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[MrVoid]

35 soul technically makes the flowers beasts, ninja.  Is that what you intended?

Creation, destruction and magic points are finite.  Presence simply defines how you can interact with the world and soul defines the complexity with which you can design a creation's soul.

Speaking of things that I've forgotten/ aren't clear, the bluerock mites are bestial, as such they require stats.

But wait there is more.  Something I forgot to mention is the birthrate stat for beasts and sentients.  I feel bad for not immediately realizing I needed to implement this, but all species need to breed, even if asexually in the form of slimes and the like.  Animals have a breeding stat that can use the 15 point limit and subtract from the magic stat to increase their fertility.  Naturally, this means that your really strong creatures won't breed as fast or have as many offspring as your weaker creatures.

It may require some rebalancing, but I currently have

population tomorrow=population today^(2+2x/3) so the maximum 15 points that you can put into a creature's breeding stat without the use of magic yields an exponential rate of 12, this is assuming that at least some young die of natural causes.

[Playergamer]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Bluerock Mites
Soul Type: Bestial
Strength: 1
Speed: 5
Intelligence: 2
Birthrate: 7
Magic: 0

[The Froggy Ninja]

So adding 29 soul would make them the bast non-sentient plant possible? Also can gods work together on a species? Cause I need two sapient species that have a symbiotic relationship and I can't make humanoid. How much would 3 and 8 magic do.

[MrVoid]

29 soul gives them a natural advantage over all non-equivalent plants.  I would like a name for them though.
yes they most certainly can.  That was actually my intention from the start.  It will be up to the creators to decide how to split up your sentient creations for your population stats.

[The Froggy Ninja]

Cool. Can I get my selective poison and robust seeds with 29? Also why can't one person have multiple gods? I mean that's how most pagan societies worked. Can I get those magic descriptions? Also what happens if two people make a race with magic and one chooses a favored, but 1/10 of his magic is less than 1/20 of his magic combined with his partner.

[MrVoid]

Pretty much whatever poison you want is okay.  Robust seeds require a fruiting body.

I suppose that I shouldn't be defining the culture you create for your species, so yes disregard that.

1-5 enhances ones connection to magical substances. 6-10 allows for the life forms to cast magic of their own.  11-15 leads to these creatures at least partially requiring magic to live, to the point that it would feel like one was missing their arm if magic disappears, but also begins to provide natural magical benefits, spells are faster, all special effects are enhanced, 16-20 cannot be killed so long as magic is in the area. 21 and up creatures are borderline transcendent, but unless the gods manage 420 magic for the race, its going to be more common to see favored life to possess this level of magic.

[The Froggy Ninja]

-snip-Also what happens if two people make a race with magic and one chooses a favored, but 1/10 of his magic is less than 1/20 of his magic combined with his partner.

Also I'm confused, has Dimension 1 stabilized? Also how do we regain creation, destruction, and magic points?

[swordsmith04]

Lomeda turned her attention to Tornos. "Destruction is fundamentally different from Creation, if you haven't noticed. Don't do that again."

Without waiting for a response, she turns back to the planet and began working on a life form.
Use 15 Soul to create the seeds of the Floral lifeform below. Plant the seeds along the riverbanks of a major river in a temperate region of one of the continents.

Spoiler: Cornweed (click to show/hide)

Name: Cornweed
Soul Type: Floral (15)

Cornweed looks vaguely similar to regular corn plants, and is nutrient- and vitamin-rich. It typically grows to a height of about 2 meters. The plant also secretes a psychoactive chemical compound. When consumed in unconcentrated quantities, the effect is quite mild - the colours of the world seem more vibrant, and there is a calming, relaxing effect. When concentrated (such as in crushed powder, the smoke from burning crops, alcohol, etc.), however, the effect can be quite powerful - hallucinations, rapid body temperature fluctuations, vomiting (if ingested), and in higher concentrations, comas. There could be a host of random symptoms, if the consumer also experiences an allergic reaction or has a hyperactive immune system. The chemical is water-soluble, and thus does not build up in the body over time, making it (relatively) safe to consume.

Cornweed can grow in a variety of climates, from dry plains to tropical forests, but thrives best in mild, temperate, and wet regions. ((Like the one I'm starting it out in.))

Spoiler: Character (click to show/hide)

Lomeda
A shimmering, multi-coloured light in the Void. (AKA, hasn't taken a form yet.)
Creation: 25
Soul: 30
Magic: 50
Destruction: 25
Presence: 20

[MrVoid]

The 1/10 magic is the total magic used in their creation.

Dimension 1 has stabilized.  All your powers are back, but it is much more expensive to alter and create structures in it.  24 hours starting at 12pm GMT is when you regain your powers.

[The Froggy Ninja]

Can I get a description of ten and a five in every stat but reproduction and magic? Also, why does your Presence reduce the power of your manifestation?

[Fateful Ending]

The Shadowy Gloom that percolates throughout the Deep Places gains substance, being given 15 Soul, just enough to assume the lowest rung of the food chain for compatible lifeforms 

Spoiler:  Shadowy Gloom (click to show/hide)

Shadowy Gloom grows swiftly in the perpetual darkness and deathly stillness of the Deep Places. Even the merest breath of wind or glint of light leads it to it instantly dissipating causing those that rely upon it to develop unusual methods of feeding. Properly treated the Gloom can be a versatile tool, being able to summon darkness, to dampen the spirits. After near endless refinement it is even possible to create solid darkness, a potent material.

