In Nomine was written by Derek Pearcy based on an original game by CROC, under license from Asmodée SuperiORS™ 2 Pleasures of the Flesh

By Mark Allen, Genevieve R. Cogman, Alain Dawson, and Derek Pearcy Edited by Elizabeth McCoy Additional material by Elizabeth McCoy, Walter Milliken, and Bob Schroeck Cover art by Randy Asplund-Faith Illustrated by Andy Bennett, Jeff Dee, Jeff Grigni, Michael Harmon, Ramón Pérez, Michael Phillippi, and Philip Reed

Additional illustrations by Theodore Black, Alex Fernandez, Robert Hobbs, Daniel Lundsford, and Dan Smith

Managing Editor ✠ Alain H. Dawson Line Editor ✠ Elizabeth McCoy Production ✠ Philip Reed and Jeremy Zauder Print Buyer ✠ Russell Godwin Art Director ✠ Ashe Marler Sales Manager ✠ Ross Jepson “Extra special thanks to Emily Dresner for inspiration and great ideas” – MRA

Playtesters: Robert Busek, Eric Alfred Burns, Jim Cambias, Emily Dresner, Patrick Duffy, David Edelstein, Ryan Elias, Brook Freeman, Joanna Hart, Owen Kerr, J Michael Neal, Leath Sheales, David Summers

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ISBN 1-55634-422-8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 STEVE JACKSON GAMES Free Lilim in the Kitchens ...... 55 ’s Tethers ...... 56 Sample Tether: The Sawney Beane Cave . . . 56 SuperiORS Bands ...... 57 Sample Servitor: Jaala ...... 58 Sample Servitor: Marinda ...... 59 2 Jobs ...... 61 The Fangs ...... 62 Relations ...... 63 Pleasures of the Flesh Modes of Address ...... 63 Gourmet or Gourmand ...... 64 Introduction ...... 4 Jobs ...... 28 Spreading the Hunger ...... 64 Sample Servitor: Douglas ...... 28 Working with Kobalites ...... 64 AndrealphuS – Impudite Peine Forte et Dure ...... 30 Dealing with the Game ...... 65 Organizations and Societies ...... 31 Prince of LuSt 5 ...... Modes of Address ...... 31 Kobal – Impudite Prince BY GENEVIEVE R. COGMAN AND Relations ...... 32 of Dark Humor 66 DEREK PEARCY Relationships ...... 32 ...... Dissonance ...... 6 Dealing with the Game ...... 34 BY MARK ALLEN AND DEREK PEARCY Band Attunements ...... 6 Prince of Desire ...... 35 Dissonance ...... 67 Servitor Attunements ...... 6 Band Attunements ...... 67 Behind the Curtain:Secret Songs ...... 7 Haagenti – Calabite Servitor Attunements ...... 68 Distinctions ...... 69 Distinctions ...... 8 Prince of Gluttony . . . . . 36 Relations ...... 8 Relations ...... 69 BY GENEVIEVE R. COGMAN AND Basic Rites ...... 8 Comedic Ditties and Special Songs ...... 69 DEREK PEARCY Expanded Rites ...... 8 Basic Rites ...... 70 Chance of Invocation ...... 8 Dissonance ...... 37 Expanded Rites ...... 70 Invocation Modifiers ...... 8 Band Attunements ...... 37 Chance of Invocation ...... 70 Servitor Attunements ...... 38 Invocation Modifiers ...... 70 ANDREALPHUS IN DETAIL ...... 9 Distinctions ...... 38 KOBAL IN DETAIL ...... 70 History ...... 9 Relations ...... 39 History ...... 70 Remnants of Love ...... 9 Basic Rites ...... 39 Hellishly Hot Gossip ...... 71 Safety in the Shadows ...... 10 Expanded Rites ...... 39 Innocent Rumors: In the End ...... 71 Rumored Conquests ...... 10 Chance of Invocation ...... 39 Kobal’s Word ...... 72 Personality and Outlook ...... 11 Invocation Modifiers ...... 39 Personality and Outlook ...... 72 Personals...... 11 In the Cupboard: Secret Songs ...... 39 Servitors of Love...... 11 Goals and Priorities ...... 73 Whispers and Rumors ...... 12 HAAGENTI IN DETAIL ...... 40 Politics ...... 74 Never Too Close ...... 12 History ...... 40 Mortal Punchlines ...... 76 Lust and the Universe ...... 13 Roast Pork ...... 40 Variations on a Theme ...... 77 Gluttony, Greed, and Word-Boundaries . . . . 40 Freedom in Chains ...... 13 ALL OF HELL IS MY STAGE ...... 78 Was It That Easy? ...... 41 Lust in the Marches ...... 13 But Home is Where You Hang Fuel Shortage ...... 41 Andrealphus and Eli ...... 14 Your Hat: Shal-Mari ...... 78 Personality and Outlook ...... 42 United for Peace ...... 16 The Mystery Guest ...... 78 Leaving the Plate Bare ...... 42 Variations on a Theme ...... 18 The Essence Advantage ...... 78 Haagenti’s Word ...... 43 Brothels, Brothels Everywhere ...... 18 Tethers ...... 79 Gluttony and the Universe ...... 44 Prepare of Ultraviolence ...... 79 THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT ...... 19 Gluttony versus the Game ...... 45 Private Quarters ...... 19 Taking Precautions ...... 45 LAUGH, AND THE WORLD LAUGHS AT SEX, LUST, AND PORNO TAPES: Convenient Tools ...... 47 YOU: SERVITORS OF DARK HUMOR . 80 SERVITORS OF LUST ...... 20 Gluttony and Religion ...... 47 Organization ...... 80 Word-Bound Servitors ...... 20 Variations on a Theme ...... 48 Serving Dark Humor ...... 80 Organization ...... 21 Fancies and Rumors ...... 48 Sample Servitor: Anteron...... 81 Sample Servitor: Yoffa ...... 82 Serving Lust ...... 21 FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD ...... 49 FeatherFire Productions ...... 21 Where to Eat ...... 49 The Word-Bound of Dark Humor ...... 84 Fallen Creationers and My Very Own Kitchen! ...... 50 Bands ...... 85 Redeemed Andrealphites...... 23 Free Lilim in Service to Dark Humor . . . . . 85 Andrealphus’ Tethers ...... 24 THE EATERS AND THE EATING: Jobs ...... 86 Sample Tether: Purple Studios ...... 24 SERVITORS OF GLUTTONY ...... 51 Modes of Address ...... 87 Special Tricks ...... 25 Word-Bound Servitors ...... 51 The Pranksters ...... 87 Bands ...... 25 Organizations ...... 52 When Dark Humor and Slobs and Lust ...... 25 Serving Gluttony ...... 52 Gluttony Work Together ...... 88 Free Lilim in Lust ...... 26 Human Flesh ...... 53 Relations ...... 89 2 Special Tricks ...... 55 Relationships ...... 91 Sample Servitor: Athan ...... 27

