J is for Jann/Jinn
Yesterday I talked about Iblis and the demons he rules, the Shayṭān Today I want to talk about the lesser races of the Shayṭān, the Jann or Jinn. Now Jann have appeared in games before (and still)...
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The fallen angel Kôkabîêl is not just another fallen angel. He was one of the 20 Watchers or Angels that were supposed to watch over mankind. Instead he, like his brothers, fell in love with human...
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Zatannurday: Zatanna vs. Demons
Been doing demons all week and Zee has had her own share of run ins with them. Not as much as say Constantine, but enough.The arc of her recent Paul Dini helmed run had Zee in Vegas battling the whims...
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L is for Lilith and Lilim
Lilith by Isra2007Lilith. Ah, Lilith.I have written so much about her over the last 20 years I hardly even know where to start today. For those that don't know, Lilith is from the ancient Talmud and...
View ArticleSunday Updates
Here we go another weekly round up of stuff I find interesting.New Kickstarter for Atlantis the Second Agehttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1269000670/atlantis-the-second-age-rpgNot sure how it is...
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M is for Mammon
Mammon, also know as the "Lord of this World" or "Lord of Greed" in my games made his AD&D debut in "From the Sorcerer's Scroll: New Denizens of Devildom," in Dragon #75 from 1983. He later was...
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M is also for Migraine, MRIs, May, Mars and Majus
So what's on my mind lately? Well. Have a look for yourself.Yeah that's my brain stuff. I have had migraines my entire life, recently though (two weeks in fact) they have been turned up to 12. So...
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N is for Nergal
Nergalcomes to us from Mesopotamian mythology, the same that gives us Pazuzu, Tiamat and Lilith (after a fashion). He is an old god of the noon day sun, war, pestilence, disease and the planet Mars....
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White Dwarf Wednesday #61
It's Wednesday...er Tuesday! And that means it's time White Dwarf.Ok, with the A to Z posts and the S&W Appreciation Day it is going to be a busy day of posting tomorrow. Today. Not so much. So...
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Adventures Dark & Deep is here!
Got home today and look what I found at my door.My Adventures Dark and Deep hardcover is here.It is really nice and my hat is off to Joesph Bloch on this one.Look for a review after a bit. gotta...
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O is for Ördög
I first saw the word Ördög in the pages of Dracula. It was the Hungarian word for Devil I came to learn. As is my habit, I wrote the name on my bookmark and went on. It was not till later that I saw...
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Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day: The Witch
Swords & Wizardry Appreciation DayToday is Swords & Wizardry Appreciation Day hosted by Tenkar of his eponymous Tavern.Nearly 150 blogs are gathered to talk about S&W. He did the same...
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P is for Paimon
Paimon is another demon that was once an Angel. When he was a Angel he was is in Lucifer's* service and remained there after the Fall. Paimon is a great king of Hell and he commands 200 legions of...
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Trying out the new comment system that is supposed to link Blogger comments and Google+ comment together. I know some people like to post here, and others over at Google+.Instead of doing it here first...
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Atari 2600 for Sale
Ok, so I normally don't pass on non-RPG related eBay auctions, but in this case I am sure you will forgive me.My brother is selling a sealed in the box, brand new Atari 2600 system. Never been...
View ArticleQ is for Quareen
Qareen, or qarīn, are another demon from Islamic literature. They are kind of an interesting idea. I think they have some origins of the idea of a personal daemon like the Greeks talked about, but I...
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Zatannurday: Updates and Deviant Art
Not much going on with Zatanna this week. She is not on TV anymore and is not part of the new DC video game "Injustice:Gods Among Us".So here are some recent DeviantArt posts.ZATANNA by ~CHUBETO on...
View ArticleR is for Raven
Total cheat today. But I am going with Raven. Her name is also Rachel Roth, so that also counts. Why is she good to post today? Raven is the daughter of the Demon Trigon. So she is half demon. But she...
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Stop CISPA
CISPA is bad for the internet, bad for people.Learn more at https://www.eff.org/cybersecurity-bill-faqRegular post continues later today.
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S is for Satan
I have talked a lot about demons this month and about Hell prior to this. The one thing I have not talked much about is the Big D himself, The Devil aka Satan.Here are two things you likely didn't...
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