[PDQ] Brave New World (Started/Open)

[booksv2]

In terms of a pantheon I think a lot will be seen during play as we haven't actually interacted with mortals yet, belief in gods will probably be based on exposure to and the spread of tales about their actions.
But theres no reason not to belive in multiple gods if you hear stories about them or they actually show up on their doorstep, so a polytheism seems the most likely. then again Some gods could of course impose a "No gods before me!" or "all other gods are but an aspect of myself" rule on their specific peoples too.

The world knows nothing of us currently so I would say right now it's pantheon would be comparable to the pantheon of Richard Dawkins. minus Richard Dawkins.

Even for pantheons that did make humans less than stellar they were used to describe a group of superpowered beings, so i think eventually even if half of us treat humans like crap we will be rolled into a pantheon. Mostly because many times it is done as a group of "Light" gods verses a group of "Dark" gods.

I don't think we need worry about being a pantheon yet since that is something we will make to keep everyone in check with several universal rules we must follow, and right now before there is a lot of mortals to effect we have no worry.


For primitive mortals everything is a god, lightning or a storm or a volcano or even getting sick. So being called a god and being recognized as one isnt going to be that hard, since while most lost that idea after they became more civilized it would be hard to lose that if you have a physical thing to SHOW you that it is indeed a god and can destroy you if you piss them off enough.

That is a good point, I didn't consider corruption in sex. I think the area where corruption is most dominant would be in STDs, which physically corrupt the body. Maybe also prostitution and rape as well, since they are corruptions of society and the mind. You could debatably include some forms of BDSM as well...

ANYWAY, I vote a change of subject. I was thinking before about religion on earth; specifically the difference between pantheons, like those of the Roman, Egyptian, and Norse gods, and monotheism. I was wondering how our patron mortals will structure their religion. For example, will the plantfolk of Leilani believe in the existence of Gi'zeal without worshipping him? Or would they mistakenly consider Gi'zeal a false god? Are our gods a pantheon for all species, or a lot of separate 'one and only' gods? I personally prefer the idea of a pantheon.

I will skip over the topic of corruption in this sense since people want to skip.

But how they put us together is more on how we wish to be seen than how they do, again because every pantheon is created to enforce several rules on those inside it.

Knowing there is something out there is different than worshiping it, since you know of the existence of lightning and know that it can kill you you still don't worship it. It is much the same, the act of knowing that there is a god does not mean you will be worshiping them, more like they have an option of doing so.

Which is one of the good points about having a pantheon, for good gods, is that then you dont have people fighting over it to much who is better. It is either first among many or the leader. Though everyone still has a problem with those who worship dark gods and will more than likely try hunting them down or putting them on trial after there is a high enough general intelligence.

If a pantheon is made it is easy to make each god a different type since many have done in the past, in my opinion you don't have to give humans or something similar a lot of info for them to make a whole lot of pomp to put around it.

 

[Thomas Barnsley]

Another matter that should be considered is whether or not we will try to play our characters up as gods to any mortals we do encounter. As for how the would be pantheon may be built, I'd say it hinges on our actions to other mortals in either making them heroes, thralls, or just regarding them as a dinner guest.

I could be completely wrong, but I thought we had to create all the sentient mortals. That would mean that there are currently no mortals on the planet to begin with.

Question for GM I guess; are there any sentient mortal occupying the planet at the time of our arrival?

 

[Methodia Chicken]

Another matter that should be considered is whether or not we will try to play our characters up as gods to any mortals we do encounter. As for how the would be pantheon may be built, I'd say it hinges on our actions to other mortals in either making them heroes, thralls, or just regarding them as a dinner guest.

I could be completely wrong, but I thought we had to create all the sentient mortals. That would mean that there are currently no mortals on the planet to begin with.

Question for GM I guess; are there any sentient mortal occupying the planet at the time of our arrival?

from the intro

The planet that the prodigies crash landed on was not devoid of life, but what sentient species that lived on it was primitive. Similar to what they had once been, but far from what they now were. Their new powers made it possible for them to claim superiority over them if they desired too. They could be as gods walking amongst mere mortals. Of course, the opposite was a possibility as well. Perhaps they would be more inclined to aid life on the planet.

so I take that as: yes there is sentient life, but those we create from scratch would not be far behind them in terms of society.

