On another subject, you might want to consider at least letting the players suggest their own spheres. While I understand the need to have a spheres be a bit more broad, there are entire subjects you left out - those related to knowledge, magic, justice, some elements, and other big ones. Letting players suggest their own and getting your approval or disapproval before they make a sheet may allow for a bit more diversity.
The list I gave was but a suggestion, really. I mean- It is hardly possible to fill up every possible sphere with eight players. And if we did fill it up with more players, it would be unmanageable. I am trying to cover some broad subjects which may work together very well.
Of course I am open to suggestions.
Anyway, I have no illusions about this attempt. Every game so far has been shorter than the last, and though this whole series has allowed some of my best forum game writing... I'll just watch. I hope you're going for a scale more like III (the one with Amparos, Kastheen, Iituem's murder-god, etc.), but most people seemed to like the spirit setup so what do I know.
I am not completely sure about the scale yet, but we have been referring to the gods as being a 'Pantheon'. So I think that I am going to take my inspiration from the Greek city states for this one.
That seems like a really weird measure. Just because some races have ended up being Hatted you ban new races altogether? It sounds like you're treating an injury by killing the patient altogether. Sure, you no longer have to worry about the injury, but it's really not fixing anything. Just make sure your players know what is expected of them.
Not every race was 'hatted'. Some were, in fact, really interesting (and you are right to point that out), like a race of mole-like people that lived off the filth and waste of the others, and the insects of this very game.
They are, however, extremely annoying to keep track of, especially when populations start to mix. In a book or a story, that's another thing, since the writer has it all under his control. But here, I do not have that full control. So I would rather avoid them altogether.
Assuming that the Phoenix edition of the game is permanently put to sleep, would you care to reveal the plot to us?
So far, the plots for the Godhood games are all related. I just procrastinated and never got to the point in any of them to give you your revelations. This one is called 'the Scholar's Revelations' for a reason. I will partly clarify the earlier plot right off the bat.
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