A New Creation (OOC/CLOSED/God-RP)

[The Burning Sun]

There seems to be a lot of confusion on what gods can do. Maybe there should be set rules on what each god can do, instead of general powers, like "death" or "Oceans".

Gods are gods. Their very definition is that they have no limits. Aside from that, it is true that the OP's rules are somewhat vague, but it would still severely limit everyone to have them strictly unable to influence things outside of their domain. God RP's, after all, are not meant to have this many applicants.

[Palonitr and Howland]

There seems to be a lot of confusion on what gods can do. Maybe there should be set rules on what each god can do, instead of general powers, like "death" or "Oceans".

Gods are gods. Their very definition is that they have no limits. Aside from that, it is true that the OP's rules are somewhat vague, but it would still severely limit everyone to have them strictly unable to influence things outside of their domain. God RP's, after all, are not meant to have this many applicants.

Last god rp i was in only had about 8 to 12 players.

[The NAR]

There seems to be a lot of confusion on what gods can do. Maybe there should be set rules on what each god can do, instead of general powers, like "death" or "Oceans".

Gods are gods. Their very definition is that they have no limits. Aside from that, it is true that the OP's rules are somewhat vague, but it would still severely limit everyone to have them strictly unable to influence things outside of their domain. God RP's, after all, are not meant to have this many applicants.

I'm just saying that Death shouldn't be able to kill whoever he wants

[The Burning Sun]

Gods are gods. Their very definition is that they have no limits. Aside from that, it is true that the OP's rules are somewhat vague, but it would still severely limit everyone to have them strictly unable to influence things outside of their domain. God RP's, after all, are not meant to have this many applicants.

I'm just saying that Death shouldn't be able to kill whoever he wants

Anyone can kill whomever they want, really.

[The Starlight]

Updated App.

God's Name: Vardaelia the Earth Mother
God's Powers: Nature and Earth
God's Divine Form: A huge tree, with ever growing boughs, flowers and fruits, along with rabbits, squirrels and birds nesting within it. Her second divine form is a huge lion, and the third is a tall wood-elf with green, glowing eyes in a long, trailing dress.
God's Mortal Form: A woman, clothed in leaves, branches and flowers, a Vardelian wood-elf dressed in green, or a Ent.
God's Bio: Being one of the eldest goddesses, Vardaelia made the very Earth itself, being its visionary and creator. She filled her new earth with trees, animals and plants, all of which she had created. It was Vardaelia who shaped every tree, raised every mountain, created every valley. And then, the other Gods came, marring her work. Some were respectful, receiving her permission to add their own works to this new earth, but others, they simply planted their abominations and creations upon her earth. But Vardaelia could not find it with herself to destroy them, for she loved all life. So to protect her forests, she created the Ents, and the Vardelians, wood-elves who would protect all nature.

RP Sample: http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=319526#p22375799

[Kaoiluja]

can someone update me on what is going on with this "beast" the other gods were talking about for a while? I want to make sur that the situations i put Lodav in are consistant with everyone elses, and i have a feeling he is gong to get involved in this aspect at some point.

Just a quick question about your last IC post. What are you referring to?

"Stigandr," Hahvulon said slowly and thoughtfully, "What do you know of the Vampires? They one of the few creatures in the mythologies of every civilization on this world. What do your legends say about them?"

Hahvulon trusted Brynja to lead her people, and Hahvulon felt like he could trust her people to fight alongside his, should it come to it. He wanted to understand what these people thought of them, though. The elf form of Hahvulon smiled, running a hand through his dark goatee. Hahvulon stilled felt that he would be rejected by Brynja, and if not her then by the rest of the Gods. He felt that they viewed him as a fear-mongering monster, a cruel God. He hoped to change their opinion.

Jarl Stígandr watched as Hahvulon stroked his goatee, feeling frightened by the God. He looked to Brynja, who nodded to him, urging him to respond to Hahvulon. Jarl Stígandr took a deep breath, turning back to the God of Fear and Nightmares. "Lord Hahvulon, the creature you speak of is one which we call Dréag. It is a fearsome creature that comes at night, walking after death. It is said that the Dréagar take the blood from living women and children in order to sustain itself, so that it may death-walk for a longer time." It was quite obvious that Jarl Stígandr was frightened of the creatures, which made Cadoc chuckle. He found the petty fears of mankind to be quite amusing. It was then that Brynja stepped in once again. "Cousin, why do you ask about these creatures? They are a great tale told by men to frighten their children, keeping them away from the bogs at night."

