[UA] The True Church of Satan

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Greets and Salutations all about. :)

I'm running a UA campaign with a group that's never played any sort of 
role-playing game whatsoever and it's been an interesting experience so far. 
  One player went from "oh god what the hell is this" to "so we're getting 
together tomorrow, right...RIGHT?" in all of a session.  And I haven't even 
gotten to the weird stuff yet.  :)

That being said, my basic plan for the game is to have the invading reality 
of the occult underground slowly infiltrate the character's (mostly) normal 
lives -- your basic Circle of Friends type game.  One of the major themes 
I'm hoping to use is hubris and gnosis -- essentially everything you know is 
wrong, and when you think you've got it right, you're *definitely* wrong.

I've decided that the player's first encounters will be with clueless cabals 
like the True Church of Satan.  One character will has a hook via her job (a 
social worker) and the other's character is pretty much based around seeking 
out cults and other groups for his own edification.

What I'm curious about is how other people have used the Church and how 
things have ended up.  I agree with the sourcebook's statement that what 
Rebecca and her friends are doing is the metaphysical equivalent of playing 
with matches -- and they're going to eventually get burned.

How have clueless cabals been used in your campaigns?  Who's most likely to 
stand up and notice what the kids have been up to?  The Sleepers obviously 
come to mind but I think that's a little heavy for this group's first real 
adventure.  Maybe some well-meaning church members get involved, ultimately 
leading to a representitive from the Order of St. Cecil getting sent?

Any advice or ideas would be greatly appreciated. :)

Thanks!

-- d
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