts for approximately 1 minute real time. The Song costs at least 1 Essence and is Raucous. Furthermore, the noise will mask all other disturbance caused within the area of effect for the next (Essence spent x player's total Forces) minutes.

TONGUES
The Song costs 1 Essence and is Quiet. It will definitely require a GM's presence to facilitate things.

Corporeal: The player can communicate in all languages simultaneously. This lasts for the duration of the LARP.

Ethereal: The player can communicate telepathically with anyone within (player's Ethereal Forces x Essence spent) yards. The duration is equal to the player's Ethereal Forces in minutes, and the target can block their mind to communication if they overcome the player's Ethereal Forces with their Celestial forces. Generally, a GM will end up carrying messages back and forth between player and target.

Celestial: The player can write a brief (15 words or less) note and give it to a GM to give to another character. The GM delivers the note within the next 5 minutes, and awards the target an extra point of Essence.

Celestial Powers


The various Resonances of the Celestials have been greatly simplified for LARP play. Angelic resonances always work, but can only be used a certain number of times per session. Demonic resonances can be used as often as the player likes, but must overcome the target's Forces in order to work.

Attunements are covered in the Superiors section.

Angelic Resonances


The player can only use their resonance a number of times each LARP equal to their Celestial Forces. Their Forces also govern how much information they recieve from using the resonance (although they may spend Essence to increase their effective Forces and thus gain more information). The easiest thing to do is give Angelic PCs a number of cards equal to their Celestial Forces, each card describing the effect of the resonance. The player can then present their target with the card and get the information from them without needing a GM.

SERAPHIM
Use the chart given in the rulebook (IN, p.94), substituting the Seraph's Celestial Forces for the check digit.

CHERUBIM
Use the chart given (IN, p.96) as a guideline. The Cherub will know where the attuned object is within the LARP environment, rather than pinning things down to miles or yards. The Cherub can freely attune to things, but can only check those attunements (i.e. go to a GM and ask where the object is) by using one of their resonance atempt cards.

OFANIM
The Ofanim can use one of their resonance cards in any of the following ways:

  1. Adding their Celestial Forces to their Corporeal Forces for the purpose of a single task check that is based on movement or Agility.
  2. Asking a GM for relevant information about the LARP environment or the game city.
  3. Escaping any confrontation or leaving the LARP at any tme by moving quickly.

ELOHIM
Use the chart on pg. 99, substituting the character's Celestial Forces for the check digit.

MALAKIM
Use the chart on pg. 101, substituting the character's Celestial Forces for the check digit. To represent the Malakim's immunity to Trauma, you might allow Malakim that have been killed to return to play 5-10 minutes later, but with a reduced amount of Body Hits.

MERCURIANS
Use the chart on pg. 104, substituting the character's Celestial Forces for the check digit.

KYRIOTATES - FOR EXPERIENCED GMS AND PLAYERS ONLY
You can have a Kyrio in LARPs, but you really can't have them swapping bodies with impunity. If a player wants to be a Kyrio, they'll have to find another player who'll co-operate. These two players are now playing the one Kyriotae, which has possessed these two hosts prior to the game. The rule that 9-Force Kyriotates couldn't possess two humans at once gets waived (otherwise you'd be using cardboard cutouts of cats and brds, and that's just silly).

The two players will have to communicate regularly eteen themselves to keep the information flowing. GMs will have to let player A know if player B is in a dangerous situation - otherwise it can be assumed that the two halves operate largely autonomously.

Now, that should be enough, without complicating things further without possessing other layers. But if you want to go whole hog...

Give the player pair a number of resonance cards equal to the Kyrio's Celestial Forces. If both players agree, one of them can attempt to possess another player by using one of their resonance atempts. They must overcome the target's Celestial Forces with their own, and then inform the character as to what is going on.

If the target likes the deal, the Kyrio may change members, assimilating the new character and leaving a very confused character behind. This is fun for roleplaying, but can get out of hand and overcomplicate things.

If the target player wants to continue playing their own character for the LARP (and who can blame them), then the Kyrio only takes control for a few minutes - long enough to do the thing they possessed the person for in the first place, and then transfer back to the old character (no contest of Forces needed).

Demonic Resonances


Unlike angels, demons can use their resonance as often as they like. However, they have to beat the target's Celestial Forces with their own to use the Resonance - and that's beat, not tie. If the attempt fails, the demon takes a note of Dissonance (much harsher than tabletop), and cannot use their resonance on that character for the rest of the LARP.

