You vs. The World: Deities and Jazz.

[The MunchKING]

Allright, this idea came to me while playing too much Civ 3, and the reading the Old testiment. In the Old You vs. the Devinity thread you were drafted by God (or technically, one of His angels) in the Modern Day. This thread takes the opposite premise.

Your playing as a deity of an ancient world culture. You have basically just selected your "chosen people". The cultures and Deities are fictional, but the geography of this thread world conforms mostly to Earth. Unfortunatly the tribe you get will often show about as much loyalty as the Biblical isrealites did, unless you do something.

Deities is this thread are powered by Beleif, much as in Black and White, or Diskworld. WHile you get some power for a couple hundred people mindlessly following your rituals and stuff, the real power comes from Belief, a faith fanatical. The kind of Belief that would cause a guy to go into the desert for 40 days with no food or water, trusting you to provide for him. Naturall High levels of Belief are fairly rare, and while it's easy to get a populace to Believe with a miracle or two, such Belief is usually just a breif rush of Belief power. Naturally such makes Belief a precious commodity to deities. the more Belief you amass, the more powerful you become. If you totally run out, and noone believes in you any more, you die. (well, more or less. You can later reincarnate if people really start to beleave in you again, possibly with a new look)

The Basic premise assumes your starting out as the single deity of an Ancient Era culture. Iron working is concidered high tech to these guys. However, if several players wish to get together to make a pantheon, they can share a culture. As a benifit, their culture would start at a higher technical level, and with a basic civil infistructure in place. However, since there's more than one deit for this culture, they have to split the Belief, and they can only Manifest enough to be Gods of one or two major things, and maybe a minor spin off. For Example, Apollo God of Fire and Invention, and he also dabbled in Music. If you get a pantheon going feel free to round it out with some NPCs, but they don't count like PCs for raising our techlevel.

Of course all the deities in a Pantheon, don't have to get along with this sharing of Belief and ideologies with their brothers. Mytholigy is full of deiteis warring on each other over minor squables.

Allright enough with the world building, time for the fun of RPing!! What will you be?? A vengeful deity who's quick to Anger, and slow to forgive? A kind and forgiving god?? A guy that has many prophets and Chats with them frequently? (Good for Belief but if done too much, risks making you seem mundane) Or a Stand offish gu with maybe a prophet every couple of generations, and the rest of the time the preists just fill out your rotes? A Staunch defender of his people? A lazy good for parties kind of God?? A demander of Child Sacrafice and dark Blood rituals?? Or a peace-loving burner of vegitables and incense?? Power or love? Good or Evil?? BLACK or WHITE???

Some Small rules:

While your supposed to be extremely powerful, it's by the standards of a bunch of ancient shepards and Kings. Stick to Old Testiment, or Greek legends and the like, rather than say... Marvel Comics. Killing lions with your Bare hands was concidered a major sign of devine favor, not the ability to rip holes in space-time.

Direct Deity to deity combat should be rare. Since it generally doesn't effect beleavers Either way, actual combat between deties is unlikly to permanently kill either side. That's why the conversion tool of choice for any vengeful forceful converters is the old Mankind standby. WAR between beleavers!! :D

Ah yes. Something Sandman asked. All the "Real" Mythological creatures moved away when Man started learning to come together, and started worshiping their own Gods. So while they do exist, they are the stuff of Legends and Heros.

You can design your own culture and preisthood as well as your deity. If you want to get into more detail you can go nuts with describing your temples, edicts, whatever. Have fun.

[Corey Dreher]

This is very cool, a mythological RPG. I shall plant my feet into this one.

Name: Zephyr
God of: Wind and flutes
Alignment: Good
Nature: A god that is generally good, but challenge him or say you are better then him in playing the flute, he gets tempered.
Temple: A tall, slinder, goldish-white temple with winds craved into it. Inside of the temple is dimly lit with torches. In the far end of the temple is my statue. Before my statue is a medium sized dome shaped carved into the ground where they put the peace offering (Vegetables, gold, sliver, flutes, amulets, etc.)
Other details: Is known to have a eagle named Thunderbolt that delievers messages for him. Eats very little meat. Doesn't like to fight, but if crossed he will fight.

