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Red Jackard

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Re: The gods have arrived!
« Reply #60 on: January 09, 2008, 11:21:00 am »
There are some already.
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Tahin

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Re: The gods have arrived!
« Reply #61 on: January 09, 2008, 11:31:00 am »
I apologize, I didn't mean to offend. I'm just saying that someone who doesn't believe that they're going somewhere nice when they die are less likely to take risks that could end in death.
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Asehujiko

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« Reply #62 on: January 09, 2008, 02:26:00 pm »
On paper, most religions disaprove of suicidal behaviour.
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Re: The gods have arrived!
« Reply #63 on: January 09, 2008, 02:58:00 pm »
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<STRONG>There are some already.</STRONG>

True; nobles marry whoever the hell they like. Or even multiple consorts. (I forget which thread it was, but I recall it's in the Bug Reports forum.)

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Dae

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Re: The gods have arrived!
« Reply #64 on: January 09, 2008, 03:26:00 pm »
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Originally posted by Tahin:
<STRONG>I'm just saying that someone who doesn't believe that they're going somewhere nice when they die are less likely to take risks that could end in death.</STRONG>

Don't think so. I don't believe in a single god for my part and I'm not completely panicked at the idea of dying. Either there's just Oblivion waiting for me (and then I don't care) or I think the more logic would be reincarnation (and I don't care neither).
I'm just afraid about getting bored   :)

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« Reply #65 on: January 09, 2008, 03:36:00 pm »
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<STRONG>The best would be if many Gods were created at world creation and then some would die during the first 1050 years. It would be cool if we could kill gods somehow, like killing or converting all of their followers.</STRONG>

Killed as in "nobody worshipping them anymore and just forgotten" or killed as "tricked into a mortal form followed by crossbow bolt to the head"?

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Re: The gods have arrived!
« Reply #66 on: January 09, 2008, 05:32:00 pm »
I think he meant a Black and White god death (lack of followers), not a Dungeons and Dragons god death (immortal form -> mortal form -> death).


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« Reply #67 on: January 09, 2008, 05:32:00 pm »
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Originally posted by Sheogorath:
<STRONG>Why can't anyone discuss religion in a computer game without people trying to fag it up with an anti/pro-religion flamewar?</STRONG>

Pointing out a patently false and offensive comment is being anti-religious?

Actually, I'm kind of surprised the whole post hasn't gone down in flames with 20 pages off replies yet  :)

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Greiger

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Re: The gods have arrived!
« Reply #68 on: January 09, 2008, 05:42:00 pm »
I think, if I read the books correctly in forgotten realms a god gets their power from their followers. Also has little to no power in areas of the realms that they have no followers in. No followers=death.

Anyway I can see followers of a god of war either having the entire world taken over or completely extinct by 1050.  Still, more modding is good.  Having gods around finally is good too.  

Poor Armok won't be referenced immediately in story posts anymore.  Now people will look up their civ's god and post that...unless Armok is like...the god of gods or something.

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« Reply #69 on: January 10, 2008, 08:12:00 am »
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Originally posted by Greiger:
<STRONG>Poor Armok won't be referenced immediately in story posts anymore.  Now people will look up their civ's god and post that...unless Armok is like...the god of gods or something.</STRONG>

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Actually yes I am the god of gods, sorta, you mortals could not understand it exactly, but basically I created all the the gods.
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« Reply #70 on: January 10, 2008, 05:31:00 pm »
AH! And so you would answer the ultimate question : on the eigth day, what the hell did you do?  :p

Well, I meant die, just so as to add a little more interactivity to the game. But the perspective of a fallen god would be kinda awesome, assuming he would still be  more powerful than a basic human and would like to stick a bolt in the face of the one who killed his believers.
Reminds me of Kratos somehow.

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« Reply #71 on: January 10, 2008, 06:53:00 pm »
I can't wait to start completely redundant wars over who's god is better.


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Re: The gods have arrived!
« Reply #72 on: January 11, 2008, 11:17:00 am »
Toady has mentonioned (I vaguely recall) that there will be several planes of existance. Perhaps there could be a divine realm? In many mythologies the gods live a life of there own in the divine realm, plotting and warring.

That would also allow you to kill, and perhaps become, a god.

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Re: The gods have arrived!
« Reply #73 on: January 11, 2008, 01:10:00 pm »
Don't worry Armok. You made all the possible DF worlds, how could someone not reference you in a story post.
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« Reply #74 on: January 11, 2008, 01:21:00 pm »
Oh boy! I can't wait to kill some gods!
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