 

[Thomas Barnsley]

Another matter that should be considered is whether or not we will try to play our characters up as gods to any mortals we do encounter. As for how the would be pantheon may be built, I'd say it hinges on our actions to other mortals in either making them heroes, thralls, or just regarding them as a dinner guest.

I could be completely wrong, but I thought we had to create all the sentient mortals. That would mean that there are currently no mortals on the planet to begin with.

Question for GM I guess; are there any sentient mortal occupying the planet at the time of our arrival?

from the intro

The planet that the prodigies crash landed on was not devoid of life, but what sentient species that lived on it was primitive. Similar to what they had once been, but far from what they now were. Their new powers made it possible for them to claim superiority over them if they desired too. They could be as gods walking amongst mere mortals. Of course, the opposite was a possibility as well. Perhaps they would be more inclined to aid life on the planet.

so I take that as: yes there is sentient life, but those we create from scratch would not be far behind them in terms of society.

Oh yeeeeah, I remember that now! Thanks.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

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I love that there's discussion going on.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any preferences on where they start or if it's cool that I just randomly place gods where I feel like. It applies to starting close to someone else as well. I might place some gods closer together than others, so as to not have to write an individual starting location for everyone.

Does everyone have skype as well that they could use in case I start a skype group for it? I know that Doc and Lily does. My skype is Wenseph in case anyone wants to add me already. I haven't decided if I'll use escapist group dice or some other site yet.

 

[Godzillarich(aka tf2godz)]

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I love that there's discussion going on.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any preferences on where they start or if it's cool that I just randomly place gods where I feel like. It applies to starting close to someone else as well. I might place some gods closer together than others, so as to not have to write an individual starting location for everyone.

Does everyone have skype as well that they could use in case I start a skype group for it? I know that Doc and Lily does. My skype is Wenseph in case anyone wants to add me already. I haven't decided if I'll use escapist group dice or some other site yet.

1. yes, I have skype

2. You already know where I'm starting. so yeah.

3. I have no idea what we were talking about for the past two days. something about love.

4. I can't wait to play.

 

[Anti-American Eagle]

Would any of your characters may be into the idea of seeing the world and what things that dwell on, or in it?

As was suggested, Venari would be up for that.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any preferences on where they start or if it's cool that I just randomly place gods where I feel like. It applies to starting close to someone else as well. I might place some gods closer together than others, so as to not have to write an individual starting location for everyone.

Does everyone have skype as well that they could use in case I start a skype group for it? I know that Doc and Lily does. My skype is Wenseph in case anyone wants to add me already. I haven't decided if I'll use escapist group dice or some other site yet.

Venari would prefer to start in the arctic... or an arctic or alpine tundra. If we've been here for a year he's likely already following around a tribe of humans for that matter.

I have skype and I'll add you likely tonight when I get around to it, and i'm up for there being a skype group for this. As for dice, I suggest setting up a group here as well for the sake of transparency with everyone for the rolls.

 

[Doc Gnosis]

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any preferences on where they start or if it's cool that I just randomly place gods where I feel like. It applies to starting close to someone else as well. I might place some gods closer together than others, so as to not have to write an individual starting location for everyone.

At this point, I have not quite developed an idea of where I want Thumero started in. Go ahead with whatever place you have in mind; I'll try to adapt.

 

[Thomas Barnsley]

3. I have no idea what we were talking about for the past two days. something about love.

4. I can't wait to play.

Just to clarify (fast becoming my favourite expression, that one), we were more talking about the nature of domains, which is VERY important to the story as you could imagine. The only reason love was involved was because I used it as my example when I initiated the discussion, since my character has tht as her domain.
Though I will admit, we did probably get somewhat off topic...

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any preferences on where they start or if it's cool that I just randomly place gods where I feel like. It applies to starting close to someone else as well. I might place some gods closer together than others, so as to not have to write an individual starting location for everyone.

