Clearly these holy men knew that a vehicle of war named after the blasphemous angel would attract the attention of demons. And so to deter these dark being, they cast their holy magics upon the object.
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But hold! The demons appear and attack the priests before they could complete their ritual!
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Your party witnesses this unfold, and the rocket begins to beep. Its a countdown!
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Roll Initiative.
Y'know somehow this makes a lot of sense.
That said, I think the real Satan would choose someone more competent than Confused Buffoon Putler to do his bidding.
NATO classifies the Russian R-36 withe reporting name as the SS-18 "Satan". "NATO reporting names are code names for military equipment from Russia, China, and historically, the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union and other nations of the Warsaw Pact). They provide unambiguous and easily understood English words in a uniform manner in place of the original designations, which either may have been unknown to the Western world at the time or easily confused codes.[1] For example, the Russian bomber jet Tupolev Tu-160 is simply called "Blackjack"." - Wikipedia, NATO reporting name.
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TLDR: It's not actually called the Satan, NATO just uses an english name to identify Russian equipment where a direct translation would not be as clear or easily understood.
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But hold! The demons appear and attack the priests before they could complete their ritual!
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Your party witnesses this unfold, and the rocket begins to beep. Its a countdown!
.
Roll Initiative.
That said, I think the real Satan would choose someone more competent than Confused Buffoon Putler to do his bidding.
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TLDR: It's not actually called the Satan, NATO just uses an english name to identify Russian equipment where a direct translation would not be as clear or easily understood.