Well, our GM did mention he might introduce some kind of world eater at some point. I'm fine with it being a sandbox to start with though.

Same here. If it doesn't at least start with a sandbox, then it'll be harder to develop characters.

Back for today, for a little while. Based on the comments I've seen so far, I've decided to flesh out the role and nature of the Godeater. You'll now see it much sooner, but it will be introduced more gradually. What it is, what it does, and why it does so, are questions you will have to answer for yourselves.

Hint: It may or may not actually eat gods. I just thought the name sounded cool.

@Antarctic Termite wait, if two Gods end up getting intimate, could there be more damned Gods? Something tells me this whole world will become crowded with so many Gods...

Yes

Gods can only imbue power in other living things to a certain degree, and they also cannot create self-aware, reasoning souls. The bodies they use after deification are produced and controlled by the same divine power that they do everything else with, so even if they tried to go through the process of pregnancy and birth, they still follow the same rules.

What!? I'm not having some kid grow up to be stronger than me and usurp everything... Pass the ketchup!

damn it kronos not again

Heh, let him, we all know how that sordid tale ended...

How hard is it to imbue a mortal with magic? I'm just trying to get a timescale compared to other powers and in no way plotting something...

How hard is it to imbue a mortal with magic? I'm just trying to get a timescale compared to other powers and in no way plotting something...

At a guess, it would take about as long as it would take to give that mortal physical traits equivalent to the powers you're trying to imbue. If you're trying to give a human comprehensive powers of flight, to do so by granting them large wings, a tail, and a lightened skeleton would take about as long as giving them the capacity to do it magically- Probably like ten minutes if they cooperate. However, there can aspects to magical power that it might be easy to overlook. For example, we usually don't picture a superhero with the power to fly as growing tired when they do, but a human given wings would obviously tire pretty quickly if using them to the same extent. Your magic flight man may not tire in the same way, but his abilities would still run dry after a while until they have time to recharge (or you recharge them yourself, or do it via your divine realm). Giving the ability to fly without growing tired, either magically or biologically, will take quite a bit longer. Some examples of things to consider:

-Fire mage needs to consider being protected from their own heat, the limitations of their magical or chemical fuel, and whether they can control the fire they've created.

-Necromancer needs to consider whether they can control the zombies they animate, over what distance they can do so and through how much interference, how many they can animate, how much autonomy the zombies have, and how much reconstruction they can do to a damaged body.

Why give mortals these traits magically instead of biologically, then? Having magic is harder to notice and less intrusive to grant. Humans may (or may not) be happier to accept magic than they will be to having their bodies altered. They are also more dependent on you or your realm for their power. Whether that's a good or a bad thing is open for debate.

E: Sort of what I'm thinking is that players will find the balance between biological and magical traits that produces supernatural species similar to our myths and legends. Since I keep bringing dragons up, let's take a look at them: Biologically, they're dangerous and flight-capable predators. Magically, they can also breathe fire. Whether their ability to support such a large body both on land and in the air is magical or physical is ultimately irrelevant- It only matters that they can do so, and that's pretty unusual, so it would take a bit of extra time to create that trait.

If you want to go full bio, full magic, or even full cybernetic for the powers you create, though, feel free to do so.

If I didn't already like my concept (Or perhaps if we're allowed to make other characters) I'd probably be making plenty of robots. Maybe a goddess hacker who works her magic be rewriting the code of reality.

@Antarctic Termite
Okay, so we all have our own realms, correct? So let's just say my charater would want to take his followers into his realm would they have to build a big ass dimensional portal or just require his blessings to enter into his realm with him. Also when the character sheet comes would we have to post a pic of what the realms would look like once they become more in tuned with said god? Furthermore when creating a construct would fusing a human animal take shorter time then just adding them to a human or is it faster vise versa.

At a guess from what I've seen while you could build a portal, you wouldn't need to unless you want people to be able to enter your realm whenever they want. It would be easier to either take them yourself, or give them the ability to go there.

Building a portal to another god's realm on the other hand... that would be interesting. Especially if it wasn't especially easy to destroy or close. They'd probably have to set a monster to guard it...