Does everyone have skype as well that they could use in case I start a skype group for it? I know that Doc and Lily does. My skype is Wenseph in case anyone wants to add me already. I haven't decided if I'll use escapist group dice or some other site yet.

Ok, I have Skype, so I'll add you now probably. I'm not very good at using it, however, so be warned.

I have no preferrence as to where I start. Though I kind of like rain. Is it too much to ask that it be raining?

 

[Methodia Chicken]

Hmmm guess I have to make a skype.

as for starting location I think I'll want somewhere bordering several populated areas or god claimed regions. preferably on a coast, or in a forest.
but I guess that depends on our ability to move around, as I might explore the world a bit before setting down roots anyway (If I set down at all).

 

[booksv2]

So, i know you said there are not a lot of mortals but there are some.

Can we get a small run down on the basic types and where roughly they are and how they look? I get they are not even in tribes yet but it would be nice to know what kinds of beings we will be coming on when we start and because if nothing else it will be interesting to interact with them.

But also because i want to know how many different races there are already just starting out.



for a starting location inside a set of mountain caves or on top of a mountain are both awesome.

 

[Thomas Barnsley]

Gaining inspiration from chicken, I've decided I would quite like a coast. A coast, with a STORM. Crashing waves, booming thunder, lashing rain, all that jazz.

If that's hard, I don't mind going somewhere different, but stormy coast is my preference.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

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You're the only one who haven't added me on skype now.

So, i know you said there are not a lot of mortals but there are some.

Can we get a small run down on the basic types and where roughly they are and how they look? I get they are not even in tribes yet but it would be nice to know what kinds of beings we will be coming on when we start and because if nothing else it will be interesting to interact with them.

But also because i want to know how many different races there are already just starting out.



for a starting location inside a set of mountain caves or on top of a mountain are both awesome.

I guess I'll go with three races starting out. They're probably in tribes or similar communities already actually. Tribes were pretty early. Humans won't exist from the start, as I find it the most boring standard race. So if someone wants humans they'll have to create them themselves. It's an alien planet too, not earth.

<spoiler=Nirn> The most mundane race I suppose. Basically dark skinned elves. They don't really live anywhere, keeping a nomadic lifestyle and always moving.

<spoiler=Feyeath>The smallest race. If they weren't clever and agile they'd probably be dead long ago. They look like Aurins for reference, but with fur instead of skin. They live in forests, tropics or other environments with a lot of trees, plants and such. Some of them ventures near coasts as well.

<spoiler=Kaish>The stout and largest race. They're strong and hardy, surviving by hunting and working together. They look like charr for reference. They live close to mountains, on steppes or deserts.

The images are just for reference. Each race has both males and females. The races are all on the same level when it comes to technology, magic, etc. (i.e. they don't really have any of it.)

Would any of your characters may be into the idea of seeing the world and what things that dwell on, or in it?

As was suggested, Venari would be up for that.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has any preferences on where they start or if it's cool that I just randomly place gods where I feel like. It applies to starting close to someone else as well. I might place some gods closer together than others, so as to not have to write an individual starting location for everyone.

Does everyone have skype as well that they could use in case I start a skype group for it? I know that Doc and Lily does. My skype is Wenseph in case anyone wants to add me already. I haven't decided if I'll use escapist group dice or some other site yet.

Venari would prefer to start in the arctic... or an arctic or alpine tundra. If we've been here for a year he's likely already following around a tribe of humans for that matter.

I have skype and I'll add you likely tonight when I get around to it, and i'm up for there being a skype group for this. As for dice, I suggest setting up a group here as well for the sake of transparency with everyone for the rolls.

Yeah, it's a good point, but there may be other sites that would allow the same transparency.

 

[LittleBabyBera22]

Spoiler

Name: Era, Blood Witch

Picture:

Spoiler: Picture

Backstory: Era Bloodwitch was raised by a small village priest, after the murder of her mother and father. The scornful Era vowed to destroy anyone who stood in the way of her finding the one who killed her parents. At the age of 19 she left her village to travel abroad and about 5 weeks into her travels, she was abducted by the ancients from a cottage in the black woods and taken to their space station. Era waited, impatiently, for interaction with others and/or answers to why she was abducted.

