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[Andres]

Proposal A

Oppose. Everyone will just start opposing proposals to get out of paying Essence for something they want nothing to do with.

Proposal B

Oppose. Propose that proposals need to be supported by at least 1 other god.

[Stirk]

Also, I propose something of a compromise, though Fusil doesn't believe in compromise and as such will probably oppose this.

Proposal A: Proposals that pass have essence put into them by both Gods who supported it and Gods who abstained. The share of essence contributed is as follows: 2 shares from each Supporting God, one share from each Abstaining God, and zero shares from each Opposing God. In this way, there will be motivation to vote on an issue one way or another; Supporting counters opposition so it can pass, while Abstaining makes it more likely to pass, but you must assist at least somewhat. I foresee this causing people to want to Abstain so they don't have to put in more essence, but the difference will be miniscule, and if everyone is being made to work together, the discount could be great enough as to not have to spend much, if anything, to accomplish it.

Proposal B: In order for a Proposal to pass, it must be Supported by at least 2(3?) Gods other than the God that put it forward. In this way, one cannot pass a proposal simply because people forget about it. Opposition does not count into this total, and does not counter-act Support; if 3 Gods support something and 2 Gods oppose, it passes, just as if all five Gods supported it. The only difference is the distribution of the Essence responsibility, if any.

"Oppose both. You reap what you sew. I do not see the need to increase the amount of pointless proposals as everyone else seems to. Look, we already got the Blood God to make half a dozen pointless proposals, why do we need more? What is the purpose for increasing the amount of proposals?"

[Lost in Nowhere]

Support both Proposal B and Malakath's modification of it.

[Stirk]

Oppose. Propose that proposals need to be supported by at least 1 other god.

"Oppose that, too.

And, as the God of Blood is doing, I will simply walk around all of the auto-rejects, by simply making a minor modification that does not effect the bill. I do not see why you insist on continuing with this law."

[Andres]

"My intent isn't to "walk around" the rejection of the proposals. I make a proposal that I think should be passed but that other people don't because of one or more parts of the proposal, so then I remove those parts or alter them so we're left with a proposal that we both agree should pass. It's not gaming, it's compromising."

[IcyTea31]

Spoiler: Votes (click to show/hide)

79.00: Oppose.
79.01: Support.
79.05: Abstain.

Propose that instead of using the soul-spawning system as the backbone to population growth, souls will instead naturally form on their own.

Oppose.

"I Propose that we remove the law created by 75.01."

Standing order: Oppose.

Perhaps the time before any proposal is resolved should be three ticks rather than two. Anyone else think so?

Additionally, I propose that any proposal that doesn't pass due to more opposition than support cannot be re-proposed for 10 ticks.

Support, Abstain.

Propose the above but make it a 4 Ticks thing.

Propose destroying all Void things that AREN'T texts, just in case the other gods continue to oppose the proposal to deprive the mortals of Void summoning manuals.

Support, Abstain.

Proposal A: Proposals that pass have essence put into them by both Gods who supported it and Gods who abstained.

Proposal B: In order for a Proposal to pass, it must be Supported by at least 2(3?) Gods other than the God that put it forward.

Oppose, Support.

Propose that proposals need to be supported by at least 1 other god.

Support.

"You reap what you sew. I do not see the need to increase the amount of pointless proposals as everyone else seems to. Look, we already got the Blood God to make half a dozen pointless proposals, why do we need more? What is the purpose for increasing the amount of proposals?"

"Maybe to repair this oh-so-terrible situation that you complain about? Your complaints are valid, but see how our voter activity increased? Right now we need to reform this system to a more sustainable one, and blame yourself if you don't participate and something that you don't like comes to passing. Too bad you haven't much clout beyond threatening to murder anyone opposing you, at least in my eyes."

[Rolepgeek]

Oppose Proposals only needing the support of one additional God.

That kinda ruins the point of it, since I'm trying to prevent short small team-ups from doing the sneaky bastard thing and passing them under the nose of the council.

The primary point of Proposal A is make Council motions actually worth a damn. As it is now, it's just the gods who support it working together as they would anything else. All making it into a proposal does is give others an opportunity to reject it. If a motion passing meant the entire Council would work together to get it done, however...And yes, it would lead to people opposing votes. That's the point. If you only want to do it with 2 or 3 gods, just do it and be done. Don't bother the council with it.

Auto-oppose all forms of Fusil trying to fuck with the 75.01 law.

[Stirk]

Spoiler: Votes (click to show/hide)

79.00: Oppose.
79.01: Support.
79.05: Abstain.

