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[GiglameshDespair]

So, uh, I had an idea.

Would there be any interest for a FEF game that's been beaten with a crowbar so hard it starts to look like Half-Life? I'm not planning on running this just yet, but I want to make sure there's interest before I begin wrecking homebrewing and reflavoring a FEF handbook.

Most people will try anything.

I will point out fefs do take a decent chunk of effort.

[Salsacookies]

I'd like to start up a themed Destroy the Godmodder game, with 5 Demi-Godmodders, each representing a horsemen in the Bible.

the Demi-Godmodders are...

Conquest: Creature of pure domination, strong in body and mind.
War: The master of battle, and also practices Blood magic
Famine: The essence of want and nothing.
Pestilence: A pitiful creature, sick in mind, body, and soul, and very contagious.
Death: The Doombringer, ender of everything.

Finally, the Final boss, and Godmodder, is...
Hell, the Judge, Jury, Jailer, and Executioner of all Mortalkind.

One problem is I have no idea how DTG works. Never read the games or anything.

[TheBiggerFish]

Right.
Well, first off, you should read at least some of MCF's DTG2, and possibly the end, unless you'd rather not be spoilered on a potential archive binge.
Second off, the Godmodder is normally not also a different force of nature.  He can have minions or such that are.  Like the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in your case.
Third off, you should probably just sort of good-faith ask the prior GMs about it. 
Fourth off, if that's the game you want to run, don't call it Destroy the Godmodder.

[GiglameshDespair]

I rise this thread from the watery depths to ask a question. I want to run a relatively simple in mechanics d20 game.

I'd like your thought on the initial lore for it. Does this sound interesting? Do you have any suggestions?

Ocean of Stars, Fantasy Space Exploration

Long ago, the mortal races lived on a single world - the shell of the great earth goddess, Teryavere. But when her heart was broken, so deep was her grief that her very body broke and scattered to the heavens. The mortal races were cast out into the void - but they persevered, building ships that sailed the Ether and colonies to rebuild what was lost.
 
Life is preserved by the binding of spirits and demons, who provide gravity and air, heat and fertile soil. Such binding are possible through mana, mined from the rock or through the blood rituals of the elves.
 
It is a tumultuous time, but great profit and power can be seized by those willing to sail the Ocean of Stars...
 
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Spoiler: SPIRITS AND DEMONS (click to show/hide)

SPIRITS AND DEMONS
 
Spirits and demons are the basis of life in the Final Ocean. They both require mana, which is crystallised magic energy. Mana is associated with the sun, and can be found in greater quantities the more in-system you go. Mana is both a fuel and a currency - small disks of purified mana are often used as coins.
 
SPIRITS
 
Spirits are very simple, magic given basic life and a command by a mage. When summoned, the mage will attempt to give the spirit a focus. A fire spirit would deal with heat, typically producing; a spirit of decay could crumble rock into dust and rot food. Spirits are almost mindless, but dislike being given life - if their binding is broken they typically release all the mana they're holding as quickly as possible and cease existence. This makes them safer in many sense than demons, as they will never form grudges, but their abilities are limited in scope. A spirit that exists for a very long time can become a demon.
 
A skilled spiritologist can give them more advanced commands and bind stronger spirits.
 
DEMONS
 
Demons are intelligent, animate forces of magic. Demons have their own thoughts and opinions, even if many of them are not terribly bright. Binding them is more complicated, but done well demons can be much more useful than spirits. Demons also have focuses, but this restricts them less than a spirit. Some demons are malignant, and may try to trick or harm their binder, but some may be befriended and help beyond their duty as best they can. Demons may form grudges, particularly if they are desummoned by running out of mana. This is very unpleasant for the demon. Demons claim to reside in the Not-Here when not summoned, but that is as much as they will say about the matter.
 
Demons associated with plants and life are called Fey, and have a particular connection with Elves and the goddess Teryavere. All races use Fey to an extent, to assist in growing crops vital for life. Very weak demons are often called things like Gremlins, and powerful ones Devils, but in truth the categorisation is without solid boundaries.
 
Particular demons can be summoned by using their name and modifying the ritual to their affinity. A ritual designed to summon a demon without specifying the name of the demon gets one according to the skill of the demonologist. A cleverer, more powerful demon can fufil commands better, but often falls into resentment quicker - or has sinister intentions from the start.
 

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Spoiler: OCEAN MAP (click to show/hide)

MAP
 
SUN---Golska--- Ynidus---The Scatter---Tanglewoods---Losanii---Britagl
 
GOLSKA
 
A burning world. Far to close to the sun to support life. The surface is airless and molten, and contains great quantities of mana, but none can get to it and live.
 
