Obligatory Disclaimer

'''Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment,  and the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”'   Matthew 22:36-40''

'''I was an atheist, You wore the crucifix, We put our differences to the side, Lesson taught, Well lesson learned, You told me not to mourn, Your heart is bigger than any man alive. '"Otherside" – Rancid''

 

First off, keep in mind that this is a work of fiction. This is not a primer on Kabbalism, Christian mysticism, or esoteric Enochian Hermetic principles. It is a role-playing game in the World of Darkness setting that deals with real-world faiths and those that believe in them. A Judeo-Christian-Abrahamic Faith that a metric butt-ton of the world adheres to (including this humble narrator). If for any reason you are one of those rare and few characters that cannot separate such fiction from the real world, then do us all a favor.

'''PUT DOWN THESE WORDS AND GO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP. '''

THERE ARE PEOPLE WHOSE SOLE PURPOSE IS TO HELP YOU.

IF you do really want to be an Angel, then volunteer at a soup kitchen, give to the needy, orchestrate a litter-pick-up party at the beach… Do for others as you would have done unto you. The world needs more people who care, not more head-cases.

And for all faiths that play this game, including Atheists (no I’m not knocking it, or talking shit, give me a second) you have every right to approach this game with whatever paradigm you feel, with as much or as little suspicion and intellectualism you feel it needs. This is by no means a method to convert anyone. I identify with some Christian principles, and there is nothing wrong with that:  If you are an Atheist than there is nothing wrong with that. If you are a Jew, Muslim, Wiccan, Asatru, Hellenistic, Tuatha, Buddhist, Jain, Taoist, Shintoist, Payo Mayombe Houngan, Whovian, or even the occasional Jedi (I know a couple), there is nothing wrong with that. I’m not here to challenge your paradigm. This game is one rife with themes of Hope in a universally bleak World of Darkness, and Faith is a major component in what keeps the believers running strong. (I should know, we can smell our own).

No matter what your Faith, However, I feel it would be a disservice to Religion to not give it the gravity it warrants. So please feel free to explore and question themes of Hope, Faith, and Devotion to ineffability, but be mindful of your fellows. Or not, it is your World after all.

That being said….Have fun playing. I had fun writing.

God Bless.

Coyote Blue