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Basic Celestial Package, GURPS IN 4e (August 3)

This is essentially the basic celestial package for GURPS In Nomine, translated into 4th Edition.

Basic Celestial 566 pt

This is the basic package for both angels and demons: it does not include Choir or Band resonances, nor does it take into account specific conditions (such as being Outcast or Renegade). Items in italics represent GURPS In Nomine-specific advantages. While technically the base form for an angel or demon would be his or her celestial form, most adventures will take place on the corporeal plane. The base cost of Essence Control is [15], plus [1] for every level in it (including the first). The language known will be a human one; a celestial's native language will be either Angelic or Helltongue. Non-Reciprocal Damage applies to the Alternate Form: damage taken while in celestial form will not affect the regular form, or vice versa. Power Investiture must be divided between Corporeal, Ethereal, and Celestial, with at least one level in each for Earth-bound celestials. Finally, Disturbs Symphony indicates that a celestial causing damage to persons or things, spending Essence, or performing Songs will be detectable via Detect Symphonic Disturbance.

Swedenborg-1 (Quantum 7) (August 2, 2008)

Swedenborg-1

If this parallel could have a ranking higher than Z-10, it would - which, given the apparently unremarkable nature of the alternate, might seem odd to the casual researcher. When originally surveyed, Swedenborg-1 was misclassified as merely being one of the relatively common alternates where parachronics were not invented: its lack of mana was likewise presumed to be not particularly noteworthy. What research was done on the world was mostly to determine whether or not it was what echoes turn into when they hit 1998.

This fortunately meant that there were relatively few people on Homeline present on Swedenborg-1 when it became apparent that the alternate in fact was dominated by two factions of supernatural entities that not only resembled traditional "angels" and "demons:" they referred to themselves as angels and demons, and had the raw power and supposed history to back up their claims. This in itself might not have made Infinity panic, but the demonstrated proof of an afterlife (on Swedenborg-1, at least) did. Fortunately for the Secret, no-one from Homeline had actually died yet on the timeline; and a full retreat and quarantine has given the I-Cops the hope that the inhabitants remain ignorant of the universes outside their own.

They hope.