BALSERAPHS
The Balseraph must overcome their target's Celestial Forces (if using the resonance against a group, the Balseraph must overcome the Forces of each member, but only has to spend Essence to improve their Forces once). If the Balseraph succeeds, the target will believe the lie for a number of minutes equal to the balseraph's Celestial Forces.

Using the resonance against Seraphs is difficult - the Seraph's Celestial Forces are considered to be 50% greater than normal (round down).

If the lie fails, or the Balseraph is caught in a lie, they suffer a note of dissonance. They can get rid of this dissonance in the next LARP session if they can use their resonance successfully on the same target.

DJINN
The Djinn resonance is very similar to the Cherub resonance. They can only be attuned to a number of objects equal to their Celestial Forces, but this is automatic and doesn't require overcoming the target's Forces. At any time during the LARP, the Djinn may ask a GM for the whereabouts of the target, subject to the strength of their attunement (as per Cherubs, se IN pg. 96).

If the Djinn wishes to de-attune from the target, this is an unopposed task of Difficulty 4. failure inflicts a note of dissonance.

CALABIM
The Calabim can inflict damage on a target. In the case of an inanimate object, the GM assigns a difficulty based on the object's strength and structure. Otherwise, the Calabite must overcome the target's Corporeal Forces with ther Celestial Forces. The attack has a range equal to double the Calabite's Corporeal Forces in feet.

If the attack succeeds, the target takes Body Hits equal to half the Calabite's Corporeal Forces (round up). If it fails, the Calabite takes a note of dissonance, and must invoke the resonance against other targets in range until something takes damage.

Calabim start with a Discord, of a type corresponding to their highest Force (or chosen by the player if their forces are identical), and recieve an extra Resource.

HABBALAH
Habbalah can inflict emotions on others. To do so, they must overcome the target's Celestial Forces with their own. If they succeed, the target suffers the effects described (see below). If the Habbalah fails, they recieve a point of dissonance and suffer the effects of the emotion themselves. The emotions inflicted must be roleplayed by the recipient.

Furthermore, anyone inflicted by a Habbalah's emotions will have their Ethereal Forces reduced by -1 for the duration of the effect. Elohim are vulnerable to a Habbalah's resonance - halve their Celestial Forces (round down) for the purpose of resisting the Habbalah.

LILIM
A Lilim may inflict a Geas on a target by overcoming their Celestial Forces. If the attempt fails, the Lilim gains a note of dissonance.

If the attempt succeeds, the player, target and GM must confer on the terms of the geas, and what the Lilim must do in order to fulfill the target's need. The Lilim may do this at their leisure, or even during downtime if the GM feels it is appropriate.

The strength of the geas is based on the Lilim's Celestial Forces - the greater the Forces, the more demanding the geas may be. If the target does not act to fulfill the geas, they will suffer a number of Body Hits at the end of each LARP equal to half the Lilim's Celestial Forces (round down) - and this damage will not heal during downtime.

Both Lilim and target should roleplay the process of favor/geas fulfillment, and come to an arrangement that both find doable and fun.

IMPUDITES
Impudites can both charm the target and steal their Essence.

Charming the target requires the Impudite to overcome the target's Celestial Forces with their own. If the succeed, the victim is charmed for a number of minutes equal to the Impudite's Celestial Forces. If they fail, the Impudite takes a note of dissonance. Even if they succeed, an Impudite may only charm a given target once per LARP session.

To steal Essence, the Impudite must touch a charmed target. They may then steal an amount of Essence equal to thier Celestial Forces or less. this can only be done once per session to any given target.

Cherubim, Elohim, Kyriotates and Mercurians are able to resist the Impudite's charms - increase the Celestial Forces of these angels by 50% (round up) for the purpose of the Impudite's attempt to charm them.

SHEDIM - EXPERIENCED GMS AND PLAYERS ONLY
Much like Kyriotates, Shedim are difficult to represent in LARP play. However, if the GM wants to, they are a little simpler to represent than Kyriotates.

The Shedim player starts the game with a character who is already possessed. How strongly the character is possessed, and how strong the struggle between host and Shedim is being fought, is completely at the discretion of the player. It's a roleplay thing.

The Shedim gets a number of resonance cards, just like an angel, with which they can attempt to possess other players. First, they must overcome the target's Celestial Forces with their own - and failure will cause a note of dissonance.