Domain: +4 [Blood Magic]
Using blood to manipulate people or objects in the surrounding area. Cutting the enemy and using their own blood to fuel spells against them, causing it to either attack them from the inside or forming a weapon I can use. Her blood automatically resists others attacks, her blood hardening when attacked to keep her safe.

Drawback: -2
Compassion; Compassion for the weak and helpless, she does not know it and trying to work with or on those who have it makes her distracted and frustrated and keep her from focusing.

Core Values:
Power is the most important thing, willing to subvert her morals to gain more and keep it.


What you want out of godgame:
Intimidating others to gain the powers I want over others, no matter who or how.

To gain a better experience in how to play strategy type games, and to have fun.

Its my first time playing. So I will be a little confused at times but I'm really excited for this new experience!

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

Spoiler

Name: Era, Blood Witch

Picture:

Spoiler: Picture

Backstory: Era Bloodwitch was raised by a small village priest, after the murder of her mother and father. The scornful Era vowed to destroy anyone who stood in the way of her finding the one who killed her parents. At the age of 19 she left her village to travel abroad and about 5 weeks into her travels, she was abducted from a cottage in the black woods.

Domain: +4(starting) [Blood Magic]
Using blood to manipulate people or objects in the surrounding area. Cutting the enemy and using their own blood to fuel spells against them, causing it to either attack them from the inside or forming a weapon I can use. Her blood automatically resists others attacks, her blood hardening when attacked to keep her safe.

Drawback: -2 [Whatever]
Compassion; Compassion for the weak and helpless, she does not know it and trying to work with or on those who have it makes her distracted and frustrated and keep her from focusing.

Core Values:
Power is the most important thing, willing to subvert her morals to gain more and keep it.


What you want out of godgame:
Intimidating others to gain the powers I want over others, no matter who or how.

To gain a better experience in how to play strategy type games, and to have fun.

Its my first time playing. So I will be a little confused at times but I'm really excited for this new experience!

It looks good enough to me. You probably want to edit out the starting and whatever in the domain/drawback though. Specify that she was abducted by the ancients and taken to their spacestation too.

 

[Methodia Chicken]

I guess I'll go with three races starting out. They're probably in tribes or similar communities already actually. Tribes were pretty early. Humans won't exist from the start, as I find it the most boring standard race. So if someone wants humans they'll have to create them themselves. It's an alien planet too, not earth.

I always like humans in their mundanity, they set a good baseline for other race's weirdness. Then again it's not in my character to create them. The Nirn do fairly well for a default race anyway if they aren't immortal or magic to begin with, different planet different evolutionary history I suppose. So I take it by all the Ape/cat like races this planet is dominated by mammals like earth in humanity's early development? or are there a wider range of more outlandish beasties out there?

 

[booksv2]

I guess I'll go with three races starting out. They're probably in tribes or similar communities already actually. Tribes were pretty early. Humans won't exist from the start, as I find it the most boring standard race. So if someone wants humans they'll have to create them themselves. It's an alien planet too, not earth.

<spoiler=Nirn> The most mundane race I suppose. Basically dark skinned elves. They don't really live anywhere, keeping a nomadic lifestyle and always moving.

<spoiler=Feyeath>The smallest race. If they weren't clever and agile they'd probably be dead long ago. They look like Aurins for reference, but with fur instead of skin. They live in forests, tropics or other environments with a lot of trees, plants and such. Some of them ventures near coasts as well.

<spoiler=Kaish>The stout and largest race. They're strong and hardy, surviving by hunting and working together. They look like charr for reference. They live close to mountains, on steppes or deserts.

The images are just for reference. Each race has both males and females. The races are all on the same level when it comes to technology, magic, etc. (i.e. they don't really have any of it.)

I like the variety without it being to many to easily remember or to little to have an actual variety. They also give a lot of options just in the beginning for what can be done and also in modifications.

