[PDQ] The Grand Mythos Recruitment Thread

[drmigit2]

Spoiler: Seith, the Light Bringer

Name: Seith, the Light Bringer

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Backstory: Ever changing with time, Seith has a hatred for deciet and intends to destroy it whenever possible. He wants the whole world to be in an enlightened understanding of one another and will do anything to achieve this.

He was forged from chaos incarnate, though from the chaos emerged something else. An enlightened figure emerged from the flames, his light destroying the dark and all of those witnessing his creation marveled at it. As a mixture of chaos and order, he seeks to provide the best of both sides. The enlightenment and understanding of order, mixed with the fluidity and flexibility of chaos.

Domain:

Enlightenment/Revelation (+6): Lies can only cover so much and when Seith targets something lies always fall to truth. At the most basic, he can lead someone through a series of steps to encover the truth on his own. He can also simply gift someone with truth if that is needed. The most drastic thing he can do, would be to alter reality itself in order to make a certain truth.

Change (+6): Seith is aware that good things can come only through change. As such, he is known to grant powers to himself or those he wants to various powers with the only rule being that it must change something, rather than preserve the current state of now.

Drawback:
Madness (-2): Seith is very sane, but change and revelation is not always something a mortal can handle. These revelations that he brings have more than once destroyed someone's sanity and thus, he has to be careful about how he goes about change.

Core Values: Seith wants what he sees as good done upon the world. Common enlightenment is always encouraged and he strives to destroy ignorance, stagnation and deciet.

What you want out of godgame: My person will probably be attempting to get everyone on the same page and working together.

 

[Arrogancy]

Spoiler: Vantric, Treachery's Master

Name: Vantric(aka Treachery's Master)

Appearance:

Spoiler: Appearance

Backstory: At the start of creation, the universe lit up in wondrous lights and spectacular colors. However, existence was also accompanied by a seeping darkness and things emerging from the shadows of being. One such shadow was Vantric.

Vantric came into existence and gazed upon everything as it unfolded. Limitless possibilities stretched out before him. He noticed others emerging alongside him, and knew that they would try to claim parts of existence for their own. He feared that they would conspire against him. Competition for supremacy in this new being would inevitably spread, and he would need to weather this coming trouble. He would need to play very carefully, and bide his time...

Domain:

Ambition (+6): The lust for power and the cultivation of the means to achieve it. It is Vantric's principal domain and the one he takes the most joy in utilizing. Vantric enjoys plots and aiding the in the accrual of power by whatever means necessary. The world belongs to the strong, the cutthroat, and the treacherous.

Secrets (+4): Knowledge is power, especially that knowledge your enemy doesn't know you have. Power cannot be properly taken or kept without gaining a tactical knowledge over your foes. Vantric knows much about the world and can channel his powers to uncover the secrets of his enemies. With some incentive he will help his followers gain some insight into their enemy.

Murder/Assassination (+2): Everything has a price, the price of power is often a body in the gutter, sometimes several. While not necessarily the case for every plot, eventually on the rise to power certain elements will need to be removed. Vantric has some power to help provide the opportunity to dispose of problematic persons through subtle manipulations of people and situations.

Drawback: Justice (-2): The types of high-stakes power plays and political games Vantric revels in playing tend to eat away at the substantive forces of justice in society, making power the dominant factor over all others.

Core Characteristics: Cunning, ambitious, and ruthless. Vantric views existence as a game where the stakes are the lives and beings of those manipulated by the gods. The constant ebb and flow of power, in all its forms, fascinates Vantric greatly. He constantly schemes, sometimes even against his fellow gods.

What you want out of the godgame: To prove my supremacy. The others do not know the games we play, and they will not learn until I have already won.

Comments and critiques are appreciated.

Edit: reworked backstory to better fit the RP.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

Wenseph, Shotgun- it looks pretty good. Though Wenseph, I'd alter your backstory a little bit- you aren't an ascended mortal this time, instead you are a piece of an ultrabeing that created a new universe then split itself up.

I liked the thought of it being a continuation in a way though. Is there no way to do it like that? Like she was destroyed together with the old universe you mentioned, then created anew from the ultra being. She wouldn't remember becoming an ascended mortal though.

 

[Berenzen]

I could probably work with that- the essence of who she was uptaken by the ultrabeing and remodeled. But the chances of people's backstory getting worked into the story is probably pretty slim, I mean, you guys are going to be making a brand new universe, not just living in it.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

I'm fine with that.

 

[Dogmatic99]

@Berenzen: Any idea as to when the RP might get started?

 

[Pappytech]

(plus I think we're all slowly getting into a rock paper scissors kind of set up lol)

Upon review, it looks like you're right! Geeze, talk about an eclectic collection; most of the characters have opposing domains/playstyles, and if I'm reading personalities right...

