Godhood Mk.II OOC: The party has just begun!

[BSBen]

Hey all! This is BSBen, here with the lowdown on a new Godhood thread. KarneWarrior, the runner of the last thread decided that the epicness of the game was too much for him. Many were disappointed because of the possibilities that never happened. After he pronounced that, I went ahead and said something stupid:

I might just run this. If I do, I will start the thread over again so that I can have the original post, as well as trying to get others to join. Not right now though. One way or another, I'll let you guys know by next weekend

I guess I'm following through. Welcome to Godhood Mk.II.

This thread is for OOC chatter and there are no restrictions for posting (other than the obvious forum rules). You do not need to be signed up for the game to chat about Godhood here. Please be aware that there is no main thread right now, as I'm setting up rules and stuff. Feel free to suggest ideas and complain about the unfairness of it all. I am changing a few things from the original thread, and the list of things here may change as time goes on and probably grow a hell of a lot larger.

"What the hell is this, anyway?"
The basic premise is that you are a god that has arrived in a fairly bare universe. Your job is to godmod the ever-living crud out of this universe using points of power that I assign you based on how much your god is represented in the universe. You're a magma god? If there's a planet of fire and molten rock, you get bonuses. Some asshole water god cools off the planet? You lose those bonuses. This creates a tug-of-war between the various gods in order to take control, and some interesting dynamics.

"God-modding?"
Yes, I said god-modding. All of the results of moves are created by you, the person who made them. This does not mean that you are free to do as you please. Your power level needs to be kept track of because there are in-game consequences for using too much or too little, and they can be pretty harsh. I'll set these at a later time, but know for now that you won't get kicked right away if you miss a turn or do more than you were supposed to. You will, however, probably wish that you kept a better eye on your turn counter.

"So how do these points work, anyway?"
I am going to keep the points system from the first attempt, but I'm going to expand a little on how to use them. Each player is guaranteed a small number of actions per turn. Pretty much nothing can affect these actions, but maybe you can affect the players themselves... Any attempt to do so would require many actions (depending on what you're doing) and might piss the others off, so beware.

"I gotcha. How many of these points do we get?"
Unlike the last game, I'm probably going to start off the players with a small cache of points (around five or so), and make the base income one instead of two. This will help get the gods started in the beginning and make them more dependent on the universe for their power, which makes them less able to ignore the environment and how other players act.

"How much are these points worth?"
The values of the points will more or less stay the same as the first game. It would take two action points worth of power to make a small home plane, and creating a earth-sized rock without an atmosphere would also take two points. Other actions take an amount of points relative to that scale. If there's any question about how many points something costs, feel free to ask me.

"I don't think that's enough points to do much..."
Don't despair. You gain points faster by making the universe represent your spheres of power. Let's say that you are in charge of light. Having more stars and making the universe lighter gives you more actions. Conversely, someone could take these actions away by snuffing those stars. It's in your best interest to take an active hand in the creation of the universe, or you may end up much weaker then the gods around you.

"Alright, I've heard enough. Where do I sign up?"
No more gods are joining the pantheon right now. Go ahead and make up some characters and post them here, though. I might do something with them or invite other people at a later date depending on how this goes.

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Character Sheet
Character Name: (Trogdor)
Physical Description: (One armed dragon-thing. This should probably be a bit longer. Pictures accepted, but not required.)
Spheres of Power: (Fire, Power, Strength. Keep this at three for now.)
Additional Info:(Burninates everything he feels like. Kills peasants for fun. Blah, blah, whatever else you want to say here. Probably want a description of basic abilities, at least.)

Just fill it in and post it. Simple enough.

BE WARNED: This does require some fairly heavy RP, and is not meant to be silly. That doesn't mean that you can't do silly things, but the overall theme is somewhat serious. A order god, for example, wouldn't be pulling pranks on people, but a mad chaotic trickster might. Keep this in mind when signing up.

[BSBen]

LIST OF GODLINGS

Draykon

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Character Name: Esuna -Nightmare State-
Physical Description: Even after quadrillions of years of the ravages of objectivity, she has managed to hold on to her vague form. Once described as 'a beautiful girl, bathed in a white light,' it might be hard to still call her beautiful. Her form cannot truly be described, as she has never been seen to appear outside of dreams. Still, there is something disheartening about her current appearance, as though her mere presence could be likened to a mental storm.

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Spheres of Power: Dreams, Chaos
Additional Info: An ancient Goddess, who is said to have contributed to countless universes. Her greatest pleasure is sentient life forms- beings whose emotions and dreams need not obey the rules of their reality. In that since, she has been said to embody Chaos.

She once loved all living things, but in her vast existence she has found that all life that does not inevitably self-destruct will turn towards objectivity- a worldview that is actually harmful to her.

