Ascension (Sandbox/OOC/Open)

[Slaver Pirates of Vaas]

Understood, I'll make sure to edit my post. Don't the current gods have a limited knowledge of the previous world?

[Ovesa]

Understood, I'll make sure to edit my post. Don't the current gods have a limited knowledge of the previous world?

That is true, but a solid portion of them know that the last universe got torn apart in some sort of conflict.

[Slaver Pirates of Vaas]

I see. Finished editing my app. Only removed the other information section.

[Ovesa]

The app looks great. However, I have one last question. In the equipment section, it says he can use any weapon that has yet to have been developed. Could we change it so that you can start out with, I don't know, some powerful enchanted weapon, and as time goes on, you can use other weapons that mortals create?

Also, asking this to everyone; should we discuss the terms of the pact before putting it in the IC? I want everyone to have a say in this pact, as well as the creation of a mortal realm.

[Minskiev]

SPECIES APP
Name: Homo Erectus
Sentient: Y
Appearance: Humanoid, same figure as me roughly.
Physiology/Abilities: Opposable thumbs, high intelligence, sweating
Background: (why do they exist?) To work, and pray.
Anything else: Ehh.

[Ovesa]

Homo erectus is accepted! The second species in our not quite human list. I'm beginning to sense a pattern here...

[Orostan]

Hi, I would like to play as a species that is essentially a degraded biological weapon being guided by a god made of their own minds.

SPECIES APP
Name: Amko
Deity: Amkus.
Sentient (Y or N): Y
Appearance: The tallest of the Amko stand about four feet tall. The strongest are weaker than even most human children, and the Amko are vulnerable to disease and do not live for long. Their skin color ranges from a pinkish color to dark red, and they look mostly like small humans of indeterminate gender. However there are a great many Amko in their well organized and advanced society.
Physiology/Abilities: Advanced technology, 'god' formed through society.
Background: The Amko were created originally as a biological weapon by old gods who are long gone. The war was devastating to them, and few survived. Those that did survived in pocket dimensions with limited resources and even more limited space. Over the millennia upon millennia of waiting for the universe outside their pocket of space to calm enough for resettlement the species already unstable genetic code has degraded to a significant degree and a 'god' has formed from the collective minds of the species.
Anything else: The Amko will have large numbers to start with because their god, Amkus, is only as strong as the Amko are. Amkus however has no direct influence on the universe and is basically a manifestation of the Amko's thoughts and emotions. This is why what ultimately is a mob of discount demons end up being something to take seriously.

GOD APP
Name: Amkus
Epiphet(s): Empire
Domain(s): Social Organization, The Amko
Personality: Amkus generally reflects the Amko people's society and culture. Amkus is not fully formed and currently manifests as the collective will of a species. A weapon used by an Amko might not be able to harm a god alone, but the power of the will and consciousness behind it can make it affect a god.
Appearance: Amkus appears as an amorphous cloud of ideas and emotions to other gods and takes no physical form. Interactions with other gods will affect its growth and development though.
Equipment: The entire Amko species.
Anything else: It will not be possible to directly communicate with Amkus, but other gods can look at the ideas and emotions of the Amko species and essentially read the species minds by perceiving Amkus. A single Amko also acts as a connection to Amkus.

[Ovesa]

The Amko and Amkus...I will have to consider this more carefully before I make a final decision.

Before we continue in the IC, do we want to act out the formation of the Pact and the creation of the new mortal realm in the IC? Or would we rather timeskip ahead to where we can actually start creating things and interacting with fledgling civilizations?

[Slaver Pirates of Vaas]

Revised my app for, hopefully, the last time.

[Orostan]

The Amko and Amkus...I will have to consider this more carefully before I make a final decision.

Before we continue in the IC, do we want to act out the formation of the Pact and the creation of the new mortal realm in the IC? Or would we rather timeskip ahead to where we can actually start creating things and interacting with fledgling civilizations?

It looked like you were behaving like 'gods' were an emergent property of the universe. You mentioned in the OP that basically everything in the universe had been annihilated before this and that the previous gods had all been killed. If gods are just manifesting themselves spontaneously you could assume that the 'mortal realm' exists already but is disorganized and chaotic.

[Ovesa]

Revised my app for, hopefully, the last time.

Accepted. Thank you for patience.

The Amko and Amkus...I will have to consider this more carefully before I make a final decision.

Before we continue in the IC, do we want to act out the formation of the Pact and the creation of the new mortal realm in the IC? Or would we rather timeskip ahead to where we can actually start creating things and interacting with fledgling civilizations?

It looked like you were behaving like 'gods' were an emergent property of the universe. You mentioned in the OP that basically everything in the universe had been annihilated before this and that the previous gods had all been killed. If gods are just manifesting themselves spontaneously you could assume that the 'mortal realm' exists already but is disorganized and chaotic.

There's no mortal realm or any real lifeforms yet. The building blocks are there, but it's all mixed up in a primordial soup with aspects of the universe (gods) spontaneously manifesting left and right. The gods are planning on collaborating to create a shared mortal realm, but we haven't gotten there yet.

[Orostan]

Revised my app for, hopefully, the last time.

Accepted. Thank you for patience.

It looked like you were behaving like 'gods' were an emergent property of the universe. You mentioned in the OP that basically everything in the universe had been annihilated before this and that the previous gods had all been killed. If gods are just manifesting themselves spontaneously you could assume that the 'mortal realm' exists already but is disorganized and chaotic.

