“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.