[UA] Mundane vs Occult

[Kevin Elmore]

I used Sleepers as an introduction formy group.

Naturally, I started them on Bill of Three Parts, which
exposed them to high weirdness and gave them all one common
experience.  Then, they were mysteriously approached by
Dirk Allen about a kidnapped woman.  

The woman was kidnapped by a clueless cult.  The group
checked out the abandoned warehouse where the sacrifice
would be and found a bunch of wires and speakers.  They
realized that the cult is dangerous but not attuned to the
occult.  They encountered a couple of Sleeper agents there
for the same reason.  After an uneasy Mexican standoff,
they agreed to search together.

When one of the agents said to the other, "This guy doesn't
pose a threat" and was overheard, this got the party even
more interested.  If these guys don't consider a virgin
sacrifice a threat, then they are either deluded or more
enlightened than anyone could guess.  So, they discovered
the joys of the Occult Underground. 

I always liked the idea of Reality Cops.  Not only do they
have the strain of violence inflicted upon them, but they
have to be conscious of each action they commit.  Kind of
like the paladin from that fantasy RPG.

Actually, I'm not sure what this has to with the current
thread.  I guess it's an example of how the mundane can get
someone involved with the UnAverse.

Kevin

--- Gregory Paul Stolze <holycrow at mindspring.com> wrote:
> At 04:15 PM 06/14/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> >So, he gets ready and when the verdict in the trial
> comes back, he's one of
> >the few people in his 'hood who are pleased with the
> results.   He can's
> >use The Madness of Crowds because, well, he wouldn't get
> much out of it,
> >except maybe a new VCR, and he doesn't have three
> significant charges
> >anyway.  But he does know enough about mob psychology to
> get things sparked
> >up the old fashioned way.  After that, he undoubtedly
> loses control, maybe
> >even gets himself killed during the fall out.
> 
> Heh.  Wait until you see the rules for riots in the
> Sleepers book.  I
> actually modeled them on the L.A. riots.  Incidentally,
> my math indicated
> that something like 44,000 people in L.A. must have been
> watching TV when
> the verdict came out.  Any idea if that figure's high or
> low?
> 
> Just so you know, the intent of the rules is to give GMs
> a real good reason
> for the Sleepers to do what they do.  For example,
> demonstrating that
> magick is indisputably real in front of 2,000 people is
> really, really
> dangerous.  Not just to you, but to the city in which the
> demonstration
> occurs.
> 
> -G.
> It's an honor just to be nominated.
> 
> http://www.thehungersite.com/index.html
> 
> 
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