The Lords Of Creation (OOC) Part Three

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Zaleramancer wrote

Well, I'm kinda separating the various ranks of gods based on what level of abilities they can reach.

Demi-Gods can use free actions and a single one mote action, for example. Demi-Gods share one of your domains (Your choice which one).

So, for you, the seven deadly sin goddesses you made would be Demi-Gods who shared the god that made them's (The sin one, right?) domain of sin. Most Demi-Gods personify minor aspects of a domain, though you may choose to not have them do so. (No-Domained)

(Yeah, Khadai, goddess of sin and corruption.)

Okay, I see.

[Philote]

I just want to claim my character real quick:

Gilgamesh, maker of heroes.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Yeeeaaahhh...I think Sumeria beat you to it.

[Philote]

Who?

[Mik_Hael]

...he couldn't mean the kingdom could he?

[Zaleramancer]

Cool.


The current god ranking them looks something like..


Demi-God->Minor God->Major God->High God.

Everyone's first god is the most powerful, a High God. (Basically an over-deity like Zeus or Odin).

[Celadon's Penultimate]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Hmm...I'll have to tweak Vram a bit then and rename him

[Philote]

Oh, I thought you were saying it was already taken in the RP

I knew of the Epic of Gilgamesh, but most of my knowledge of him comes from Final Fantasy  The name was an intentional link to him.

[Zaleramancer]

Rules

Everyone begins play with as a single high god, with 10 motes of energy and two domains.

Every day at noon, your time, you gain one more motes of energy, to a maximum of 20 motes of energy.

You may expend motes of energy to perform various actions.

Any action that references the local area means anything within three hundred miles, though you may choose to affect a smaller area.

You have a physical body, unless you choose otherwise.

And no, you may not travel instantly across the world, barring certain circumstances.

A god that acts to further or protect their domain receives a one mote. They may not gain more than two motes per day through this method.

Any action used in a way that falls under the domain of a god has double the normal effect. Such as a forest god using Create Life to make a forest.

A domain is an aspect of reality over which a god holds power. This may be anything from the concrete (Earth, Trees) to the abstract (Love, Knowledge). Domains may be anything that is not judged to be to broad (Such as Everything or World).  


Free actions

Free actions cost no motes of energy to preform.

Flying: While inhabiting a physical body, of course.

Create Items: You may create non-living non-magical items. Such as: A sword, a chair, a statue.. etc..

Make Creature: You may make a single non-sapient creature as a free action. You may not use this multiple times to create large numbers of animals.

Minor Manipulation: You may cause semi-magical events to happen, such as: Glowing and flying around, Making your voice heard throughout a city, drastically increasing your strength or speed and any other effects of a similar power-level.

Shapeshifting: In a physical body, you can control your general appearance. You may also take the form of any holy animals or mythical beings you have created.

One point actions

Create Life: You expend one mote of energy to create mundane flora and fauna to inhabit the local area. Such as: Causing everything within a mile to become covered with flowers, making several flocks of birds or making a whale. Anything that can not survive on the terrain is assumed to die later off. (Like a Polar Bear in the desert).

Alter Weather: You may temporarily change the temperature, weather and overall climate of the local area. Such as: Creating rainshowers, making a tornado, causing a heat wave or a cold spike, making fog. These conditions last as long as desired.

Bless: You bestow your blessing on a particular area, group or person. This blessing can be anything within reason, Such as: Ensuring a good harvest year after year, reducing the number of bad storms, averting roving bandits, curing plauges and diseases, etc. Blessings are usually subtle and indirect. Blessings may be kept active by expending one mote per week. They dispel, and are dispelled by, Curses.

Curses: The inverse of Blessings. They may be anything within reason, Such as: Causing plagues and diseases, making armies less effective, causing famines, etc.. They are also usually subtle and indirect. Curses may be kept active by expending one mote per week. They dispel, and are dispelled by, Blessings.

Raise Hero: You may choose a mortal to be your herald. A hero may not the subject of Curses or Blessings from other gods, nor may they be removed from play by anyone other than you.

Create Avatar: You may create a semi-sentient mortal mouthpiece. Avatars are mortal beings that a god may use communicate with and command from any distance. They confer no real benefits, other than allowing a god to talk to followers from far away without having to travel there. Avatars have a rudimentary intelligence, and may use any free divine actions. You may not use other abilities through an Avatar.

Two Point Actions

Create/Alter Terrain: You may change the local area to any land type your desire (Plains, desert, hills mountains). You may choose to mix various terrains (Such as making a mountain, then surrounding it with a desert.). Such changes are permanent, unless changed by another god.

Create Mythical Being: You may make one or multiple creatures with supernatural powers. Such creatures may be intelligent, but may not function as your chosen race. Examples of this are: Unicorns, Genies, Dragons..