C ONTENTS Dealing with Kobal ...... 92 Thy Name is Dark Humor ...... 92 Strange Relics ...... 93 Fun and Games ...... 93 ABOUT IN NOMINE Steve Jackson Games is committed to full support of the In Nomine NybbaS – Impudite Prince system. Our address is SJ Games, Box 18957, Austin, TX 78760. Please of the Media ...... 94 include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) any time you write us! BY ALAIN DAWSON AND DEREK PEARCY Resources now available include: Dissonance ...... 95 Pyramid (www.sjgames.com/pyramid). Our online magazine includes Band Attunements ...... 95 new rules and articles for In Nomine. It also covers all the hobby’s top Servitor Attunements ...... 96 games – AD&D, Traveller, World of Darkness, Call of Cthulhu, Distinctions ...... 97 Shadowrun and many more – and other SJ Games releases like GURPS, Special Distinctions ...... 98 INWO, Car Wars, Toon, Ogre Miniatures and more. And Pyramid sub- Relations ...... 98 scribers also have access to playtest files online, to see (and comment on) Secret Songs ...... 98 new books before they’re released. Basic Rites ...... 99 Chance of Invocation ...... 99 New supplements and adventures. In Nomine continues to grow, and we’ll Invocation Modifiers ...... 99 be happy to let you know what’s new. A current catalog is available for an SASE. Or check out our Web site (below). NYBBAS, THIS IS YOUR LIFE! ...... 99 Names, Appearance, and Manner ...... 99 Errata. Everyone makes mistakes, including us – but we do our best to The Word of the Media ...... 100 fix our errors. Up-to-date errata sheets for all In Nomine releases, includ- History ...... 101 ing this book, are always available from SJ Games; be sure to include an Intrusive Uses of Technology ...... 101 SASE with your request. Or download them from the Web – see below. The Invention of the Television ...... 102 Q&A. We do our best to answer any game question accompanied by an Yellow Journalism ...... 102 SASE. Nybbas’ Glasses ...... 103 Gamer input. We value your comments. We will consider them, not only Scandal, Libel, and Rumor ...... 104 for new products, but also when we update this book on later printings! Nybbas’ Eyes ...... 104 Personality and Outlook ...... 105 Internet. Visit us on the World Wide Web at www.sjgames.com for Rex, of Cool ...... 108 an online catalog, errata and hundreds of pages of information. We also The Media’s Idiot Son ...... 109 have conferences on Compuserve and AOL. You can get specific infoma- Politics ...... 109 tion about this book at www.sjgames.com/in-nomine/superiors2. Vapula and Nybbas ...... 110 Mailing List. Much of the online discussion of In Nomine happens on Variations on a Theme ...... 113 our e-mail list. To join, send mail to [email protected] with “sub- THE HOME OFFICE ...... 114 scribe in_nomine-l” in the body. The Suburbs ...... 114 In Nomine IRC. We also support online roleplaying channels for In The City ...... 114 Nomine. If you’d like to start a MOO or similar Internet environment for Nybbas’ Tethers ...... 114 gaming In Nomine, please check out our policy information at Sample Tether: Caernavon Platters ...... 115 www.sjgames.com/in-nomine/angelmush.html. LET’S DO LUNCH: SERVITORS OF THE MEDIA ...... 116 Nybbytes and Technology ...... 116 Bands ...... 117 Do Not Meddle in the Word-Bound Servitors ...... 118 Adventure SeedS ...... 130 Affairs of Demon Princes ...... 137 Media-Speak ...... 119 Buddy,. Can You Spare a Demonling? . 131 National Demon-cratic Convention . . . 138 The Fallen ...... 119 SEEDS OF LUST ...... 131 Demon Cat ...... 139 Humans ...... 120 Turf War ...... 131 It’s a Wonderful Life ...... 139 Jobs ...... 121 Party Time ...... 132 Hey! That’s My Line, Pal! ...... 139 Rewards and Punishments ...... 122 Bodyguard Duty ...... 133 Changing Superiors ...... 122 SEEDS OF THE MEDIA ...... 140 Popular Opinion ...... 133 The Two Minutes ...... 122 Muzak for the Masses ...... 140 Vital Organs ...... 133 Dealing with Outsiders ...... 123 The Perils of Sanitization ...... 140 Get Thee to a Nunnery ...... 133 Life in the Media Spotlight ...... 123 Princess Adorable ...... 140 Sample Servitor: Harrishee ...... 124 SEEDS OF GLUTTONY ...... 134 If it Aint on the Page, Sample Servitor: Matteo ...... 125 Add to Pot and Stir ...... 134 It Ain’t on the Stage ...... 141 Associations and Organizations ...... 126 Creamy Goodness ...... 135 Sweeps Week ...... 141 Guest Stars: Free Lilim in Blood and Chocolate ...... 136 Reeling in Eli ...... 141 Service to Nybbas ...... 127 Can’t Be Too Careful ...... 136 The Death of Cool ...... 141 “I Bet You’re Wondering Why Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight . . . 136 We’re Not in Kansas Anymore ...... 142 I Gathered You Here Today . . .” ...... 128 SEEDS OF DARK HUMOR ...... 137 Dealing with the Game ...... 129 Index 143 3 Jokers to the Left, ...... Modes of Address ...... 129 Jokers to the Right ...... 137 C ONTENTS IntroductionIntroduction

