The Codex of Gods: An animelike Mythological RPG Sign-Up Thread!

[Siriel]

Ah, question, do we awaken shortly before the game, or are we going to do so in-game?

Also, what does "and basic knowledge thereof" covers?

[Cleric of Hell's Brigade]

Hey Cleric.

Are Skill, Perception and Agility going to max out earlier like in the SHR rpgs?

And if so do we still get the maxed out ability?

Agility actually won't this time, as it ties into reaction time.

Skill and Perception will, and yes, bonuses are allowed for filling those two categories out.

[The MunchKING]

Rather liked it, actually.

The spear could show up at first and not be nearly as powerful as it would be later on, of course.

What about Animal Followers? Will the Odin guy find himself a couple of talking Ravens following him around? Hades gets a weird Dog that grows a few extra heads, etc?

Sweet.

So, are fighting skills separate from personal skills? Like if I want Fianna to know karate or something, I don't need to put that in personal skills?

I would assume it would be whether you want it to be godly-level but I could be wrong.

T.G. Sharp? Too high an opinion, Miburo - nobody matches up with that version of Cid. :)

Speak for yourself, mortal.

Yes, they are seperate.

Hmmmmm... So what are these skills good for? I thought they were what you'd get at super levels to represent your Godly levels of skill in your chosen field.

About 2050 A.D. That way I can bring in some tech we don't have yet.

State of religion is the same as it is nowadays.

Nothing too spectactularly different.

In the not-to-distant future, Next Sunday AD.

[Miburohunter929]

NAME: Drake G. Quass

GENDER: Male

AGE: 27 years old

FORMER PERSONA: None Applicable. Holds a tenuous relationship with Clena Lazna the reincarnation of Nephtys– goddess of death, night and lamentation

NATIONALITY: Montreal, Canada

APPEARANCE: A light skinned male, sporting extremely short, dark brown hair, the same color as his eyes.

His usual traveling attire includes some manner of long, buttonless colored shirt reaching down to his waist, faded black jeans, and dark grey tennis shoes, with a wrinkled leather jacket of the same shade of grey.

If one were to look closely, they might notice the outline of some sort of holster protruding through his shirt.

He's usually seen carrying around a dingy, white backpack, filled to the brim with various tools of his profession.

CHARACTER HISTORY & PERSONALITY: A freelancing journalist, and a would be publicist, Drake Quass finds his profession has led him...

To a somewhat mediocre living, despite his notable talent in the field, in no small part due to him finding himself blackballed as the result of a petty grudge held against him by a former editor, one Drake himself is not entirely able to comprehend logically.

Despite his lack of understanding the logistics of the situation, Drake has embraced the situation, and takes great pains to return the favor in kind, when he finds himself between jobs, or even while in the midst of one.

Currently, Drake has found himself in the employ of one Clena Lanza, the now-crippled daughter of the a disgraced CEO of a corporation currently unknown to Drake himself.

Despite his misgivings over the task, and the somewhat laughable particulars of his job, the rather considerable amount of cash provided, along with other benefits, Drake accepted, although it turned out to be a tad stranger than he originally imagined.

spoilers:

Drake himself is not an reincarnated being of mythical power in any manner, despite the magical energies that currently flow though his body, courtesy of his employer as the result of the connection created between the two of them, allowing him to use her power as his own...and vice versa.

end of spoilers

Although a fairly composed, forgiving and mellow person, capable of great understanding and mercy, it has been said that his wrath towards those who manage to gain his ire in its entirety, far outstrips his softer qualities.

A fairly open minded being, Drake tends to be single-minded in the achievement of his ambitions, occasionally causing him to dabble in behaviors that would normally be considered usual to a man of his type.

CHARACTER SONG (Optional): Music you associate with the character.

PERSONAL SKILLS: Gunmanship--Although merely a hobbyist--aside from the firearm he carries for protection--Drake is a decent shot, familiar with a variety of guns, at least in theory.

GOD POWERS(S): Dark Sight: As a being empowered by the goddess of night, Drakes vision is entirely unaffected by the absence of light, allowing him to see with as much clarity during the darkest nights, as he would in the brightest days.

Nocturne: Drake can form a sphere of darkness, impairing the sight of all who stand within it. He can also fill the sight of an enemy with darkness, blinding them temporarily, via touch.

STATS: Stats that determine the physical and mental abilities of your character unrelated to his or her Alaphim Powers. You have 10 points to start out with. Please note that a standard/average human being has stats of 1 in all categories (aside from power/skill).