I'm going to guess that later there will be more as people start spawning races to be patrons of and other kinds of things.

What if we don't want to become a patron of a race but rather have a few in all races because of how our domain is set up.

For my domain it would make more sense to have a few sects in each race that worship me rather than a whole race because it has to deal with a part of life rather than a piece of the universe. If that makes sense.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

I guess I'll go with three races starting out. They're probably in tribes or similar communities already actually. Tribes were pretty early. Humans won't exist from the start, as I find it the most boring standard race. So if someone wants humans they'll have to create them themselves. It's an alien planet too, not earth.

I always like humans in their mundanity, they set a good baseline for other race's weirdness. Then again it's not in my character to create them. The Nirn do fairly well for a default race anyway if they aren't immortal or magic to begin with, different planet different evolutionary history I suppose. So I take it by all the Ape/cat like races this planet is dominated by mammals like earth in humanity's early development? or are there a wider range of more outlandish beasties out there?

They're not immortal or magic. There's probably a wider range of more outlandish beasties. I'm sure there will be eventually anyway once gods start making creatures.

I guess I'll go with three races starting out. They're probably in tribes or similar communities already actually. Tribes were pretty early. Humans won't exist from the start, as I find it the most boring standard race. So if someone wants humans they'll have to create them themselves. It's an alien planet too, not earth.

<spoiler=Nirn> The most mundane race I suppose. Basically dark skinned elves. They don't really live anywhere, keeping a nomadic lifestyle and always moving.

<spoiler=Feyeath>The smallest race. If they weren't clever and agile they'd probably be dead long ago. They look like Aurins for reference, but with fur instead of skin. They live in forests, tropics or other environments with a lot of trees, plants and such. Some of them ventures near coasts as well.

<spoiler=Kaish>The stout and largest race. They're strong and hardy, surviving by hunting and working together. They look like charr for reference. They live close to mountains, on steppes or deserts.

The images are just for reference. Each race has both males and females. The races are all on the same level when it comes to technology, magic, etc. (i.e. they don't really have any of it.)

I like the variety without it being to many to easily remember or to little to have an actual variety. They also give a lot of options just in the beginning for what can be done and also in modifications.

I'm going to guess that later there will be more as people start spawning races to be patrons of and other kinds of things.

What if we don't want to become a patron of a race but rather have a few in all races because of how our domain is set up.

For my domain it would make more sense to have a few sects in each race that worship me rather than a whole race because it has to deal with a part of life rather than a piece of the universe. If that makes sense.

Well, usually patron gods don't like it if you try to take a part of their race, so it'll likely cause strife. That's what I've seen in other games. Anyone's free to do it though.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

Spoiler

Name: Era, Blood Witch

Picture:

Spoiler: Picture

Backstory: Era Bloodwitch was raised by a small village priest, after the murder of her mother and father. The scornful Era vowed to destroy anyone who stood in the way of her finding the one who killed her parents. At the age of 19 she left her village to travel abroad and about 5 weeks into her travels, she was abducted by the ancients from a cottage in the black woods and taken to their space station. Era waited, impatiently, for interaction with others and/or answers to why she was abducted.

Domain: +4 [Blood Magic]
Using blood to manipulate people or objects in the surrounding area. Cutting the enemy and using their own blood to fuel spells against them, causing it to either attack them from the inside or forming a weapon I can use. Her blood automatically resists others attacks, her blood hardening when attacked to keep her safe.

Drawback: -2
Compassion; Compassion for the weak and helpless, she does not know it and trying to work with or on those who have it makes her distracted and frustrated and keep her from focusing.

Core Values:
Power is the most important thing, willing to subvert her morals to gain more and keep it.


What you want out of godgame:
Intimidating others to gain the powers I want over others, no matter who or how.

To gain a better experience in how to play strategy type games, and to have fun.

Its my first time playing. So I will be a little confused at times but I'm really excited for this new experience!

Add me on skype like the rest. (Wenseph) Also, do you have any preference for where you want to start?

 

[Thomas Barnsley]

Are we doing the whole thing over skype? That would be interesting.