Whatever this conversation was about. im kinda confused. I understand whats going on with Maestrahs; i posted about my god being the first to notice his spell.

[JRolo]

I'm just saying that Death shouldn't be able to kill whoever he wants

Anyone can kill whomever they want, really.

All of these are true. Still, it is frustrating deciding what god can do what. But they are gods nonetheless. Can't really argue with that.

[The NAR]

Just a quick question about your last IC post. What are you referring to?

Jarl Stígandr watched as Hahvulon stroked his goatee, feeling frightened by the God. He looked to Brynja, who nodded to him, urging him to respond to Hahvulon. Jarl Stígandr took a deep breath, turning back to the God of Fear and Nightmares. "Lord Hahvulon, the creature you speak of is one which we call Dréag. It is a fearsome creature that comes at night, walking after death. It is said that the Dréagar take the blood from living women and children in order to sustain itself, so that it may death-walk for a longer time." It was quite obvious that Jarl Stígandr was frightened of the creatures, which made Cadoc chuckle. He found the petty fears of mankind to be quite amusing. It was then that Brynja stepped in once again. "Cousin, why do you ask about these creatures? They are a great tale told by men to frighten their children, keeping them away from the bogs at night."

Whatever this conversation was about. im kinda confused. I understand whats going on with Maestrahs; i posted about my god being the first to notice his spell.

What?

[Palonitr and Howland]

Just a quick question about your last IC post. What are you referring to?

Jarl Stígandr watched as Hahvulon stroked his goatee, feeling frightened by the God. He looked to Brynja, who nodded to him, urging him to respond to Hahvulon. Jarl Stígandr took a deep breath, turning back to the God of Fear and Nightmares. "Lord Hahvulon, the creature you speak of is one which we call Dréag. It is a fearsome creature that comes at night, walking after death. It is said that the Dréagar take the blood from living women and children in order to sustain itself, so that it may death-walk for a longer time." It was quite obvious that Jarl Stígandr was frightened of the creatures, which made Cadoc chuckle. He found the petty fears of mankind to be quite amusing. It was then that Brynja stepped in once again. "Cousin, why do you ask about these creatures? They are a great tale told by men to frighten their children, keeping them away from the bogs at night."

Whatever this conversation was about. im kinda confused. I understand whats going on with Maestrahs; i posted about my god being the first to notice his spell.

Ahh

[Kaoiluja]

Whatever this conversation was about. im kinda confused. I understand whats going on with Maestrahs; i posted about my god being the first to notice his spell.

What?

The creature thing Hahvulan was talking about. what is that, and whats its significance.

[Bentus]

What?

The creature thing Hahvulan was talking about. what is that, and whats its significance.

The Monster Chief? He was referencing Brynja's punishment of a tyrannical chief by taking away her beauty. But, after much soul-searching and a guilt-trip from Mum and Dad she gave the woman back her beauty.

Anyone can kill whomever they want, really.

As a player, I'd have to agree with The Burning Sun. I've of the mind that the mortals are fairly independent of the Gods (at least that's how I like to play it), with them largely being guided by manipulation and influence rather than direct control. For instance, Death doesn't KNOW that this guy is going to die tomorrow from falling from a ladder - BUT, if tomorrow Death happens to walk past this guy on a ladder and, say, knock him off of it, then it's highly likely that that WILL be the way he died.

Although, another God may intervene - either by killing the poor sod beforehand or rescuing him, thus altering Death's 'prophecy'. Problem with that take though is that it is somewhat biased against less 'natural' domains I suppose. One's that typically deal directly with mortals are more limited than others like Fire or Water or Earth. But, that's my two cents.

[The Seven Archangels]

Alright, so, if everyone is alright with me doing it, I'll focus on creating a map and general basis of what the world is like. I think it's better if one guy does all the organization and details while everyone shunts ideas and what they want to him, rather than have everyone talk and get nothing done.

I'll create a good idea that suits everyone, but what I'd ask are names of your kingdoms, the races, and the history behind it. IN A TELEGRAM. When things conflict, I'll talk to the specific people that it concerns, and then hopefully we'll have a nicely shaped world that makes a modicum of sense. (Other god realms that are their own planets are not included in this little map project, so anyone that strictly plays on their own realm, just ignore this post.) My hope is to create a world everyone can agree with. Bearing in mind that I am not going to limit the number of kingdoms a god could have been responsible for forming, I do want you to be reasonable in size, spread, history, and the likes. You shouldn't have a billion human, elvish, and dwarven kingdoms at your disposal while there are dozens of other gods competing with you, that's a bit nutso.