Brawn: 1
Speed:2
Agility: 2
Perception: 2
Power: 1+4=5
Skill: 1+1=2

[Cleric of Hell's Brigade]

Ah, question, do we awaken shortly before the game, or are we going to do so in-game?

Also, what does "and basic knowledge thereof" covers?

You'll all awaken (sans Miburo, who's character is the exception this time and will know well beforehand) very shortly into the game.

Basic knowledge means your newly discovered God Powers won't have you stumbling around unsure of yourselves or how to control it. It also coveres that you'll have basic knowledge of your previous life (I was a Sun god, I was a Moon god, I was gigantic, I had six legs, etc.......), but no real memories thereof (enough to recognize other Awakened Alaphim, but not enough to recall specific things your previous incarnation did).

Like riding a bike, as the old saying goes.

[The MunchKING]

Was there any question, my friends?

You're one of the Loa? I can't remember the one in Scion who hung out underwater and represented drowning deaths.

So Porky Pig, Scion of Jesus-Cable?

Hardly.

Both, technically. Speed lets you actually dodge the bullet, agility lets you react to it.

Speed 0, Agility 5 means you watch the bullet travel towards you in horror because you can't dodge it.

At least, that's what I get from his explanation.

Wouldn't that be the other way around? Speed 5 would mean you could see the bullet coming, but Agility 0 would mean you couldn't get yoour clumsy body out of the way in time.

Whereas Agility 5 would let you dodge the bullet, if only you had the Speed to know where it was (or the Perception to figure out where it came from).

This still isn't by any stretch of the imagination the weakest power. :)

She could go out, purchase a couple of knives, then have all kinds of capability to use her shapeshifting to do all kinds of things (escape, spy, mess with people, massive mobility on land/in air/in water, and yes, even fight), and still have the hand to hand weapons.

It's not all about 'how good does power make me in fight?' ;)

[The MunchKING]

Pretty much (Skill would bleed into that, obviously) but yeah, just straight up super genius.

Sweet!! Thoth was such a good choice.

Agility actually won't this time, as it ties into reaction time.

Skill and Perception will, and yes, bonuses are allowed for filling those two categories out.

Hmmmm... I can max out skill?? That sounds useful.

Basic knowledge means your newly discovered God Powers won't have you stumbling around unsure of yourselves or how to control it. It also coveres that you'll have basic knowledge of your previous life (I was a Sun god, I was a Moon god, I was gigantic, I had six legs, etc.......), but no real memories thereof (enough to recognize other Awakened Alaphim, but not enough to recall specific things your previous incarnation did).

Interesting.

[Tami]

So far so good. That leaves Tami and two questions.

I think I need to see if there is a list of everyone else's choices before I decide.

[Chou Blaster]

Here Tami.

List of Characters so far:

Guy1/Seth/Set
sharkerbob/Yumina/Tlazolteolt
ChouBlaster/Daniel/Quetzalcoatl
Ptrvc/Jack/Doom Hound
Kevin M/Hades
WickerFury/Gayarthi/Morrigan
Ghost/Fianna/Fenrir
Legato/Jia Li/Ares
Omegaalith/Loki
Subzero MKA/Kyle/Hermes
Yun Lao/Travis/Iktomi
Sound Silence/Balin/Balor
Froggy/Jim/Ra
mailedbypostman1/Laurence/Apollo
KingofPie/Rafi/Anansi
Siriel/Ryo/Jörmungandr
Gladiaria Alata/Lucy/Lugh Samildanach
Captain England/Gregory/Raven
Sharpandpointies/Kristen/Durga
WickedElphaba/Olivia/Chronos
Guy Smiley/Dexter/Echidna
FistofIron/Samuel/Bishamonten

[Tami]

So far so good. That leaves Tami and two questions.

Kali seems to be defined by that one story of her mindless rampage, which my not make for good character development and story development. I'm going to find a God or Goddess who is more 3 dimensional, one i can work with better.

[Tami]

Here Tami.