Man. This is gonna get interesting fast, regardless of what direction the plot starts to head in. I can see character interaction alone taking up a huge part of the posts, never mind actually building an universe!

 

[Dogmatic99]

Upon review, it looks like you're right! Geeze, talk about an eclectic collection; most of the characters have opposing domains/playstyles, and if I'm reading personalities right...

Man. This is gonna get interesting fast, regardless of what direction the plot starts to head in. I can see character interaction alone taking up a huge part of the posts, never mind actually building an universe!

Well story is conflict. If only we had a god of drink and partying, I bet they'd help us all get along

 

[JoJo]

Upon review, it looks like you're right! Geeze, talk about an eclectic collection; most of the characters have opposing domains/playstyles, and if I'm reading personalities right...

Man. This is gonna get interesting fast, regardless of what direction the plot starts to head in. I can see character interaction alone taking up a huge part of the posts, never mind actually building an universe!

Well story is conflict. If only we had a god of drink and partying, I bet they'd help us all get along

I'll be interested to see whether factions end up arising from multiple alliances, I'm predicting there'll end up being two opposing factions each vying for power and probably about three or so less domination-oriented characters either fighting their own goal or maybe loosely associated with a faction... I really hope we all get in, it looks like we've got a good crop of characters between us.

 

[Doc Gnosis]

Spoiler: Ailish

Name: Ailish, Auguress of Times Forgotten, Awakener of Lost Love

Spoiler: Picture

Backstory: They say that nothing came before creation, and all was a blank slate until life came. Well it didn't stop Ailish from believing the contrary as her own memories stretch back far beyond. She doesn't recall Her conception, but it didn't stop her from remembering all that came before her. Cities built by a spoken word, wars fought over truth - just truth, golden eras literally born, and far more than what Ailish could list at one moment, and with such clarity and potential.

Those memories felt very real, and their echoes have affected the universe and their many residents. None remember what happened back then, yet they all act as if those events had played out in their souls; their bodies and spirit recall though their minds do not. This calling in the hearts of the first folk she encountered have guided them to people and actions they never knew but still felt the aura of familiarity. For a long time, Ailish sat in thought to ponder the memories, and why life acts by those phantom images.

It then dawned on her: The memories Ailish had were times that the people had lived through. Their bodies and souls still retained the memories of the past and guided their actions, but the connections between those images and their mind were severed. But why? Why can't anyone truly remember? And more importantly, why does only she remember?

Ailish would find those answers as she helps life remember beyond supposed creation, whether by knowledge, or by love. With each being embracing the time before time - through introspection of themselves, or others - Ailish comes closer to understanding what happened. Until then, these abstract but lucid memories can only serve to show knowledge, but not wisdom.

Domain -

8 [Lore] An eternity played out in Ailish's head and within she tested her memories against creation, and found the intricacies of long ago hold true in this universe. Fantastic creatures, people, terrains, great events, even entire worlds had persevered while everyone's memories of them have not. If people ask, she will answer. If the past must return, then she'll lay the groundwork.

4 [Love] The mind processes abstract feelings of intimacy, but has no words to describe the fits of passion, pain, and love that wash over the soul. As people draw near, people change and they have no explanation as to why. What the mind does not comprehend is that the soul calls out for others who were deeply close to them. Ailish sees the souls of people yearning for their other, feel a void from the absense, and worse still hold back their feelings. It is through her memories that she sees the bonds the people have made though forgotten.

Drawback: -2 [confusion] Sometimes an eternity of memories can only provide the means of getting yourself lost in your own head. Recalling the past and knowing what came before is not the same as showing intelligence. Ailish is always correct; that doesn't mean she's smart.

Core Values: There are no beginnings or endings with Ailish. The soul is eternal and the bonds they make endure, even as the body ceases to exist. People deserve to remember their lives from long ago - their soul holds emotions and events that painted their past and affect them in the present.

What you want out of godgame: Partially want to play with the concept of the soul and what happens when one separates the material and physical world from the spiritual and emotional world. Another goal is trying get behind lore-building.

Questions, comments, concerns, and fits of outrage are welcome.

 

[Khedive Rex]

I'll be producing a god soon. Consider this a reservation, minus any implication of entitlement.

 

[drmigit2]

I am totally open to criticisms on the sheet btw

 

[JoJo]

I am totally open to criticisms on the sheet btw

As a fellow player your character's backstory strikes me as a tad short even if he and the universe were created very recently. I also notice your character is the only god submitted who doesn't have a title, although the OP never said one was mandatory as far as I can remember. That's pretty much it, otherwise it's nice and concise in my opinion and I loved how your and my sheet were submitted within two minutes of each other, especially considering how different values our gods hold. I expect assuming they both get in, they'll come to blows some time in the RP!