I'd like to say, and if nobody really disagrees, that we should stick to one massive world rather than multiple planets. Keep it organized better that way. But I wanna hear debate on that, see if other people disagree or have good arguments for not having a single large world to focus on.

Also, a slight addition to what I'd like to see in telegrams, aside from the basic racial and historical info and such, preferences to WHERE you would like your kingdom placed would be most helpful too. I'd like to appease everyone and not put half the world into a desert because they never specified they wanted different.



Also, on the note about whether direct or indirect influence is better, I'd like to put forward that my god has already walked the surface of the world directly, and that was part of the first legends and myths about him, myths that are also relevant to other gods such as Hahvulon and the likes. As well, while gods are not necessarily omnipotent, omniscient, or omnipresent, they should have quite a deal of control over their natural elements, and other gods should be stronger than some more to create the necessary power struggles. The idea that Terminus Alpha had, when I questioned him, was simplified as thusly:

"Basically, the more necessary a God is to life, the more worship they will get. More worship = more power. Of course, you could simply draw power from the essence of life itself, but that would be more of a slow trickle, compared to the flood of power on would get from worship."

And while I think it could use a bit more work for those that don't want/need followers but have strong spheres and the likes, I like the dynamic of it and the struggles it creates, the disparity is fun. As well, for the time being, I think the reason why this war will escalate to such heights that it does is because of the more direct involvement of the gods than their indirect influence, which is more stable.

[The NAR]

Alright, so, if everyone is alright with me doing it, I'll focus on creating a map and general basis of what the world is like. I think it's better if one guy does all the organization and details while everyone shunts ideas and what they want to him, rather than have everyone talk and get nothing done.

I'll create a good idea that suits everyone, but what I'd ask are names of your kingdoms, the races, and the history behind it. IN A TELEGRAM. When things conflict, I'll talk to the specific people that it concerns, and then hopefully we'll have a nicely shaped world that makes a modicum of sense. (Other god realms that are their own planets are not included in this little map project, so anyone that strictly plays on their own realm, just ignore this post.) My hope is to create a world everyone can agree with. Bearing in mind that I am not going to limit the number of kingdoms a god could have been responsible for forming, I do want you to be reasonable in size, spread, history, and the likes. You shouldn't have a billion human, elvish, and dwarven kingdoms at your disposal while there are dozens of other gods competing with you, that's a bit nutso.

I'd like to say, and if nobody really disagrees, that we should stick to one massive world rather than multiple planets. Keep it organized better that way. But I wanna hear debate on that, see if other people disagree or have good arguments for not having a single large world to focus on.

Also, a slight addition to what I'd like to see in telegrams, aside from the basic racial and historical info and such, preferences to WHERE you would like your kingdom placed would be most helpful too. I'd like to appease everyone and not put half the world into a desert because they never specified they wanted different.

I TGed you...

[The Seven Archangels]

I'd like to say, and if nobody really disagrees, that we should stick to one massive world rather than multiple planets. Keep it organized better that way. But I wanna hear debate on that, see if other people disagree or have good arguments for not having a single large world to focus on.

Also, a slight addition to what I'd like to see in telegrams, aside from the basic racial and historical info and such, preferences to WHERE you would like your kingdom placed would be most helpful too. I'd like to appease everyone and not put half the world into a desert because they never specified they wanted different.

I TGed you...

Yeah, I got the message, don't worry so much. Rome it shall be. Any other kingdoms or anything of significance?

[Bentus]

Alright, so, if everyone is alright with me doing it, I'll focus on creating a map and general basis of what the world is like. I think it's better if one guy does all the organization and details while everyone shunts ideas and what they want to him, rather than have everyone talk and get nothing done.

I'll create a good idea that suits everyone, but what I'd ask are names of your kingdoms, the races, and the history behind it. IN A TELEGRAM. When things conflict, I'll talk to the specific people that it concerns, and then hopefully we'll have a nicely shaped world that makes a modicum of sense. (Other god realms that are their own planets are not included in this little map project, so anyone that strictly plays on their own realm, just ignore this post.) My hope is to create a world everyone can agree with. Bearing in mind that I am not going to limit the number of kingdoms a god could have been responsible for forming, I do want you to be reasonable in size, spread, history, and the likes. You shouldn't have a billion human, elvish, and dwarven kingdoms at your disposal while there are dozens of other gods competing with you, that's a bit nutso.