She was once a cat-in-a-box, a being capable of assuming any form she liked. But as life she raised slowly turned towards objectivity, their rationality slowly tore apart her form. She is left now with only a finite number of forms. In her current state- called the Nightmare form- she has come to despise even the slightest bit of rationality. Her ideal society has become a world of dreamers, even if it means leaving the physical world behind.

There's no need for rules! No need for stability! This is all your worlds! Do as you like! Those who allow themselves to be controlled by the rules will be killed by them!

elitepastafa

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Character Name: Galvesh
Physical Description: A large geode composed of a slightly translucent stone. When the light is just right, you can see through the outer shell and into the crystals within.
Spheres of Power: Secrets, discovery, exploration
Additional Info: Galvesh greatly enjoys secrets, however, he enjoys the finding of secrets even more. Often, he will go to great lengths to hide objects (I use the term loosely here), and will sit back and watch as people fnd them, whether intentionally or otherwise.

Supernerd

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Character Name: Trecariel
Physical Description: Has two different forms. One is fairly humanoid in appearance with long colorless hair, the other resembles a massive flower bud that has not yet bloomed.
Spheres of Power: Death, Karma, Souls.
Additional Info: A god that collects and judges souls of mortals and rules over the afterlife. He reincarnates the souls of the dead back into newborn mortals beings which causes them to retain traits from previous lives, and the souls generally are enhanced by the process. After living hundreds or even thousands of lives Trecariel would turn them into beautiful sacred flowers and grow stronger in doing so. In the event that a soul should collect too many impurities then he would instead shatter it and cast it unto oblivion.

sjasogun

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Character name: Ûr
Physical Description:(Picture here, spoilered for hugeness: )

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To add to the description the picture provides: He is blind, although he uses some kind of sixth sense to locate people and objects.
Spheres of Power:Lightning, Intellect, Peace
Additional Info:Ûr is the god of peace; he seeks to unite the gods and sapients in harmony. This andless and fruitless endeavor has given him much knowledge not only about the workings of sapient minds, but also about the structure of the universe. He has no future predicting abilities, although he can sense more substantial changes in the fabric of space (such as a god dying far away or a planet getting destroyed). He also accepts what is to come; only the god of fate has the power to control and change fate. He is the protective deity of sapients, although they don't always worship him. Although he is very calm and peaceful, lightning occasionally erupts from one of the points on his bracelets. He usually aims these at planets, so he won't hurt other gods. These lightning bolts cause thunderstorms on the planet's surface.

chimericWilder

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Character Name: Shaitan
Physical Description:

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Lil Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fa3Mfo_NJI

Spheres of Power: War, Destruction, Corruption
Additional Info: Shaitan, a god of shadows and maliciousness, seeks nothing more than to destroy the sapients' world, using great armies of black warriors, created by himself, or turned from the sapients themselves. Sometimes, Shaitan would take form himself in order to crush any opposition. His corruptive powers might just even allow him to materialize in others planes.

Hyancinth

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Character Name: Ceira (KAI-ra)
Physical Description: Appears as a tiny young girl. She has long black hair, reaching to almost her waist, and large, luminous blue eyes. Dressed in a pale white smock, she is always barefoot and always has a few flowers braided into her hair.
Spheres of Power: Childhood. Birth. Nature.
Additional Info: Ceira is quite a young Goddess. Unlike the others in this new universe, this is the first universe she will take part in the creation of. She delights in simple pleasures; flowers, meadows, peaceful animals. Whimsical and playful, Ceira was once a Dryad from a world lost in the folds of time. Her worshipers are the creatures of the woods; nymphs, dryads; deer and rabbits; birds and butterflies. Flowers and trees flourish in her presence; and forest Druids consecrate their rituals and dances to her.

momatoes

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Character Name: Narsis
Physical Description: At times a sleek, silver fox; at others, a pale woman clad in rich robes. Her voice is like the purest tone, and she moves slowly through her domain.
Spheres of Power: Memories, thought, words

Additional Info: Narsis was a goddess of a doomed people. Stricken with nostalgia and fear for the loss of their history, they created Narsis to preserve the memories of the world. With the destruction of her homeworld, she now finds herself in a barren universe. For the first time, she is a creator, not a preserver. She is unused to her powers of creation and will most likely attempt to recreate the lost civilization of her people. Narsis can perfectly recreate anything or anyone that she has seen, and can also reach into the thought of humans, animals and even inanimate objects to unlock insights and secrets. Narsis uses the power of words to fuel her creation; conversely, she can also reduce an object to an essential "word", keeping the word hidden until the right time, transforming reality into pure thought. She is often depicted as a woman with a golden key in her mouth.