INS OF THE LESH Readers may notice some new terms in the Band S F Attunements – some attunements require a certain reso- “Flesh is transitory, flesh is a prison, flesh is . . . an instru- nance or tap into the Band’s very nature. Other Bands ment. Flesh can be replaced. And flesh does as it’s told. Or they simply could not use them, or could not use all of the will become most annoyed.” ability. These attunements have been labeled “restrict- – Morden, Babylon 5, “The Hour of the Wolf” ed,” if other Bands cannot take them at all, or “partly restricted,” if other Bands may take the portion that does Welcome to Hell, leave your inhibitions at the door . . . not directly rely upon Band resonance (such as the cook- Not all battles for human minds and souls are fought ing ability of Lilim of Gluttony). There may be other dif- upon battlefields. In Hell, there are Princes who know ferences as well, subtle or large, which correct errata, that without humanity to feed from, they would starve misinformation, or disinformation in earlier reports indeed. Others might call them “soft” and “weak,” but about these precincts of Hell. these Princes know that subtlety will carry them farther than brute force. Enter their world, learn their secrets, partake USING THESE USERS of their pleasures. Just don’t get in their way. “Tell me what you want most.” “Something here in my castle that can answer me EW AND MPROVED when I speak to it. As white and smooth as that N I statue, but not cold like the marble. As soft and There are things you need not know of, sweet as my roses, that can break as easily in my though you live and die in vain, claws. Something that can speak. Something There are souls more sick of pleasure than that can die . . .” you are sick of pain; – Beauty and the Beast, Nicholas Grey There is a game of April Fool that’s played behind its door, The information in this book – on Where the fool remains forever and the Andrealphus, Haagenti, Kobal, and April comes no more. . . Nybbas – is as complete as we can make it, – GK Chesterton, but it’s hardly the final word on any of “The Aristocrat” them. Now you, the player (or Game Master), must explore the implications. This book contains the most What rumors do you believe? (Which ones complete information currently available are true?) Which ones will you refuse to con- on Nybbas, Prince of the Media, the major sider, either because they’re unthinkable, or Princes of Shal-Mari (Dark Humor, Gluttony, because you fear what would happen if others and Lust), and their Servitors. Information from found out? Do you worship your Prince’s Word to previous books has been collected, combined with new the extent of becoming a stereotype, or do you covertly material, and updated to become the definitive canon for ignore his strictures when you can? Do you descend to these four Princes. the depths of evil that your Master’s Word offers, or Not only are there game mechanics and new powers, prefer “Damnation Lite,” with half the evil and none of such as Servitor Attunements or suggested Song variants, the guilt? What do you want . . . ? but there is also in-depth explorations of each Word’s Game Masters shouldn’t overlook the adventure seeds, subculture: its community, attitudes, and perspective. tailored to provide challenges and questions which hit Players will find plenty to flesh out their characters, Servitors of these specific Princes right where they live, while Game Masters can make NPCs who are far more and work, and think. 4 than cardboard cutouts. Welcome to Hell. Have a nice stay.

