Wish and Horrors

[Gregstrom]

Is that conceits or concepts?

[Sombre]

Either works.

[Sombre]

Is that works or functions?

[capnq]

In this context, I prefer "conceit", because it implies our arrogant and usually unfounded confidence that we're correct.

[Tifone]

The community of this game is so damn awesome ^^ - I mean - have you ever seen the fans of any console fast paced shoot-em-up, compose aikus and poetry about their favourite game; or start talking about one of the endless lesser aspects of the game mechanics and end up talking about religion, theology, the inconsistence of the "good" and "evil" dualism...? ^^ simply GREAT

[JimMorrison]

ArkhanTheBlack said:
>> Thus both the seraph and the Vastness are not good, by the standard humans should treat each other. Seraphs do kill and maim the unfaithful, quite in opposition of what Jesus said. Vastnesses shatters minds or whatever, probably rather indiscriminately.

Usually, the angles fight for the good, which means they only fight to protect others. Therefore they only fight if they have to and not for pleasure and egoism. However there also a bunch of fallen angles like Satan, Belial, etc. So angles are probably not perfect.

Well, since this thread is resurrected.


Heavenly Choir - This spell calls down a Seraph from the heavens so that he can serve the Pretender God.


There are two very important things to note here. First, at least 8 of the pretender chassis available to Marignon are what we as humans would typically portray as "evil" (Baphomet, Cyclops, Manticore, etc). So thematically, the spell itself cannot be a request - it is a demand by the pretender that the Seraph smite his or her foes, and the Seraph is doing its duty.

Second, when you use the Wish spell, this Seraph has even less choice in the matter. When you Wish, you are not asking for a visit, you are asking for complete possession of the object of your desire. When you wish for a Seraph, you have an image in your head, and you call this being down and bind it to your will - it is yours to command.


Also a side note, since "Christianity" doesn't exist in the Dominions universe, one can only postulate that while the Seraph is modeled after an angelic being that exists in Judeo-Christian myhtology, you are in actuality summoning something a bit different.