YNIDUS
 
Ynidus itself is deadly hot, with the temperature in the sun too great to survive - the very stone turns to lava doing the day. The atmosphere is poisonous and more acidic the closer to the surface you go. The night is cooler, and in it lives the dwarves in their walking cities. Has thick deposits of mana, which allow the great cities to continue to function. Few outsiders come to Ynidus and stay - some dwarves leave on the trade-ships alongside shipments of mana and metals.
 
THE SCATTER
 
The world-that-was. Nothing more than a thick asteroid field, the Scatter hosts to disparate nations of humanity. Contains many relics of the old world, and perhaps even tiny fragments of the dead goddess. Medium levels of mana deposits. Thick with merchant traders, navies and raiders. A good level of resources, much of which go to repulsing the constant elf raids. Friendliness depends on wealth and location. Elves are rarely welcomed on their own, but both they and dwarves have small populations with the Scatter
 
TANGLEWOOD
 
The Tanglewood is the primary home of the elves. This is a great cluster of gnarled roots and branches holding together clusters of rocks and ice. Greatly overcrowded, it constantly grows the great hollow trees the elves use as ships before they break off and sail towards the Scatter to raid. Contains a large shard of the goddess, which is bolstered by constant sacrifice. Hostile to outsiders, but perhaps one strong enough to prove themselves. Poor in resources.
 
LOSANII
 
A gas giant. The moons within the rings are small, and not particularly rich. Has a small population of humans and non-Tanglewood elves, who live a harsh life fearing raiders.
 
BRITAGL
 
A frozen wasteland. Small, and far from the sun, it has little heat and little mana. Perhaps a few hermits live here, hwing out a basic life. If one wished to never be found, they would come here.
 

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Spoiler: RACES (click to show/hide)

RACES
 
HUMANS
Themes: renaissance;; advancement
Bonus: crafting, spirits
 
Humans can be found in disparate nations throughout the Scatter, clinging on to the remmants of the Old World. With access to the ruins that remain, they are perhaps the most technologically advanced, which helps them hold back the elven raiders. With decent mana supplies to power their ships and islands, they are currently expanding despite elven raids.
 
Humans tend to rely on simple spirits rather than demons, preferring to try to make up the gaps with technology.
 
DWARVES
Themes: toil; endurance
Bonus: survival
 
After the Scattering, many dwarves found themselves ill-suited for life in the void. To that end, they settled on Ynidus. Golska was too hot beyond any spirit or demons' means to fix - Losanii had no surface, and Britagl was both distant and infinitely cold, with few mana deposits at all.
 
Ynidus itself is deadly hot, with the temperature in the sun too great to survive - the very stone turns to lava doing the day. The atmsosphere is poisonous and more acidic the closer to the surface you go. The night is cooler, however, and the dwarves have adapted to their new world but keeping to the night - they have build cities on the backs of  titanic, crab like behemoths of enchanted stone that trudge endlessly across the surface, dwarves swarming down to quickly mine mana deposits and fleeing before the sun comes up. The walking cities rarely come near each other, and when they do there is other a flurry of trade - and violence on the surface over mana deposits.
 
The dwarves use springjacks, giant stone devices shaped like fleas that spring into the upper atmosphere to catch or release ships to allow trade and movement between the surface and the void.
 
Unfortunately, they are not the only ones living on the world. Many dragons descended from the void, quickly adapting to the hostile surface. These wyrms prey on the dwarves that leave the cities to mine.
 
ELVES
Themes: viking, aztec
Bonus: More hit?, more dodge?, bonus to fey demons, malus to others
 
The elves, after the Scattering, found themselves in a desperate position. Their innate connection to fey demons, opposed to any other, meant they were limited in their magics. They also had very little resources of metals or mana available. With their prodigious birthrate, it also meant that the few resources they had were stretched to their limits.
 
The elves responded to this by becoming raiders, reliant on blood magic, to ensure their civilisation continued. They sail the ether in great trees that detach from the jumble of rock and roots called the Tanglewood, raiding and pillaging anything they can. Fortunately for the humans, with the elves poor supplies and lack of knowledge on siegecraft they are rarely able to hold territory they take.
 
The Tanglewood is maintained by a shard of the Earth Goddess, who is mainly powered by the sacrifice of captives - the elves have very little mana deposits.
 
The Elves have developed a caste-based structure based on martial and magical ability.

[IronyOwl]

That sounds pretty awesome, yeah. No particular suggestions.

[My Name is Immaterial]

I've pretty much the same thing to say. I really like the idea of Ynidus, along with the rest of the cities. It sound epic.
That said, are the walking cities powered by spirits or demons? Or are they just vaguely magic?
And if you'd like advice about the Elves' bonus, what about a bonus to speed? Or a bonus to hit in the first few turns of combat?