[The MunchKING]

The Basic premise assumes your starting out as the single deity of an Ancient Era culture. However, since there's more than one deit for this culture, they have to split the Belief, and they can only Manifest enough to be Gods of one or two major things, and maybe a minor spin off.

I realize I may not have phrased this well, but if our monotheisitc (with respect to your culture) you can be an a omnipowerful. (Well and by that I mean can have the power to manipulate anything. Not being related to a single subsection sort of thing. Your still limited by belief, But you got a whole tribe to draw on.)

BLACK or WHITE???

And you do realize that's a metaphorical Black and White...

Some Small rules:
You can design your own culture and preisthood as well as your deity. If you want to get into more detail you can go nuts with describing your temples, edicts, whatever. Have fun.

One thing I forgot, whether it's a limitation of your powers, or just ou choose not to do it, for whatever gradiose resion, you can't directly circumvent mortal's free choice. You can railroad, bully, overawe, bribe, whatever. But you can't just Mind-FUBAR everyone into beleaving in you, forgetting your opponents, doing whatever you want, etc.

[The MunchKING]

This is very cool, a mythological RPG. I shall plant my feet into this one.

Name: Zephyr
God of: Wind and flutes
Alignment: Good
Nature: A god that is generally good, but challenge him or say you are better then him in playing the flute, he gets tempered.
Temple: A tall, slinder, goldish-white temple with winds craved into it. Inside of the temple is dimly lit with torches. In the far end of the temple is my statue. Before my statue is a medium sized dome shaped carved into the ground where they put the peace offering (Vegetables, gold, sliver, flutes, amulets, etc.)
Other details: Is known to have a eagle named Thunderbolt that delievers messages for him. Eats very little meat. Doesn't like to fight, but if crossed he will fight.

Alright, Corey told me on AIM he's running a group starting in the Rome hills. So he's in.

Others?

[Puppetfunk]

Name: Mikhail

God of: All things (specializing in war, crops, storms, and sexual prosperity)

Alignment: Good in the tyrant sort of way.

Nature: Not the kindest of fellows, the smallest slight can result in serious retribution, he works through disasters wrought on those who do not know him, and great miracles on those who fear and honor him. There's no midle way.

Enjoys the fellowship of mortals, but is quick to plague one who denies him their company.

Temple: A dark crimson dome, the outside of which is adorned by various types of plant life.

The inside is decorated with various spoils of war, the swords, shields, and helmets of great men who died in battle.

The temple is inhabbited by only virginal young women hand picked by the high priestess to be the maids of Mikhail the Almighty.

Infront of the great marble statue dedicated to Mikhail, is an altar, where goblets of wine, feasts of venison, lamb, and small land going fowl are prepared and left for the god.

Weapons of great sentimental value are also favored gifts for the altar.

Every 5 years, one of the most devout maids of Mikhail will be offered to the god as a mate, after knowing him, the young girl will have the honor of being ritually sacraficed so she knows only the touch of God.

Other details: Is known as a very jealous God, one who will not tolerate idols, or symbols of worship before him. A favored means of smiting those who have dishonored him are more oftenly than not of the sexual manner, either the raping of one's wife or daughter, or causing one's mate to be barren, repeat offenders will find punishments such as these often followed by the arson of one's home due to lightning, or the death of cattle or family members due to bad crops.

Those he favors are normally considered gods amongst men.

Also known as a very promiscuous God.

Base of Operations: Somewhere in the land that we know as France.

[thethinker]

Name: Prospes
God of honest merchents
Alignment: LN
Nature: Cares mostly for honest commerce. As long as you tell no lies and do or sell exactly what you say you are doing or selling he doesn't have a problem with you. He doesn't care if you sell drugs or holy water as long as you sell what you say you are selling. He is indifferent in what mortal laws say about it. As long as his followers follow his guidlines in selling he is happy with them.

Temple: His temple is gilded both in the inside and the outside. The high alter is made of solid gold.

People are based in ancient India.

