#the intrepid deacon

[the-insouciant-scientist]

ooo art request of my favourite devil-worshipping canon/canon/oc trio, if you're down:

C1 with 💛 the intrepid deacon, ❤️ the crimson captain and 💙 the apologist?

Here you go!

[geraldofallon]

Romance in the Neath: Intrepid Deacon

He followed you to Hell once. Now, he is at your side again.

He knows what he’s looking for. His eyes meet yours.

His faith in you is unshakable, though he doesn’t like being left alone for too long.

[kafkaesquegf]

FAILBETTER GAMES???????

[sparingiscaring]

My Search For FL Text is Neverending

[shazzbaa]

DEATH AND TAX EVASION WAS SUCH A GOOD ES FOR SAM....... I got so invested in heckin Christian Rat Church so heres a bunch of church rats............... more specifics notes under the cut:

the rat church is dealing with a schism, so early on there's a chance to break up a fight and THIS IS JUST A RLY FUNNY MENTAL IMAGE TO ME.... SAM JUST GOES IN THERE AND STARTS PICKING UP RATS

A thing that's come up a few times in chats and rp with friends is that in order to not constantly feel crazy when verses he knows by heart change slightly in every edition, Samuel's kept his own Bible from the surface to refer to. With the rats specifically taking issue with St. Cyriac's edits, I really want to believe Sam got a moment to share older versions of these verses with the Layrat, before all the verses on death were changed to exclude rats....

IF YOU'RE CONNECTED TO FINGERKINGS then in Cheese Heaven the fingerkings specifically notice you're not a rat and only rats are supposed to be there -- instead of helping you leave, they just politely warn you that you'd better escape soon or else they'll have to turn you into a rat. RULES ARE RULES!! Thanks so much guys. I'm still losing my mind abt how much cheese heaven scrambled sam's brain.... just rly thought he was a rat for a bit there......

ALSO I HAVENT STOPPED THINKING ABT BEING ABLE TO HEAR THE LAYRAT PRAYING FOR YOU. I compared this ES early on to another ES I played a while back, All The Saints, where the Intrepid Deacon is sort of looking to you during a crisis of faith, and Sam worked hard to keep him un-tempted. But... for this one, Samuel was less sure, and uncertainly encouraged the Layrat to be willing to question what he grew up with, and to follow his heart on these strange new ratty religious ideas. But... this little rat was the one to keep faith and help him when Sam nearly forgot himself... I DONT KNOW MAN. IVE GOT EMOTIONS ABT RAT FAITH.

[esteemed-excellency]

I was curious to see what would happen if you appoint the Intrepid Deacon, and well. You know :)

[violant-apologia]

Acid wash jeans or mango purée for Marian?

i've answered mango purée for her here, so i'll do acid wash jeans:

acid wash jeans: what would an exceptional story featuring them be about? i've actually also already gone into this topic a while ago, but i'll talk a little more broadly about how she could fit into that concept.

There are a lot of ES characters whose opinions you can shift in different directions throughout the course of the story. Think the Tempestuous Urchin or the Intrepid Deacon. She could potentially be placed in that role: maybe with two qualities representing her feelings towards the church and her feelings towards Hell (as the two main factions to blame for the campaign of '68 in her eyes). How high the two qualities are at the end of the story determines which of four endings she gets: primarily working against the church, primarily working against Hell, working against both or making peace with their role in her past.

ask game here!

[coffeethathurtsyou]

Well I gotta send you neon carrot

neon carrot: if you could give them any npc as a spouse, who would it be and why?

I think, for those who were around for my full last year of Zagel, the obvious answer would be the Intrepid Deacon. He was the first person to show both true kindness to Zagel and also actual interest and desire for what Zagel had to offer as himself. But I think that crush sure was… a crush, and not something that would actually last into marriage. For one, for Zagel to actually be able to chill out and become a spouse to someone, it’d have to be someone who accepts him for who he was, who he is, and who he wants to be, all at the same time, including all of his sins. He’s not looking for forgiveness exactly, nor forgetting, but ultimately, he would like to right his wrongs, if he can. While I do think the Intrepid Deacon is perhaps still a possibility, I feel like in the end he would be too forgiving and kind, and Zagel would not be able to live with that himself. He wouldn't feel like he was being understood, just... being placated, or having a mask being loved over himself.

I feel like… I actually haven’t met an NPC yet that’d work. Admittedly, Zagel seems pretty Unable To Spouse At All, Ever, so perhaps once I figure out what could actually put him into that roll the answer to this will become clear. Or maybe I’ll find someone when I actually DO MORE STORIES…  but some elements I think (for right now at least) would be important:

Someone who is more often than not doing their own thing independently, but keeps interest in whatever Zagel is doing, and that Zagel could keep interest in what they are doing. Zagel doesn’t want someone controlling or sharing control over his own life, nor does he want to take over someone else's, just someone who’s interested in what he does and that he can also be fascinated over.

