Realization

Infinite World (Realization X PopeAlessandros)

Take over? If I had a problem with anything you said I'd just tell you. The devil is in the details of course, but up to this point nothing you've said necessarily contradicts the story I had in mind.

In any case, I imagined the gods as largely human looking, albeit larger than life. There can be exceptions to that, but I was approaching the idea from something of a Greek mythology viewpoint.

Infinite World (Realization X PopeAlessandros)

That makes more sense, yes. If that's the way you want to go about it, I don't see why not.

Seems we have a pretty decent foundation, should we move on to the character aspect?

Infinite World (Realization X PopeAlessandros)

Oh, so for whatever reason there was a rift in the home universe they all share, and they each individually found it.

hm...if they all came from the same preexisting universe, then I don't quite see the point of this setup anymore. If they don't come from different worlds...then they should all share the major history of their world. And in that case, there are two options. Either they came from a world without life, in which case the whole "from another world" thing seems largely superfluous; it's just an arbitrary change of scenario for them. Or they came from a world with life, which goes against the basic conceit I had that they were creating life for the first time now.

If we assume that life existed in their past universe, than we need to manufacture a presumably complex past for them instead of just going with the natural progression of an event occurring for the first time.

Infinite World (Realization X PopeAlessandros)

Ah, you meant that. My apologies, we never properly defined what "rift" meant, so I just tried to assume from the context.

OK, so you envision that the rift is some sort of gate. But...if all the gods are coming to this new universe from their various worlds, then wouldn't they logically be coming from several different places? You'd expect there to be several gates. Or, perhaps each of the gods made their way there through small tears they made in their original universes. Tears that each one naturally closed off once they were done using them.

Infinite World (Realization X PopeAlessandros)

Heaven can be well away from the barrior, sure. As for the barrior itself, you say "almost" naturally formed? So as if the excess energy the gods were using in their creations created a potent force, and one god decided to stabilize it further?

Anything else?

Infinite World (Realization X PopeAlessandros)

I was thinking black nothingness, yeah. The idea that past creations would just be floating around isn't a bad one, but most of the world would still be empty. If it were anything but a blank canvas, that'd sort of detract from the idea that this story begins at the start of creation.

The rift I figured was an energy based barrier. Of course, that's just my original thought.

I imagined the god's territory being largely detached from the world. A place at the edge of the universe where the gods "look down" from "above," in a manner of speaking. A gate would serve nicely to stress the point that it's a separate realm.

Infinite World (Realization X PopeAlessandros)

Sure, two characters is fun.

Anything else? Should we move on to the characters?

Infinite World (Realization X PopeAlessandros)

Yes, planets are fine domains. I imagine they'll be close together for the most part, just so one specific part of the universe is analagous to a sort of "heaven" (minus the cloud imagery). Each god would have their own planet, and other gods can meet them there (or send messages for a god to come to them). I do believe it's customary for the gods to show respect when on the other's territory. I do also agree that that they have preferred, often humanlike forms that they take on. I wouldn't call those forms "mortal," though, since that would suggest that they are at all vulnerable.

Your idea of where the gods come from is a fascinating one, I'll gladly integrate it.

Your idea of a new god being one that wants to create life is fine by me. You can make a character like that. Of the two characters I have in mind, one is largely in favor of creation, while the other is largely against it.

Infinite World (Realization X PopeAlessandros)

Here's our thread for all discussion needs. I considered making it elaborate, but ultimately there's no need. I'm ready to comply with your standards as far as I understand them.

Now I'm sure you'll have things to discuss with me, but here's some basic details.

I imagine the gods in this story to be nigh-omnipotent. They can be challenged by the other gods, but beyond that the universe is pretty much their plaything.

Not that the gods have taken much advantage of that yet. Each god has created a domain for themselves, a home that is suited to their desires. But they have not created life, at least none of the intelligent sort. The universe is largely devoid and barren. The gods all have their own interests, and spend their time pursuing them as they like. They also naturally have bonds with each other, but the nature these relationships take varies.

After a timeless eternity of idleness, our story begins when one or more gods decides for whatever reason to turn their hand to the idea of creating intelligent life. That is the focal point of the story for now, and the characters may be fleshed out even as they discuss the matter of creation with each other. The question is, how willing exactly each god is to the idea of creation.

For the gods themselves, I have two in mind that are fairly well developed. And perhaps I might add a few others for fun and variety, but I have no strong opinions on that one way or the other. I'm mainly just focused on the two. How many gods are involved can be as many or as few as we'd like. Some gods might not even come to exist until later in the story.

That's a wrap on the basics. Any questions, critiques, comments?