He rewards his most faithful followers by guiding them to valuable commodities such as precious metals, gems, valuable spices etc.
He punishes those who break his rules by cursing them so they can't sell their goods or it gets stolen by thieves or it tarnishes, rusts or rots. He demands 10% of all profits or wages of his followers get donated to the temple. The temple has a nice sideline of lending the money out to those who want to start a business at a decent interest rate. The temple has used its money and influence to make sure some of its priesthood have the political power neeeded to collect their loans.

[Anthony Johanson]

Name:Jerem
God of: The water , health, and dabbles in invention
Alignment: Good
Nature: Cares a lot for honesty and hard work. So long as you provide sacrifices, and show those qualities mostly, he will bless you. Of course, if you become evil, he gives chances at forgiveness, but if proven to go over the edge, he will abandon that person. Dislikes war, and will not go unless he has to. Finally, a very chatty god, so if you call upon him,prepare for a long conversation.

Temple: A silver temple on the outside with a rounded roof. On the inside, bare white walls 4 altars, 1 for praying, and 3 for offerings (grain,fish meat, medical herbs), the rest of the temple is only known to the priest caste. in the middle of the whole temple, there is my statue, where people can ask advice on what to do.

Priesthood: 1 virgin high priest who takes care of the temple and offers the sacrifices.
7 virgin Priests who also take care of the temple.


Sacrifices: Every 45 days a sacrifice of 100 bushels of grain, 100 fish, 100 meat, and 50 medical herbs must be made so as not to incur Jerem's wrath.

People are based in Greece

He rewards his people with bountiful catches of fish,good harvests and good health (no disease makes them ill).The pusnishments are major floods, and diseases that ravage the land, until the people get the message, and as a peace offering, sacrifies a fattened calf,10 bushels of grain, and 20 fish. In times of need, Jerem will speak for advice on what to do.

The chosen of Jerem are very powerful and wise. Able to kill many men, and give advice to the people on what to do in minor situations. Also they and their families are blessed with good health and harvests. 5% of all wages must be given to the priests, who will use this to spend on the temple.

Jerem sometimes challenges great minds, building them up for the scene of a great invention, possibly a big change for the whole culture, sometimes it is nothing.

For war, Jerem gives his priests the gift of the winds of disease, scattering it to the enemy forces, and gives them the ability to conjur up floods.

[Cain of Dreaming]

Okay, let's take a stab at this... *stabstabstabbitystab*

...what? Ok, seriously.

Name: Wirdjos, 'Green Jack'
Portfolio: Nature, tricksters
Alignment: LN as nature deity, CN as trickster
Nature: Aloof and unpredictable as a nature deity. Doubly the latter as trickster.
Places of worship: Sacred henges, holy groves and other unusual natural formations
Priesthood: Druidic
Sacrifices: Smaller sacrifices usually inlude small food offerings, fruit and wheat. Livestock and/or thralls, though the latter happens very rarely, are also sacrificed by richer clansmen seeking higher favor from the god.
Area of worship: Among the celtic tribes of middle/western Europe.

The worshippers of Wirdjos view him as two aspects - the god of nature, who they pray for luck with their crops, protection from the wildlife and such - and the trickster. Who, while the stories of ol' Jack's misadventures are a source of great hilarity during clan gatherings, is usually only sacrificed to so as not to rise his ire. The exception to this rule are the minstrels, who have pretty much adopted him as their 'patron saint' so to speak.

In his nature guise he is represented by a green, often horned, man, dressed in thorny vines and leaves. His guises as the trickster are said to be as varied as the stars in the sky - an old man looking for a shelter for the night, a young fop, the talking horse and the vily snake, he's been known to appear in all of these forms and many more.

[Nega Knight]

Sounds interesting...

Name: Negaan

Culture: The Eknidian people of the great southern forests. A tall and slender people adapted to life among the trees.

God of: Love, beauty, and sexual desire. Patron protector of orphans.

Alignment: Neutral

Appearance: Appears to mortals as their personal ideal of beauty. Appears to other gods as an androgynous male with dark hair and ruddy skin, and clothed in crimson robes.

Nature: Kind and warm hearted, for the most part. But fickle and quick to retribution. Known for cursing those who offend him with impotency and bad luck in relationships. Is the patron god of orphans, since his parents were old gods of the preceeding civilization and died with their culture, and is thus an orphan himself.