I NTRODUCTION However, by the same understanding, he’s often prone to take surface values for the truth. I like that . . .) The Beautiful Prince. As long as you Jean: I recollect that Love was an efficient and look gorgeous and do whatever he and vital force for the greater good. Lust, on the other hand, corrupts any beings in whom it takes root, his Servitors want, you’re one of their reducing their clarity of vision and their ability to favorite servants. And they say it’s even function. Andrealphus is a force for entropy, and BETTER in Hell. should be cut out wherever his traces are found. (I’d like to peel back his skin and see how similar to Vapula – Rob Morrison, Soldier of Hell he is underneath. The electricity would burn, but the creature of naked passion underneath would be worth the finding. I don’t think that he’ll stay the perfect Power Janus: Lust only hurts people who get trapped by it, forever – and in the meantime, his angels show a charm- tied up in a relationship, addicted and kept still – nothing ing thirst for knowledge when my own Servitors meet them.) my people should have to worry about! I say, clear them Jordi: Should I be concerned with what he does to away from humans when you run into them, but don’t humans? Animals know better. However, if he tries to use take them too seriously – they’re too slow-moving to any of those belonging to my Word in his perverted seduce anybody who can race the Wind. (So frustrating – games, then he’ll pay. (Really only useful to the devoted exper- where’s the time to build up the heat of desire with someone who imenter – naturally I’ll do my best to assist in those areas, but can’t keep his attention on you for two seconds together? most of the time we have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Much simpler that way.)

UNITED FOR PEACE Andrealphus wants to keep humanity alive for his Tenuous as this alliance is, both realize that it own use, while Novalis wants to keep humanity alive would cause treason trials if they were caught. (They out of simple compassion. As the most “peaceful” on might even weather or win these, if they could con- either side, they’ve found common ground against vince their respective judges that they’re doing more the War factions, in a comparatively recent alliance for their own side than the Enemy’s – but it’s hardly spurred by the recent developments in military tech- a safe bet.) However, they’re both known to be very nology. Andrealphus is happy to pass her informa- busy on Earth, so they can manage the occasional tion about assaults that would result meeting. Angels of Novalis sent on healing missions in a high death toll, which she are usually warned that they’re working with can then hand over to the , and that the mission is more warlike Archangels partly to try to convert their tar- to utilize. Novalis, on gets. Demons of her side, has provided Andrealphus know better healers for demons of than to question their Lust, or for their Prince – on pain of pain – “pet” humans, in and are warned not to the hope of evange- molest the visiting angels. lization and even- There have actually tual conversion. been a couple of Both nurture hopes redemptions from of eventually per- the ranks of Lust, suading the other of but Andrealphus the righteousness of has taken no action their own side – or – yet. 16 simply of its sense.

A NDREALPHUS to . Given Beleth’s hostility toward him and his Servitors, he needs a very good reason to send Servitors to the ethereal realm. THE PRANKSTERS This elite corps of Kobalites carries out the most Celestial Jobs diabolical celestial jobs for Dark Humor. This is the The kinds of jobs Kobal runs in Hell mirror the kind band of demons, for example, who penetrated he runs on Earth (see below). These are political opera- ’ Hall of Records and reorganized it for the tions against another Prince, intelligence gathering Game. Chosen only from the most experienced and within Shal-Mari, and intelligence gathering outside of talented Servitors, they have, at times, full autonomy Shal-Mari. Finally, there is the elite demonic cadre from the rest of Kobal’s power structure. known as “The Pranksters” (see box). Rumor has it that the Pranksters have hatched a new While Kobal hardly has the spy network that plot to make Lucifer smile. Allegedly, this time the tar- Asmodeus enjoys, he does well with what he has; his get is Kronos, Prince of Fate. Either it’s one Hell of a demons are smarter than those of the Game, and spend plan, to make Kobal willing to risk his détente with less time looking over their own shoulders. Since Shal- that formidable Prince – or they’re trying to keep Mari is linked to many other Principalities, it is easy to something quiet. coax information out of visitors from all over Hell. Likewise, activities which are specifically targeting Shal- Mari or one of its Princes become easier to trace to their The only other jobs that are available in Hell are those true source. And, although Kobal does not have a Hall which prove a demon’s worthiness to be selected for of Loyalty, he does have a basement with restraints (p. Earth duty – arranging for a Vapulan invention to blow 79) and endlessly looping tapes of several Earthly politi- up a building full of Servitors of the Game, for instance. cians’ public speeches, as well a couple of wretched B- movie classics like Manos: The Hands of Fate – things which most demons don’t relish seeing for the Ethereal Jobs 100,000th time. Although Kobal leaves the Marches to Beleth, he does not completely ignore them. It’s not fear of Beleth that keeps Kobal from a larger operation in the Marches, it’s just that he hasn’t found any specific use for the Marches yet. Except, of course, as a punishment that is also a test. MODES OF ADDRESS When a Servitor of Kobal fails in a way that might Kobal is (usually) fairly casual about modes of have been either stupidity or sheer bad luck, that demon address. To be certain, he does demand some is sent on a reconnaissance mission into the Marches. If recognition of his position and authority from his he’s caught by Beleth, Kobal usually claims he must have underlings, but it doesn’t have to be utter and been a rogue, and lets the Princess of Nightmares have complete obsequiousness. Something along the them. If they survive, they have proven themselves smart lines of “Boss,” “the Big K,” or “the Headliner” enough to deserve a second chance. is usually sufficient. Kobal’s Word-bound behave in the same way as their Master. Each peer level Corporeal Jobs of demons calls each other and their subordinates Traditionally, Kobal’s minions have been dedicated to by name, while they show some (possibly insin- spreading the influence of his Word throughout Earth. cere) form of respect toward those higher in the This is still important to the Prince, and a lot of effort is hierarchy of power. spent toward that end. However, more and more agents Among other factions in Hell, servants of of Dark Humor are getting orders to participate more Kobal are called Kobalites, Jokers, Jesters, and directly in the War against Heaven. Comedians, sometimes politely and sometimes Demons who work for Kobal on Earth are expected not. Sometimes they’re just referred to with sev- to do so in the intelligent, subtle way that Kobal prefers. eral foul four-letter words strung together in He has many operations occurring on Earth at any interesting ways. Kobal himself is sometimes given time, and most of them fall into three categories: called the Funnyman or Mister Happy, but not to efforts for the War; political maneuvers against another his face. Demon Prince; and the final, most whimsical category, “just for the Hell of it.” 87

