Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Goldeagle1221
Raw
OP
Avatar of Goldeagle1221

Goldeagle1221 I am Spartacus!

Member Seen 12 mos ago

Crucible of Gods
A Divine RP
Ooc


Crucible of Gods is a divine roleplay inspired in part by Divinus as well as some new original ideas. The setting of the story takes place on the Crucible, an isolated world with a mysterious past. Our gods awaken at the central node, a location owned by a dying God. Scattered across the world of Crucible are these nodes, strange black pillars that stretch endlessly downward and are nigh indestructible. Each node seems to have control over a section of the world, though right now every part of the world is in a veil of destructive chaos save for the central node.

Stabilized by the dying god, in this location you learn that you and the other gods were born of his will. He explains to you the prophecy of the Crucible: in some unknown amount of time, the entire realm will be completely and utterly destroyed with everything in it unless all the nodes are under the touch of a divine -- in which case at this unknown time of destruction, the world will transform to fit the absolute will of the god in control of all the nodes.

Further he explains that he himself was the previous god to complete such a task, though he didn’t want to. He was a member of an alliance that supported the will of a better god than he, but such a god was slain by rivals and so reluctantly the dying god collected the nodes. However, at the end times, his will was shaky and his truest desire was for someone else to have collected the nodes and bring forth a true dream and will, and so the nodes reset the world and birthed a new generation of divine: you.

He is unsure if his crucible was the first and if this was the second, but without that knowledge all he can do is wish you the best of luck. His will thankfully also birthed the first mortals in the central node location, humans. They are plain and without technology or a past, the same as yourselves. With little else, the dying god had completed all he needed to complete and passes on, leaving you to the conquest of the crucible and a world to create and control.

Welcome to the Crucible of Gods.

The aim of this story is to promote an open world divine roleplay with a strong sense of a central story based around an inciting incident (the end of the world/capture of the nodes) where there is little need for GM intervention and a lot of space for creativity. Please read below to understand the different parts of the game.

Nodes: The incentive to capture nodes is not linked to an out of character bonus or even in character bonus so as to remove the possibility of more active players zerg-rushing the nodes from less active players. Instead, the main incentive to capture nodes is for story purposes but also for one big mechanical reason: areas around nodes are too chaotic to support life until the node is stabilized by a claim. After stabilization, the capturer can define the stability.

What this means is that when a node is initially stabilized (it’s first ever stabilization) the god who is imparting their will can then choose a biome and mundane ecosystem to occupy the node’s territory for free. Changing the biome later (by the same god or another) will cost might. Do note that you must be in control of a node to make lasting changes to its biome.

Note: While there are no limits to capturing raw nodes, do note that I will be keeping my eye open in the starting weeks and strongly dissuading people from taking too many unstable nodes all at once to allow other players the opportunity to stabilize starting nodes.

God Nerf (as opposed to Divinus iterations): gods will be much more reliant on mortal supporters due to being weaker than traditional ‘gods’ and more vulnerable. Gods will also have a limit on how small their form can be and how large their form can be (determined at will by GM) as well as the set standard that all forms be solid (not ethereal, gaseous or liquid). Generally speaking, the form of a god will be unnaturally tough, but still vulnerable to damage.

Godly Acts:
Gods can perform amazing feats of divine activity thanks to the OOC mechanism called might. Each god is awarded five points of might at the start of a cycle. At the end of a cycle, unused might does not carry over. Each cycle will happen at the same time every designated interval, so there is no need to wonder when the next refresh will take place. These might points can be used to perform IC godly actions based on the might catalog. If an action has a 0 next to it in the catalog, it means this can be done for free!

Portfolios/Aspects: Portfolios and Aspects aren’t declared at the time of character creation but rather formed over time. Since we all start anew, each God begins rather with a “Will” or in other words, their goals and what they wish the world to be like as well as their passions and priorities. This will can change as the character develops but their actions performed will eventually give them monikers among mortalkind such as God of Death/Agriculture/Light/ and so on. In other words, a Portfolio is earned via action and reflects the Will of the god. This will be better noted on the character sheet.

Technology: Technology is bought and taught via might using a special tiered system present in the might catalog. Note that mortalkind can advance their own technology without might but require a sufficient amount of IC interaction with the advancement before it takes root in the society.

