Thursday, February 14, 2008

Sidereals, the Kukla, and the Apocalypse

So paging through the 2nd Ed Sidereals reading up on the setting part namely the Convention on Natural Disasters and I came to the part dealing with Arcadelt, God of World-Shattering Events. Fairly easy job since he's had exactly three (3) to deal with in his long storied career. However he also happens to be the keeper of (tada!) the scrolls that can release the Kukla and his new (?) progrenny Oo-Tahn the Annohilator and the Black Cloud of An-Teng. Fun stuff especially since security only stops Gods. A mortal could absentmindedly walk in and acquire the access to one of the most legendary monsters of Exalted. In 1st Edition at least. I am about to embark on a book-binge reading the 1st Edition informaton on the Kukla and on An-Teng- do they mention the Black Cloud of An-Teng? - and then peruse the 2nd Ed about the Kukla and see if BCoAT is in there as well.

However being a diligent officer minion it has struck me in general how close to home Sidereal lives are. Working for multiple bosses is a well known joke amongst corporate folk (see Office Space those of you thusly unemployed or ridicuously blessed to work someplace without this) and the Sidereals have that in the form of divine beings no less. What can be worse then having multiple bosses, try ones with mandated powers to rule existense, fun stuff! Seems like a good way to keep the plot flowing and have a legit way of controlling the story a little bit. Plus how much crazy fun will it be when your boss(es) order you to recover a lost scroll to release Kukla or else you'll get sacked!

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