https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/ 2026-05-06T18:23:10+00:00 https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/ https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2023-03-06T20:28:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:abius_marshall?rev=1678134494&do=diff Abius Marshal Eternity A Reunion It wasn’t easy for Abius to return to Wesmarch. So much had happened. There was so much he had left unsaid. He had sent letters, of course, but it was hard to know how much had made it through the Commission’s net, or the chaos after they began to crumble. He had his letter from Arthur, though. He knew that they were there, just waiting for him to return. And so, for once, he set aside his selfless work and arranged to leave Bexgate. text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:adalli_nafaro?rev=1678134425&do=diff Adalli Nafaro Eternity Wiki page for Adalli Adalli Nafaro PICTURE ALT TEXT: A blue-suited man, smiling at a podium Metacouncil Chair 3928-3929 Preceded by: Veronica Kourakis Succeeded by: Angeline Dankovska 3935-3936 Preceded by: Pratibha Chowdhury text/html 2023-03-06T20:26:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:adonna_carrel?rev=1678134381&do=diff Adonna Carrel Eternity The Carrel Trust This document is the official record of the dissolution of all assets belonging to Adonna Carrel, to be passed into the care of the new Carrel Trust. The businesses previously held under the Carrel name will be put under the management of Adams Prosperity. These include… text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:amnity_thorne?rev=1678134422&do=diff Amnity Thorne Eternity When God and Their Commission lived, there were no gravestones for heretics. Now, in East Bexgate at least, that is changing. A tailor and a demon stand in the rain, hand in hand, by a recently-erected stone. Celia Maythorpe: Friend, Dreamer, Inspiration. You deserved better. text/html 2023-03-06T20:26:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:bexgate_politics?rev=1678134417&do=diff Bexgate Politics Eternity After the creation of the rift, the death of God, and the near-total collapse of the Commission, Bexgate is changed forever. But, perhaps, not as much as might have been feared. The ideological divides over how to interpret what has happened are deep and bitter. Many mourn God's death. Some (though, perhaps, not as many as would have been expected) mourn the Commission. But there are significant numbers who celebrate both. 'Heretic' is a term such people increasingly r… text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:god_and_heaven?rev=1678134463&do=diff God and Heaven God's desires were all based on two basic principles: safety (from danger) and trust. God wanted everyone to be safe, but especially for them to be protected from danger that would otherwise have threatened them. They also wanted trust, with both mortals and Heaven trusting themselves and each other, whether or not such trust was earned. They had the ability to do anything on the condition that, in a certain sense, it was neutral relative to Their goals. This usually manifested a… text/html 2023-03-07T09:47:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:heresies?rev=1678182426&do=diff Heresy and Witchcraft Witchcraft Demonic deals were essentially cons, predicated on the belief of the witches participating in them. While a demon always possessed the capacity for supernaturally-empowered violence against those who broke deals, they could have performed this regardless, though it would have harmed their reputation among other potential witches. text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:history_of_the_world?rev=1678134474&do=diff History of the World Much of this (or at least a sanitised version of it) was public knowledge in character. There were of course other things going on during these periods, they just weren't plot relevant. Year negative several billion God created the universe. Following its fixed mathematical laws, it had no tendency towards good or evil (as God saw these concepts), thereby allowing its creation despite the restriction on God's power, but it held the potential to be guided towards good. text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:lucy?rev=1678134443&do=diff Lucy Eternity RENAGI’S READERS CELEBRATING CERAMICS Our favourite local potter has now been running her pottery classes for several years – a fantastic achievement, I’m sure we can all agree! This author is the proud owner of an entire tea set by now, and of rather passable quality. But to skip the drollery, this author calls upon you, dear readers, to take a moment to appreciate what Lucy has done for our community; bringing us together, one lump of clay at a time. text/html 2023-03-08T22:20:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:misc_metaphysics?rev=1678314030&do=diff Misc metaphysics Eternity The Spiritual Plane(s) From the creation of the world until the 21st of November 3914 (during downtime 5), the world was divided into two planes of existence, the physical and the spiritual. Each of these had their own separate laws of physics, the physical plane being mostly like real life, and the spiritual plane being completely different. Rather than there being an underlying geometry to everything, it was more like a graph (in the graph theory sense), with some o… text/html 2023-03-06T20:25:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:oleander_green?rev=1678134320&do=diff Oleander Green Eternity A Return Dust has settled in the Green Thumb, like morning dew on flowers. Oleander and Florence have not returned to it for weeks. Alex has not returned to it for thirty years. 'I can't believe it's still... just like it always was,' they say, reverently. 