I'm back! I've caught up on the OOC. It's late, though, so I'll read the IC and Kho's extension of the mega-summary tomorrow.
@BBeast Did you ever continue the great summary beyond page 13? Because if you haven't I think I might add to it as I read. If you have, let me know so our effort isn't victim to ignorant inefficiency
I have not updated the summary beyond that point. Feel free to help out. Just remember to include all Might expenditure, and be certain to highlight the creation and naming of everything (within reason. For instance, the entire genealogy of the Eskandars I deemed as excessive for the mega-summary). It is intended as a reference of key events. Events which have no lasting influence need only the briefest mention, while events which influence the world at large should be noted.
@BBeast Did Teknall ever have that chat with Jvan about all the raping and altering of mortal minds against their will which featured heavily in Violence's accusation against her in Stand? I know he chatted with her after Vowzra was killed, but not sure if he did talk about this matter in particular. If he didn't, the consequences might feature in a future post of mine.
Teknall did not bring up that topic. Teknall was mostly talking to Phi at the time. On that topic, he wanted Jvan's own opinions, not whatever PR lies Phi could concoct.
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Wait...what?! We have a wiki page?! Dude! May I have the link? Also, I'm a bit lost as to what to have Athanasios do next. I Want him to level up and do something purposeful, but I just can't seem to find even a half-reasonable excuse for it.
I blame summer school.
You're basically teaching yourself.
Math.
I fucking hate math unless it involves me getting more money or music from the iTunes store.
I've spent a reasonable portion of my holidays teaching myself maths. Of my own free will.
Guys, question.
What are your thoughts on the potential...merger...of divine beings? I.e a demigod and a god, or a god and a god, or a demigod and a demigod, becoming 'one being'. What implications would that have for the Might, level, domains(portfolios) etc. of said being/s?
I mean, with Vestec we see a rather disharmonious and destructive instance, but what would happen if a more harmonious merger occurred? Or, at least, a more 'natural' merger.
Intriguing. This is definitely something to be carefully considered on a case by case basis.
The new entity should be considered as a regular god/demigod. My thoughts: Either they would obtain an average level or the level of the greatest. The Might would probably combine, up to the cap. Domains/Portfolios would probably combine, up to the level cap. Excess Domains/Portfolios would be lost, although might may be dumped into levelling up. It is possible that Domains/Portfolios could be modified so they would coalesce into a single Domain/Portfolio.
P.S. I also agree with what Mutton wrote.
What I think we can quickly agree on is that the new entity will need to exist within the rules of gods or demigods (whichever is appropriate), meaning in particular that there will be a cap on Portfolios and Domains. Additionally, I believe any such mergers would need to be explicitly approved by the GMs, for essentially this is a new player character we are talking about.
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If he would enforce them then that's that - and you've got a surefire way of involving a Primordial in pretty much anything you want, which is unprecedented.
If he doesn't enforce them, then it's interesting that those who are swearing by him are doing so - they clearly think he would. It would have various ramifications if an oath in his name is broken and nothing happens. I mean, I never expected a being like Heartworm to view Amul in such high regard that it would consider swearing by him binding - it certainly would change its view on the world tremendously if that was shaken due to Amul doing nothing, no?
As I say, whether or whether not Amul enforces these oaths, we end up with a rather interesting situation. Am I making sense? Is any of this half as important/interesting as I think it is? Three days of doing nothing but read ICs has me more involved with Divinus than with Earth. I aspire towards becoming a Divinus scholar. I will soon be able to quote Conata posts by rote.
This is indeed an interesting thought. My thinking is that Amul might get involved directly if his name is abused in a particularly significant manner, although I feel like Primordials might be a bit above the petty politics of the pantheon. This is definitely worthy of GM'ly discussion (it might help if we knew what the hell Amul is meant to do, though). It is possible that Amul might intervene, but indirectly.
If, on the other hand, Might has been expended on the deal (as it was between Vestec and Teknall all those eons ago, in the events leading up to Stand. I guess that the latest Phi post includes similar stuff, although I'm not sure since I haven't read it yet), then the godly Might itself enforces the deal, bringing a curse of some description on the breaker of the oath. Perhaps spending Might on an oath in Amul's name might just garner his attention, although the chances may be slim.
Considering that you've been around for a while, has there been any previous incidents involving the Primordials in previous iterations of Divinus?