There's no mortal realm or any real lifeforms yet. The building blocks are there, but it's all mixed up in a primordial soup with aspects of the universe (gods) spontaneously manifesting left and right. The gods are planning on collaborating to create a shared mortal realm, but we haven't gotten there yet.

Ah, I see. Do you mean that the physical universe just doesn't exist yet or that the universe right now is sort of like the universe that existed billions of years ago before any stars had formed?

[Ovesa]

Think of it as the existing universe before anything big or substantial formed, except with weird ambient lighting. Nothing but rocks and dust and some gas clouds.

[Orostan]

Think of it as the existing universe before anything big or substantial formed, except with weird ambient lighting. Nothing but rocks and dust and some gas clouds.

Rocks and dust are usually made of stuff that can only form in stars. If no stars exist almost all of the physical universe would be hydrogen gas.

Maybe the emergence of gods could be correlated with the first star igniting?

[Ovesa]

Sure, that would be neat. Thanks for your patience, I'm balancing two active NS threads and a Discord.

[Orostan]

Sure, that would be neat. Thanks for your patience, I'm balancing two active NS threads and a Discord.

That's alright. I've entered the discord, by the way.

[Ovesa]

As much as I want to move forward past the pact and all, I don't want to have anyone miss out on something they were looking forward to I know that not everyone has made a post in the IC yet, and I don't want to leave anyone behind. I already talked with one of the players (Magnolixie), they said they're ok with moving ahead. I want everyone to have a say in what happens. Is it ok to move forward and begin some of the 'real' RP?

[Danubian Peoples]

Hey, I'm guessing I can still make an application? if so, then I'd first like to ask about the exact idea of a god in this roleplay. First of all, what kind of god is allowed? Would a 'Christian God'-type figure, with domain over basically everything be allowed? Probably not, since that suggests omnipotence, and you said that wasn't allowed. I'm also assuming that you disallow dieties which aren't distinct from the world, animist dieties that is which don't just make stuff in the world, but are stuff in the world. What about 'foundation gods,' like the Atlas of Greek mythology, who carries the heavens. Would a world turtle count as a god? What about a world elephant? Or even a world bald person?

Thanks in advance, I think your RP looks nice and I'm considering joining it.

[Ovesa]

Danubian Peoples, I am so glad you are interested in this RP! I don't have any issue with the animistic gods, although your RP experience might be limited compared to others depending on your specific concept in question.

A "foundation god" like Atlas or the World Turtle could be interesting, especially since we're close to creating the mortal realm. Although you might be limited in what actions you can and can't do (due to, you know, constantly holding up the world), it could be fun with enough willpower or creativity.

Thank you for your question!

[American Pere Housh]

Musashi are you going to meet the other gods and goddesses?

[Somerania]

Musashi are you going to meet the other gods and goddesses?

I just came there in lightning speed

[Danubian Peoples]

Ovesa, good to know! It appears that the foundation god concept I outlined seems to be a bit out of my grasp. I'm not sure how to roleplay a giant turtle/defeated titan/really big elephant holding up the world. I mean, perhaps this foundation god is responsible for natural processes? Perhaps volcanoes are just zits on the god's skin? And maybe you shouldn't bring him onions, because then he'll flood the world? That sounds a bit fun, but I can't really seem how I could do that. It is probably in the realm of a more experienced roleplayer. Also, care to provide links to the corresponding applications in the OP? The OOC is going to grow bigger, and it would be pain to navigate page after page to check out an application. Thanks!

As for the god I'm thinking of, I was hoping to borrow a deity I came up with for another roleplay, Gaash, the sole god of the Gaashli religion. Since these gods have to exist as independent persons, and not just fiction dreamt up by sapient beings, I'm not sure how to translate a god that is LITERALLY EVERYTHING in a rule-abiding manner to this roleplay. Like, Gaash doesn't just hold sway over all things in the world, he is all things in the world, in the very animist sense. Gaash is the mountains, the fields, the men and women, the animals, the rivers, the lakes, et cetera. I'm considering dropping everything but the name, to be honest.

[Somerania]

It didn't even appear?!!! What did I press

[Minskiev]

I don’t think the god of everything is exactly an acceptable god, as that just ruins it for us. Also, if you were Christian, why are there other gods besides God?

If you were a defeated Older God, and had few powers besides holding the dimension together, then that might be good. However, it’d be tricky.

[Orostan]

Ovesa, good to know! It appears that the foundation god concept I outlined seems to be a bit out of my grasp. I'm not sure how to roleplay a giant turtle/defeated titan/really big elephant holding up the world. I mean, perhaps this foundation god is responsible for natural processes? Perhaps volcanoes are just zits on the god's skin? And maybe you shouldn't bring him onions, because then he'll flood the world? That sounds a bit fun, but I can't really seem how I could do that. It is probably in the realm of a more experienced roleplayer. Also, care to provide links to the corresponding applications in the OP? The OOC is going to grow bigger, and it would be pain to navigate page after page to check out an application. Thanks!

As for the god I'm thinking of, I was hoping to borrow a deity I came up with for another roleplay, Gaash, the sole god of the Gaashli religion. Since these gods have to exist as independent persons, and not just fiction dreamt up by sapient beings, I'm not sure how to translate a god that is LITERALLY EVERYTHING in a rule-abiding manner to this roleplay. Like, Gaash doesn't just hold sway over all things in the world, he is all things in the world, in the very animist sense. Gaash is the mountains, the fields, the men and women, the animals, the rivers, the lakes, et cetera. I'm considering dropping everything but the name, to be honest.

You could have a god that uses its own mental energy to use matter like its own body. That way a god could be a planet.