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How to keep demons out of harm's way in the Abyss?
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<blockquote data-quote="Empirate" data-source="post: 5987101" data-attributes="member: 78958"><p>You know, this might present a great roleplaying opportunity for you, IF you're willing to stray from your path a little.</p><p></p><p>I imagine an Apostle of Peace traveling to the Abyss. And what I'm seeing is not an angelic figure bringing peace and an end to suffering - what I'm seeing is a mere human being with his values and convictions, who is all of a sudden confronted by the most primal forces of pure malevolence, the essence of what it means to <em>want </em>to hurt, twist and destroy other beings, the core and the root of all that is selfish and <em>intentionally </em>horrible.</p><p></p><p>The Abyss isn't just a place. It is one of the most powerful aspects of everything that is alive in all the worlds. It reaches out and touches a destructive, foul, and usually shamefully hidden fiber of every creature in the multiverse. If you confront it, it will confront <em>you</em>.</p><p></p><p>So what happens when an Apostle of Peace goes into this darkness? Will he be able to keep to his vows - or will they suddenly seem petty, meaningless, very far away indeed, in the face of the overwhelming hatred which makes up <em>everything that exists </em>in the Abyss?</p><p></p><p>Demons are not creatures that can be mended. They cannot be led into the light by a single human being's shining example. Peace, solace, forgiveness, have no meaning to them. And the same is true for everything and everyone you are likely to encounter in the Abyss.</p><p></p><p>The only thing you can hope for is keeping yourself and the sense of who and what you are together. And even that may be difficult. What you are in for is not an Apostle's quest to uphold Peace - it is a quest not to forget that Peace might still be out there, somewhere, if not here. Sure, your character will want to keep even the demons alive. It is the sheer futility of his striving that might make for a powerful story here.</p><p></p><p>If you ever wanted to play a 'fallen' former force for good, or a doubting believer in danger of losing his faith, or a person who is slowly going insane as his unalterable conviction clashes with the similarly undeniable existence of its negation - then this is your chance!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Empirate, post: 5987101, member: 78958"] You know, this might present a great roleplaying opportunity for you, IF you're willing to stray from your path a little. I imagine an Apostle of Peace traveling to the Abyss. And what I'm seeing is not an angelic figure bringing peace and an end to suffering - what I'm seeing is a mere human being with his values and convictions, who is all of a sudden confronted by the most primal forces of pure malevolence, the essence of what it means to [I]want [/I]to hurt, twist and destroy other beings, the core and the root of all that is selfish and [I]intentionally [/I]horrible. The Abyss isn't just a place. It is one of the most powerful aspects of everything that is alive in all the worlds. It reaches out and touches a destructive, foul, and usually shamefully hidden fiber of every creature in the multiverse. If you confront it, it will confront [I]you[/I]. So what happens when an Apostle of Peace goes into this darkness? Will he be able to keep to his vows - or will they suddenly seem petty, meaningless, very far away indeed, in the face of the overwhelming hatred which makes up [I]everything that exists [/I]in the Abyss? Demons are not creatures that can be mended. They cannot be led into the light by a single human being's shining example. Peace, solace, forgiveness, have no meaning to them. And the same is true for everything and everyone you are likely to encounter in the Abyss. The only thing you can hope for is keeping yourself and the sense of who and what you are together. And even that may be difficult. What you are in for is not an Apostle's quest to uphold Peace - it is a quest not to forget that Peace might still be out there, somewhere, if not here. Sure, your character will want to keep even the demons alive. It is the sheer futility of his striving that might make for a powerful story here. If you ever wanted to play a 'fallen' former force for good, or a doubting believer in danger of losing his faith, or a person who is slowly going insane as his unalterable conviction clashes with the similarly undeniable existence of its negation - then this is your chance! [/QUOTE]
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