Propose that instead of using the soul-spawning system as the backbone to population growth, souls will instead naturally form on their own.

Oppose.

"I Propose that we remove the law created by 75.01."

Standing order: Oppose.

Perhaps the time before any proposal is resolved should be three ticks rather than two. Anyone else think so?

Additionally, I propose that any proposal that doesn't pass due to more opposition than support cannot be re-proposed for 10 ticks.

Support, Abstain.

Propose the above but make it a 4 Ticks thing.

Propose destroying all Void things that AREN'T texts, just in case the other gods continue to oppose the proposal to deprive the mortals of Void summoning manuals.

Support, Abstain.

Proposal A: Proposals that pass have essence put into them by both Gods who supported it and Gods who abstained.

Proposal B: In order for a Proposal to pass, it must be Supported by at least 2(3?) Gods other than the God that put it forward.

Oppose, Support.

Propose that proposals need to be supported by at least 1 other god.

Support.

"You reap what you sew. I do not see the need to increase the amount of pointless proposals as everyone else seems to. Look, we already got the Blood God to make half a dozen pointless proposals, why do we need more? What is the purpose for increasing the amount of proposals?"

"Maybe to repair this oh-so-terrible situation that you complain about? Your complaints are valid, but see how our voter activity increased? Right now we need to reform this system to a more sustainable one, and blame yourself if you don't participate and something that you don't like comes to passing. Too bad you haven't much clout beyond threatening to murder anyone opposing you, at least in my eyes."

"As I said before, I do not see the reason why increasing the amount of votes passing around is a good thing. If anything, it is needless paper work. Before, if someone particularly liked or hated something, they would vote on it. If they where apathetic about it, then they could let it die. Now they are forced into petty action, either wasting essence on supporting something or being forced into eternal vigilance, having to shoot down bad proposals every two ticks before it manages to pass. We gained nothing from changing the law, and it looks like we will loose a lot."

The primary point of Proposal A is make Council motions actually worth a damn. As it is now, it's just the gods who support it working together as they would anything else. All making it into a proposal does is give others an opportunity to reject it. If a motion passing meant the entire Council would work together to get it done, however...And yes, it would lead to people opposing votes. That's the point. If you only want to do it with 2 or 3 gods, just do it and be done. Don't bother the council with it.

"I don't want Council motions to be "actually worth a damn", and do no see why anyone would. I prefer it toothless and out of the way. This is a problem inherent in the new voting system, it would be better just to go back to the old one."

"I propose we ban auto-opposals. I autoproppose this!"

[Andres]

"I propose we ban auto-opposals. I autoproppose this!"

Oppose

[Vgray]

Also, I propose something of a compromise, though Fusil doesn't believe in compromise and as such will probably oppose this.

Proposal A: Proposals that pass have essence put into them by both Gods who supported it and Gods who abstained. The share of essence contributed is as follows: 2 shares from each Supporting God, one share from each Abstaining God, and zero shares from each Opposing God. In this way, there will be motivation to vote on an issue one way or another; Supporting counters opposition so it can pass, while Abstaining makes it more likely to pass, but you must assist at least somewhat. I foresee this causing people to want to Abstain so they don't have to put in more essence, but the difference will be miniscule, and if everyone is being made to work together, the discount could be great enough as to not have to spend much, if anything, to accomplish it.

Proposal B: In order for a Proposal to pass, it must be Supported by at least 2(3?) Gods other than the God that put it forward. In this way, one cannot pass a proposal simply because people forget about it. Opposition does not count into this total, and does not counter-act Support; if 3 Gods support something and 2 Gods oppose, it passes, just as if all five Gods supported it. The only difference is the distribution of the Essence responsibility, if any.

"Support."

[Kilojoule Proton]

Tick 80: The Ice of Stalemates

(Atropos and Fusil were, but it wasn't worded clearly. The intention was to convey that with Atropos and Fusil's assistance, the Library's proprietors refused Malakath's instruction.)

Azem:
"I wish to have a hoard of shinies, just like a Gem Dragon!"
"Behold our grand launcher-of-carts-of-gold-on-rails! With every shot and enemy crushed, it honors you!"
"My visions show a war may be coming, Golden One."

Melyssa:
"Why is our torture not working? We already have the Thick Chair and the Bitter Bean Tea and are shouting!"
"Look what I can do to my shoulders!"
"What are those strange short fleshy creatures?"

Atropos:
Holy one: An old priest who died while sleeping one day
"Can I play cards now?"
"The bell shall toll again tonight."

Malakath and Kli:
"I think I shall try being evil, then. Thank you for your discussion."