K OBAL NYBBAS’ EYES If the story about Nybbas’ Eyes (p. 105) is true (and water dripping off a leaf; all of these images impact the we’re not saying it is), this is what they might be like as user’s brain with equal priority and clarity. Peripheral a relic. vision is no longer peripheral, but as immediate as The Eyes look like regular eyeballs, still objects in direct line of sight. slimy and each dangling a severed opti- The Eyes will drive a human insane if cal nerve. They resist getting dirty, worn for longer than a day. Celestials so rolling them along the ground fare better, but usually can’t stand won’t seem to affect them. them for more than three days. The Eyes can be inserted into The user must constantly roll his the eye sockets of a human or a Perception to be able to focus on vessel, but only after the original specific objects. On a failed eyes are removed. Nybbas’ Eyes Perception roll, the user must make will attach themselves to their new a Will roll to keep from ripping the location, and the host will be able to see Eyes out of his head. Once removed, the through them. Now his problems have just host is blind, unless powerful regenerative heal- begun . . . ing is available (as with the Song of Healing). Celestials Looking through Nybbas’ Eyes shows the viewer may change vessels to recover their sight. reality. Unfiltered, unadulterated, uncontrollable reali- The exceptions to the rules above are Balseraphs and ty. Like a hearing aid that doesn’t allow the user to filter Seraphim. Balseraphs cannot stand the reality, and must out background noise, someone wearing Nybbas’ Eyes make a Will roll every hour to keep from removing the will not be able to ignore anything he sees. The dead Eyes. Seraphim, conversely, have no problem looking bird in the gutter, the crying child with a bruise on her though them indefinitely, but none would use them if cheek, the homeless person begging for change, the they were aware of the source of the relic.

SCANDAL, LIBEL, AND RUMOR Give My Regards to Broadway As with anything regarding the Media, these stories The modern phenomena that is Broadway is one of may be true, or they may be false. They may even be Nybbas’ most recent successes. What was once a forum both. Tune in to the news at 11 for an update! for plays by Tennessee Williams, Lillian Hellman, and other master playwrights, is now a bloated economy Garbage In, Garbage Out devoted to staging the musicals of corporate kiddie car- toons. Not that the older Broadway was devoid of Nybbas’ failure to capitalize on the Internet is one of money-making impulses and rotten, patronizing scripts, his biggest disappointments to date. To many people, and but any play had a chance, be it drama, comedy, musical, to many celestials, the Media seems to have a thriving tragedy, or some combination thereof. Its eclecticism was presence on the Internet, but Nybbas had almost noth- the very root of its appeal. Anyone could afford the ing to do with that. The Media has been playing catch- standing-room price. up with humanity ever since the Internet came into These days, Broadway makes its profit at the expense being, and hasn’t actually caught up yet. All of the media of variety. Controversial plays are too risky to stage. sites and media-related lists are flattering for Nybbytes The theater owners must pander to the lowest common to read, and they certainly net Essence, but every time denominator in order to make a run pay off. The result Nybbas tries to manipulate the Internet, the human users is a string of plays that rival Hollywood blockbusters just flow around him and go their own way. Vapula has for blandness and box office. Even Off-Broadway made some snide remarks about this, but even he thinks theaters, formerly the haven of the avante-garde, must that Nybbas has some measure of influence over cyber- now bow to the bottom line. This is a serious blow to space. The ex-Servitor of Technology is not about to dis- Eli’s Servitors, and they are fighting the change as best abuse his former master. 104 they can.

N YBBAS CHANGING SUPERIORS Nybbas doesn’t have a big problem with Servitors poor performance by trading them to other, less lenient who want to switch Superiors. People come, people go Princes, but he prefers to use them as fodder for enter- . . . However, he wouldn’t want to lose a servant with a taining the masses. Executions and death-matches are head full of secrets. He’ll recruit demons (not in person, very popular in Hell, where everyone wants to see but through his Agents) who he thinks will benefit his someone doing even worse than they are. organization. He sometimes gets rid of Servitors with