The player must explain to the target what is going on. This will only be a temporary possession, after which the Shedim will "snap back" into the old body. The possession will generally only last long enough to accomplish a single task (up to 5 minutes).

What that task is depends on how many resonance attempts/cards the Shedim is willing to expend on possessing the target. Innocuous tasks only require one of the Shedim's cards. Risky or morally dubious tasks require two cards. "Evil" or dangerous tasks require three cards (or even more, at the GM's discretion).

After the task is complete, the Shedim may not attempt to possess that person again until the next LARP session. If all concerned are willing, continued Shedim possession could start to have effects on a PC's personality, but this is entirely optional.

While the Shedim is possessing someone else, the previous Host will be back to normal (whatever that is at this point), and this change in personality should be roleplayed.

Superiors


Some of the Superiors from the tabletop version do not appear in LARP play. Further, some of the attunements given by existing Superiors do not translate well into LARP play.

I've only defined the attunements that require clarification or rules changes. Many of the regular attunements translate directly, but require a GM for assistance in use.

Some attunements are based off the character's resonance. Use the normal rules for the resonance for that type of Celestial - so angels have only a limited number of uses of their resonance, and demons gain dissonance if they fail in the attempt.

As a rule, players cannot summon their Superiors during a game, unless this is part of a plot approved by the GM. Getting someone in a really cool costume to play the Superior could be fun.

Each Superior has various Rites for regaining Essence. Many of these aren't really doable in LARP play, or would require a player to do nothing all LARP but perform rites. Use common sense to determine what rites can be used.

As mentioned earlier, Choir/Band attunements cost 1 Resource, while Superior Attunements cost 2 Resources. Distinctions can only be bestowed upon players by GMs.

Archangels

BLANDINE
Not used. Her Servitors are too geared towards dreams to be really useful in LARPs. A game set in the Marches would be different, of course.

DAVID
Cherubim: The player must overcome the target's Corporeal Forces with their Celestial Forces in order to grab an object from another's grasp.

Ofanim: The player can progress slowly through minerals - call a time-out and a GM to observe.

Malakim: The player can return to normal at will.

Kyriotate: The vessel cannot be abandoned, and the player must buy Vessel levels to support it. It does 1 extra Body Hit damage in combat and has 2 extra Body Hits.

Cold Touch: The player must overcome the target's Corporeal Forces with his Celestial Forces (celestial targets may resist with Celestial Forces if they wish). The effect lasts for 15 minutes.

Master Of The Granite Hand: The character inflicts unarmed damage equal to his Corporeal Forces in Body Hits.

DOMINIC
Seraphim:Increase their effective Celestial Forces by 50% for the purposes of determining the result of their resonance use, but not for how many resonance cards they get.

Heavenly Judgement: The sword will inflict 1 Body Hit every 10 seconds.

Vassal of Conscience: Characters with 1 Celestial Force confess.

Friend of Judgement: Characters with 1-2 Celestial Forces confess.

ELI
Ofanim: Can adjust an object's age by (Ethereal Forcesx2) years.

Malakim: Always inflicts an extra Body Hit if using a weapon, despite its size.

GABRIEL
The player must notify the GM that they are playing an agent of Gabriel, after which the GM will inform them of any characters in the LARP that come under their sphere of punishment.

Malakim: The green flame does 1 extra Body Hit damage in unarmed combat.

Smite: Does a number of Body Hits equal to the Essence spent.

Master Of The Light: All foes are at -1 Corporeal Forces for the duration of the fight. This applies to both attacking and defending.

JANUS
Seraphim: With no Fast-Talk skill, this is a bit redundant. Give Seraphim an extra Resource to spend.

Cherubim: The attuned person acts as a loyal servant (level 2 Resource).

Ofanim: Increase the Ofanim's effective Ethereal Forces by 50% (round up) where applicable.

Malakim: Never fail using explosives.

Kyriotates: Don't bother with this one. Too difficult.

Passage: The character can spend 1 Essence to open any lock.

Master of Motion: The character is fast enough to run away from any confrontation.

JEAN
Ofanim: The end points each take 3 Body Hits damage.

Elohim: Increase the character's Ethereal Forces by 50% of their Celestial Forces when using the computer (round up).

Malakim: Increase the character's appropriate Forces by 50% (round up) when using these skills.

