Kult Children of Clay.pdf

CHILDREN

CLAY

A ROLEPLAYING GAME

available for free at http://www.mimgames.com/cof/

Children of Clay was conceived,

researched, and written by:

Erich Wambach

kenpowam@aol.com

Designed and illustrated by:

Scott Lininger

scott@mimgames.com

www.mimgames.com

I. INTRODUCTION

1.1 WELCOME BACK………………………………………………………... 5

1.2 ORGANIZATION AND LAYOUT.……………....……………………….5

1.3 THE PROBLEM OF SPECIFICS………………....………………………..5

1.4 METHODOLOGY…………………………....……………………………5

1.5 STILL IMPROVING………....………………....………………………….6

II. BEYOND THE SHELL OF MORTALITY

2.1 OVERVIEW………………………………………………………………...7

2.2 BEFORE THE FLESH IS BORN…………………………………………..7

2.3 LIFE'S MYSTERY…………………………………………………………..7

2.4 THE MOMENT OF DEATH……………………………………………...7

2.5 AFTERLIFE…………………....…………………………………………....8

2.6 THE WALKING DEAD…………………………………………………....8

2.7 GHOSTS……………………………………………………………………9

2.8 DYBBUK……………………………………………………………………9

III. SORCERY

3.1 OVERVIEW………………………………………………………………..11

3.2 THE ORIGIN………………………………………………………………11

3.3 THE SWORN BOOK OF HONORIUS…………………………………..12

3.4 OTHER MYSTICAL BOOKS……………………………………………..12

3.5 LIMITATIONS OF MAGIC………………………………………………13

3.6 CEREMONIAL MAGIC (PREPARATIONS)....………………....……….13

3.7 CEREMONIAL MAGIC (THE RITUAL)………………………...………14

3.8 THE SORCERER………………………………………………………….15

3.9 THE MECHANICS OF SORCERY…………………....…………………16

3.10 PLAYING A SORCERER…………………………………………………16

3.11 CELESTIALS AND SORCERY…………………………………………...17

IV. ISSUES OF FAITH

4.1 OVERVIEW…………………....…………………………………....…….18

4.2 THE FAITHFUL FEW………....…………………………………...…….18

4.3 THE MECHANICS OF FAITH…………………………………………..18

4.4 THE ENLIGHTENED ONES…………………………………………….19

4.5 THE MECHANICS OF ENLIGHTENMENT…………………………...19

4.6 TRADITION………………………………………………………………20

V. THE MAJOR RELIGIONS

5.1 INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………..22

5.2 BUDDHISM………………………………………………………………22

5.3 HINDUISM……………………………………………………………….23

5.4 ISLAM……………………………………………………………………..23

5.5 SHINTO…………………………………………………………………..24

5.6 TAOISM…………………………………………………………………...24

VI. THE DARK SIDE OF HUMANITY

6.1 OVERVIEW……………………………....……………………………….25

6.2 SATANISM…………………………………………….....………………..25

6.3 WITCHCRAFT……………………………………………………………26

6.4 WITCHCRAFT vs. SORCERY……………………………………………26

6.5 OTHER DARK PATHS…………………………………………………...27

VII. CREATING A CHILD OF CLAY

7.1 THE PROCESS……………………………………………………………28

7.2 GOAL……………………………………………………………………...28

7.3 STRENGTH and WEAKNESS……………………………………………28

7.4 ASPECTS……………………………………………………………..……29

7.5 VIRTUES………………………………………………………………..…29

7.6 SPECIALTIES and INTERESTS……………………………..……………29

7.7 FAITH...…………………………………………………………………...30

7.8 FINISHING TOUCHES…………………………….……………………30

VIII. CHILDREN OF CLAY PCs

8.1 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES……………………………….32

8.2 MIXING ANGELS WITH HUMANS………………………………….....32

8.3 COMBAT AND DEATH………………………………………………….33

8.4 A COMBAT EXAMPLE…………………………………………………...33

8.5 ADVANCING YOUR CHARACTER…………………………………….34

8.6 HARDSHIP, ILLNESS, and AGE…………………………………………35

8.7 AN EVER CHANGING PERSONALITY………………………………...35

IX. THE CATALOG OF MORTAL SOULS

9.1 FATHER LOUIS GAUFRIDI……………....………………….........…….37

9.2 ULRICH MOLITAR………………………………………………………37

9.3 BISHOP ORESEME……………………....………………………………37

9.4 EMANUEL SWEDENBORG……………....…………………....………..37

9.5 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS………………………...………………………37

9.6 DIONYSIUS the AREOPAGITE………………………………………….38

9.7 JANNES and JAMBRES ……………………………………………….…38

9.8 JOHN MILTON………………………………………………………….38

I. INTRODUCTION

- Promises XXX:XXII

1.1 WELCOME BACK

“At the heart of it all are the children of clay. We

struggle over their souls, yet in the end, only they can

decide between salvation and damnation.”

