From StiltMan's Web Page: Stilte's Inferno: The "Dante's Inferno" scenario provided with the game was obviously part of the inspiration for this. My version is not so much religiously oriented, but rather attempts to make a serious commentary on justice in the world. Gone are the Virtuous Pagans, because I don't happen to think that being born in the "wrong culture" and thus worshipping the "wrong god" is cause for being sent to Hell. I went as far as possible to avoid offending or favoring one particular religion, since my view is that religion has little to do with justice, and indeed too much zeal in the pursuit of religion can often subvert justice (after all, let's not forget who it was who _invented_ the term "witch hunt"...). It is true that the vast majority of my hero names for the Zealots are either Christians or Muslims, but in my knowledge these two religions seem to have the most success at producing people with a "God complex", and I do not intend to claim by this that either of these two religions are inherently wrong or evil in any way. My commentary by including the Zealots among the damned is not that religion itself is bad (IMO, probably the finest human being this century was Mahatma Gandhi, who was hardly a non-religious figure), but rather that becoming so zealous in it that harming others in the name of it is considered "holy" is one of the greatest evils humans are vulnerable to. That aside... My scenario has more sides and more cities than Dante's. The sides are: Zealots: those who abuse religion or confuse its message with their own self-righteousness. They're at the top of the Inferno not because they're the least deserving of damnation, but because the Lords of Treason who rule this plane find them insufferable and don't want them any closer than this. Lustful: Not the same as in Dante's vision; this is the hell for sexual predators and criminals. Misers: Those who harm others in pursuit of wealth or who abuse wealth in order to escape justice in life have their own place in my vision of Hell. Fallen Angels: the mythical beings who were not actively raising revolt against the gods of old, but find themselves in this cosmic dumping grounds anyway for supporting such revolts. The Inactive: those who are just plain sloths, or who sit by and watch while horrible wrongs happen around them. I had trouble finding hero names from real life for this one, but the best example that is included is the name of a school administrator from the movie "Dangerous Minds" who refuses to help a boy in imminent and mortal danger because he didn't knock when he asked for help. Anyone who sees the movie will know exactly who I'm talking about. "What should I tell them . . . if you don't want to die, remember to knock?" The Wrathful: the war mongers, the needlessly destructive, and the mindlessly violent to other men, to nature, and to art, fall into this category. The Fraudulent: largely self-explanatory crew. Your grafters, your demagogues, your corrupt politicians (Presidents Nixon, Bush, and Johnson all found their way here), and the like find their way here. The Lords of Treason: those who betray their country (Tim McVeigh and Benedict Arnold), those who betray their loved ones or family (O.J. Simpson and the Menendez brothers represent this category), those who betray their hirelings, and those who betray their guests all find their way here. Strategically, this scenario is fairly balanced. The Lords of Treason have the best troops, but their mobility to get them anywhere sucks. The Fallen Angels and the Zealots both have Angels or fallen versions thereof, which have some of the best mobility, but they're disadvantaged positionally by being stuck right in the middle of the board where they're surrounded by potential enemies. Overall, I don't know for sure which is the strongest side.