Temple: A grand ebony and gold trimmed four story building built around a large oak tree. The bottom chamber is for people to give minor offerings and offer casual prayers. Second chamber is the main chamber of the temple where religous holidays relating to Negaan are observed, members of the priesthood inducted. The third chamber houses the priests' quarters, and the fourth chamber is for the personal use of the god, and all but those called by Negaan are forbidden to enter there.

Priesthood: Requires only an assortment of ten young people, five men and five women, to care for his temple. An inductee goes through an initiation of a group orgy with the established priesthood. A priest or priestess is inducted at age 16 and serves through age 30. At age 31 a priest is retired and returns to the community, and a replacement is brought in for induction.

Sacrifices: Flowers and hard liquor are the preferred scarifice. Every New Year's celebration, a virgin couple must copulate in the main chamber of the temple in front of the priesthood.

[Xombie]

Name: Infernus
God of Thunder, Illusion, and Logic(doesn't give him power just his personality)
Allignment : Neutral
Appearance :
http://www.freepgs.com/noriand/Shock.JPG

Temple Interior :http://ffx2.guide.free.fr/location/djose.jpg

Nature: Never rushs into battle or any situation head first. Some what manipulative in his actions. Doesn't care for supposed "good" or "evil" but has a strong sense of justice. Usually can be found deep in personal and universal reflection. Doesn't take crap from anyone, but has sense of mercy. Tries to get his people to turn their studies towards science and discovery of human nature.

Temple Mages: Select few from society are selected to be Mages (about 6) Whose job is too study the arts of Electricty and Illusion to a capacity that humans can and keep the history of gods, society, and other things of importance, recorded. Acts as summoner of Infernus if he is away, as commoners are not allowed to summon Infernus.

Temple Stewards: Group of people of make sure the temple stays fit and tidy. Present rules for people to act by once in temple.

Sacrifices:Takes not material sacrfices, yet wishes for his people to advance themselves in technology.

Festival: Once a year the Festival of Lighting takes place where everyone eats, dances, etc while Inventors reveal what ever inventions or discoveries they have made through out the year.

Culture: The Ardesco. Look somewhat elvish and mediterranian. Emphasis on science and philosophy. A people who live in an urban setting. Are of good temprament, not much interest of conquering other lands.

[Xombie]

This site has some cool god pictures if you want to look through them. :

http://com4.runboard.com/bshadowsofdeathandtyranny.fstoryline.t3

[thethinker]

Name: Infernus
God of Electricty, Illusion, and Logic(doesn't give him power just his personality)
Allignment : Neutral
Appearance :
http://www.freepgs.com/noriand/Shock.JPG

Temple Exterior :
http://images.epilogue.net/users/behin.c/le-temple-des-guerriers-C.B.jpg

Interior :http://ffx2.guide.free.fr/location/djose.jpg

Nature: Never rushs into battle or any situation head first. Some what manipulative in his actions. Doesn't care for supposed "good" or "evil" but has a strong sense of justice. Usually can be found deep in personal and universal reflection. Doesn't take crap from anyone, but has sense of mercy. Tries to get his people to turn their studies towards science and discovery of human nature.

Temple Mages: Select few from society are selected to be Mages (about 6) Whose job is too study the arts of Electricty and Illusion to a capacity that humans can and keep the history of gods, society, and other things of importance, recorded. Acts as summoner of Infernus if he is away, as commoners are not allowed to summon Infernus.

Temple Stewards: Group of people of make sure the temple stays fit and tidy. Present rules for people to act by once in temple.

Sacrifices:Takes not material sacrfices, yet wishes for his people to advance themselves in technology.

Festival: Once a year the Festival of Lighting takes place where everyone eats, dances, etc while Inventors reveal what ever inventions or discoveries they have made through out the year.

Culture: The Ardesco. Look somewhat elvish and mediterranian. Emphasis on science and philosophy. A people who live in an urban setting. Are of good temprament, not much interest of conquering other lands.

Remember this starts in the Iron Age so you might be a god of thunder but I doubt a god of electricity.

[Xombie]

Remember this starts in the Iron Age so you might be a god of thunder but I doubt a god of electricity.