Despondence: A warning to the wholehearted! A phenomena exists on the Crucible called despondence. It is said that if a divine being gives up all hope and ambition and loses faith, their divine will and energy will slowly falter and eventually they themselves will evaporate. This despondence is said to affect any and all who suddenly go inactive.




Please check the catalog for innate abilities, what you can and cannot do as well as expectations for playing oocly and icly.

4x Like Like
Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Legion02
Raw

Legion02

Member Seen 7 mos ago

Definitely interested!
Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Sanity43217
Raw
Avatar of Sanity43217

Sanity43217

Member Seen 15 days ago

Might have to dust off my old Godbound character.
1x Thank Thank
Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Goldeagle1221
Raw
OP
Avatar of Goldeagle1221

Goldeagle1221 I am Spartacus!

Member Seen 12 mos ago

Might have to dust off my old Godbound character.


Happy to have it, join the discord and talk with us!
Hidden 3 yrs ago 3 yrs ago Post by ActRaiserTheReturned
Raw
Avatar of ActRaiserTheReturned

ActRaiserTheReturned

Member Seen 1 hr ago

Name: Brey

Form:
He is in the form of a five foot nine and a half old man.

Personality: Brey is a god that strives to learn, grow in maturity and power. He isn't the ordinary power monger. The reason he wants power is to provide and protect mortal beings, and to teach them how to do the same for other mortals. He would also keep power out of the wrong hands, so that they would not bring unreasonable harm to others or themselves. He is likely to take power away from those who abuse it.

Will: Will, knowledge and wisdom. He's not the god of will, knowledge and wisdom yet, but has a strong desire to learn, teach and become powerful, not just through learning, but through sheer will. This manifests it'self in the powers of science and magic most of all, but he would also attempt to teach others wisdom and how to live their lives as well. If he had ALL the nodes, he would be a god among gods, have the ability to strip all the magic from the universe and take it for himself, but that's not his will. His intentions, should he have all that power would be to keep all creation in a cycle of eternal spiritual and mental growth, so they would grow in not just power but learn how to live and become not just smart but sagely.

Favorite Color: Blue
Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Frettzo
Raw
Avatar of Frettzo

Frettzo Summary Lover

Member Seen 1 mo ago

Interested! I just can't seem to stay away from God RP's can I?
1x Like Like 1x Laugh Laugh
Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by DracoLunaris
Raw
Avatar of DracoLunaris

DracoLunaris Multiverse tourist

Member Seen 28 min ago

hello yes I am in. having a central plot will defiantly help this style of game I think
3x Like Like
Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Goldeagle1221
Raw
OP
Avatar of Goldeagle1221

Goldeagle1221 I am Spartacus!

Member Seen 12 mos ago

Thanks for all the interest guys. We can keep this interest check open for the rest of the weekend and then next week I'll go ahead and start the ooc!
1x Like Like
Hidden 3 yrs ago 3 yrs ago Post by Legion02
Raw

Legion02

Member Seen 7 mos ago


1x Like Like
Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Bright_Ops
Raw
Avatar of Bright_Ops

Bright_Ops The Insane Scholar

Member Seen 2 days ago

I'm interested. Currently playing the current Divinity now, but I'm okay with doing another. Lot of ideas after all that I want to try out.
Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Bright_Ops
Raw
Avatar of Bright_Ops

Bright_Ops The Insane Scholar

Member Seen 2 days ago



Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Kalmar
Raw
Avatar of Kalmar

Kalmar The Mediocre

Member Seen 2 mos ago

Might make a Fire God.
Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Frettzo
Raw
Avatar of Frettzo

Frettzo Summary Lover

Member Seen 1 mo ago

Hidden 3 yrs ago Post by Crispy Octopus
Raw
Avatar of Crispy Octopus

Crispy Octopus Into the fryer we go.

Member Seen 3 mos ago

Hidden 3 yrs ago 3 yrs ago Post by Bigfrigginpp
Raw

Bigfrigginpp

Member Seen 2 yrs ago

haven't you heard? don't you know???
Hidden 3 yrs ago 3 yrs ago Post by Goldeagle1221
Raw
OP
Avatar of Goldeagle1221

Goldeagle1221 I am Spartacus!

Member Seen 12 mos ago

I think I'll make the ooc so we can begin looking at sheets. Remember to join the discord!

OOC: roleplayerguild.com/posts/5350616
↑ Top
© 2007-2024
BBCode Cheatsheet