@Berenzen: Speaking of people getting in, is there going to be a limit on the number of players you'll accept?

 

[drmigit2]

I am totally open to criticisms on the sheet btw

As a fellow player your character's backstory strikes me as a tad short even if he and the universe were created very recently. I also notice your character is the only god submitted who doesn't have a title, although the OP never said one was mandatory as far as I can remember. That's pretty much it, otherwise it's nice and concise in my opinion and I loved how your and my sheet were submitted within two minutes of each other, especially considering how different values our gods hold. I expect assuming they both get in, they'll come to blows some time in the RP!

@Berenzen: Speaking of people getting in, is there going to be a limit on the number of players you'll accept?

Seith has no stance on chaos vs order. Actually, the god of treachery and the god of lies are more likely to piss of Seith. He might even side with you as Chaos does bring change in. Should be interesting either way. My god is a pacifist in nature so it is unlikely he will begin randomly causing wars. I gave him a title now.

Actually, incidentally I made Seith's back story match close to the deciever's. Perhaps they are in some way brothers? I will see if I could make that something. But yeah I took your ideas and I think the sheet is better for it.

 

[Berenzen]

So I'm planning on closing recruitment on Friday, probably choose the players on Saturday- I'm looking at 8-10 right now, but I'm willing to go higher- the game is very player driven after all, so a higher number of players is still an option. The OP should be up Sunday, first update might be up either Wednesday or the following Sunday depending on posting speed and how busy I am.

 

[Terratina.]

I am totally open to criticisms on the sheet btw

Spoiler that image please. It is somewhat headache inducing. The brother thing might become A Thing, as that would be interesting...

 

[Nomad of the Stars]

Spoiler: Tsuranote, Gracious Lord of the Flames

Name: Tsuranote, Gracious Lord of the Flames

Picture:

Spoiler

Backstory: The first thing Tsuranote experienced was fire, swirling around him and embracing him in it's warmth. It forged him in it's greatness, filling him with strength. For how long this went on Tsuranote does not know, but it felt like many ages to him. Eventually, however, once he was fully created it stopped.

Tsuranote gazed upon the creation of a new existence, seeing all things pouring into being. Stars being formed, planets being created while the tiniest and most base forms of life began to develop. These little things were not complex, did not have thought or anything of the sort, but to Tsuranote they were beautiful. They showed a strange determination to go on, to exist even during the chaos of creation. They had what Tsuranote recognized in his heart as Strength. Inner Strength. And it brought him joy. Unimaginable, amazing, unending joy.

Tsuranote promised to himself that he would spread true inner strength amongst any creature that might come to be so that they may feel the great joy that he did when he discovered it.

Domain:

Fire [+6]: Above everything Tsuranote is the master of fires. The ability to control fire, from a tiny spark to a great inferno, for various means belongs to him. Should he even see fit he can grant fire to other creatures, the ability to control it to a much much lesser degree then he has.

Strength [+4]: Not just physical strength, but rather emotional strength. Things such as determination, confidence, sticking by your ideals. Tsuranote can grant creatures strength and thusly empower them to do things that they otherwise could not, as well as being strong himself.

Joy [+2]: Joy. There is no greater emotion then joy, at least in Tsuranote's eyes. When there is great joy Tsuranote hears it's call, when there is a lack of Joy Tsuranote uses his power of it to spread and create it as far as he can.

Drawback:

Trickery [-2]: Tsuranote despises under-handedness and trickery and dislikes having anything to do with it, he would even go out of his way to prevent it. This, of course, means he would never partake in it himself and has a great dislike for any who would use it.

Core Values: Tsuranote values inner strength in all living creatures and greatly respects anyone who shows that they have a great amount within themselves. In Tsuranote's eyes a creature without this inner strength would just wither away a die.

What you want out of godgame: Tsuranote will likely try and spread the values of inner strength along with as much joy he can, amongst both the Gods and the Mortals.

Please let me know what you think.

 

[Berenzen]

Some homework for you guys:

In order to better benefit the themes and ideas behind this RP, it would be a great boon to your writing if you decided to read about Creation myths [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_myth].

While doing this reading, try to think how your character would help create a star, or a planet. How would (s)he help spring life into existence, what sort of aspects would a race created or helped along by your character be. How would you develop the worldview of the populace.

Just some food for thought. I think it would seriously help your writing, and in the end, make this RP just that much better.

 

[Dogmatic99]

@ Nomad of the Stars - I like him! I can see Tsuranote and Zareth getting along like a house on fire. *Bah-Dum-Tich!*

 

[Arrogancy]

Can I get a link to the previous RP so I can get a sense of how things are going to go? I think it would be helpful.