Good point.

[Corey Dreher]

Even though this is really the god of all gods I think he looks windy like.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2319/thozar8qh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

So this is what I "look" like.

[Xombie]

Even though this is really the god of all gods I think he looks windy like.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/2319/thozar8qh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

So this is what I "look" like.

Go for it. The picture you like doesn't have to correspond with what the site says.

[The MunchKING]

Snazzy pics...

I'll look closer when I get home.

[Super Hero Guy]

Name: Dada
God of the heavenly otherworld, comfort, earth(not the planet, actual earth)
Alignment: Good

Nature: A god who is greater than we are, god who can be known personally, who can relate to the human experience, really cares about us, things completely under control, and purpore to life. A god who offers true fulfillment.

Temple Holy Institution Of Importants (The Importants for short): The Holy Institution follows Dada in precedence in the temple, and makes up an advising body similar to a senate. The position of an Important does not add any government authority, and so is properly not a hierarchical position.

Temple Arrangement Of A Ward (Clergyman for short): Some men have been nominated by their Importants for the clerical respect of membership in the clergymen. There are three classes of the clergymen: Chief Clergy, Ministers of Respect of His Religiousness, and Cleric of His Religiousness (in descending order of precedence).

Sacrifices: Lambs. Nothing else is he interested in.

Festival: Heavenly Festival, the day Dada created the world celebrated in later December every year.

Culture: The Gatemdecks. Dwarvish (Tolkien) like people from southwest Europe on the western Iberian Peninsula. A rural setting. Conquer land in the name of Dada.

[Xombie]

This is very cool, a mythological RPG. I shall plant my feet into this one.

Name: Zephyr
God of: Wind and flutes
Alignment: Good
Nature: A god that is generally good, but challenge him or say you are better then him in playing the flute, he gets tempered.
Temple: A tall, slinder, goldish-white temple with winds craved into it. Inside of the temple is dimly lit with torches. In the far end of the temple is my statue. Before my statue is a medium sized dome shaped carved into the ground where they put the peace offering (Vegetables, gold, sliver, flutes, amulets, etc.)
Other details: Is known to have a eagle named Thunderbolt that delievers messages for him. Eats very little meat. Doesn't like to fight, but if crossed he will fight.

You, Me, and Anthony should ally forces as the Gods of the elements.

[Corey Dreher]

You, Me, and Anthony should ally forces as the Gods of the elements.


Thats cool, I'm in the whole Rome setting, I've been trying to get Sandman to join our Pantheon but ehhh....

[The MunchKING]

Go for it. The picture you like doesn't have to correspond with what the site says.
Your mostly non corporeal Anyway, so you can look like whatever you want to.

[The MunchKING]

Name: Dada
God of the heavenly otherworld, comfort, earth(not the planet, actual earth)
Alignment: Good

Nature: A god who is greater than we are, god who can be known personally, who can relate to the human experience, really cares about us, things completely under control, and purpore to life. A god who offers true fulfillment.

Temple Holy Institution Of Importants (The Importants for short): The Holy Institution follows Dada in precedence in the temple, and makes up an advising body similar to a senate. The position of an Important does not add any government authority, and so is properly not a hierarchical position.

Temple Arrangement Of A Ward (Clergyman for short): Some men have been nominated by their Importants for the clerical respect of membership in the clergymen. There are three classes of the clergymen: Chief Clergy, Ministers of Respect of His Religiousness, and Cleric of His Religiousness (in descending order of precedence).

Sacrifices: Lambs. Nothing else is he interested in.

Festival: Heavenly Festival, the day Dada created the world celebrated in later December every year.

Culture: The Gatemdecks. Dwarvish (Tolkien) like people from southwest Europe on the western Iberian Peninsula. A rural setting. Conquer land in the name of Dada.

nice... our in.

[The MunchKING]

AMOF I looked at them all and their all good.

[Xombie]

Your mostly non corporeal Anyway, so you can look like whatever you want to.
Really? Can we make ourselves corporeal?

[The MunchKING]

Really? Can we make ourselves corporeal?
Well yeah sure.

Zues did it all the time. ;)

Even the Hewbrew God did it occasionally.