Unusual Jobs REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS Absolute control of information means that all who use I want the credit. I want the credit. I want the credit! the information are controlled through it. If everything in – Wag the Dog the world is described in the Media in some way, then he who controls the Media controls the world . . . and Rewards Nybbas is the Media. All that he requires is that every- Demons of the Media are award-happy, just like mem- thing be described in the Media. He therefore sponsors bers of Earth’s media. The easiest way to reward a such works as geographical projects designed to map Nybbyte is to give him an award with a silly name, that every inch of the world, putting works of literature onto he can flaunt before other Media Servitors. The awards computers where they can be easily adjusted, compiling mean nothing to demons who serve other Words, unless archives of news and documentation . . . when he con- they’re extremely gullible. trols everything that his subjects read, watch, or hear, he As stated on p. 121, a favorite reward for any Servitor will control them. of the Media is to go to Earth. (Indeed, almost all The Prince of the Media also engages in scientific demons want to go to Earth; this is one reward that will research. After all, useful as Vapula is, he can’t be relied impress other demons in Hell.) Nybbas thinks Earth is on for everything – especially such vital areas of knowl- important, so demons who go there are important. Once edge as subliminal processing. Some of Nybbas’ more corporeal, demons can be rewarded with cars, houses, studious Servitors work in this area, or persuade humans money; anything that worshippers of the Media see as a to do the work for them. sign of status.

THE TWO MINUTES Nybbas is one of the more accessible Princes. He prompt, be amusing, be brief, begone.” If the Boss likes to mingle with his people. However, he’s always likes what he hears, he’ll ask for details. If not, two busy, and under normal circumstances, a demon has minutes is more than long enough to be irritating a to be pretty far up in the hierarchy to get an appoint- busy Prince. ment with the Boss. There is one exception to this The catch is that each demon gets only one failure. rule: He’ll always let someone pitch an idea to him. If he fails to interest his Prince during the Two It’s called “The Two Minutes.” Any Servitor of the Minutes, he’ll have to make an appointment through Media – in fact, any demon at all – may approach regular channels next time, and the waiting list is Nybbas at any time and request an audience with months long at best. If a demon really bores Nybbas, him, which he’ll grant unless he’s dealing with a the waiting list for his next appointment could be major crisis. infinitely long, assuming he lives through his Two Within a few hours, a day at most, the demon will Minutes in the first place. Conversely, demons who get two minutes to sell his concept. As with most pitch successful ideas are welcomed back with open 122 interactions with Nybbas, the best advice is “be arms, until they make their first mistake . . .