I'd like to say, and if nobody really disagrees, that we should stick to one massive world rather than multiple planets. Keep it organized better that way. But I wanna hear debate on that, see if other people disagree or have good arguments for not having a single large world to focus on.

Also, a slight addition to what I'd like to see in telegrams, aside from the basic racial and historical info and such, preferences to WHERE you would like your kingdom placed would be most helpful too. I'd like to appease everyone and not put half the world into a desert because they never specified they wanted different.

My opinion is single-world (save for 'God' realms or the like where the main action doesn't occur) as it is a) easier to handle and b) easier for you to map (I don't envy you the job).

For the nations and factions, would a standardised app help at all? Something along the lines of this:

Code: Select all

(Level of detail is up to you)
[b]Nation/Faction name:[/b]
[b]Race(s):[/b]
[b]Patron God(s):[/b]
[b]Current Leader(s):[/b]
[b]Brief History:[/b]
[b]Geographical area and key features:[/b]
[b]Other details:[/b] (i.e. government structure, military, preferred neighbours, interesting culture, use this section however you want)


[The Seven Archangels]

I'd like to say, and if nobody really disagrees, that we should stick to one massive world rather than multiple planets. Keep it organized better that way. But I wanna hear debate on that, see if other people disagree or have good arguments for not having a single large world to focus on.

Also, a slight addition to what I'd like to see in telegrams, aside from the basic racial and historical info and such, preferences to WHERE you would like your kingdom placed would be most helpful too. I'd like to appease everyone and not put half the world into a desert because they never specified they wanted different.

My opinion is single-world (save for 'God' realms or the like where the main action doesn't occur) as it is a) easier to handle and b) easier for you to map (I don't envy you the job).

For the nations and factions, would a standardised app help at all? Something along the lines of this:

Code: Select all

(Level of detail is up to you)
[b]Nation/Faction name:[/b]
[b]Race(s):[/b]
[b]Patron God(s):[/b]
[b]Current Leader(s):[/b]
[b]Brief History:[/b]
[b]Geographical area and key features:[/b]
[b]Other details:[/b] (i.e. government structure, military, preferred neighbours, interesting culture, use this section however you want)


Yes, that would help a great deal actually. Keep it nice and organized. Also, I edited my earlier post with my thoughts on the matter of direct vs indirect influence and the power of gods.

[The NAR]

Nation/Faction name: Rome [Roman Empire]
Race(s): Founded my Man, but welcomes all Taces
Patron God(s): Asur
Current Leader(s): Emperor Arellius II
Brief History:

Rome is a large, historical city that grew from the two sons of Ashur in the early days. Anton and Romulus led 87 tribes of Man to where Rome stands today, and established a city. It was named after Romulus, who was killed defending the city from Elven Attackers. His brother Anton named what was called "The Hub", Rome, in honor of his brother. The city quickly grew, run by a Senate and a Chancellor. As the years passed, the Romans expanded, conquering most Kingdoms of Man and establishing an everlasting presence on Earth.
Geographical area and key features: Rome is located in the center of the continent, on the lower land bridge of the big lake.

Other details: (i.e. government structure, military, preferred neighbours, interesting culture, use this section however you want)

Rome is a highly intelligible and civilized society. Their army is the strongest Human Army. Rome has their own numerical system. Rome is responsible for the evolution of many technologies, such as the Aquaduct and Sewer Systems, as well as the arch and other types of architecture.

You guys know Rome

[Dukats]

God's Name:Keos
God's Powers:Time and Destiny
God's Divine Form:

https://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140329205508/runescape/images/8/83/Zaros_(robeless).png

God's Mortal Form:

https://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140411204027/runescape/images/9/96/Zaros_(wounded).png

God's Bio:Keos was formed with the beginning of time.He formed day and night,year and month,beginning of life and it's end.He knows what happened and what will happen.He is know also as the patron god of Adventurers and all those who seek great destinies.He can see all possible outcomes of mortals decisions and he sometime intervenes or sends visions.
RP Sample:https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=284402&sid=58413f410ebd2594ab2738e35bd6f7cf

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[JRolo]

God's Name: Haijira
God's Powers: Life and Good Fortune.
God's Divine Form: A beautiful white nine-tailed kiteune with golden eyes dressed in Ivory-white, gold-trimmed armor.
God's Mortal Form: A young, blonde woman in a white, gold-trimed robe. Same eye color as in divine form.
God's Bio: Haijira has existed since the last star died, but she only gained her powers once the Mortal plane was created. She draws her power from all the living, pure people of the world. She has the ability to iurn nearly any desperate situation into a good one, and is often worshiped by those facing dire circumstances or in the midest of recovering from a major disaster, as she can make wounds heal faster and raise the dead back to mortal life.