CaptainZaven

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NAME: QUAD
DESCRIPTION: An off-white, generally amorphous blob. The surface has some give to it, but is basically solid underneath, like a few inches of rubber over steel. The only constant feature are four small, flat panels which constantly change position. These panels are used for communication, with words and images appearing to convey thoughts and emotions. Through these panels, all of QUAD's thoughts and ideas are shown. However, some panels may not always be visible, and there is no way of differentiating the logic from the emotion panels. In addition to this, each panel emits a scent related to the image.
SPHERES OF POWER: Logic, Order, Precision
Additional Info: QUAD is one of the few beings capable of balancing logic and emotion objectively. While generally this balance is 50:50, in times of extreme duress it will shift towards emotions or towards logical actions. It seeks to create a similar harmony in sapients, and tries to avoid or change sapients that it perceives to be either too emotional or too calculating. Due to its quadrality, it shows a heavy liking to the number four, and multiples thereof. Due to this, it seeks to alter objects under its influence so that they reflect this.

oidip

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Character Name: Angern
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Spheres of Power: Worship, Sadness and Ice
Additional Info: Angern himself is a very jolly god. However he become jealous of other creatures happiness and seeks to end it. Above that desire he longs to be acknoledged by the very mortals he seeks to ruin. His control over the cold helps him to force their weak bodies into worshiping him.

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Character Name: Shaitan
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Lil Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fa3Mfo_NJI

Spheres of Power: War, Destruction, Corruption
Additional Info: Shaitan, a god of shadows and maliciousness, seeks nothing more than to destroy the sapients' world, using great armies of black warriors, created by himself, or turned from the sapients themselves. Sometimes, Shaitan would take form himself in order to crush any opposition. His corruptive powers might just even allow him to materialize in others planes.

[Draykon]

Character Name: Esuna -Nightmare State-
Physical Description: Even after quadrillions of years of the ravages of objectivity, she has managed to hold on to her vague form. Once described as 'a beautiful girl, bathed in a white light,' it might be hard to still call her beautiful. Her form cannot truly be described, as she has never been seen to appear outside of dreams. Still, there is something disheartening about her current appearance, as though her mere presence could be likened to a mental storm.

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Spheres of Power: Dreams, Chaos
Additional Info: An ancient Goddess, who is said to have contributed to countless universes. Her greatest pleasure is sentient life forms- beings whose emotions and dreams need not obey the rules of their reality. In that since, she has been said to embody Chaos.

She once loved all living things, but in her vast existence she has found that all life that does not inevitably self-destruct will turn towards objectivity- a worldview that is actually harmful to her.

She was once a cat-in-a-box, a being capable of assuming any form she liked. But as life she raised slowly turned towards objectivity, their rationality slowly tore apart her form. She is left now with only a finite number of forms. In her current state- called the Nightmare form- she has come to despise even the slightest bit of rationality. Her ideal society has become a world of dreamers, even if it means leaving the physical world behind.

There's no need for rules! No need for stability! This is all your worlds! Do as you like! Those who allow themselves to be controlled by the rules will be killed by them!

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I've been in a couple of these God-RPs before, typically with this same character. I like to think of her gradual mental breakdown as part of my personal mythology.

[BSBen]

Cool. That works fine.

[elitepastafa]

Character Name: Galvesh
Physical Description: A large geode composed of a slightly translucent stone. When the light is just right, you can see through the outer shell and into the crystals within.
Spheres of Power: Secrets, discovery, exploration
Additional Info: Galvesh greatly enjoys secrets, however, he enjoys the finding of secrets even more. Often, he will go to great lengths to hide objects (I use the term loosely here), and will sit back and watch as people fnd them, whether intentionally or otherwise.

[BSBen]

Ok, that works. Would like to have a slight bit more on the geode, though. For example, how can you see that it is a geode? What's inside? Does anyone know its contents? What kind of stone is the outside made of?

I sorta think that the second and third questions don't have answers, but a bit more info on the looks of the geode would be nice.

[Supernerd]

How's this?

Character Name: Trecariel
Physical Description: Has two different forms. One is fairly humanoid in appearance with long colorless hair, the other resembles a massive flower bud that has not yet bloomed.
Spheres of Power: Death, Karma, Souls.
Additional Info: A god that collects and judges souls of mortals and rules over the afterlife. He reincarnates the souls of the dead back into newborn mortals beings which causes them to retain traits from previous lives, and the souls generally are enhanced by the process. After living hundreds or even thousands of lives Trecariel would turn them into beautiful sacred flowers and grow stronger in doing so. In the event that a soul should collect too many impurities then he would instead shatter it and cast it unto oblivion.

[BSBen]

Good. One more for the god pile.

I'm going to ask a few questions about how to initialize the world once a few more peeps join.

[Supernerd]

Oh, and I like the Trogdor reference.

[elitepastafa]

Sorry bout that, I was in a huirrry when I made that post. It is a bit more detailed now.