N YBBAS Eden, 48. Habbalah, of Dark Humor, Eli, Archangel of Creation, 9, 67, 85, 86; of Gluttony, 37, 10, 14, 15, 20, 46, 75, 105, 59, 61; of Lust, 6, 20, 24, 112, 146, 141. 26, 29-31; of the Media, 95, indexindex Epith, Habbalite of Lust, 31. 118, 121, 126. Ert, Habbalite of Dark Hair of the Dog That Bit Humor, 80. You attunement, 38. Erthad, Djinn of Gluttony, Harrishee, Balseraph of the 56. Media, 124. Adam, 12. Borgias, the, 10. Ethereals, 10, 12, 17, 47, 61, Heartrooms, of Dark Humor, Ador, Calabite of Lust, 133. Braille, 25. 78, 113, 121, 126, 133, 79; of Gluttony, 50; of Lust, All-Star Club, 127. Broadway, 104. 140. 20. Alonsa, Impudite of Lust, Caernavon Platters, 115. Eve, 12. Hollywood, 103, 104, 114. 133. Calabim, of Dark Humor, 67, Fainite, Balseraph of Humans, 16, 17, 22, 33, 47, Andrea, Princess of Lust, 18. 85, 138; of Factions, 125; of Lust, 30. 53-54, 70, 76, 77, 84, 91, Andrealphus, Prince of Lust, Gluttony, 37, 50, 59, 61; of Fallen angels, 23, 113, 119, 123. 5-35, 42, 44, 74, 78, 98, Lust, 6, 26, 29; of the 54, 55, 83, Imelda Marcos, 56. 106, 108, 109, 121, 131, Media, 95, 117, 121. 119. Imps, 24, 131; of the 142. Cannibalism, 53. Fangs, the, 50, Media, 142. Anteron, Djinn of Dark Canzonetta, Habbalite of 61, 62, 65, Impudites, 50; of Dark Humor, 81. Gluttony, 62. 134. Humor, 67, 85, 86; of Archive, the, 121. Catholic Church, 10. Farce of Mistaken Gluttony 38, 56, 60, 61; of Asmodeus, Prince of the Catholicism, 47. Identity attunement, 68. Lust, 7, 28-30; of Game, 10, 13, 30, 44, 45, Charcutis, Impudite of Fashion Victims, the, 127, Technology, 101; of the 62, 72, 74, 87, 93, 106, Gluttony, 134. 142. Media, 96, 119. 109, 114, 129, 139, 141. Chemistry skill, 56. FeatherFire Productions, 21. Insatiable attunement, 38. Assyrians, 10. Cherubim, 68; of the Sword, Feeders, 62. Internet, the, 104, 106. Atham, Demon of Teenage 134. Feminism, 10-11. Interrogation skill, 25. Crushes, 27. China, 10. Fifteen Minutes of Fame Irony, Duke of Dark Humor, Avicinis, Calabite of Lust, Church of the Flesh, the, 31. attunement, 96. 84. 35. Consume attunement, 38, Finn Mac Cool, Celtic hero, Jaala, Lilim of Gluttony, 58. B-movies, 79, 87. 55, 64-65. 140. Janus, Archangel of the Baal, Prince of Cremnian, Shedite of First Lust attunement, 7. Wind, 16, 46, 76, 112. the War, 10, Lust, . Fleurity, Prince of Drugs, 78. Jean, Archangel of 13, 31, 44, 72, Cult of the Media, the, Fulrick, demon of Dark Lightning, 16, 46, 76, 112. 74, 79, 106, 11, 106-107. Humor, 82. Jesus Christ, 31. 109. Dark Desire attune- Gabriel, Archangel of Fire, Jingle attunement, 96. Babylonia, 10. ment, 7. 9, 15, 46, 76, 112. Jordi, Archangel of Animals, Balseraphs, 13,104. David, Archangel of Stone, General Custer, 79. 16, 47, 76, 112. Balseraphs, of Dark Humor, 9, 15, 46, 75, 111. Genubath, Prince of Rapine, Kandid Kamera, 127. 85, 67; of Gluttony, 37, 56, Delilah, 12. 41, 62. King James VI, 56. 57, 61; of Lust, 6, 24, 25, Demonlings, 24, 81, 131. God, 13, 44, 70, 71, 73, 77, Kiss of Death attunement, 7. 29; of the Media, 95, 117, Description ability, 25. 83, 107. Kizke, Demon of Dark 121. Devour attunement, 38, 55, Gormands, 64. Humor, 84. Band Attunements, of Dark 57. Gormets, 64. Kobal, Angel of Laughter, Humor, 67; of Gluttony, 37- Director Fazio, Balseraph of Government Work, 31. 70, 77. 38; of Lust, 6-7; of the the Media, 131. Grackle, demon of Dark Kobal, Prince of Dark Media, 95-96. Distinctions, of Dark Humor, Humor, 84. Humor, 9, 14, 37, 39, 41, Beleth, Princess of 69; of Gluttony, 38-39; of Grand Recipe Repository, 42, 45, 48, 50, 52, 66-93, Nightmares, 9, 12, 13, 29, Lust, 8; of the Media, 97- the, 50, 61. 98, 108, 110, 131, 139. 45, 61, 72, 74, 67, 105, 98. Green Light attunement, 96. Kronos, Prince of Fate, 10, 109, 138. Djinn, of Dark Humor, 67, 85; Gremlins, 24. 14, 45, 71, 73, 74, 87, 98, , Prince of Fire, 14, 37, of Factions, 125; of Gluttony, Grigori, 12. 110, 121, 134. 40, 41, 45, 48, 71, 74, 110. 37, 50, 51, 57, 61; of Lust, Haagenti’s Court, 49. Kyriotates, of the Sword, 134. Belphebe, Balseraph of Lust, 6, 20, 25, 29, 30; of the Haagenti, Prince of Kzath, Demon of Hypnosis, 31. Media, 95, 117, 121. Gluttony, 8, 11, 14, 36-65, 93. Blandine, Archangel of Dominic, Archangel of 67, 71, 73, 74, 78, 95, 98, Laugh Till It Hurts, 71. Dreams, 9, 12, 15, 29, 46, Judgment, 15, 46, 47, 62, 106, 110, 131, 136. Laurence, Archangel of the 75, 111, 121. 75, 111. Haagenti, Princess of Sword, 10, 17, 47, 76, 112, Bordello, the, 19. Douglas, Djinn of Lust, 28. 143 Gluttony, 48. 141.

