“On the Gate,” revisited.

On the Gate” may be the most unusual story Rudyard Kipling ever wrote: it’s certainly one of his most heretical, for pretty much any religion that you might like to name (including the ones that insist that they’re not religions). I try to re-read it every so often, both because it’s well-written and because it illustrates a particular kind of world-building when it comes to the afterlife.  I’m not saying that it’s perfectly suited for, say, every In Nomine campaign out there – but it’s got the right mindset for the more cheerful In Nomine campaigns.  Check it out, if you haven’t read it yet.

One thought on ““On the Gate,” revisited.”

  1. Good Lord. If the afterlife has that much bureaucracy, are we sure they weren’t *already* in the Lower Establishment?

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