[OOC] Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay (Rebooted)

[Hael]

I take legitimate 2000th post! Yeah! Screw you @Kho!

@Scarifar

And I take the first page to finally go past 100.

[Scarifar]

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And I take the first page to finally go past 100.

@Hael

Can't burst this bubble.

[Hael]

I just did.

[Kho]

Well, you know what, both of you...
*Return of the Fire Whip*

[Hael]

Well, you know what, both of you...
*Return of the Fire Whip*

@Kho

What? I never even insulted you (this time)!

You know what? I'M NOT AFRAID OF THE FIRE WHIP, ANYMORE! I'VE BEEN WHIPPED TOO MANY TIMES, IT STOPPED HURTING!

[Kho]

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What? I never even insulted you (this time)!

You know what? I'M NOT AFRAID OF THE FIRE WHIP, ANYMORE! I'VE BEEN WHIPPED TOO MANY TIMES, IT STOPPED HURTING!

@Hael

Oh rly? *demonic smile*

[Hael]

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Oh rly? *demonic smile*

@Kho

All my nerves are dead, Kho. DEAD.

[Kho]

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All my nerves are dead, Kho. DEAD.

@Hael

Well, that's easy enough to fix. All we need is Escre >)

[Hael]

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Well, that's easy enough to fix. All we need is Escre >)

@Kho

*Looks down at painless, shaking hands*

*whispers* Nothing can fix this...

[Kho]

@Hael@Cyclone@Lugubrious and anyone else with a Hero who I have missed, all Hero levels increase by 20 post-Timeskip.

[Hael]

@Hael@Cyclone@Lugubrious and anyone else with a Hero who I have missed, all Hero levels increase by 20 post-Timeskip.

@Kho

Soo...Aestus is level 21? Cool.

That reminds me! I really need to finish that post.

[Kho]

Basically, that's 4 posts in 1 >.>
Could've gotten 4 times as many Khookies if only I'd posted them one after another...hmmmmmmmit'sonlyonepostbtwmmmmmmm
*Trying very hard to get Khookies*

[Hael]

Basically, that's 4 posts in 1 >.>
Could've gotten 4 times as many Khookies if only I'd posted them one after another...hmmmmmmmit'sonlyonepostbtwmmmmmmm
*Trying very hard to get Khookies*

@Kho

I loved the description of his experience with WotW, I could practically feel his awe and sadness (after she left). I hope I can learn to write like that, just for the meetings between mortal and divine.

[Kho]

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I loved the description of his experience with WotW, I could practically feel his awe and sadness (after she left). I hope I can learn to write like that, just for the meetings between mortal and divine.

@Hael

I think poor Zerabilzi would like to meet THIS particular divine again for very different reasons too *winkwink*

#IfVowzraCantMakeBabiesThenZerabilziWill >.>

[Frettzo]

The speed at which heroes are leveling up seems excessive. What do levels mean anyway?

[Scarifar]

You know, considering how the humans and stuff are so busy, and the heroes are leveling up, I don't think the gods and goddesses would exactly be staying idle.

What did we decide we would do about that little detail again?

[Kho]

The speed at which heroes are leveling up seems excessive. What do levels mean anyway?

@Frettzo

It just means they're stronger. They're more capable at fighting, using Wi, their natural traits are increased and their unique abilities are more under their control.

Not sure when Kuro becomes a Hero. If it's during the time-skip, then he'll be entitled to time-skip leveling, if its at the end of the time-skip, I'll take his life before becoming a hero into consideration before making a decision.

Also, gods can level Heroes up with Might, so it's not really an issue if you're thinking of it in the 'other Heroes will never catch up' sense.

Also, you need to take into account that Zerabil got to level 3 in a matter of a day, in-game time-wise. Ialu got to level 7 in a matter of years. Thirty years would reasonably cause this kind of increase. If others don't think so, I'm willing to reduce the time-skip level up though.

[Frettzo]

They just seem way too easy to gain. You said it yourself, Zerabil got 3 levels in a single day, it should've taken years of training and experiences imo. It should take all heroes a huge amount of time or an exceptional dedication to their respective areas to level up. Kuro for example is 46 years old at the moment and can beat a group of 5 soldiers in a fist fight. After 40 years of daily training.

