Which side does man believe more in?
Heaven?
Hell?
Purgatory?
Angels… Or Demons….
The time tested theory is that the race of man remain blissfully ignorant of everything except when they were about to die. Because it is then, and only then.. that fear creeps into the hearts of humans. The question of “What next?” Always seems to win. What happens when a human being dies?
They will never know.
They will never know our blind sacrifice.
They will never know why …. We do it.
They will never know that both sides do exist. And that every day brings a new battle to hand. Every day brings more fighting and bloodshed to the gates of both the Divine and Forsaken.
It began at the start of time. God created the world and everything in it.
Humans.
Beings to be revered by the Angels. They walk earth, free to make their own decisions, free to live, free to do whatever it is in their pure hearts that they want.
…. And then the incident…..
An angel, Satan, revolted against God and his kingdom, and in turn God cast him from heaven, using the Arch Angels as his weapons. But Satan had defied the Lord. And in doing so triggered a chain of events that none of us could see coming. Satan took on a new name. One that even now chills all but the most powerful of our kind to the bone.
Samael. Meaning “The Poison of God.”
He began to take fallen Angels and turn them against the Kingdom of Heaven. They started tainting the souls of humans with their influence. Leading them to darkness and chaos. Souls started to go to Hell when they died. Heavily burdened with sin…
And so we fight. Warriors have been sent into the rift to seek out and destroy the forces of darkness. We will slowly turn the humans back to the light, for it is our power and their right. Eventually… Samael will be confronted.
Eventually he will be defeated…
Michael… our greatest warrior, has dispatched us to earth, bound to human form. He has given us the instructions to blend with humans, but to destroy all of the Forsaken we find. It isn’t as easy as that though. It never is of course…
The Forsaken knew we were coming.. and in turn masked their own warriors as humans. Our war is an individual one. We can’t see each other, but sense when the others are near. And then battle. Those Angels and Demons that die in human form stay dead forever. There is no going back until this war is over. We will win… We must… for them.
The one’s who will never know our sacrifice.
Welcome to Sancta Bellum (Divine War)!!
I have always been fascinated by the eternal struggle of dark vs light. Angels vs Demons. So here is my first idea on a game to explore such.
The goal is simple. The Forsaken have tainted the hearts and souls of human beings. Making them capable of horrendous things. The goal for the Angels is to become holistically human, blend in with humans, and then to destroy that taint. To do that they need to hunt down and take out each and every Demon on earth, ending with Samael.
Michael, the General of the Angels has sent numerous waves to earth to battle for the light. First were the humans of pure heart and soul, who were ordained to be Angels upon their human death. The half breeds. They have been given heightened abilities, speed, hearing, sight. But for all intents and purposes, they remain human. Above them were the Angels. Beings from heaven that were created to guide humans in their life. They are the whisper in the ears of those who are about to tip the scales one way or another. The Guardians.. if you will. And then the Generals. The Arch Angels. They are the pure fighters. Angels bred for combat in the defense of all that is just, and good in creation. They are few in number but powerful beyond belief. All of these beings know their job. To root out and destroy Samael’s forces, working their way up to his Generals, and eventually him.
As an Angel or one of the Forsaken, you will battle for your side. Trying to turn the tide anyway you can. But all while remaining incognito to the general populous of the Human Race.
Ranks/Classes
The Light;
Half Breed- The foot soldiers of both sides. Heightened abilities, however they do not range into the supernatural. Weaponry includes human firearms and the like.
Celestial Knight- The leaders of natural combat. They fight with all that they are, sometimes possessing control of certain elemental abilities (fire, water, lightning. Etc.) Weaponry includes whatever they can find.
Angels- The whisperers. They do not take direct action against the Fallen. The Angels give gentle nudges to humans on the brink of good or evil. Eventually turning them into Half Breeds.
Arch Angels- The Generals. The Arch’s have feathered wings that are hidden in human form by way of Black Tribal Tattoos on their backs. The wings explode into their natural form in the presence of the general’s natural enemies. They possess great strength and agility. Sometimes capable of healing even those on the brink of death. Arch Angels are noticeable by their trademark deep, penetrating Blue eyes. Weaponry includes archaic arms. Fiery swords and the like.
The Forsaken;
Half breeds- The foot soldiers of both sides. Heightened abilities, however they do not range into the supernatural. Weaponry includes human firearms and the like.
Dark Knight- The Demons of combat. They are the general leaders of Samael’s forces. They sometimes contain elemental manipulation (fire, water, lightning. Etc.) They fight with any weapon available.
Hell Bender- Those demons that claw and scrape at human will, pushing them to do things the humans would never have thought themselves capable of. Horrible things like murder, theft. Etc. Hell benders operate from the shadows. Never fighting directly.
The Fallen- Samael’s Generals. The Fallen were once Angels, cast from the Kingdom of Heaven. They have now rallied under Samael’s banner to corrupt mankind and capture souls upon human death to fuel Samael’s, and ultimately, THEIR power. The Fallen have dark, leathery, bat-like wings. They are hidden in their human form by way of Black tribal tattoo of warped angel wings on their backs. The wings are the source of both Angel and Demonic power and are accessible only in times of danger. The Fallen are capable of devouring the emotions of those around them, making them stronger. The Fallen are recognizable by their trademark, deep crimson colored eyes.
Gameplay:
The way that this will be played is easy enough. For the greater portion of character sheet I receive, most will end up being Half breeds and medium ranks. Only the really really good sheets will be granted the status of Arch Angel. The play itself is in depth but not cemented in how it is to be done. Your character, if one of the good guys, will try to live as normal humans, blending with them until which time they root out an enemy and the battle ensues. Half breeds may even hold day jobs should they wish to. In fact this is encouraged. Battles will be held mostly on an individual basis. Think of it as a kind of Highlander set up. One on one, winner take all. NPC foes can be controlled by players unless requested to have live interaction. The time period will be held around 2009-2011 AD. Weapons and clothing to be described appropriately.
Character Sheet
Name: (Make this realistic, Half breeds can have whatever name they want because they are still human. But there will be no Arch Angels or Dark Knights named Bob.)
Faction: (Angel or the Forsaken)
Rank: (The ranks for both sides are listed above.)
Rank attribute (special abilities your character may have if applicable)
Appearance- (Human form, detailed description of facial features and clothing.)
Bio-(Short paragraph explaining your characters history. Be true to your character here.)
Rules:
All Rules of the boards apply, spamming, trolling and flaming will not be tolerated.
God modding will be allowed when interacting with NPC’s controlled by either myself or the player. God modding is disabled when dealing with other players. Be realistic.
Autohitting will not be tolerated.
Character death will come through me and the player in question.
GM word is law. IE, Mine or the Co GM appointed after the start of the game.
All character sheets will be submitted to either myself or the Co GM for acceptance BEFORE posting in the thread. If you post a sheet before it is accepted you will be ignored.
Have fun people. That is the main idea of the game.
I would also like it to be known that there are only a limited number of the higher level characters. First come first serve as long as the character sheet is good.
I hope this game will catch on quickly, we can start as soon as we get enough players.
I_H Edit: Locked at GM's request.
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