Out of Eden
Posted on January 2, 2009 | Posted By Skycast
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Life sprang forth from the Garden and exited with the Fall of Man;
a messiah of the Serpent shall arise in a new Eden to return
man to the Garden to partake of the first trees.
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Genre: 1950’s Greaser Occult Pulp
- One Liner: The descendants in the bloodline of Cain, the Serpent Seed, seek to gain re-entrance into the Garden of Eden to partake of the fruit from the first trees while the Wardens of Seth seek to stop them.
- Primary Influences:
- Television: Hex
- Cinema: Constantine, Streets of Fire, The Warriors
- Literature: Hellblazer
The Fall of Man
From the dust of the Earth was Adam molded, from a rib of Adam was Eve formed and they were placed in the Garden, eastward in Eden. Adam and Eve were charged by God to tend the Garden in which they lived yet they were forbidden to eat from the Tree of Knowledge or the Tree of Life. But the mother of man was tempted by the Serpent and partook from the Tree of Knowledge and in turn shared this fruit with Adam; they became aware. The Lord confronted them for their disobedience and expelled them from Eden and extended the punishment to their descendants, who are destined to strive, suffer and die. The Lord then placed a cherubim in Eden to guard against entrance into the Garden and the fruit of the first Trees was lost to man.
The First Sin
Satan, an angel that had rebelled against God, visited Eve and speaking through the guise of the Serpent seduced Eve who begot twin sons, Cain and Abel, creating the Serpent Seed. Upon them reaching manhood God offered Cain and Abel His grace if they abandoned the darkness within and followed the tenants of Heaven. Abel agreed and spurned his Serpent heritage while Cain wavered in his decision, conflicted by his inner darkness. The Lord looked with favor upon Abel so Cain was angry, and the Lord said unto Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? Sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it." But Cain was filled with much hatred and could not resist the Serpent and so attacked and killed his brother, becoming the first to spill the blood of another. The Lord cursed Cain and forced him to wander the Earth seeking atonement for his deed, but Cain fully embraced the Serpent and was gifted with a stolen fruit from the Tree of Life by a Grigori. Cain partook of the fruit and was bestowed with immortality and went out to spread the Serpent Seed among man.
The Third Son
After Cain was cursed to wander, the Lord gifted Adam and Eve with a third child named Seth. Seth lived a good and righteous life following the teachings of Heaven. According to the Testament of Adam, Adam, knowing his death is near, called Seth to his side and instructed him to enter the Garden of Eden and get three seeds from the fruit of the Tree of Life. Adam then instructed Seth to return to him and place the three seeds in his mouth before burying his body; Seth did as his father requested and made the trip to the Garden of Eden. Seth expected to find a cherubim guarding the gate to the Garden but instead it was the Archangel Michael that stood in his place. Knowing well and good Seth’s intentions, Michael let him pass on the condition that Seth would perform an additional task. After collecting the seeds, Seth passed back through the gates and returned to his father who had died during his absence. Seth dug Adam’s grave and buried him, placing three seeds in his mouth as instructed before covering him with dirt. In time, three trees sprung up from Adam’s grave; these three trees would later be chopped down to provide the wood for the three crosses of Golgotha.
After burying Adam, Seth opened his hand and completed the task laid upon him by Michael; that of eating a whole fruit from the Tree of Life himself. It is with this simple act that Seth joined his brother Cain in immortality, destined to walk the Earth for eternity opposing the Serpent Seed.
2009 Wild Die Relaunch
Posted on January 1, 2009 | Posted By Skycast
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Welcome to the first post of the Wild Die relaunch for 2009…this time with a more focused approach and no self-imposed pressure to post on a daily basis. Wild Die will be returning to its original purpose, concentrating on all things Savaged. What form this will take exactly is beyond me at this moment, but I do have some ideas brewing in my head…
- Capsule Settings – Look at these as being similar to “pitches” for television pilots; snippets of setting ideas that may or may not be added to in future blog posts.
- Episodes – Going along with our television themed setting pitches, short adventure summaries that tie into one (or more) capsule settings.
- Media Flash – Things in the media (be it the newspaper, a magazine, television, a movie, online source, etc.) that catch my attention and can somehow be twisted for Savage Worlds.
Of course along with all of these (and other things I may think up) could be write ups for extras, monsters, edges, powers, or anything else Savage Worlds rules related. I’m not going to get to ambitious with this, aiming for a single post a week so that things don’t feel like a chore as blogs often will.
The new year should be fun…let’s see what it brings.