Let's make a Religion!

by **Nakkaqtuq Anirnialuk** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 5:53 pm

What Oceanian area we going to be in?

There are a couple options.

-Polynesia
-New Zealand/Maori
-Papua New Guinea
-Australia/Aborigines

by **Utceforp** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 5:56 pm

Nakkaqtuq Anirnialuk wrote:What Oceanian area we going to be in?

There are a couple options.

-Polynesia
-New Zealand/Maori
-Papua New Guinea
-Australia/Aborigines

Hmmmm... I assumed Polynesia.

Also, this page is a bit confusing to navigate but could be a good source for names.

by **Rhodevus** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:01 pm

Nakkaqtuq Anirnialuk wrote:What Oceanian area we going to be in?

There are a couple options.

-Polynesia
-New Zealand/Maori
-Papua New Guinea
-Australia/Aborigines

Polynesia all the way!!

by **Nakkaqtuq Anirnialuk** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:01 pm

Utceforp wrote:
Nakkaqtuq Anirnialuk wrote:What Oceanian area we going to be in?

There are a couple options.

-Polynesia
-New Zealand/Maori
-Papua New Guinea
-Australia/Aborigines

Hmmmm... I assumed Polynesia.

Also, this page is a bit confusing to navigate but could be a good source for names.

Polynesia seems like a good idea.

by **MERIZoC** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:01 pm

Utceforp wrote:
Nakkaqtuq Anirnialuk wrote:What Oceanian area we going to be in?

There are a couple options.

-Polynesia
-New Zealand/Maori
-Papua New Guinea
-Australia/Aborigines

Hmmmm... I assumed Polynesia.

Also, this page is a bit confusing to navigate but could be a good source for names.

I was thinking Melanesia (Papua New Guinea and neighbors) and Polynesia.

by **MERIZoC** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:03 pm

Also, I hate to ask this of you, but would anyone be willing to create a list of all the gods in their factbook, and make the appropriate edits so that they would fit in a Polynesian environment? I just don't have the time to do it in the OP.

by **In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 6:59 pm

i'll try.

by **Saint Kitten** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:03 pm

Name: Mittens
God of: The Internet, humans, kittens
Animal: kitten/cat/feline/whateverhaveyou
Symbol: (chiefly) Catnip
See here for details.

by **Digital Planets** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:19 pm

Saint Kitten wrote:Name: Mittens
God of: The Internet, humans, kittens
Animal: kitten/cat/feline/whateverhaveyou
See here for details.

Somebody beat you to the name.

by **Saint Kitten** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:26 pm

Digital Planets wrote:
Saint Kitten wrote:Name: Mittens
God of: The Internet, humans, kittens
Animal: kitten/cat/feline/whateverhaveyou
See here for details.

Somebody beat you to the name.

Imposter..! Even if the link is older than mine!

by **In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:51 pm

I think it would be great if the gods progressed with humans, and changed with cultural changes (getting conquered). SO there would be a god of fission.

by **Rhodevus** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:52 pm

In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam wrote:I think it would be great if the gods progressed with humans, and changed with cultural changes (getting conquered). SO there would be a god of fission.

religions don't tend to do that though. They get stuck in a certain era and don't change afterwards...

by **In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:55 pm

But offshoots form or cults form.

by **Greater Brabant** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:58 pm

Malak, god of Judgement
Animal (if applicable): Man with Bullhead
Symbol: Flaming hammer

He is the judge that presides over all death and alive, he has authority over all mortals

by **Rhodevus** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:59 pm

In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam wrote:But offshoots form or cults form.

very true. I didn't think of that...

by **Nakkaqtuq Anirnialuk** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:02 pm

In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam wrote:But offshoots form or cults form.

Speaking of Cults perhaps we could incorporate "cult wars" into the religions development, similar to ones that took place in Greenland. Were the followers or cult of a specific God waged war against another cult.

by **In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:12 pm

and we all do sui!
*Takes a weird pill*

by **Rhodevus** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:35 pm

Nakkaqtuq Anirnialuk wrote:
In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam wrote:But offshoots form or cults form.

Speaking of Cults perhaps we could incorporate "cult wars" into the religions development, similar to ones that took place in Greenland. Were the followers or cult of a specific God waged war against another cult.

why not have something like the Greek city states that all had their patron gods, and fought amongst themselves, praying to those specific gods for strength!

by **Nakkaqtuq Anirnialuk** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:44 pm

Rhodevus wrote:
Nakkaqtuq Anirnialuk wrote:Speaking of Cults perhaps we could incorporate "cult wars" into the religions development, similar to ones that took place in Greenland. Were the followers or cult of a specific God waged war against another cult.

why not have something like the Greek city states that all had their patron gods, and fought amongst themselves, praying to those specific gods for strength!

Sounds like a plan.

by **Utceforp** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:49 pm

Greater Brabant wrote:Malak, god of Judgement
Animal (if applicable): Man with Bullhead
Symbol: Flaming hammer

He is the judge that presides over all death and alive, he has authority over all mortals

Considering this religion is based in Polynesia, I doubt cattle would be used in symbolism.

by **In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:49 pm

Utceforp wrote:
Greater Brabant wrote:Malak, god of Judgement
Animal (if applicable): Man with Bullhead
Symbol: Flaming hammer

He is the judge that presides over all death and alive, he has authority over all mortals

Considering this religion is based in Polynesia, I doubt cattle would be used in symbolism.

they have cows.....

by **Utceforp** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:55 pm

In Gentem Et De Libris Scientiam wrote:
Utceforp wrote:Considering this religion is based in Polynesia, I doubt cattle would be used in symbolism.

they have cows.....

But would the Polynesians have had domesticated cows around the time that religious beliefs were forming? I don't think they had cattle before the Europeans arrived.

by **Khoshekh** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 9:53 pm

[Name], god of: Dreaming
Symbols: A blue-and-yellow striped sleeping cap
Animal: Sleeping dog

by **Greater Brabant** » Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:45 am

Utceforp wrote:
Greater Brabant wrote:Malak, god of Judgement
Animal (if applicable): Man with Bullhead
Symbol: Flaming hammer

He is the judge that presides over all death and alive, he has authority over all mortals

Considering this religion is based in Polynesia, I doubt cattle would be used in symbolism.

How about a roostershead

by **Greater Brabant** » Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:49 am

App:
Name of God: Malak
History of God: Malak was created by all other Gods to prevent the souls of Mortals to enter the afterlife if they do not deserve it. Malak and his council are between the realm of the Mortals and the Gods, and await every soul to give them trial, and state if they are allowed to the Afterlife. Or be punished in a way. Either being send to some sort of hell for a period, in which they are given a new body of flesh to suffer. Being barred from the afterlife and send to earth as a spirit untill atoned for his crimes, either as a spirit or after being able to find a body to reincarnate, or sentenced to direct reincarnation.
God of Judgement
Faults: Easy to be bribed by prayers during life
Animal (Optional): Muscular man with a lot of polynesian tattoos with either a buffalos or a roosters head
Symbol: Burning Gabble
Alignment?: Neutral
Weapon (If any): Large 2 handed hammer-staff

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