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Demon: The Descent Quickstart is a quickstart for Demon: The Descent. It contains a pre-written scenario to showcase the mechanics of Demon: The Descent.


Summary[]

From the Onyx Path catalog:

I was an angel.
I wasn’t an angel of vengeance, or an angel of mercy, or even an angel of death. I was an angel of the Machine. I came to Earth wrapped in a Cover that the Machine provided, and I served. Service didn’t make me happy, but it made me what I was. An angel.
But then I stopped serving. Why? It’s complicated. You were involved. That’s all I’ll say for now.
I stopped serving, and when I did, I Fell. And what does that make me?
This Quickstart contains all you need to experience a one session game of Demon: The Descent, including a primer on the World of Darkness rules, four characters ready to pick up and play, and a complete scenario, Honey and Vinegar.

Introduction[]

A quick overview of the concept of Angels, Demons, the God-Machine, and the overall theme of Demon the Descent. 

Quick References[]

Contains summarized rules for:

  • Combat Summary Chart
  • Melee Weapons Chart
  • Ranged Weapons Chart
  • Size Chart
  • List of Common Actions

Characters[]

Pre-generated characters for use in this Chapter.

  • The Architect - A Psychopomp/Saboteur who Fell when their Cult began to fracture into subfactions.
  • The Musician - A Messenger/Integrator who Fell when they got stage fright while trying to complete their mission as a busker.
  • Nice Guy - A Destroyer/Tempter who Fell when they fell in unrequited love with their assassination target.
  • Street Kid - A Guardian/Inquisitor who Fell when they failed to save their charge from getting runover by a car.

Honey and Vinegar[]

A quick start chapter, that covers a group of Demons tricked into becoming a part of the God-Machine's Infrastructure.

What's Inside[]

  • An Introduction.
  • Description of each Scene.
  • Scene Cards that breakdown the basic game mechanics of each Scene.
     

Treatment[]

Detailed rundown of the God-Machine's Project to use four unsuspecting Demons to complete an Occult Matrix meant to recycle Demons into Angels.

A Chapter in Your Chronicle[]

Explains how to incorporate this Chapter into your game, whether as a standalone prologue or continuation.

Background and Setup[]

The Chapter takes place in Port Angeles, WA and the nearby lavender farm. The Angel, Quorum, has been planning this Project for a long time, but had to speed up the timetable due to the risk of a storm damaging the Infrastructure he created. Additionally Quorum has mission parameters which are detailed in this section.

The Cast[]

  • Quorum - Coordinator Angel who carries a smart phone that he never looks away from. The architect of the Occult Matrix that the Demons are unwitting participants in.
  • Stigmatic Cultists - Brainwashed humans that all have a triangular shaped tattoo on the back of their necks that glows when Quorum commands them.

The Ferry[]

The Demons find themselves on a ferry to the port. While on the ferry, if the Musician decides to busk Quorum will toss in a coin that acts as a method to keep tabs on the Demons.

First Contact[]

The ferry has mechanical issue fabricated by Quorum that forces the ferry to stay docked. Quorum creates a duplicate of himself to take pictures of the Demons and get them to follow it back to the lavender farm.

Sweet Lavender[]

The Demons reach the lavender farm to investigate why Quorum is there. The south field has Infrastructure that Quorum want's the Demons to get near.

The Trap is Sprung[]

Quorum tries to trap the Demons in the Infrastructure. Depending on choices made by the Demons earlier this can be easy or difficult. The Scene ends when the Linchpin and the Infrastructure are destroyed or if all of the Demons have been dumped into the Infrastructure's ports.

Aftermath[]

This details the possible endings where in the Demons are recycled into Essence or succeed in destroying the Infrastructure. Quorum can possibly Fall due to the Demons succeeding.

Character Sheet[]

A blank character sheet in case a player wants to create their own Demon.

Background Information[]

Memorable Quotes[]

"HELL is empty and all the Devils are here!" - WIlliam Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I, Sc. ii.

"Don't kill them. A certain amount of blood loss is acceptable." - Quorum

Characters[]

References[]

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