Make Servitors: You may make minions to serve you. These Servitors appear as you desire. They fall under your complete control, and may use any free divine actions. Servitors will generally do nothing if not given some kind of order and are rather useless when unsupervised. They are immortal with respect to aging and normal injury, but most gods would find them easy to destroy. Assuming you have a personal plane, they inhabit that. Servitors generally assist their masters in minor ways, such as: Wandering around healing people, helping them create artifacts, entertaining them, furthering their goals.

Smite: You may inflict a severe punishment to any chosen group, area or person. Unlike Curses, Smitings had an obvious divine source. Examples of this are: Making fire rain from the sky, sending a horde of dragons to destroy a town, killing entire cities instantly, etc..

Miracle: You bless a group, area of person with an obviously divine gift. Examples of this are: Causing large numbers of resurrections, sending a group of mythical creatures to save a town, making a healing lake in the area, giving your chosen race some ability or attribute, etc..

Raise Demi-God: You may make a chosen mortal a Demi-God. Demi-Gods are immortal as far as aging goes. They are usually loyal to you and may use any free divine actions, as well as a single one mote action chosen at their deification.  They draw from the same mote pool as you do. Demi-Gods share one of your domains, your choice.

Found Religious Order: You may set up a system of formalized worship for yourself. This requires you to have a race. A Religious Order increases your maximum mote capacity by two, and you may contact any high-ranking member of your order from any distance for free.

Three Point Actions.

Create Artifact: An artifact is an mortal item of great power. It may have any ability within reason, such as: Allowing one to effortlessly kill dragons, create food for large number of people, create powerful magical effects like fireballs and forcewalls..  Artifacts may not harm normal gods or minor gods. They may injure Demi-Gods or Avatars.

Raise Minor God: You may create a minor deity. Minor gods are nearly immortal, though other minor gods and normal gods may harm them. You choose one domain related to your own for them to have upon creating them. They are always loyal to you and may use any free divine actions, as well as all one mote actions and one two point action you choose at deification. Minor gods share your mote pool. Each minor god adds two to the max motes.

Gain Domain: You may gain an additional domain by using this power after spending five motes on actions related to that domain, such as gaining the Forest domain after spending points creating a forest(1), filling it with animals(1), blessing it(1) and creating a demi-god to defend it(2). Gain domain never counts for the purpose of expending points to gain domains.

Create Race: You may make a race of sapient beings, with power level in line with normal humans. They usually worship you, which gives you an additional mote per day. You may add special qualities or abilities to a race using Miracle.

Four Point Abilities

Create Plane: You create a plane of existence, separate from the normal world. It is a 300 mile circle in diameter by default, though you may expend extra points to make more space at one mote per 100 miles. You may dictate the general appearance, climate, terrain, wildlife and any architecture as you desire, and this may be changed later as a free action.

You may shift to and from your plane at anytime as a free action, and may expend one mote to use it to open a portal to another part of the normal world. Your plane may store up to ten motes of divine power for your later use. Motes stored in such a manner do not count against your maximum mote total.

Make Divine Artifact: An item of near limitless power. It may duplicate any free, one, or two mote action (Except those that raise gods and heroes) for no cost, twice per day. This item may also be imbuned with any power near the power of a one or two mote action.

Raise Major God: You may create a Major God. Major gods are all but immortal. They gain two domains of your choosing, and are usually loyal to you. They may use all free, one and two mote actions, as well as a single three mote action. They share your mote pool, and add four to the maximum mote total.


Deity Character Sheet

Name:
Titles/Epithets:
Domains:
Description:
Goals:
Holy Animals/Symbols:


NPC/Example.

Name: Rusmana
Titles/Epithets: The Cloud Breaker.
Domains: Weather and Birds.
Description: Ususally appears as a large hawk.
Goals: He laughs at such things as plans. He merely wishes to wander and cause a little good natured chaos.
Holy Animals/Symbols: Hawks and birds of prey, Lightning bolts, Wind chimes.

[Zaleramancer]

Rules are done!

I need feeeedback.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Et tu, Philote?

(Ugh, will not rant about commercialization of mythological epics...will not rant about commercialization of mythological epics...)

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Very cool. Much better this time around.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Though you may wish to include some kind of guide on what constitutes a domain.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 Oh, my!

I like this.

Much clearer than the first time, and much more interesting.

I think the limits and regulations will actually make gameplay more fun.

And the advantages seem all the more worth it.

Overall, awesome-sauce.

[Zaleramancer]

Good idea.

On it.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

I think Aphrodite's domain of love would count as a good example.

Anything over which that god presides.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

I know, but there are some things that are way too broad to be a rational domain....and some too small

[Zaleramancer]

Anyway, you guys have me for.. an hour and thirty minutes.

So, who wants to start making their gods?