[Xombie]

Well yeah sure.

Zues did it all the time. ;)

Even the Hewbrew God did it occasionally.

He did? :confused:

[The MunchKING]

He did? :confused:


Rember that "burning Bush" thing? and In my Bible it sas at least one way of interpeting the scene with Samson's mom was a direct visit from God (rather than an angel). And IIRC the Dove that descended from Heaven when Jesus was Babtized was supposed to be the Holy Spirit.

[Xombie]

Rember that "burning Bush" thing? and In my Bible it sas at least one way of interpeting the scene with Samson's mom was a direct visit from God (rather than an angel). And IIRC the Dove that descended from Heaven when Jesus was Babtized was supposed to be the Holy Spirit.
But the burning bush was symbolic. And the other stuff you mention seems to be from the New Testament.

Don't know about the Sampson thing though.


Anyways are you going to make a character?

[The MunchKING]

But the burning bush was symbolic. And the other stuff you mention seems to be from the New Testament.

Don't know about the Sampson thing though.

Well he did it to Issaih too.

IIRC he said something like "Come outside when I walk by". ANd then he made powerful destructive things, like earthquakes and great fires and all this go by Issaih's cave, and then "The LORD passed by in a small breeze, and Issiah went out and said "Here I am LORD"."

It was him making some point or another... but it's in there.

And he did it all the time to hang out with Adam. ;)
Anyways are you going to make a character?

Probably.

I want to make sure it's going to get off the ground first.

And see if an Pantheons start up.

[Xombie]

Well he did it to Issaih too.

IIRC he said something like "Come outside when I walk by". ANd then he made powerful destructive things, like earthquakes and great fires and all this go by Issaih's cave, and then "The LORD passed by in a small breeze, and Issiah went out and said "Here I am LORD"."

It was him making some point or another... but it's in there.

And he did it all the time to hang out with Adam. ;)


Probably.

I want to make sure it's going to get off the ground first.

And see if an Pantheons start up.

Well I'm trying to get a Pantheon going. The elemental Pantheon will own all!

[Anthony Johanson]

Well this is my pic, not spectacular, but still.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/9945/images8xr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Mr.Sandman]

Name: Malonroth
God of: Time and Death.
Alignment: Neutral
Nature: A generally emotionless god, who prefers to keep to himself rather then mingle with his followers. Very rarely will he appear among them, only when he is greatly angered...or greatly curious. Prefers working behind the scenes, leading the path of time for his followers from cradle to grave.

Temple: http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/3694/temple0pc.jpg

Priesthood: 2 High Priest who attend to the Temple
A dozen priests and priestess who manage the temple as well as guest coming to worship.

Sacrifices: No sacrifices are actually givin in the usual sence, instead of sacrificing animals the people slowly give there life as gift to the god. As time moves the god slowly collects there life until they are greeted by death and then reborn. Such is why Malonroth is the god of Time and Death.

Culture: An elf like race of nomads that travel the area known as England, they are know as a very festive race, who live every day to there fulliest with celebrations and partys. A few of the race are gifted by Malonroth to have unnaturally long lives, but only a select few.

[Corey Dreher]

I'm changing my castle.

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/209/10bg1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is how it looks from the outside when the sun goes down....

[Xombie]

I'm changing my castle.

http://img290.imageshack.us/img290/209/10bg1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is how it looks from the outside when the sun goes down....

Damn thats crazy!

[Corey Dreher]

Damn thats crazy!

It has to be to protect me!

[The MunchKING]

Mr. Sandman = Approved.

[Captain Sarcasm]

Name: Khammu

God Of: Law and Justice

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Appearance:
http://www.freepgs.com/noriand/Kolern.JPG

Nature: Khammu is by far the most visible and accessable of the Gods. The civilization of his people live in the plains at the foot of Mount Khammu, which, by a freak chance, has a perfect representation of a man's face carved into the side. Criminals were tried by banishment to mount Khammu, where the innocent returned in good health and the guilty were never heard from again. In times of famine, great heards of deer would be driven downhill by landslides and when invaders threatened, the vast snowdrifts would melt, flooding the surrounding lowlands, wiping out any seige force. Over time, the belief in the power and wisdom of the mountain gave it sentience and a power rivalling its stature. Khammu can often be seen wandering the lands in the guise of a blind peasant or striding titanic across the night sky.