Its rate of growth is such that within an age it will become a ubiquitous presence throughout all reaches of the Deep Places, all but unnoticeable to those without vested interest in searching specifically for it.

From the depths of the Gloom emerges a Bestial life form, worth 35 Soul.

Spoiler: Gloom Stepper (click to show/hide)

It is essentially little more then a spheroid membrane that expands or contracts to fill a given tunnel, it sustains itself by filtering the Gloom from the region of space it occupies, moving as required to gather more sustenance. By feeling the changes in pressure against its membranes it is able to detect oncoming traffic. Its fragility is such that it simply cannot sustain impacts more powerful then the throw of a pebble. To continue its life, and to move to shadowier pastures this beast has the ability to "step" through the shadows and emerge into another location of darkness.
The business of stepping is a tiring one, leaving the Shadow Steppers little energy for procreation, which is achieved through simple mitosis.

Soul Type: Bestial
Strength: 0
Speed: 0
Intelligence: 0
Birthrate: 8
Magic: 7

((I'm not sure if these stats will achieve what i'm hoping for, or even if thats a valid combination? is magic a skill we can actively bestow, or can it ONLY be a function of the sum of involved gods? In that case will speed: 10 + (some combination of the others) get me what i want?

Are we working on a strictly positive scale? or can we go negative and deliberately introduce weakness in exchange for additional strengths. Ie (-5STR, 5 SPD = 0 of 15 pts spent? I'm not sure how the system could actually be gamed out dnd style, but i figure its worth checking))
 
Imillor Expends his 35 Creation sealing over the cracks caused by Tornos' sculpting of the Deep Places, and asks, in the name of their friendship, that he limit his artwork to a manageable level, lest the canvas be ruined and the caverns lost.

[MrVoid]

Strength 10: add a bear an elephant and a tiger and give it regeneration and raging and you have a 100 hitpoint 10-15 damage per attack monster.

Speed 10: give a cheetah incredible endurance, cloaking and 5 attacks per turn.

Intelligence 10:creature autopinpoints weakspots in enemy stance and flesh, can develop traps, tricks and feints to take advantage of this or debiltate one of their physical stats. 10% crit chance that can be boosted to 50% with cunning.

5s just cut the numbers in half and cut some of the powers. I'll draw up a point buy list once my laptop is available.

The Shadowy Gloom that percolates throughout the Deep Places gains substance, being given 15 Soul, just enough to assume the lowest rung of the food chain for compatible lifeforms 

Spoiler:  Shadowy Gloom (click to show/hide)

Shadowy Gloom grows swiftly in the perpetual darkness and deathly stillness of the Deep Places. Even the merest breath of wind or glint of light leads it to it instantly dissipating causing those that rely upon it to develop unusual methods of feeding. Properly treated the Gloom can be a versatile tool, being able to summon darkness, to dampen the spirits. After near endless refinement it is even possible to create solid darkness, a potent material.

Its rate of growth is such that within an age it will become a ubiquitous presence throughout all reaches of the Deep Places, all but unnoticeable to those without vested interest in searching specifically for it.

From the depths of the Gloom emerges a Bestial life form, worth 35 Soul.

Spoiler: Gloom Stepper (click to show/hide)

It is essentially little more then a spheroid membrane that expands or contracts to fill a given tunnel, it sustains itself by filtering the Gloom from the region of space it occupies, moving as required to gather more sustenance. By feeling the changes in pressure against its membranes it is able to detect oncoming traffic. Its fragility is such that it simply cannot sustain impacts more powerful then the throw of a pebble. To continue its life, and to move to shadowier pastures this beast has the ability to "step" through the shadows and emerge into another location of darkness.
The business of stepping is a tiring one, leaving the Shadow Steppers little energy for procreation, which is achieved through simple mitosis.

Soul Type: Bestial
Strength: 0
Speed: 0
Intelligence: 0
Birthrate: 8
Magic: 7

((I'm not sure if these stats will achieve what i'm hoping for, or even if thats a valid combination? is magic a skill we can actively bestow, or can it ONLY be a function of the sum of involved gods? In that case will speed: 10 + (some combination of the others) get me what i want?

Are we working on a strictly positive scale? or can we go negative and deliberately introduce weakness in exchange for additional strengths. Ie (-5STR, 5 SPD = 0 of 15 pts spent? I'm not sure how the system could actually be gamed out dnd style, but i figure its worth checking))
 
Imillor Expends his 35 Creation sealing over the cracks caused by Tornos' sculpting of the Deep Places, and asks, in the name of their friendship, that he limit his artwork to a manageable level, lest the canvas be ruined and the caverns lost.

sorry, magic is based on the creator's magic stat and you cant go into the negative points. Destruction doesn't suffer the same penalties as creation upon stabilization. As such you are only able to remove a 5th of the destruction energy that you intended. -7 destruction.

[Again_Dejavu]

((What can my guy do right now?))

[4maskwolf]

Wolf gazed around, looking for something to do with this creation.  But the world has solidified, which made it that much harder to work with.  He extended his will, strengthening the boundaries of the world with his power.  Then he gazed upon the plants he had created, and some of them began to move, to uproot themselves and seek other places to find nutrients.
Expends 100 creation strengthening the boundaries of the world, and 30 soul to make some of the plants bestial life

Spoiler: Walking Plants (click to show/hide)

Essentially just plants with a small amount of intellect and the ability to move from place to place.
Strength: 6
Speed: 2
Intelligence: 2
Birthrate: 5
Magic: 0

[The Froggy Ninja]

I'm planning a species and wanted to know how smart a species with 0, 1, and 2 int would be.