Someone who could understand and reason with Zagel over his past decisions and mistakes, but not forgive or dismiss them easily. He needs someone who understands that even if he was doing it all wrong, he WAS doing his best.

someone who f____s. obviously. this kinda ties into the first bullet point but I think it also needs to be stated on it's own.

[sunless-smash-or-pass]

[thepastisalreadywritten]

SAINT OF THE DAY (June 1)

"We are slain with the sword, but we increase and multiply; the more we are persecuted and destroyed, the more are deaf to our numbers.

As a vine, by being pruned and cut close, shoots forth new suckers, and bears a greater abundance of fruit; so is it with us."

– St. Justin Martyr

Justin was born around the year 100 in the Palestinian province of Samaria, the son of Greek-speaking parents whose ancestors were sent as colonists to that area of the Roman Empire.

Justin's father followed the Greek pagan religion and raised his son to do the same, but he also provided Justin with an excellent education in literature and history.

Justin was an avid lover of truth, and as a young man, became interested in philosophy and searched for truth in the various schools of thought that had spread throughout the empire.

But he became frustrated with the professional philosophers' intellectual conceits and limitations, as well as their apparent indifference to God.

After several years of study, Justin had a life-changing encounter with an old man who questioned him about his beliefs and especially about the sufficiency of philosophy as a means of attaining truth.

He urged him to study the Jewish prophets and told Justin that these authors had not only spoken by God's inspiration, but also predicted the coming of Christ and the foundation of his Church.

“Above all things, pray that the gates of life may be opened to you,” the old man told Justin, “for these are not things to be discerned, unless God and Christ grant to a man the knowledge of them.”

Justin had always admired Christians from a distance because of the beauty of their moral lives.

As he writes in his Apologies:

"When I was a disciple of Plato, hearing the accusations made against the Christians and seeing them intrepid in the face of death and of all that men fear, I said to myself that it was impossible that they should be living in evil and in the love of pleasure.”

The aspiring philosopher eventually decided to be baptized around the age of 30.

After his conversion, Justin continued to wear the type of cloak that Greek culture associated with the philosophers.

Inspired by the dedicated example of other Catholics whom he had seen put to death for their faith, he embraced a simple and austere lifestyle even after moving to Rome.

Justin was most likely ordained a deacon since he preached, did not marry, and gave religious instruction in his home.

He is best known as the author of early apologetic works, which argued for the Catholic faith against the claims of Jews, pagans, and non-Christian philosophers.

Several of these works were written to Roman officials, for the purpose of refuting lies that had been told about the Church.

Justin sought to convince the rulers of the Roman Empire that they had nothing to gain and much to lose by persecuting the Christians.

His two most famous apologetical treatises were "Apologies" and "Dialogue with Tryphon."

In order to fulfill this task, Justin gave explicit written descriptions of the early Church's beliefs and its mode of worship.

In modern times, scholars have noted that Justin's descriptions correspond to the traditions of the Catholic Church on every essential point.

Justin describes the weekly Sunday liturgy as a sacrifice and speaks of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Christ.

He further states that only baptized persons who believe the Church's teachings and are free of serious sin may receive it.

Justin also explains in his writings that the Church regards celibacy as a sacred calling, condemns the common practice of killing infants, and looks down on the accumulation of excessive wealth and property.

His first defense of the faith, written to Emperor Antonius Pius around 150, convinced the emperor to regard the Church with tolerance.

In 167, however, persecution began again under Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

During that year, Justin wrote to the emperor, who was himself a philosopher and the author of the well-known “Meditations.”

He tried to demonstrate the injustice of the persecutions and the superiority of the Catholic faith over Greek philosophy.

Justin emphasized the strength of his convictions by stating that he expected to be put to death for expressing them.

He was, indeed, seized along with a group of other believers and brought before Rusticus, prefect of Rome.

A surviving eyewitness account shows how Justin the philosopher became known as “St. Justin Martyr.”

The prefect made it clear how Justin might save his life:

“Obey the gods, and comply with the edicts of the emperors.”

Justin responded that “no one can be justly blamed or condemned for obeying the commands of our Savior Jesus Christ.”

Rusticus briefly questioned Justin and his companions regarding their beliefs about Christ and their manner of worshiping God. Then he laid down the law.

“Hear me,” he said, “you who are noted for your eloquence, who think that you make a profession of the right philosophy. If I cause you to be scourged from head to foot, do you think you shall go to heaven?”

“If I suffer what you mention,” Justin replied, “I hope to receive the reward which those have already received, who have obeyed the precepts of Jesus Christ.”

“There is nothing which we more earnestly desire, than to endure torments for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ,” he explained. “We are Christians and will never sacrifice to idols.”