[The MunchKING]

Name: Hauster

Description: A proud (one might even say haughty) and honorable warrior Deity. Hauster rules over a tribe of nomadic warriors in what now ays would be western Germany. He tought to band together and the principles of honor. In stories about his prophets, he is often potrayed as a tall and broad warrior with bronze armour that shines like the sun and long flowing red hair.

[Xombie]

Is it going to start soon?

[The MunchKING]

Is it going to start soon?
It can start ehenever people start posting. But m stor post will probabl be tommrow or Monday.

[Mr.Sandman]

Ok.....I ask again...

exactly why have these threads been moved over here...really? Most of these threads have been a staple over at the Rumbles for quite some time.

...and I'd prefer and answer if you please, as opposed to a deleation of this post. -_-

[Matt]

RP threads, such as this one, are threads wherein a tanglible story is created.
Story creation threads belong on the NEB. Why they were never moved before now eludes me ... but that is the way it is now.

By all means, continue this thread. However, it's home (and all threads in a similar vein) will now be the NEB.

[The MunchKING]

RP threads, such as this one, are threads wherein a tanglible story is created.
Story creation threads belong on the NEB. Why they were never moved before now eludes me ... but that is the way it is now.

By all means, continue this thread. However, it's home (and all threads in a similar vein) will now be the NEB.
Dangit, threads like this have been on the Rumbles since the Early Third Age!! Why the reorg now, especially when it it inconviences the target audience??

[Matt]

I have already explained the reason why.
The purpose of these types of threads is to create a (more or less) coherent story, not to debate who wins what/how in a fight (which is what the Rumbles Board is for).
Story creation threads belong on the NEB.
Fight scenario threads belong on the Rumbles Board.

It has merely been an oversight that such threads have not been moved before.

[Altraferne]

Name: Shanigdurahm/ The Great Darkness
God Of: Darkness, Magic, (formerly Destruction)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Appearence:
http://tsoc.new21.net/fanart/Eugene/group/9/lei2.jpg
The Great Darkness (http://kat-khmiri.envy.nu/main%20page/KH/Pics/kh-19.jpg)
Mortal Guise (http://tsoc.new21.net/fanart/talia/things/data/fanpic/michung.jpg)

Nature: In the ancient times, Shanigdurahm was the Darkness of the Universe and created the Art of Magic so that his followers would weild great power. He was a very evil, angry god who warred against the Light and loathed the works of the forge. After being defeated in the Great War of Twilight, he has since renounced his evil ways and has become a passive god. He no longer seeks to destroy, now he seeks to observe and learn. At times he moves throughout the lands, and it is never certain what he might do. He recieves worship in the form of practicing Magic, his created art form. No sacrifices are required, only the loyalty to the craft. He favors things of beauty and elegance, things that are cold and dark and above all favors those things that are powerful. He proclaims that power is beautiful. He detests weakness, uglieness and stupidity and will destroy these things outright if he feels like it.

Culture: Shanigdurahm created many of the horrible monsters that roamed the Earth in ancient times, including Vampires, and they still worship him as their father through spreading fear and chaos. A race of demons also took him as their patron deity but have since been vanquished without his support. Magicians and Wizards are the only ones who trully worship him now, through their practice of the craft and the invoking of his powers. He is still known and respected as The Great Darkness throughout the lands and whispered in hushed fear of attracting his attention.

Clergy: None as such, but he has seen fit to choose an avatar so as to better relate to mortals. He has imparted his power and authority to a mortal girl named Serenity (http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs7/i/2005/166/4/2/Future_Raven___co_op_work_by_dannysulca.jpg) , who has become the most powerful Magician in the world. He also retains one of the demons who worshiped him, Oliester (http://tsoc.new21.net/fanart/Eugene/zel/2/yujinzel2.jpg) , as his personal messenger. Oliester was the most powerful of his kind below the five Lords that ruled them and he is the only one who remains. He too acts with a portion of Shanigdurham's power, though his intentions are always dubious.