[GiglameshDespair]

I've pretty much the same thing to say. I really like the idea of Ynidus, along with the rest of the cities. It sound epic.
That said, are the walking cities powered by spirits or demons? Or are they just vaguely magic?
And if you'd like advice about the Elves' bonus, what about a bonus to speed? Or a bonus to hit in the first few turns of combat?

A mixture of demons and spirits. Both have their uses. Humans and elves specialise more.

A bonus in the first few turns might work, with their aggressive fighting style... yes, that might do.
Cheers.

[ATHATH]

@giglamesh: I'd be interested in that.

[Salsacookies]

I have an idea of a currently system-less game setting, which I plan to make a demo of, detailing the origins of Monopol, built on the ruins on New York.

Spoiler: setting (click to show/hide)

It's clean-up time for the Earth after World War 3, and while the world has changed drastically in the aftermath, the main setting will be East Chinamerica, an America under a Chi-Com regime by a dictator who enjoys cloning himself. While the majority of East Chinamerica is Communist, some small "Capitalist Reservations" have been left aside to provide potential gain otherwide inaccessible. One of these Reservations is Monopol, soon to be built upon the bombed out and overgrown ruins of New York. Separated by patrolled walls and waters to prevent escape, V.I.P.O.Ws, the businessmen, entrepeneurs, and other rich men who ran massive private organizations, are tasked to do what they must to turn the ruined city into a metropolis again, or be severely punished as an investment in vain.

Spoiler: V.I.P.O.Ws (click to show/hide)

 During WWIII, China abducted and imprisoned the richest CEOs and inventors they could find, so that once they won, they could still profit from the great men who made America and other countries the booming capitalist nations they were. Locked up in enclosed cells individually crafted to each prisoner's wants and needs, the V.I.P.O.W lived in their own isolated paradise for years before the war ended. After the war ended, the V.I.P.O.W was told to put on a sense-blocking mask, and had their hands cuffed as they were sent on to the various "Capitalist Reservations", where they were tasked with making a miniature scale Capitalist State, or be punished severely as an investment in vain.

Thoughts? Do you know of any good god game systems I could use? I kinda see this as a Cyberpunk God Game, just replace gods with CEOs.

[Salsacookies]

@gigla: I'm interested in your game. Do you plan to include orcs in your game, to complete the four standard races of Fantasy? Looks really good either way. I call Elf.

[My Name is Immaterial]

Thoughts? I kinda see this as a Cyberpunk God Game, just replace gods with CEOs.

Cyberpunk is very subjective, but most of the time, the setting has pre-existing infrastructure. This sounds a bit more like a futuristic city builder. In addition, the tone of cyberpunk is just as much punk as it is cyber; the characters are weak and downtrodden, fighting the power, not being the power. However, it could be an interesting spin on the idea, if sold well.

@gigla: I'm interested in your game. Do you plan to include orcs in your game, to complete the four standard races of Fantasy? Looks really good either way. I call Elf.

I'm going to jump on this bandwagon, and proclaim my interest.

[GiglameshDespair]

@gigla: I'm interested in your game. Do you plan to include orcs in your game, to complete the four standard races of Fantasy? Looks really good either way. I call Elf.

I did think of adding a fourth race, but then, the three races I already had had a more distinct theme.

Humans were effectively the least magical, relying on spirits and technology.
Dwarves were the middle child, not really advancing and not decaying, either.
Elves were most reliant on demons, and in a constant battle against their doom.

Where would a fourth faction come in?

I did think of having gnomes, in a big fleet, who were basically quarians, before I really felt that was still fufilled by the humans.

[Rolepgeek]

You could make Orcs the middle child, jack of all trades, which might be why they aren't succeeding as well as the other three, have Dwarves primarily use technology, and humans primarily use Spirits. *shrug*

I want to make a game where the primary gimmick/feature is lag. Almost certainly strategy game, but basically, it takes a turn to receive reports and a turn for orders to reach their targets. So your orders are based on the orders you gave last turn, and the report you just received, which should help inform how this turn might go, and you send orders based on how you think it should go now.

This applies to both your opponent and you. It's sorta about OODA loops, and how chaotic battles really get when you don't have perfect communications, but mostly I think it's a neat idea.

My first idea was for it to be space-ship battles, with speed-of-light limitations causing the lag, but fantasy or medeival could work pretty well. I would need to keep unit mechanics fairly simple, and make positioning important, for it be effective, and I couldn't easily do it as part of a larger strategy game without slowing down 'overworld' game too much though, which makes me wonder how I can really balance it at all effectively, or have more than like two players. :/

[Twinwolf]

I would be interested in that. PvP or suggestion game?

[Rolepgeek]

Player versus Player, most likely. Possibly Team versus Team, though that would get complicated fast and I would feel uncomfortable about the possibilities of spying on the enemy's orders.