I am mostly in agreeance with what has been going on here (sorry for a late reply btw had to work overtime....) I will say I can easily think of off the top of my head several gods in our mythologies that had specific ideals attached to them, or what we call domains. Gods like Thor god of thunder and war in norse mythos, Hades, ruler of death and the underworld, Ra the sun god. In fact if you compare many of the gods from dnd, you'll find strong comparisons to real life mythological gods.
So on that note, domains are really just a guideline. What do you and the people that believe in you worship. They may ask Zebus for safe passage for their loved ones, or to Leaf for a bountiful harvest. The orcs might ask you for the courage and bravery before battle. Thats all it is.
And by the way, this is looking to be one interesting iteration yet! I'm actually getting excited and in hopes that more people come on by!
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
I agree with the above statement. If I'm correct, from posters who shared their god using the full template the gods that are currently expected to be in the game are:
Pruinus, Goddess of Cold Zebus, God of Death (With a Focus on guiding souls and their rebirth) Kuranath, God of Orcs, Tactics, & Courage. Sa, God of Flowers & Promises. Anke Dui, God of Travel & Survival. Agni, God of Fire. Leaf, God of Life. Yr, God of Time.
I'm glad to hear that we can describe the actions of mortals in our favour, thats what I was hoping the Heroes tab for gods on the wiki was for. I see my own god gathering a lot of Heroes & Exarchs, possibly blurring the line between the two at the same time.
Anyway, this should make for some interesting story arcs in Lords Of Creation: the Adventures Of Timmy Bushytail. :D
... I will say I can easily think of off the top of my head several gods in our mythologies that had specific ideals attached to them, or what we call domains. Gods like Thor god of thunder and war in norse mythos, Hades, ruler of death and the underworld, Ra the sun god.
What's this? Talk of mythology? Don't mind if I do!
Generally, it seems like players often use domains to define what/who their god is.... or maybe that is just me. Gadabout (my god from Galara) was travel, in domain and substance. Xa'an (Aetheric Realms) was light (and completely insane). Despair (playtest) was... well, despair, to every fiber. Harkon Armal (World Warp) was water, also in body and domain. Ebel (GoE) was... elemental? She had an unclear domain, since she was a gimick to start the game, but by jove, she was whatever it was!
In contrast, Thor wasn't the manifestation of War (the Norse had several war gods, including Odin, Tyr, Frey, Freya, and Frigg) or lightning or thunder. He was just the guy would went out to smack the frost giants around when they got uppity: thunder and lightning were side effects, not who he was. Hades was the ruler of the underworld because, when he and his brothers defeated their parents, that is the spoils of war he got. He wasn't death because of his domain, but because of his job.
So, I have no idea where Shadow has gotten himself off to. I assume people want to start sooner rather than later... so lets say... Monday. We'll start the game sometime on monday!
... I will say I can easily think of off the top of my head several gods in our mythologies that had specific ideals attached to them, or what we call domains. Gods like Thor god of thunder and war in norse mythos, Hades, ruler of death and the underworld, Ra the sun god.
What's this? Talk of mythology? Don't mind if I do!
Generally, it seems like players often use domains to define what/who their god is.... or maybe that is just me. Gadabout (my god from Galara) was travel, in domain and substance. Xa'an (Aetheric Realms) was light (and completely insane). Despair (playtest) was... well, despair, to every fiber. Harkon Armal (World Warp) was water, also in body and domain. Ebel (GoE) was... elemental? She had an unclear domain, since she was a gimick to start the game, but by jove, she was whatever it was!
In contrast, Thor wasn't the manifestation of War (the Norse had several war gods, including Odin, Tyr, Frey, Freya, and Frigg) or lightning or thunder. He was just the guy would went out to smack the frost giants around when they got uppity: thunder and lightning were side effects, not who he was. Hades was the ruler of the underworld because, when he and his brothers defeated their parents, that is the spoils of war he got. He wasn't death because of his domain, but because of his job.
So, I have no idea where Shadow has gotten himself off to. I assume people want to start sooner rather than later... so lets say... Monday. We'll start the game sometime on monday!
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
If I followed the discussion right, namely just that fundamental jobs are more important than fundamental domains. But this might be getting into the old discussion of passive and active domains a bit.
Yes. and what is taking you so long to post one thought!!!
Bah, fine, fine. However, I am not sure how best to translate the idea into something viable by the rules.
Since it seems like there are a lot of good gods, I was thinking of being an antagonist. Specifically, one (or several) to be defeated. Chain the god up, banish him to a forbidden dimension, kill him and use his bones for your bread, etc. If anyone wants a foil, a Gruumsh to their Corellon, I'd like to oblige.
I could see this taking the form of either a new god every few weeks (when the old one's been banished, killed, imprissoned, etc), or having a sort of miscelenious central force god that creates powerful exarchs to be the foes. Thoughts? And any ideas of gods you'd like to trounce?
EDIT: Meh, too late, I think I'll go with a "god" that is an abstract force that takes various manifestations (exarchs). Sooo...
Name: The Ancient Spirits of Evil. Also goes by Tasoe (three syllables: TA-so-eh), Ase (two syllables: Ah-sey), Daragog, Seg, Baraglumnush, Artun, Susan, etc. Greater Domains: Evil Moderate Domains: Lesser Domains: Mumm-ras Physical Appearance: At present, none (I plan on creating a plane that will be his "physical" form and the means through which others can interact directly with him, rather than his exarchs) Divine Symbol: A piece of skin with a single rip in it. The rip is surrounded by six runes painted in blood. Ideally it will be real skin, or at least untreated, with a tear resulting from a death wound, and the individuals own heartblood used to paint the runes.
Concept: Well, see above. Basically, Tasoe is an abstract force, even in relationship to gods. However, it does occasionally produce exarchs and villains as more concrete focal points of its power and attention. And, as noted, it will eventually crate a "body" for itself. Its servants will be a force of evil in the world, though the exact manifestation of that evil will probably vary by incarnation. Generally, I'll be trying to stay away from evil for evil's sake, in the mustache-twirling sense of the word, but if that is what someone wants, I'll try to oblige. A key component of all these exarchs and villains is that they are intended to be defeated, although I expect some will stick around for longer than others (difference between masterminds and thugs, for example).
IMPORTANT: Anyone and everyone, please let me know if you'd like to opt out. It's no fun for either of us if I create a foil for one of your characters if you don't want that foil in the first place. You'll be annoyed/frustrated by me being an antagonist for you, and I'll be annoyed/frustrated that the antagonism isn't going anywhere. Likewise, if you would like a specific kind of antagonist, or a specific point of conflict, or a particularly "hard" or easy foe (basically, just how many try-fail cycles before the villain is defeated), please let me know so that I can try to accomodate.
Edit Edit: It will be my goal to make this "Lords Of Creation: Timmy Bushytail Must Die"
