Lineage
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And it came to pass¸ when the sons of men had increased¸ that in those days there were born to them fair and beautiful daughters...And the Angels¸ the sons of Heaven¸ saw them and desired them. And they said to one another: "Come¸ let us choose for ourselves wives¸ from the children of men¸ and let us beget¸ for ourselves¸ children."
- The Book of Enoch (Book 1)¸ 6:1-2
The angels fell from Heaven. Literally .
An extraterrestrial craft crashes near ancient Mesopotamia. The survivors realize they can't go home again. They migrate westward toward a vast¸ fertile plain watered by two rivers - and inhabited by people that look very much like themselves. One faction of the newcomers wants to leave the natives alone¸ but another wants to assimilate into the locals' society. The rebels are left to an assumed fate¸ but their plan works; they interbreed with the natives and produce children with superior abilities...and superior ambitions. These Nephilim go on a spree of conquest and destruction until brought to heel by their fellows. But greed and desire aren't so easily curbed. Meanwhile¸ the very shape of human destiny hangs in the balance.
Lineage is a mini-campaign setting for 2D6 RPGs such as Cepheus Engine and the Original Science Fiction Roleplaying Game (OSFRPG)¸ inspired by events in the non-canonical religious text The Book of Enoch . In the Neolithic past¸ a group of super-advanced humanoid starfarers find themselves stranded on Earth. They interbreed with the humans and sire a race of hybrid humans with superior abilities¸ who war amongst themselves for dominion. The humans are at turns caught in the middle and used as pawns and allies.
And it came to pass¸ when the sons of men had increased¸ that in those days there were born to them fair and beautiful daughters...And the Angels¸ the sons of Heaven¸ saw them and desired them. And they said to one another: "Come¸ let us choose for ourselves wives¸ from the children of men¸ and let us beget¸ for ourselves¸ children."
- The Book of Enoch (Book 1)¸ 6:1-2
The angels fell from Heaven. Literally.
An extraterrestrial craft crashes near ancient Mesopotamia. The survivors realize they can't go home again. They migrate westward toward a vast¸ fertile plain watered by two rivers - and inhabited by people that look very much like themselves. One faction of the newcomers wants to leave the natives alone¸ but another wants to assimilate into the locals' society. The rebels are left to an assumed fate¸ but their plan works; they interbreed with the natives and produce children with superior abilities...and superior ambitions. These Nephilim go on a spree of conquest and destruction until brought to heel by their fellows. But greed and desire aren't so easily curbed. Meanwhile¸ the very shape of human destiny hangs in the balance.
Lineage is a mini-campaign setting for 2D6 RPGs such as Cepheus Engine and the Original Science Fiction Roleplaying Game (OSFRPG)¸ inspired by events in the non-canonical religious text The Book of Enoch. In the Neolithic past¸ a group of super-advanced humanoid starfarers find themselves stranded on Earth. They interbreed with the humans and sire a race of hybrid humans with superior abilities¸ who war amongst themselves for dominion. The humans are at turns caught in the middle and used as pawns and allies.