@Antarctic Termite
So does this mean I couldn't make my hypothetical fire mage immune to fire?

So it sounds like your going for more of a classic divine drama here, as is often found in polytheistic legend. I like that.

@Keyguyperson: Not to ruin the parade, but isn't conflict's purpose in literature to give direction for the plot and to cause or show character development?

Back for today, for a little while. Based on the comments I've seen so far, I've decided to flesh out the role and nature of the Godeater. You'll now see it much sooner, but it will be introduced more gradually. What it is, what it does, and why it does so, are questions you will have to answer for yourselves.

Hint: It may or may not actually eat gods. I just thought the name sounded cool.

The secret's out, gods are crunchy and good with rice.

Also when the character sheet comes would we have to post a pic of what the realms would look like once they become more in tuned with said god?

I would backpedal a little here and say that that sort of action is unnecessary You can't really know what it'll look like before the roleplay because when the roleplay starts, it'll be a blank slate that the character shapes by their actions. Its development depends on the character, what they do, and what they need to do (as per the plot's demands). It depends on what happens after the roleplay starts, basically.

As for pictures, I wouldn't rule out picture references for appearance, but having to painstakingly hunt for pictures for extra things like weapons and realms and such isn't something I really want to or like to do.

@ravenDivinity
Oh so the realm is forged by the gods actions. ^-^ Thanks for the clarification.

If my character wanted to do something like, create a city of super humans, how long would it take to build up enough power to do it?

Has this kicked off yet, because if not:

Antarctic Termite said he was going to try and get the game forum and OOC section up tomorrow, I think.

Wait a minute. O.o

If the PC gods can't create souls, what can?

Is there an even more powerful type of god? And if so is it actually a different thing from the types of gods we are to play as? Or is it something that only ancient gods can do or some other factor that alters the type of god we would be playing? Or is there some other specialized deity or force that cannot do anything else but create souls?

Edit: Or is it the Godeater? Does that thing actually tear apart the essence of a god and convert the scraps of such a broken divinity into the souls of the unborn?

Wait a minute. O.o

If the PC gods can't create souls, what can?

Is there an even more powerful type of god? And if so is it actually a different thing from the types of gods we are to play as? Or is it something that only ancient gods can do or some other factor that alters the type of god we would be playing? Or is there some other specialized deity or force that cannot do anything else but create souls?

Edit: Or is it the Godeater? Does that thing actually tear apart the essence of a god and convert the scraps of such a broken divinity into the souls of the unborn?

This is very philosophical. Perhaps there are only so many souls in existence at one time. Perhaps only those who specialize in creating life can make souls. Perhaps all the gods must pool their powers to create a single soul. Perhaps a god must have more power than we can achieve in order to create a soul.

You could say that there have always been a finite number of souls, being recycled through billions and trillions of brigs over time? Kind of like energy or matter, which can't be created or destroyed?

I think I will play a Christian deity. lol.

"Am I Pagan or am I Christian, I'm so confused?"

I think I will play a Christian deity. lol.

"Am I Pagan or am I Christian, I'm so confused?"

Like someone who's been a believer all their life, and now considers this whole thing to be some kind of test from God?

If souls exist in this game, what do they do? What functions does not having a soul prohibit, and what function that we think are done by the brain are actually done by the soul? In addition, how does the soul interact with reality, and how can it be observed? If I created a perfect copy of a living brain and put it in a perfect copy of the corresponding body, what would be the result? What is the soul made of? Do souls significantly vary? Where are they stored in the body, or where are they physically when attached to a thing?

Kind of like energy or matter, which can't be created or destroyed?

As a side note, matter is destroyed and created all the time. Pair production produces it, and matter/antimatter annihilation destroys it. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it is constantly being tied up as more entropy, so that sucks.

Speaking of pair production, how hard would it be for a deity to make some antimatter? I would figure if we can make a skyscraper in an hour or two, we could make a pile of protons with their chirality swapped over without too much difficulty, if we really wanted to fuck everything up. Even excepting antimatter, though, I know you say we can create an explosion, but it seems like it would be much more time-efficient to just make a skyscraper of tnt, or your regional equivalent, and light a match.