[sjasogun]

Character name: Ûr
Physical Description:(Picture here, spoilered for hugeness: )

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To add to the description the picture provides: He is blind, although he uses some kind of sixth sense to locate people and objects.
Spheres of Power:Lightning, Intellect, Peace
Additional Info:Ûr is the god of peace; he seeks to unite the gods and sapients in harmony. This andless and fruitless endeavor has given him much knowledge not only about the workings of sapient minds, but also about the structure of the universe. He has no future predicting abilities, although he can sense more substantial changes in the fabric of space (such as a god dying far away or a planet getting destroyed). He also accepts what is to come; only the god of fate has the power to control and change fate. He is the protective deity of sapients, although they don't always worship him. Although he is very calm and peaceful, lightning occasionally erupts from one of the points on his bracelets. He usually aims these at planets, so he won't hurt other gods. These lightning bolts cause thunderstorms on the planet's surface.

[BSBen]

Okay. I don't really see how lightning ties into his descriptions, though.

The OP has been updated on the points system. I listened to chimericWilder's comments on the slow start and how he didn't want to go through that again, and came up with this. Feel free to post your thoughts on the rules so far.

[sjasogun]

Oops, I knew I forgot something. I'll edit my post with the lightning-thingy.

[BSBen]

A bit better. Just know that creating thunderstorms and stuff isn't a free action because it's in your description.

[sjasogun]

I know, I'll use it ocasionally, when I need to waste some turns, since I'm not always around as often as others.

[BSBen]

Updated the OP a little for sjasogun's new description and to organize things for easier viewing. Also added a bit on gaining actions.

[chimericWilder]

Updated meh post up there

[Hyacinth]

Character Name: Ceira (KAI-ra)
Physical Description: Appears as a tiny young girl. She has long black hair, reaching to almost her waist, and large, luminous blue eyes. Dressed in a pale white smock, she is always barefoot and always has a few flowers braided into her hair.
Spheres of Power: Childhood. Birth. Nature.
Additional Info: Ceira is quite a young Goddess. Unlike the others in this new universe, this is the first universe she will take part in the creation of. She delights in simple pleasures; flowers, meadows, peaceful animals. Whimsical and playful, Ceira was once a Dryad from a world lost in the folds of time. Her worshipers are the creatures of the woods; nymphs, dryads; deer and rabbits; birds and butterflies. Flowers and trees flourish in her presence; and forest Druids consecrate their rituals and dances to her.

[BSBen]

Shadow of the colossus, huh. Chimeric is good, but is a copycat.

Ceria is good. You're in. Gotta update the second post now.

Edit: This is a question about the history of the world. I have an idea regarding the origins of this universe based on the panthenon of gods in the previous thread.
Does anyone mind me using that as backstory, or do you guys want me to make a whole new beginning?

[chimericWilder]

Shadow of the colossus, huh. Chimeric is good, but is a copycat.

I merely use the looks the guy since i fail at drawing something up meself.

Go ahead and use your backstory, fine by me.

[BSBen]

You didn't need to use a picture, ya know. Not to mention that you took a picture of an evil black thing that is an analogue to war, corruption, and destruction and used it for your evil black thing that is an analogue to war, corruption, and destruction. It's a copy.

Anyway, you don't really need to worry about it. It works, and you're in.

[chimericWilder]

Hey. It was never mentioned what Dormin actually did. Except that he likely killed things.
Shush.

[momatoes]

I hope I can still join! This is my character sheet:

Character Sheet
Character Name: Narsis
Physical Description: At times a sleek, silver fox; at others, a pale woman clad in rich robes. Her voice is like the purest tone, and she moves slowly through her domain.
Spheres of Power: Memories, thought, words

Additional Info: Narsis was a goddess of a doomed people. Stricken with nostalgia and fear for the loss of their history, they created Narsis to preserve the memories of the world. With the destruction of her homeworld, she now finds herself in a barren universe. For the first time, she is a creator, not a preserver. She is unused to her powers of creation and will most likely attempt to recreate the lost civilization of her people. Narsis can perfectly recreate anything or anyone that she has seen, and can also reach into the thought of humans, animals and even inanimate objects to unlock insights and secrets. Narsis uses the power of words to fuel her creation; conversely, she can also reduce an object to an essential "word", keeping the word hidden until the right time, transforming reality into pure thought. She is often depicted as a woman with a golden key in her mouth.

[BSBen]

Added. Again, welcome to the forums, momma.

Edit: Momma's post brought up something that is mildly important. Your god does not need a history, but an introduction is necessary when you first post in the main thread. It could be how you were created in this universe, or how you entered, or a bit about how you saw the world around you at that moment. It allows others to get a glimpse of how your character acts before you start talking. Not really important for me to tell you right now, but I figure that I should tell you before I start the game.