Mercurians: Use the rules for the Song of Tongues as previously mentioned, except that the Mercurian ability causes no Disturbance.

Generator: Does Body Hit damage equal to half the Essence spent (round up), plus the target is at -1 to all appropriate tasks for 10 seconds.

Master Of The Machine: Heals 1 Body Hit per point of Essence.

JORDI
Not used in normal LARPs. Not unless you want to come in a gorilla suit. If so, then go hog wild with Jordi - but for now, let's forget it.

LAURENCE
Ofanim: May catch any target they pursue, as long as the target does not have a power of some sort that makes them impossible to catch.

Malakim: Increase their Celestial Forces by 50% (round up) for purposes of determining the effects of their resonance (but nof for how many resonance cards they recieve).

Kyriotate: One half of the Kyrio pair gets a free Role and a free Vessel (but can't buy more), but this Vessel cannot be abandoned.

Mercurians: Increase their Forces by 50% (round up) when Dodging.

Blade Blessing: The blade inflicts an extra Body Hit for the next (Celestial Forces) atacks.

MARC
Kyriotates: Increase the character's Celestial Forces by 50% (round up) for the purpose of determining how many resonance cards they receive per session.

Divine Contract: The deal breaker takes Body Hits equal to the Essence spent.

Vassal Of Trade: The character must overcome the target's Celestial Forces with their own, but suffers no penalty for failure.

Master Of Finances: Fake it.

MICHAEL
Seraphim: Defenders against the player's attack cannot use Dodge, unless they have the Skill themselves and in a Talisman (in which case they get the standard doubling).

Ofanim: The character's opponent in combat may only strike the Ofanim if they have positive Body Hits left after the Ofanim's attack.

Kyriotates: One of the Kyrio players may purchase Vessel levels, but cannot abandon the Vessel.

Proficiency: The character does +1 Body Hit with the chosen weapon.

Howl: Stuns those within range for 10 seconds.

Vassal Of War: The players can communicate with notes carried via GM.

NOVALIS
Seraphim: Other characters must overcome the Seraph's Celestial Forces in order to be violent as long as they are within 5 yards (or an appropriate sub-area of the LARP).

Elohim: The player must use one of their resonance cards to gain the information.

Malakim: The entangled characters can only walk slowly or crawl.

Kyriotates: Don't even bother if the game is outside - not unless your idea of fun is sitting in a tree all night.

Mercurians: Not applicable. Give Mercurians an extra Resource.

Nothing But Flowers: The character is totally invisible behind all plants.

Crown Of Joy: Affected characters must overcome the player's Celestial Forces with their own to avoid dancing.

Master Of Peace: Resisting characters must overcome the player's Celestial Forces with their own - and the player gets +1.

YVES
Ofanim: Can use their Celestial Forces in place of their Ethereal Forces in the appropriate circumstances if they wish.

Elohim: Get an extra resonance card per session, only usable if touching the target.

Divine Logic: The player must overcome the target's Ethereal Forces with their own.

Friend Of The Sages: The player has every Knowledge skill.

Demon Princes

ANDREALPHUS
Balseraphs: The victim must attempt to overcome the player's Celestial Forces to resist.

Djinn: If you need this one, you run some very interesting games that I think are illegal in my part of the world. Give the Djinn an extra Resource instead.

Calabim: Give the player an extra Resource.

Habbalah: The player still suffers dissonance if they fail, but can keep attempting to inflict the emotion onto others until they succeed. They recieve a 50% (round up) bonus to their resonance if touching their target.

Lilim: They automatically succeed in knowing the target's need if they touch them. This gives them a +1 bonus to the use of the resonance.

Shedim: +50% bonus to resonance if touching the target.

Impudites: +50% bonus to resonance on someone they've had sex with.

Dark Desire: The target must overcome the player's Celestial Forces to resist.

Kiss Of Death: Does (Essence spent x2) Body Hits, but the player must overcome the target's Celestial Forces.

ASMODEUS
Servitors instantly reognize other members of their Band if they're in the same sub-area of the LARP, and know how much dissonance they have. Servitors also get a free Role and two skills to compliment said Rols.

Dissonance Binding: The victim's Corporeal Forces are reduced by (dissonance + player's Celestial Forces)/2 (round down).

BAAL
Balseraphs: Defenders against the player's attack cannot use Dodge, unless they have the Skill themselves and in a Talisman (in which case they get the standard doubling).