Local: Free-roaming, though his presence is most strongly felt in the northern regions of Norway and Scandinavia.

[Corey Dreher]

I'm ready anytime.

Anthony and XOmbie, so we are in the first God Group right??

[Anthony Johanson]

I'm ready anytime.

Anthony and XOmbie, so we are in the first God Group right??

I would think so.

[Altraferne]

Perhaps our Thread Writer could give us a small scenario, just to start things rolling?

[Captain Sarcasm]

Munchy, is my guy approved?

[Altraferne]

Since I'm having fun with this idea, I'll just provide some "villain" gods for use. I won't be role-playing these, just puttin' 'em out there cause they're fun to think up.

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Name: Murohk
God of: Wrath/ Destruction
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Nature: Despises peace and harmony, wishes to plunge the world into total devastation. Inherited the Destruction god title from Shanigdurahm.
Culture: Berserkers and murderers, all those that hate and kill.
Worship: killing in anger or in hatred, vengence is his psalm and murder his hymn.

[Altraferne]

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Name: Heleticus
God Of: Blood and Fire
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Nature: a gluttonous, hedonistic deity, he craves the sight of human suffering and the shedding of blood. For this reason he incites wars and seiges. He doesn;t care if the world survives or not, he just wants carnage and the world swath in flame.
Culture: Warlords, psychopaths, and many Vampires of the more monstrous variety.
Worship: Mass sacrifices of anything that lives, he demands rivers of blood for tribute and burning at the stake is a favorite offering.

[Altraferne]

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Name: Aexpion
God of: Vanity, Seduction and False Light
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Nature: a black hearted fiend who appears beautiful and glorious but only uses the light to mask his abyssal nature. He tempts innocent souls with pleasing words and false promises of power and fortune. He then enslaves those souls to his will and uses them to empower himself.
Worship: He is conected to mirrors of all kinds and it is through them that he recieves his worship, those who faun over themselves and lust for material wealth. Through mirrors he can seduce and enslave.

[Altraferne]

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Name: Ahz
God of: Chaos
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Nature: a primordial deity that existed in the fires of the world before memory, he fought against the forces of reason and order that were coming into the world. About him gathered abominations against nature, titans and behemoths of terrible strength. He was defeated by the elder gods and imprisoned within the Underworld.
Culture: the most ancient beinsg still remember him and even in captivity his influence is still seen in the world, when things don't go as planned.
Worship: None as such, but most everyone still believes in his influence in the world.

[Altraferne]

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Name: Melestra
Goddess of: Silence
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Nature: Melestra remembers a time when there was nothing, nothing but the silence and the darkness. Nothing but the void and its infinite perfection. How she remembers this without being a Primordial deity is unknown and troubling to the Elder Gods. It is her desire to bring The Silence back, to end the "noise of life" altogether.
Culture: Assassins pray to her, as well as her devout, suicidal monks.
Worship: Sacrifices that silence the noise of life, commited in her name, are awarded her blessing.

[Altraferne]

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Name: Ban'hamag
Goddess of: Pain
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Nature: suffering and misery are what she thrives on and what she lives for. Whetehr the pain is from broken bones or broken spirits, she revels in it all. Her favorite pass-time is to bring great warriors against each other and watch them slug it out.
Culture: A series of masochistic cults that purform horrible mutilations on themselves and others as a sign of devotion.
Worship: Torture and cruelty, skinning, flaying, breaking, hacking burning.

[Altraferne]

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Name: Zarathuse
God of: Pride
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Nature: supremely arrogant and unsurpassingly haughty, Zarathuse devotes himself to conquest, the conquest and domination of all life. He will not rest or cease until every last sentient being bows before him and is slave to his will. He considers himself above all other gods and this is not without cause, as he is very powerful indeed.
Culture: Zarathuse rules those who rule others, kings, emperors, lords of all manner. Those that elevate themselves higher than they should, those who indulge in hubris and apotheosis feed him.
Worship: Zarathuse is blatant in his demands, total devotion, if he is disobeyed the penalty is worse than death. His rewards are the continued opportunity to serve him. His worshipers must give him everything they are, and in return he empowers them to carry out his will, making them totally dependant on him.