Welcome to Olympus Falls!
Please refer to the IC thread for the backstory.
Here you can learn the rules of this fantastical reality and ask questions if anything is unclear. This can also be a good place to plot with others about what your going to do in the IC section (or you can take that to PM's if you want to be sneaky).
So here's the backdrop:
For some mysterious reason, all the Greek gods have been pulled from their domains. Their memories have been wiped, and they have been placed inside the souls of mortals. Only when the mortals sleep, can they converse with the god trapped within them, and even then, the god doesn't know what to tell them, as their memories have been completely wiped, as aforementioned. So in other words, you will control a human character as well as the god within them, controlling two characters that share one body. Your first posts should be centered around waking from your coma (see IC thread) and the events surrounding that awakening. The rest of the adventure will consist of your characters getting to know one another as well as the characters of other users. Then you must handle all the plot twists and conflicts I throw in the mix. Who knows? I may even approach you in PMs to enlist your help furthering the plot.
Hear ye, hear ye! The following are our 10 commandments! (Or guidelines)
1) It should be obvious by now, but just to state clearly, you must keep to Greek mythology, not Roman, not anything else.
2) You can't choose a god at Titan level or above. If you don't know which gods are Titans or pre-Titans, do a little homework please.
3) The human! The god you choose effects the characteristics of your human character. To be precise, your human character has to be the mirror image of the god in every way but gender. In other words, if you choose a strong, brave, righteous, elderly god, you must make your human weak, cowardly, selfish and young. "But why?" I chose Zeus because he is all powerful. I don't want him to be trapped in a nobody!" Trust me, there is a reason that ties into the plot. Plus, this will be an interesting point of inner conflict for your two characters, something to build their relationship around.
4) Superpowers! I know we're all anxious about this part. Fresh from your coma, all characters will find that they are full of energy and may notice that they can no longer become sickly. If they were sick before being frozen, they become well again. As they develop, they will all find common godly abilities comparable to telekinesis, telepathy, and other psychic powers. But keep these psychic powers low key for now. Also, if the god you've chosen has his own special arsenal of powers, they will show slight signs of displaying these powers as well. Not all gods have special powers, like mother gods, but I'll allow you to make up their powers as long as you base it off their lineage. OR you can always just be happy with having the immense raw power that comes with having a god within.
5) The awakening! Part of your quest is discovering the god's name that is trapped within. As I mentioned, your human and god can only converse when the human sleeps, and even the god doesn't remember who they are. But you can also gain clues through your specialty powers, if you have them. And your characters can have joint flashbacks if something triggers it, such as meeting another human with a god that has a relationship to your own. Once your characters solve this mystery, the memories of your god will be restored and they can converse freely, even while the human is conscious. The only thing the god won't remember is how they ended up in a human to begin with.
6) Superpowers 2.0! After your god has remembered their name and past, they can also lend the human more power. Again, all gods will have psychic, raw energy powers, but now you can dial that up to action packed proportions. And of course, your specialty powers will be boosted as well. Now, what are the limitations here? Think of your god's normal power and scale them down to human size. In other words, if your god was known to lift the heavens on his back, then the human can lift incredibly large boulders with ease. Keep in mind, it's up to the god to lend power to the human.
7) Remember, you won't immediately run into another character, being that all the afflicted people were spread evenly across the planet, but you can lead your characters' story in that direction.
8) Don't get too attached to your characters; if you put your characters in a life threatening situation, the mortal body will be killed and your god will disappear. Plus, you can only have one human/god at a time, so if you are tired of your choice, why not let them die and make a new character?
9) You cannot pick a god that has already been claimed by another person or that has already died within the story. First come first serve on god choice. Sorry, no exceptions here. I imagine this is where we will run out of new entrants to the story.
10) Finally, if you are bringing in a new character after the story as already been launched for a while, after the plot line is already rolling, you can sum up your character's waking up scenes and name discovery scenes in one or two well developed posts. But don't do this too fast if you're going to be with us from the beginning; let the relationship between your human and god develop.
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I know there are a lot of things to remember, but I was going to make this a novel at one point in time. In fact, it was going to be a trilogy. So if you can survive in this crazy world, with these crazy rules, you will find many fun plot twists in store. And, if you stick with us, lets just say, those Titan and above gods will become less forbidden. ;)
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CHARACTER SHEET FORMAT
CHARACTER SHEET FORMAT
Appearance: Two pictures. No photographs. Animations only. One for your human. One for your god.
God Name: (insert Greek god name here)
Human Name: (John Doe)
Human's Age: #
God's History: Leave us with a link to your source material, an article that you're drawing your ideas from. Also, clear up any discrepancies after the link, such as pinpointing your God's parent(s). I say this because some Greek gods have hazy family trees.
Human's Biography: What did your human do for a living? Does he/she have a family? Any notable successes or failures? What were they doing right before they were frozen? These are all just writing prompts; I leave this up to you. I'll let you know if it's too short and sweet, but I'm not that picky.
Human's Personality: Don't worry about this common section. Your human is supposed to be the mirror image of your Greek God. Just let that show in your posts.
Abilities and Equipment: Again, don't worry about this. Let these be inferred by looking at your chosen god's history and the human's biography. Just remember, while we are all controlling gods here, there is no god modding.
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For those that don't know, god modding is when you automatically cause an effect to another person's character; you can state your intent to harm or heal or whatever, but they have to be given a chance to respond. On the other hand, you can't dodge or deflect or defend to a perfect degree without a damn good reason. Being the GM, I do reserve the right to do a little god modding here and there, only for the sake of furthering the plot.
UPDATE: Remember commandment 8, don't get too attached to your character? Well, I have found a fair way to decide major decisions, such as if your character will die you not. The method is a very classic one, dice rolling. To prove that the result of my roll is fair, I will use this Dice Roll Chatroom. I won't use this very often, just when making major decisions.
That's all folks! I look forward to seeing your characters and starting this adventure! Feel free to ask questions and chat below! Oh, and you can reserve your Greek god by replying below with the god's name (one per person... for now).
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Want to join in, but can't think of an available Greek god? Check this site out... http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek-mythology.php?list-gods-names
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God's that have been taken (Updated as we go):
Charon by @Impaqt
Dionysus by @Rae Zer
Aphrodite by @Aphrodite
Hepheastus by @LokiLeo789
Ares by @Nevermind
Hera by @Nallore
Athena by @ScarlettWaters16
Peitho by @Queen Cobra
Zeus by @Architect
Poseidon by @RainbowReindeer
Hercules by @Sloth
Kratos by @SwarthyBard126
Hades by @Kartoffel
Dionysus by @Rae Zer
Aphrodite by @Aphrodite
Hepheastus by @LokiLeo789
Ares by @Nevermind
Hera by @Nallore
Athena by @ScarlettWaters16
Peitho by @Queen Cobra
Zeus by @Architect
Poseidon by @RainbowReindeer
Hercules by @Sloth
Kratos by @SwarthyBard126
Hades by @Kartoffel
Want to join in, but can't think of an available Greek god? Check this site out... http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/greek-mythology.php?list-gods-names