Calabim: +50% of their Corporeal Forces (round up) as a bonus to use their resonance for injuring flesh.

Lilim: Give the player an extra Resource.

Shedim: Give the player an extra Resource.

State Of Ophis: Not used.

BELETH
Not used. Her Servitors are too geared towards dreams to be really useful in LARPs. A game set in the Marches would be different, of course.

BELIAL
Calabim: The player does damage equal to their Corporeal Forces in Body Hits when using their resonance.

Habbalah: this effect lasts for 30 seconds.

Lilim: +50% of the player's Ethereal Forces as a bonus to appropriate resonance use.

Impudites: +50% of the player's Corporeal Forces as a bonus to appropriate resonance use.

Incendiary: The fire does 1 Body Hit of damage every 10 seconds.

Firewalker: The character can heal 50% of their Corporeal Forces (round down).

HAAGENTI
Habbalah: +50% of the player's Corporeal Forces as a bonus to appropriate resonance use.

Lilim: Give the layer an extra Resource, unless the game is set in a diner...

Shedim: +1 bonus for most discords, +50% bonus for Gluttony.

Impudites: The player does not need to overcome the target's Forces. This can only be done once per session and causes a Loud disturbance.

Consume: The target must overcome the player's Corporeal Forces with their Celestial Forces.

Devour: Succeeds automatically. Adds a further +1 to Body Hits done in combat. If the player uses it more than twice in a LARP, they will vomit, taking 1 Body Hit and inflicting Hits equal to the amount of times it has been used on anyone standing before them.

Captain Of Cannibals, Baron Of Satanic Dishes: Both effects last 5 minutes.

KOBAL
Kobal's special rites must be roleplayed.

Prank: The player must make an unopposed task using Celestial Forces - Difficulty is equal to the amount of people affected. The victim may resist by overcoming the player's Celestial Forces with their own. If this is failed, they will believe the illusion for 10 seconds.

Knight, Captain, Baron: In all cases, the victim must overcome the player's Celestial Forces. in the case of the Baron attunement, the victim's Forces are reduced by half the player's Celestial Forces (round down) for their next task attempt.

KRONOS
Lilim: +50% of the player's Celestial Forces as a bonus to appropriate resonance use.

Impudites: Can only do this once per LARP.

Temporal Projection: The victim can resist by overcoming the player's Celestial Forces. The target vanishes for the rest of the LARP - or for a GM determineed length of time.

MALPHAS
Calabim: The effect lasts for the rest of the LARP. The victim can resist by overcoming the player's Celestial Forces.

Shedim: The player only needs to use one resonance card to make the victim do anything. This requires agreement on the parts of the GM, the target and the player.

Impudites: This automatically succeeds (give the player a number of resonance cards as per usual), with an effect equal to the player's Celestial Forces.

Imbroiglio: All affected must overcome the player's Celestial Forces to resist.

Polarize: The player may spend Essence to improve the effect (see table p. 175). The target with the higher Celestial Forces may attempt to resist by overcoming the player's Celestial Forces.

NYBBAS
Each Servitor recieves a free Servant, worth 1 Resource.

Lilim: The player recieves a free Role.

SAMINGA
Habbalah: Give the player a free Resource.

Lilim: The player gets a Servant or Servants worth 2 Resources.

Zombi: The player can only use this attunement during downtime, and can only create 1 Zombi in any downtime period.

Vampiric Kiss: The player must overcome the target's Celestial Forces. The victim loses Body Hits equal to half the player's Celestial Forces (round up), while the player gains that much Essence.

VALEFOR
Balseraphs: +50% bonus to Celestial Forces for appropriate resonance uses.

Djinn: The attuned person acts as a loyal servant (2 Resources).

Calabim: Increase the Calabim's Ethereal Forces by 50% (round up) where applicable.

Lilim: +50% bonus to Ethereal Forces for appropriate resonance uses.

Shedim: Don't bother with this one. Too difficult.

Passage: The character can spend 1 Essence to open any lock.

Baron Of Buccaneers: The character is fast enough to run away from any confrontation.

VAPULA
Balseraphs: +50% bonus to Celestial Forces for appropriate resonance uses.

Habbalah: The Habbalah can stun the target for 30 seconds.

Lilim: +50% bonus to Celestial Forces for appropriate resonance uses, and to Computer Operation attempts.

Invention: The relic will last for the duration of the LARP. They do not function if the user is out of Essence.

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