List of Characters so far:

Guy1/Seth/Set
sharkerbob/Yumina/Tlazolteolt
ChouBlaster/Daniel/Quetzalcoatl
Ptrvc/Jack/Doom Hound
Kevin M/Hades
WickerFury/Gayarthi/Morrigan
Ghost/Fianna/Fenrir
Legato/Jia Li/Ares
Omegaalith/Loki
Subzero MKA/Kyle/Hermes
Yun Lao/Travis/Iktomi
Sound Silence/Balin/Balor
Froggy/Jim/Ra
mailedbypostman1/Laurence/Apollo
KingofPie/Rafi/Anansi
Siriel/Ryo/Jörmungandr
Gladiaria Alata/Lucy/Lugh Samildanach
Captain England/Gregory/Raven
Sharpandpointies/Kristen/Durga
WickedElphaba/Olivia/Chronos
Guy Smiley/Dexter/Echidna
FistofIron/Samuel/Bishamonten

Thanks.

[Chou Blaster]

Sweet!! Thoth was such a good choice.



Hmmmm... I can max out skill?? That sounds useful.



Interesting.

You star toff with 10 points. Half ofthat can go to Skill. After all you do whatyou do best. HAX the system.

[The MunchKING]

You star toff with 10 points. Half ofthat can go to Skill. After all you do whatyou do best. HAX the system.

Not all 10??

With 10 in power, that makes your character both weaker and slower than a normal human (normal humans have a 1 in all stats aside from skill/power, as the opening post says).

[Miburohunter929]

NAME: Clena Jillian Lazna
GENDER: Female

AGE: 18 years old

FORMER PERSONA:Nephtys--Goddess of death, night, and lamentation.

(See also: Drake Quass)

NATIONALITY: Madrid, Spain

APPEARANCE: What your character looks like. Pictures are welcome, but written detailed descriptions are encouraged.

CHARACTER HISTORY & PERSONALITY: A formerly bright, chipper girl, plunged into despair at her moment of triumph.

The brilliant daughter of a CEO presiding over a successful company, and being groomed to become next in line to the throne herself, Clena led a privileged, enjoyable life very few people were blessed with.

At the same time, she was entirely unaware of the dark dealings of her family, and the corporation itself.

By unknown means, Clena somehow managed to discover her true existence as one of Reborn Alophaim, her life spiraling downwards just as she began to investigate the meaning of what she had learned.

Unfortunately, other concerns had popped up suddenly.

In short order, the darker dealings of her corporation were revealed, along with the actions of her own family, resulting in them being shunned, before eventually becoming ousted from the corporation they had founded. It was only by a technicality that her mother avoided prison.

Although disheartened , Clena was resolute in her desire to understand what she was, and pressed onwards, taking solace in the fact the worst of things had already transpired.

Naturally, by some stroke of fate—or perhaps the designs of man or something greater-- a disaster befell Clena herself, leaving her a paraplegic, sending her spiraling into a deep depression.

Perhaps by yet another stroke of fate, a method to restore her current body, and restore the power she held in another life was revealed to her, and in her desperate state, she readily employed her resources to find one who would meet the requirements of making her hope become a reality.

spoilers:

In her current state, Clena is immobilized, and was laid low before she gained any extraordinary amount of her powers, leaving her in the same state a normal being in her position would be. However, she did have some level of power, allowing her to form a connection of her alophamic essence with that of Drake for a reason the journalist does not entirely understand

end of spoilers


CHARACTER SONG (Optional): Music you associate with the character.

PERSONAL SKILLS: Although it has not been witnessed in sometime, Clena was said to be fairly talented as both a golfer and drummer.

GOD POWERS(S): The power you start the game out with. This is dependant, of course, on which person you play as. (Hermes can't shoot lightning bolts, as an example). This power can be offensive, defensive, a weapon, general magic, etc......Every time you level up, you will unlock another of your God Powers and list it here.

When describing your chosen power, please be as specific as possible: I will want to know the ability, its effect, and preferably the mechanics behind the effect.

Also note that all reborn Alaphim will be on an even level with each other. Zeus' reborn character won't be more powerul than, say, Anansi is, all told.

Observe that a few powers will be banned for plot-related reasons. Also, as GM I reserve the liberty to impose restrictions to your powers or suggest alternatives.

Stats: Clenas stats are more or less Irrelevant, for obvious reasons. Atleast for now.

[Sharkerbob]

Kali seems to be defined by that one story of her mindless rampage, which my not make for good character development and story development. I'm going to find a God or Goddess who is more 3 dimensional, one i can work with better.

You don't have to make your character a cut and paste duplicate of the god. You can use Kali as a basis, then build up from there. Or, just look up her core aspects, then figure out the closest personality correlations, and backtrack the character history to figure out the causes for that behavior beyond simply being "Kali reincarnated."