I NDEX Legion, Prince of Now That’s a Punch Line Servitor Attunements, of Songs, Numinous Corpus, 7, Corruption, 41. attunement, 68. Dark Humor, 68; of 39, 55, 69; of Charm, 25; of Lilim, 103, 136, 142; Free, Nybbas Computer, 106. Gluttony, 38; of Lust, 7; of Correspondence, 7, 69; of 26, 32, 55, 85, 127, 131; of Nybbas’ Glasses, 101, 103. the Media, 96-97. Dark Humor, 69; of Dark Humor, 67, 85, 86; of Nybbas’ Office Building, Servitors, of Andrealphus, 10, Draining, 39; of Ecstasy, 7; Gluttony, 4, 48, 60, 61; of 115. 12, 14, 16, 18-35, 63, 131- of Enslavement, 7; of Lust, 6, 26, 29, 30; of the Nybbas, Prince of the 134; of Asmodeus, 30-32, Fruition, 7, 69; of Gluttony, Media, 96, 119, 121. Media, 11, 14, 27, 45, 75, 34, 35, 45, 61, 63, 65, 83, 39; of Hunger, 39; of Lilith, Princess of Freedom, 78, 04-129, 141, 142. 89, 93, 123, 127, 129, 133, Laughter, 69; of Lust, 7; of 10, 13, 14, 41, 42, 45, 75, Ofanim, of Judgment, 134. 134, 137, 139, 141, 142; of Pestilence, 7, 69; of 78, 106, 110. Peine Forte et Dure (PFD), Baal, 32, 33, 63, 80, 89; of Sensation, 7; of the Media, Little Bighorn Battlefield 19, 27, 30, 31, 34, 134. Beleth, 29, 32, 61, 63, 121, 98. National Monument, 79. Perdition, 103, 114-115, 121. 133, 138; of Belial, 32, 41, Sorcerers, 17, 47, 78, 113, Living Notebooks, the, 20. Personals, 11. 64, 136; of Blandine, 121; 137-138. London, 82. Poisons skill, 56. of Dominic, 134, 136, 137; Soundtrack attunement, 97. Los Angeles, 114. Prank attunement, 68. of Eli, 11, 14, 23, 133, 134, Spain, 56. Louis, Shedite of Gluttony, Pranksters, the, 72, 87. 136, 140, 141; of Haagenti, Spanish-American War, the, 134. Puritanism, 10. 29, 32, 44, 45, 47, 49, 51- 102. Love, Archangel of, 9, 12; Purple Studios, 24. 65, 78, 88, 89, 131, 132, Stygia, 83. Servitors of, 11, 12. Rant of Scorn attunement, 134-136; of Janus, 47; of Subliminal attunement, 97. Lucifer, 9, 12, 13, 37, 41, 42, 68. Jean, 102; of Jordi, 62; of “Suppository, the”, 50. 44, 47, 52, 67, 70-73, 76, Recruiting, for Dark Humor, Kobal, 29, 32, 37, 52, 61, Tamor, Impudite of the 92, 93, 101, 105-107. 81. 64, 67, 80-93, 131, 137- Media, 115. Maigonigal, demon of Dark Relics, of Dark Humor, 93; of 139; of Kronos, 32, 63, 89, Television, invention of, 102. Humor, 84. the Media, 116. 133, 137; of Tethers, of Dark Humor, 79; Makatiel, Prince of Disease, Religion, and Gluttony, 47. Laurence, 10, of Death, 131-132; of 62. Rex, Demon of Cool, 29, 31, Gluttony, 56, 61; of Malakim, 62, 68; of Purity, Balseraph of the Media, 133-134, Lust, 11, 19, 24, 29, 12; of War, 84. 107-109, 142. 141; of 34, 132-133; of , Prince of Factions, Rites, of Dark Humor, 70; of Lilith, Technology, 133; of the 14, 45, 71, 75, 98, 110, Gluttony, 39; of Lust, 8; of 63; of Media, 114, 139. 124, 125. the Media, 99. Love, 12; Thratch, Demon of Mammon, Prince of Greed, Roman Empire, 9. of Dark Humor, 71. 11, 39, 40, 78. Rumors, of Dark Humor, 71; Malphas, Trainees, of Lust, 24; of Marc, Archangel of Trade, of Gluttony, 48; of Lust, 12; 32, 63, 64, 90, Dark Humor, 83-84; of 17, 47. 58, 76, 112. of the Media, 104- 125, 126, 131, 138; Gluttony, 55. Marches, the, 12, 13, 29, 105. of Novalis, 16, 27, 137; of Undead, 22, 113. 61, 87, 121, 123, Saint, of Nybbas, 32, 63, 90, 91, Universal Remote attune- 126. Creation, 136. 106, 116-129, 131, 134- ment, 97. Mariel, Princess of Salome, 12. 136, 139, 140-142; of Uriel, Archangel of Purity, 9. Oblivion, 41, 42, Saminga, Saminga, 32, 56, 64, 82; of Valefor, Prince of Theft, 15, 62. Prince of Sloth, 40, 42; of Uriel, 12; 41, 45, 62, 103, 111. Marinada, Balseraph of Death, 14, 22, of Valefor, 32, 63, 89-91, Vapula, Prince of Gluttony, 59. 23, 43, 45, 75, 79, 131; of Vapula, 29, 32, 56, Technology, 15, 46, 75, 79, Marou, Impudite of Lust, 111, 131. 63, 133; of Yves, 133, 137. 82, 90, 98, 101-103, 109- 12, 20. Satire, Duke of Dark Humr, 139. 111, 122, 129, 141. Matteo, Shedite of the 84. Shal-Mari, 9, 18-20, 28, 42, Victorian era, 10. Media, 125. Savoir-Faire skill, 56. 49-50, 61, 63, 71, 73, 78- Vomiting, 56. Medicine skill, 55. Sawney Beane Cave, 56. 79, 131. Worshippers of News, the, Meserach, Prince of Sloth, Scene-Setters, the, 126. Shal-Mari Tower, 78. 126. 37, 41, 62, 114. Scotland, 56. Shedim, of Dark Humor, 67, Y2K Bugs, 82. Michael, Archangel of War, Secretly Replaced attune- 85, 86; of Gluttony, 38, 60, Yellow Kid, the, 102. 17, 47, 76, 112. ment, 68. 61; of Lust, 7, 24, 28-30; of Yoffa, Balseraph of Dark Mockery, Duke of Dark Sculptors, the, 32. the Media, 96, 119, 121. Humor, 82. Humor, 84. Sensitivity attunement, 7. Sheol, 40, 139. You’ll Never Do Lunch in Nemo, Habbalite of Lust, Sensory Deprivation attune- Sixties, the, 10. This Town Again attune- 20. ment, 7. Soldiers, of God, 17, 47, 78, ment, 97. Novalis, Archangel of Seraphim, 104, 141; of 96, 113, 141; of Hell, 17, Yves, Archangel of Destiny, 144 Flowers, 9, 10, 16, 17, 47, Creation, 136; of Destiny, 21, 47, 53, 78, 113; of 9, 17, 47, 70, 73, 76, 83, 76, 112. 68. Technology, 135. 112.

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