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Superiors 2 for In Nomine is the second in a series of supplements that detail the superiors to whom servitors owe their allegiances by collecting together into one convenient place an ultimate authority on the superior in question. Well, not the ultimate authority, but it does combine all the known information to form a fairly complete, canon picture of the superiors. Each book in the series concentrates on four different superiors. Superiors 2 deals with Andrealphus, Haagenti, Kobal, and Nybbas.

The first four sections of the book detail the superiors. Each contains a similar format for easy reading and predictable searching. Each section introduces new powers such as servitor attunements or song variants. Some are useful and some are downright nasty. The last portion of the book contains adventure seeds that involve each of the superiors and their servitors. Each superior gets from five to eight adventure seeds for the enterprising game master to sink their teeth into and punish their players for a while.

The first superior presented is Andrealphus, Impudite Prince of Lust. For a prince representing fleshly desire, he is not very happy. His servitors are not permitted to show sympathy for humans. By far, the attunement I find to be most vicious is Sensory Deprivation. With this little attunement, a demon can remove a sense from his victim.

The next superior presented is Haagenti, Calabite Prince of Gluttony. One word can summarize this former gremlin: Hungry! He truly personifies gluttony to the max. He ate his way to the top, literally. There is not much more to say here. He is straight forward and to the point. For a game master, Haagenti is the least political of the superiors to use and probably one of the more fun to torment a party of angels.

The third superior is Kobal, Impudite Prince of Dark Humor. Kobal adopted Haagenti as his brother and has supported him for many centuries now. This is by far Kobal's greatest joke on the rest of the fallen angels. Next to Haagenti, this superior gives a game master a chance to use every sick joke he has ever wanted to use on a group of players.

The fourth and last superior of the book is Nybbas, Impudite Prince of the Media. He is an enterprising prince, taking every chance with the media to spread his own Word and the Word of many other demon princes. Think of a director whom no one likes and you have an image of Nybbas. He treats everyone he manipulates with disdain. That's the media for ya. TV is mother, TV is father.

The book concludes with a series of adventure seeds involving each Prince. Each could make for a series of adventures of a collection of one-offs, depending how much work the GM wanted to do.

Overall, I find the writing in the book to be of good quality. The two-column format of the book is broken with side bars, top bars, bottom bars and middle bars. Each helps to point something new or accentuate a piece of material being talked about in the section. The artwork is black and white on the interior and helps to better imagine what the princes look like and a feel for how they might be roleplayed. The cover art is color, though, and of good quality as most of the In Nomine line.

I recommend this supplement for anyone who plays or run In Nomine. It has something for players and game masters alike.

Style: 4 (Classy and well done)
Substance: 4 (Meaty)

Superiors 2: Pleasures of the Flesh
Author: Mark Allen, Genevieve R. Cogman, Alain H. Dawson and Derek Perecy Category: game Company/Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Line: In Nomine Cost: $20.95 Page count: 144 ISBN: 1-55634-422-8 SKU: 3321 Capsule Review by Chad Wilson on 07/25/00. Genre tags: Fantasy Modern day Horror Comedy	Superiors 2 for In Nomine is the second in a series of supplements that detail the superiors to whom servitors owe their allegiances by collecting together into one convenient place an ultimate authority on the superior in question. Well, not the ultimate authority, but it does combine all the known information to form a fairly complete, canon picture of the superiors. Each book in the series concentrates on four different superiors. Superiors 2 deals with Andrealphus, Haagenti, Kobal, and Nybbas. The first four sections of the book detail the superiors. Each contains a similar format for easy reading and predictable searching. Each section introduces new powers such as servitor attunements or song variants. Some are useful and some are downright nasty. The last portion of the book contains adventure seeds that involve each of the superiors and their servitors. Each superior gets from five to eight adventure seeds for the enterprising game master to sink their teeth into and punish their players for a while. The first superior presented is Andrealphus, Impudite Prince of Lust. For a prince representing fleshly desire, he is not very happy. His servitors are not permitted to show sympathy for humans. By far, the attunement I find to be most vicious is Sensory Deprivation. With this little attunement, a demon can remove a sense from his victim. The next superior presented is Haagenti, Calabite Prince of Gluttony. One word can summarize this former gremlin: Hungry! He truly personifies gluttony to the max. He ate his way to the top, literally. There is not much more to say here. He is straight forward and to the point. For a game master, Haagenti is the least political of the superiors to use and probably one of the more fun to torment a party of angels. The third superior is Kobal, Impudite Prince of Dark Humor. Kobal adopted Haagenti as his brother and has supported him for many centuries now. This is by far Kobal's greatest joke on the rest of the fallen angels. Next to Haagenti, this superior gives a game master a chance to use every sick joke he has ever wanted to use on a group of players. The fourth and last superior of the book is Nybbas, Impudite Prince of the Media. He is an enterprising prince, taking every chance with the media to spread his own Word and the Word of many other demon princes. Think of a director whom no one likes and you have an image of Nybbas. He treats everyone he manipulates with disdain. That's the media for ya. TV is mother, TV is father. The book concludes with a series of adventure seeds involving each Prince. Each could make for a series of adventures of a collection of one-offs, depending how much work the GM wanted to do. Overall, I find the writing in the book to be of good quality. The two-column format of the book is broken with side bars, top bars, bottom bars and middle bars. Each helps to point something new or accentuate a piece of material being talked about in the section. The artwork is black and white on the interior and helps to better imagine what the princes look like and a feel for how they might be roleplayed. The cover art is color, though, and of good quality as most of the In Nomine line. I recommend this supplement for anyone who plays or run In Nomine. It has something for players and game masters alike. Style: 4 (Classy and well done) Substance: 4 (Meaty)

Superiors 2: Pleasures of the Flesh