Well, here we are again dear reader. The

feedback we've gotten from Children of Fire has

been far beyond our wildest expectations. It was

this input that encouraged the author to expand

the world even farther. As many of you have no

doubt noticed, there is much in the original work

that is either skimmed over or left out completely.

There simply was not enough time and space to

include it all.

certain beliefs the storyteller or players would like

to see in this game. If the approach one is taking

is something other than a Judeo/Christian one,

some of the concepts presented in this work may

have to be tweaked slightly.

1.4 METHODOLOGY

With Children of Clay, the first in a long line

of supplemental works, we try to remedy some of

these ambiguities. The focus here is to better

explore the material world and it's mortal

inhabitants. We will traverse the course of human

life, from birth to death and after. Along the way

we'll discuss issues of faith, belief, sorcery, and

touch on some of the more important historical

figures in our world. Additionally, we will

explore the possibility of creating human PCs to

be played in the game and all the benefits and

disadvantages of doing so.

The author started Children of Fire with the

precept that he would let the research dictate the

course of the game not his own preconceptions.

This same standard was applied when creating

this supplement. Where research was available on

a specific subject, it was always used. There were,

however, some circumstance of ambiguity where

the author was forced to use his own creativity to

fill in the wholes the texts did not cover. The only

criteria in these situations was to be faithful to the

original game.

Many sources were referenced in the creation

of this work. The following is a list of the sources

that were most heavily relied on. The material on

sorcery is almost completely dependent on Arthur

Edward Waite's The Book of Black Magic .

Concerning the discussions on world religions,

Liz Flower's work, The Elements of World Religion

and George W. Braswell Jr's Understanding World

Religions proved invaluable. Additionally, the

book Compendium Maleficarum was significantly

utilized as regards witchcraft and other dark

pursuits. This collection of writings by the monk

Francesco Maria Guazzo provided hours of

delight and astonishment. It is a wonder that a

work such as this could ever have been taken

seriously by the true believers of the time, but it

makes for a wonderful source nonetheless. For

information regarding the figures described in the

Catalog of Mortal Souls, two works were heavily

relied on. These were, The Devil's Disciples by

Leonard R. N. Ashley and Angels A to Z by James

R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

With that said… Enjoy!

1.2 ORGANIZATION AND LAYOUT

Those of you familiar with the original COF

game will notice a change in the layout of this

supplement. The original work was broken down

into three main sections: introduction, world, and

rules. There was a clear delineation between the

mechanics of the game and the story elements.

Such a breakdown was not possible for this

supplement.

Each topic contains both story and

mechanical elements. Where possible mechanics

have been separated into a their own subsection,

but in many cases the two are so intertwined that

they can not be untangled. As always, the author

encourages storytellers to ignore those rules that

do not fit with their style of game play.

1.3 THE PROBLEM OF SPECIFICS

Additionally, the texts referenced in the

original source book were also used to maintain

continuity between the two works.

The original work is intentionally vague

when it comes to the specifics of belief. Nebulous

concepts of good and evil are used to represent the

order of the universe. Concepts of redemption

and how humans judge the merits of their life are

rather ambiguous. Little mention is made of

specific religious figures or dogma. These

omissions help to foster the idea of universality in

the world. The storyteller is able to fit the ideas

into whatever belief system he wants (Jewish,

Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, etc).

The author encourages those who seek more

information on these subjects to consult the books

above. There is a plentiful reservoir of

information and creative inspiration included in

them that did not find its way into these pages.

1.5 STILL IMPROVING

The author would like your feedback on

what you see in these pages. Let him know if you

find any spelling, typographical, or grammatical

mistakes (past experience has shown us that this is

unavoidable). Additionally, make your voices

heard about the content. Tell us what you like

Unfortunately, this is no longer possible in

this supplement. In Children of Clay we get to

the nitty-gritty. The problem is that as we get

more specific certain beliefs can get excluded.

Things might appear that directly contradict

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