'I text/html 2023-03-06T20:25:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:rena_sawnes?rev=1678134326&do=diff Rena Sawnes Eternity “And, um, what does this one mean?” Mack, no longer Agent Chiseler, just Mack, is frowning at an abstract painting on the wall of the Wesmarch Institute of Fine Art, hand-in-hand with Rena. “It's not meant to have a single meaning, it's up to the interpretation of the viewer. Whatever it is about it that resonates with you, that's what it means. text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:seth_marlowe?rev=1678134429&do=diff Seth Marlowe Eternity “They've started sabotaging our weapons, sir. We're going to have to get a new supply.” Seth sighs, takes out his pistol and inspects it. The gun is fine, but a detailed examination reveals issues with the bullets. Potentially deadly issues if he got into a fight. The poisonings were easy enough to work around; there were always alternative sources of food after all. The spies too were easy to dispatch, as even a glance with the tabagascope would reveal their links to the… text/html 2023-03-06T20:26:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:sincerity_woodward?rev=1678134384&do=diff Sincerity Woodward Eternity BEXGATE HERALD - 10th of December 3917 A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE NEW BEXGATE COUNCIL The election of the New Bexgate Council took place three years ago today, electing Alex Green, Adalli Nafaro, Simon Caddic, Sincerity Woodward, and Tabby Thackery. As the time for a new election draws close, we interviewed Ms. Woodward on the progress the council has made. text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:tabby_thackery?rev=1678134439&do=diff Tabby Thackery Eternity Believe “Oh no, it was actually my sister Tabby who set all of this up!” says Renny with a laugh. “I was still trying to make my way back to Bexgate when she started on it.” The pilgrim nods. “It started pretty small really, but there are quite a few of us Thackerys. Tabby saw that with all the evacuations the people needed help, and then once… well, after God was killed she kept expanding it, trying to help more people.” text/html 2023-03-06T20:26:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:teresa_shaw?rev=1678134388&do=diff Teresa Shaw Eternity Pommumphobia Before Teresa is a pie. A bespoke, artisinal apple pie, free from anything that might do her harm. Rice, corn and potato flours combine with butter forged from the pure chaos of Hell, no animals involved, into the perfect firm yet crumbly crust. A delicate spice mix brings a new more savoury flavour to this usually very sweet dish. Various synthetic esters flavour the modified pectin matrix that replaces the apples. Eager to try this rare treat, she takes a bi… text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:theodore_thistlethwaite?rev=1678134464&do=diff Theodore Thistlethwaite Eternity Too long has bringing New Urbanism to Bexgate been merely a dream. Now, at last, the dream is in motion - in motion to Thistlecity! A dream becomes a sketch, then a plan, then rises from the ground of the fens into reality at Theodore's bidding. First, a mansion for the architect and builder, who needs a place to rest with all this hard work. Next, a bakery fit to glorify the Real God in its grandeur, productivity and profitability. text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:the_commission?rev=1678134449&do=diff The Commission How did the Commission work? The Commission hierarchy involves 6 ranks, from Q-6 at the bottom to Q-1 at the top. These form a chain of command. Each Commission agent reports to an agent 1 rank above them. Above all of the agents, and outside of the normal chain of command, are the 3 Supreme Commissioners. Some very rough equivalences with OC military ranks might be: text/html 2023-03-07T10:32:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:the_demonic_plot?rev=1678185178&do=diff The Demonic Plot Demons, in general, are very bad at cooperating even though they all share the same basic goals. One of those goals is promoting mistrust, and betraying people is one very easy way to do that. With an awful lot of effort, and hundreds of years of preparation, Slzlth was able to assemble a team of demons that might just be able to hold together long enough to pull off killing God. Apart from having personalities that made them at least minimally capable of cooperation, the othe… text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:thomas_seton?rev=1678134461&do=diff Thomas Seton Eternity Eliza used to dance. She went through the world so gracefully, so effortlessly, that her dancing would catch Thomas by surprise every time. She danced like she didn’t care who saw, like it was a secret between her and the music alone, like her limbs weren’t moved by her muscles and tendons but only by the force of the music. Then her dance became like a secret between her, the music, and Thomas. text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:uriel_simmons?rev=1678134455&do=diff Uriel Simmons Eternity Marks It takes a long time – more than months… years, perhaps. Strange how a scant few words could drive such a rift between two people once so close. Uriel, the firm yet gentle leader, unwavering. Aster, the fervent follower, ever-faithful. Yet words can have such power, both great and terrible. They can leave indelible marks upon both the speaker and the listener. text/html 2023-03-26T17:56:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:what_the_scripture_was_meant_to_mean_and_why?rev=1679853371&do=diff What the scripture was meant to mean and why The revelations were often deliberately unclear, OC because having ambiguity and room for interpretation was more interesting, and IC because they were translated from many different languages and Heaven thought people would be more inclined to value the scripture if they only came to an understanding of it gradually. They weren't IC trying to be vague and confusing, more just not very explicit. Now the game is over though, we can make it all clearer… text/html 2023-03-06T20:27:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:world_politics?rev=1678134453&do=diff World Politics Eternity One day in December, the sky turned black. On that day a message from God went out to the world and broke apart the Commission as surely as any shockwave. In some places, the Commission survived, limping, barely enough remaining loyal to maintain order. In other places, it dissolved, its agents seeping away into the rising tide of democracy. In yet other places, their headquarters were stormed and their occupants dragged out into the street by cheering mobs. text/html 2023-03-06T20:25:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://conviction.oxfordrpg.com/eternities:wren_kalen?rev=1678134340&do=diff Wren Kalen Eternity There is more to the world than the fens. The snow on mountain-tops. The wind over steppes. Each has its own timbres of sound, qualities of light. Each is sublime, and calming. Each is a different piece of home. Along the roads, which are the bones of the world, stride three questers after new horizons. There is the cat, the bringer of so much luck. There is the woodcarver who lived for so long with a hole in his chest. And there is the child of providence, who has helped t…