Kho

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

@Double Capybara Hmmm... that does sound like a god who would probably be more directly active. Sou is a cool idea, and definitely important from a mortal perspective, but perhaps not as central when it comes to the pantheon of gods. A Supernatural(Souls) god sounds like they would immediately be central. But that's just my fifty cents - I know for sure that Seihdhara, who is a big eater, will definitely get along with Sou. Until she realises that Sou is some kind of evil cloud with red eyes - because then she's gonna hunt her down and warn everybody not to eat her stuff.

'She doesn't even know how to cook! She said that people can't cook cakes - only bake them! Hah, thought she could fool me with all that "I'm a chef" stuff. Saw right through her!'

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

@Double Capybara well, what would the Domain(Portfolio) of this other god be? Would they be good, evil neutral?

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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Also, I am still torn between my cooking god or perhaps a certain character that is related to a few active plots in my posts in this Divinus but would never show up in the MK2 universe. I think Sou is a more traditional god, and that is kinda cool, but the other one could be a bit more active instead of peripheric.

@Double Capybara

What's the other one you're thinking about? Susa?

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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Ilunabar is basically Neutral Good at this point, sometimes going a bit True Neutral. Teknall is surely good. Toun is Arguably Good at times, especially post chaos horde.

Also, I am still torn between my cooking god or perhaps a certain character that is related to a few active plots in my posts in this Divinus but would never show up in the MK2 universe. I think Sou is a more traditional god, and that is kinda cool, but the other one could be a bit more active instead of peripheric.

@Double Capybara

Illunabar is definitely not actively evil, and the things she does don't harm anyone generally. But is she an actively good goddess? Would she go out of her way to protect mankind or some such? Maybe I'm wrong, but Ily is more interested in good stories and her own projects rather than the 'greater good' or the removal of suffering or what have you.
But I agree with you in that she's not actively evil or chaotic.

And of course! Teknall is definitely good. Wanton destruction and regression is the greatest evil to him as a god of civilisation and construction. But I think in an RP with more 'actively' good gods, Teknall would not have become the spearhead for protecting mortals etc. It kind of fell to him in the absence of anyone who really cared.
But yes, personality-wise I'd say Teknall is arguably more 'good' than Niciel herself.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

@Frettzo Awesome - looks like Godspeed is going to have at least two actively good gods. The only good god of this iteration was Niciel (and maybe now Belru, but SHE WAS EVIL AT THE START, PURE EVIL).

I can see her and Seihdhara making a good partnership, and Seihdhara will definitely be crying in her lap every now and again xP

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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Boreas fucking hates mortals. Especially ones that intrude upon his domain.

_{I swear that I've been waiting for over a year for him to get a chance to yell, "I'LL FREEZE THE BLOOD IN YOUR VEINS!"}

@Cyclone

if he thought having undead colonising the north was annoying, he's about to get a whole lot more annoyed

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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This is one detail which could in principle be gauged in the interest check.

@BBeast

Agreed!

@BBeast@Antarctic Termite reworded the thingymadjig to the following:

In the same way, creating something for a destructive end is classed as destructive (e.g. creating a black hole inside a hill to destroy it, or create a star right next to a planet to destroy it). What does count as 'creation' are things like creating armies or super-powers or weapons or heroes or avatars for the purpose of going out and destroying something a god wishes destroyed.

Is that better, or is there a better way to limit destruction without completely doing away with it? Note that under this system a god could still technically create a black hole next to a planet, but it would require an exorbitant amount of Might (if a hill is 10 Might, I'd imagine a planet would be like, 500 Might)

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

@Kho

If we start in a pre-populated world, that's a different matter. I'm still of the opinion that letting the players generate the world would probably be more engaging for them (and less work for you), and avoids forcing them down pre-existing tropes. (For instance, the first sentient life in Mk.2 was not humans, as one would assume is standard, but hain, which really personalises our universe.) If you wish to do otherwise, though, then go ahead.

@BBeast

I don't mind either way, whatever the majority wants.

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That kind of defeats the point, doesn't it? We want people to create things to destructive ends.

@Antarctic Termite

It's aimed more at things like 'CREATE (haha!) a blackhole to destroy planet X, nation Y, galaxy Z' rather than 'create an army to go war against X and destroy them'.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

@BBeast

With regards to concerns about gods being too weak for the beginning - I was under the assumption that we're parting with Divinus tradition and going for an already fully formed universe. The gods appear/crash land onto a pre-existing planet (or perhaps come out of Lei's doors). From here there are a few options:
----1) This planet would already have basic life (e.g. trees, numerous un-intelligent creatures ).
----2) Alternatively, the gods can emerge onto a planet already having intelligent life at a basic point in development.
----3) Cyclone suggested they emerge on a planet with relatively advanced sentient life warring, and where chaos reigns. The gods need to bring order and build from there.

>Suggestions regarding 'New Gods and Divine Offspring' section, 'Might' section, 'Fate and Mater Lei' section and 'Heroes' section

Done! With regards to the definition of Harm, I've tried to put something reasonable. If you or anyone else have a more watertight definition let me know and I'll put it in.

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The current costs alternate between increasing by 1 and 3 Prestige per Level. I suggest averaging that out to be an increase of 2 Prestige per Level.

@BBeast

And done!

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

I observe that Kho has already started using Prestige instead of Khookies.

@BBeast

The whole khookie point system is something I've used in a few of the RPs I GM. They're personalised, which immediately helps establish rapport with players, breaks the ice, and it also goes rather well with the whole 'evil benevolent overlord' GM-persona I go for. The pun also made some sense as the initial system was wholly reliant on GMs judging individual posts and actively handing out points (i.e. 'baking khookies'). I'm not a big fan of hard-and-fast mechanics that come across as dry, so calling them 'khookies' instead of 'Experience Points' immediately makes them more relatable. Or something.

In an established RP like Mk.II, I think we can do away with it at this point, especially as I'm no longer a GM. If I've jumped the gun by using Prestige in that last post, Termite can edit ^^'

Edit: speaking of heroes and khookies and prestige, should Divinus Lite's Hero levelling system be revised? At the moment the costs are just me using an arbitrary system not grounded in anything.