Because why would a God create a Hero and level them up himself instead of creating an avatar, which is arguably a ton more powerful than any common hero?

[Kho]

They just seem way too easy to gain. You said it yourself, Zerabil got 3 levels in a single day, it should've taken years of training and experiences imo. It should take all heroes a huge amount of time or an exceptional dedication to their respective areas to level up. Kuro for example is 46 years old at the moment and can beat a group of 5 soldiers in a fist fight. After 40 years of daily training.

Because why would a God create a Hero and level them up himself instead of creating an avatar, which is arguably a ton more powerful than any common hero?

@Frettzo

I completely understand the point you make, but I think you may be over-analysing levels. The fact that they're easy to gain is mostly due to the fact that the Khookie requirements for each level up to level 10 can be gained with a single post. At the moment, all these level twenty-something Heroes will require at least three Khookies worth of posts for even one level, so leveling up for them will stall considerably.

To Put Things In Perspective

• Level 1-2: 5 Khookies
• Level 2-3: 6 Khookies
• Level 3-4: 9 Khookies
• Level 4-5: 10 Khookies
• Level 5-6: 15 Khookies
• Level 6-7: 16 Khookies
• Level 7-8: 19 Khookies
• Level 8-9: 20 Khookies
• Level 9-10: 25 Khookies
• Level 10-11: 26 Khookies
• Level 11-12: 29 Khookies
• Level 12-13: 30 Khookies
• Level 13-14: 35 Khookies
• Level 14-15: 36 Khookies
• Level 15-16: 39 Khookies
• Level 16-17: 40 Khookies
• Level 17-18: 45 Khookies
• Level 18-19: 46 Khookies
• Level 19-20: 49 Khookies
• Level 20-21: 50 Khookies
• Level 21-22: 55 Khookies
• Level 22-23: 56 Khookies
• Level 23-24: 59 Khookies
• Level 24-25: 60 Khookies

It's just important that the difference between a normal mortal (Level 0) and a regular Hero (level 10) is given some weight. In the end, as I have said many times, quality RPing trumps statistics for me any day. If Kuro comes up against Zerabil and proves himself to be a mighty mortal indeed, then there is nothing to say he can't defeat a Hero - how can we say that a Hero may be able to defeat a demigod with time if we cannot also say that a normal mortal cannot defeat a Hero with time?

Further, beating five soldiers in a fist-fight is fair enough, but you need to take other factors into account. Kuro will have weapons at hand, and even if he does not, he has Wi as well as his own martial art. When these are combined, the average soldier stands no chance against such dedication. The average five soldiers don't stand a chance. While these are normal humans, this is also a fantasy setting and humans can be expected to reach absurd levels of power if they have, as Kuro has, put the training and the years in. If you add the fact that EVERY NIGHT humans are facing terrors from their wildest nightmares, I'd say that the likes of Kuro and Zerabil and Ialu, who can face these creatures of the night, would grow even faster than one who simply trains all day everyday.

Also, remember that all current Heroes were born Heroes, thus they could only start at level 1. We have not yet had a case like Kuro's where one was mortal and had a life before. I will have to judge whatever post you put up and his level will have to be worked out taking his 46-year development as a mortal into account.

To make a long story short, don't worry over-much about levels. They're important and fun, but nothing game-breaking.

(Note: Levels work a tad differently for Ialu since he's attempting to ascend to godhood)

As for the whole Avatar thing, it really is not as interesting to play an Avatar as opposed to a mortal who has potential and actually develops as a character, ages etc.

[Cyclone]

Speaking of the crazy dragon slayer, assuming that I got a decent amount of Khookeis from that collab with Rtron, he'd be able to hit level 8. Add 20 levels, and he's level 28. I think I'm going to bump him up to demigod status in my next post.

So how does being a demigod work? Nobody has done it yet. I know that Ialu will get a portfolio, but what about levels and might?

My current understanding is that a demigod is really just a normal god in all but name, maybe minus the power to travel across the universe in a few seconds.