Justin was scourged and beheaded along with six companions who joined him in his confession of faith.

Justin Martyr has been regarded as a saint since the earliest centuries of the Church.

Eastern Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians also celebrate his feast day on June 1.

[stoportotouch]

the intrepid deacon's first name is percival, huh.

[cruger2984]

THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT VINCENT OF SARAGOSSA The Protomartyr of Spain and Patron of Lisbon and Valencia Feast Day: January 22

Vincent was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa (now called Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza). In 304 AD, Dacian (Dacianus), the prefect of Spain, captured 18 Christians in Saragossa and put them to death. Soon after, Vincent and his bishop, St. Valerius of Saragossa, were arrested and confined to the prison of Valencia, where they suffered starvation and miseries for a long time. Dacian hoped to shake their faith, but, when they were brought before him, he was surprised to see them still intrepid in body and spirit. Vincent, on behalf of his bishop, informed the judge that they were ready to suffer everything for their faith, and that they could pay no heed either to threats or promises.

Dacian became furious and inflicted every sort of torture on him. He was stretched on the rack and his flesh torn with iron hooks. Then, his wounds were rubbed with salt and he was burned alive upon a red-hot gridiron. Finally, he was cast into prison and laid on a floor scattered with broken pottery, where he died.

During his martyrdom, he preserved such peace and tranquility that it astonished his jailer, who repented from his sins and was converted. Vincent's dead body was thrown into the sea in a sack, but was later recovered by the Christians and his veneration immediately spread throughout the Church.

[dragons-bones]

Currently hemming and hawing over my final set of decisions. My Parish Council is 3-2 on Jericho Locks as the location for a daughter-church versus expanding at Burrow, so I'm proooobably going to go with Jericho, but I also like the idea of expanding at Burrow. Kinda wish there was some further gameplay utility to your choice of mission, sometimes the purely RP choices give me more trouble when it's a coin flip.

And then of course I've gotta deal with the Drummer-in-the-Depths. The Intrepid Deacon and Crimson Captain are basically egging on my hedonist thief-queen character to do whatever the Drummer wants, everyone else just wants the noise to fucking stop, buuuut I'm trying to take this decision especially with Aliénor's thoughts in mind, and...I think she'd fuck with the Drummer to assert dominance. 🤔

So yesterday I made my Bedraggled, Forlorn Fox the "mouse"/mascot of the semi-heretical (depends on who you ask) church I'm building halfway between London and Hell! He is very sweet! (And wants me to spend the proceeds from the collection plate on improving the church because how dare he not have a better quality of pillows and toys and food.)

My church is also dedicated to a saint I made myself! It's got five skulls! I got a skeleton with seven necks, and stuck on some duplicated skulls from my counterfeit head of John the Baptist via eldritch science. Didn't have enough bone fragments, though, so I couldn't do the full seven I wanted, and just slapped some balls of stygian ivory onto the remaining two necks to make them look like spinal protrusions.

Gosh I just love how extra unhinged I sound when I talk about this game. :D

[kafkaesquegf]

do you guys remember the intrepid deacon??? that was for real insane. character of all time

[bronskibeet]

HELP i'm thinking about the intrepid deacon again 😐😐😐 namely this fbg blog post from the person who wrote him

[incorrectfallenlondonquotes]

Let The Player Run For Mayor 1899

The Intrepid Deacon: Well, I think we know who won.

(Cut to the Player, the Deacon, and Lilac hearing the news)

Mr. Huffman: This just in: The Incomparable Candidate loses!

All Three: What?!

Mr. Huffman: Despite winning an overwhelming 95% of the vote, election officials had to disqualify them due to discovery of an extensive criminal record.

The Player: Oh boy.

The Intrepid Deacon: Oh, no, what did you do?!

The Player: What DIDN'T I do?

Mr. Huffman: Crimes include shoplifting, teaching tigers to sail, a new crime they invented called ‘arsonceny’, sixth degree manslaughter…..

The Player: It was a really convoluted plan.

Mr. Huffman: Due to this shocking development it would appear the mayorship passes to the only candidate who filled out their paperwork: the Struggling Artist. We will dedicate the rest of this town meeting to listing the Candidate's crimes. (Picks up a huge stack of paper) First-degree identity theft. Felony tax evasion. Pickpocketing…impersonating a priest….General indecency…..fishing boat theft….bingo fraud…..telling jokes that just go on and on….

The Player, throwing away the newspaper: Whew. At least they didn’t list any of the bad ones. On an unrelated topic I have a lot of gold and I need to move it fast.

Lilac: Aw, I’m sorry. I actually think you as mayor would’ve been fun.

The Player: Eh. Maybe it’s for the best. C’mon, wanna go vandalize the Struggling Artist's house?

Lilac: Yay, vandalism!