RP Sample: (A good example of your RP skill.)http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?=31&t=326917

JRolo has a God of Luck. TG them just to see if they're ok with the idea of having a new neighbour
Edit: Annnd I did not realise he hasn't been accepted either...well get friendly folks! How'd you feel about co-existing?

I'm making a new application because of this. Here it is:

[The NAR]

Nation/Faction name: Rome [Roman Empire]
Race(s): Founded my Man, but welcomes all Taces
Patron God(s): Asur
Current Leader(s): Emperor Arellius II
Brief History:

Rome is a large, historical city that grew from the two sons of Ashur in the early days. Anton and Romulus led 87 tribes of Man to where Rome stands today, and established a city. It was named after Romulus, who was killed defending the city from Elven Attackers. His brother Anton named what was called "The Hub", Rome, in honor of his brother. The city quickly grew, run by a Senate and a Chancellor. As the years passed, the Romans expanded, conquering most Kingdoms of Man and establishing an everlasting presence on Earth.
Geographical area and key features: Rome is located in the center of the continent, on the lower land bridge of the big lake.

Other details: (i.e. government structure, military, preferred neighbours, interesting culture, use this section however you want)

Rome is a highly intelligible and civilized society. Their army is the strongest Human Army. Rome has their own numerical system. Rome is responsible for the evolution of many technologies, such as the Aquaduct and Sewer Systems, as well as the arch and other types of architecture.

You guys know Rome

[JRolo]

God's Name: Arnen the Unpredictable
God's Powers: Randomness, Cleverness
God's Divine Form: A white raven.
God's Mortal Form: Arnen has many forms, of which include a young boy and a royal duke. He takes the form of whatever he needs to look like to get his work done.
God's Bio: When the world was created, Arnen stayed hidden, wanting no part in creating his own race or land. He controlled no part of the universe, or at least he didn't know he did, until he discovered that he was clever and random. His goal is to gain followers to become the most powerful god, and distribute randomness, so that life for mortals is not routine, but instead unpredictable. While Arnen exists life will be random and unpredictable. He will gain followers by any means, even by tricking other gods. However, Arnen is no evil god - simply one who wants his own followers. Other gods many a time come to him for his help, as though he may lack followers, he is on no side but his own, and will serve anyone who is willing to give him something in return. He owns no city or race, but rather has small temples scattered around the globe. People will commonly pray to him that randomness and the odds may fall in their favor.

RP Sample: This is actually my first RP.

[The Burning Sun]

A note on the factions - Not everyone needs one. I'd rather not have to keep track of 12 different kingdoms and the gods controlling them.

[Novum Alexandria]

A note on the factions - Not everyone needs one. I'd rather not have to keep track of 12 different kingdoms and the gods controlling them.

I was about to post something similar. The god of subterfuge holds no lands, other than the private properties of his followers. It's more like a deity owning a very large guild than a deity ruling a kingdom.

[Paketo]

A note on the factions - Not everyone needs one. I'd rather not have to keep track of 12 different kingdoms and the gods controlling them.

i just sent arch a Greece like civilization which will be fun to play with. the many cities each developed a culture though they are de jure united under a single government making each one a different towards each god

[The NAR]

Nation/Faction name: Rome [Roman Empire]
Race(s): Founded my Man, but welcomes all Taces
Patron God(s): Asur
Current Leader(s): Emperor Arellius II
Brief History:

Rome is a large, historical city that grew from the two sons of Ashur in the early days. Anton and Romulus led 87 tribes of Man to where Rome stands today, and established a city. It was named after Romulus, who was killed defending the city from Elven Attackers. His brother Anton named what was called "The Hub", Rome, in honor of his brother. The city quickly grew, run by a Senate and a Chancellor. As the years passed, the Romans expanded, conquering most Kingdoms of Man and establishing an everlasting presence on Earth.
Geographical area and key features: Rome is located in the center of the continent, on the lower land bridge of the big lake.

Other details: (i.e. government structure, military, preferred neighbours, interesting culture, use this section however you want)

Rome is a highly intelligible and civilized society. Their army is the strongest Human Army. Rome has their own numerical system. Rome is responsible for the evolution of many technologies, such as the Aquaduct and Sewer Systems, as well as the arch and other types of architecture.

You guys know Rome