The Migdal Bavel (מגדל בבל) is believed to be the unfinished remains of the original Tower of Babel ziggurat, standing around 8,150 feet tall. It is currently located just outside the boundaries of ‘Aravot’s Medinat Alef.
While the tyrannical Bavel Macrostructure is building an even larger tower (the Superstructure), it still uses the Migdal as a base and a broadcast tower to transmit brainwashing propaganda throughout Avgad. The Holy Tongue Society also believes that Bavel seeks to use such towers conquer the heavens.
The Migdal is a stronghold domain powered by the גדל shoresh root and family.
The Growing Excrescence may look like a terrifying teratoma, and that realization will only grow on you over time!
This coagulated glob of skin, braided hair and more has the tumorlike power to enlarge itself several times over, crushing obstacles in its path as it bounds around. It tends to guard areas Beli Ya’al wants protected, including areas around the Migdal Bavel tower as well as the Ilan Tree.
The Growing Excrescence is largely based on the גדל shoresh root, dealing with growth and magnification. Fight it yourself in Milhamah RPG, or eventually in the Milhamah video game!
Milhamah RPG stats
Shoresh: גדל Gematria: 37 Type: Abomination Rarity: Silver or Onyx Size: Large Liability Points: (4DN * 2) or 24 Merit Points: 2 Law Points: 0 Stats:DOM 4D, VIG 3D, GRA 1D, CRE 1D, WIS 1D, PEA 3D, BLE1D Skills: None Domain Tags: Growth, Disease Standard Equipment: Habitat: Migdal Bavel, Ilan Tree, Bavel strongholds Personality: Bounds aimlessly, either by itself or in small clusters. (For number, may roll 3DN, pick lowest number. Wild = 1)
Basic Attacks:
Braided Hair (גדל): Qal stance, Whiplike hair lashes at the target.
To Hit: DOM atclose range.
Damage: Success Margin +0D bashing or slashingdamage. (User’s pick)
Speech Acts:
Eminent Expansion (גדל): Qal stance, Grows in size by three to seven times. Becomes heavier, stronger and more durable.
The Norm: On average, this speech act has a cost of 1 MP, takesone item with relevant semantic domains to prepare, takes 30 seconds to doand covers the user’sself. It lasts 3 minutes.
Noncombat To Hit: Roll VIGfor expert (4S) base difficulty.
If success: Increase Size by 1 rank, +1D VIG, +1D DOM, +1 Armor
On natural success: Increase Size by 2 ranks, +3D VIG, +3D DOM, +2 Armor
If failure: Nothing happens, or the user grows a tiny bit and then shrinks back to normal. On botch, the user may shrink: Decrease Size by 1 rank, -1D VIG, -1D DOM, -1 Armor (if user has Armor)
Pelë Po’al is the verb part of speech in “Milhamah: Fighting Words.” He was a stuntman actor for the Bavel Macrostructure’s propaganda machine. But he went on strike after not getting paid enough for jumping off Bavel’s Migdal Tower. Once blacklisted, he illegally emigrated into ‘Ivrit territory, became an activist and worked his way up the ranks in the Holy Tongue Society.
Based on the פעל shoresh root and broader family, Po’al spends all his effort being a working class hero. He wraps himself in a flag of solidarity. His butt expands when he unleashes power, and that also cushions him from steep falls.
Po’al’s fighting style is daring and reckless. He crams lots of actions into a short amount of time. But he often errs by applying the Labor Theory of Value to battles. So he vainly toils away at hopeless situations until he grows feeble and faints.
Some Society members are skeptical of Po’al due to his focus on works over orthodoxy. Meanwhile, Po’al sees Shem ‘Etzem as a rival who is too rigid in his ways. Can the two eventually form a dynamic duo?
Milhamah: Fighting Words
Feeling silenced by the world? Join the Holy Tongue Society’s linguistic warriors as they use ancient alphabet powers to fight speech stranglers, truth manglers and a rebuilt Tower of Babel. And get immersed in a story that prizes freedom, candor and fighting back against overwhelming odds.
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