The evil person proceeds to pound and kick a neighbor's door in the middle of the night. Fortuitously, there was an unnoticed fire inside which the neighbors slept through until the knocking roused the entire family. The family thanks the evil person greatly.

Most mortals who do want to triple their lifespan would rather use "natural" methods. Interestingly, many of them mention that a certain other god would probably subvert the tripling by adding the time seconds before death or something similarly awful. Malakath has reached the quota for Keshan and Slytha, but the Mumans, Gruen, and Armu on Muma leave something to be desired. For the Mumans, old age is seen as a luxury reserved for those wealthy enough to avoid mine duty.

The Sick Ogre seems to have severe pain throughout the abdominal area.

(Tykki is probably still searching. The Oracle response is fresh and was published anonymously by someone else.)

Cim and Fusil have managed to silence and disrupt the Void projection previously present. It emits only a rushing sound and looks a lot like one of Varee's forms.

The Virtues may be coming soon.

This update's constellations are the Lance and Lady. Solar activity is anomalously high for Slytha's sun.

(Darruth: -2E, Cim: -2E, Fusil: -2E)

Spoiler: Lawmode (click to show/hide)

Quéßäre v. Azem

58.05: Quéßäre sues Azem for cursing everyone's economies. (3-0) [PASSED]
+3 (Convict) from Quéßäre, Azem, Yaos

79.02: Have Azem stop the Gruen plague (1-0)

Spoiler: Features (click to show/hide)

Skyfeatures: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=144704.msg5731808#msg5731808 (maintained by Happerry/Anath)
Skyfeatures: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=144704.msg5842048#msg5842048 (maintained by Andres/Yaos)
Bestiary: http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=144651.msg5779202;topicseen#msg5779202 (maintained by Andres/Yaos)

Spoiler: Deities (0) (click to show/hide)

im the Lawgiver (Order, Law): 41/42, 12-13
Fusil (Weapons): 23/23, 9-10
Azem (Wealth, Trade): 49/49, 7-8
Khaziraad (Architecture, Improvement): 28/28, 6-7
Kli (Balance, Sacrifice): 52/52, 5-6
Grauel (Hunger, Decay): 35/43, 15-16
Serac (Oceans, Bubbles): 22/27, 0-0
Joha (Life): 38/38, 5-6
Neron (Ice): 22/22, 5-6
Darruth (Goodness, Protection): 25/25, 8-9
Quéßäre (Deception, Guile): 19/20, 4-5
Kl'Tork (Kitchens, Satisfaction): 12/20, 4-5
Malakath (Souls, Blood): 22/22, 5-6
Atropos (Death, Dust): 25/25, 7-8
Melyssa (Torture): 21/21, 2-3

Taol (Freedom): 20/20, 2-3 (Safe stasis)
Anath (Night, Stars): 23/23, 6-7 (Safe stasis)
Artisanii (Arts, Inspiration): 24/24, 2-3 (Sealed away)
The Light (Light): 52/52, 5-6 (Sealed away)

Varee (Randomness): 6/31, 3-4 (Sealed away)
Carmine (Exploration, Science): 21/21, 1-2 (Sealed away)

Spoiler: Council rules (click to show/hide)

These are all subject to addition, removal, and change by you. They can effect changes in the game's core rules (mechanics), administrative laws (voting requirements, seniority privilegs, &c.) or the natural rules (light does not exist, gravity is repulsive, giant animals can fly like birds, &c.).
`Administrative:
A bill must be supported by at least 50% of active players to pass if unopposed.

A bill must achieve 60% support in order to pass if opposed.

Players may flame the host if he has been inactive for at least two (2) UTC days.

Council resolutions will not be counted until at least a major tick has passed.

Council-produced creations are not to be tampered with without council approval. Failure to comply will result in the automated initiation of a trial.

03.01: Only deities supporting a proposal enter the Essence pool

04.03: Remove proposals stagnant for 3 ticks or double opposed to supported for 1 tick <0>

Proposals at [IMMINENT PASS] will pass immediately if 80% of the Support or Oppose votes are Support votes.

34.05: A trial will end after 2 integer ticks (from Tx to Tx+2) with votes tallied based solely on support and opposition. Conflict results in comparing support and opposition.

Starter Code of Conduct:
I. Thou Shall Not Cause Megadeaths Or Extinction Events
II. Thou Shall Not Seek the Death of Another God
III. Thou Shall Not Force Mortals To Worship You
IV. Thou Shall Not Force Mortals Not To Worship Other Gods
V. Thou Shall Not Break The Universe

Active players are those who have posted in the last three (3) UTC days.

35.01: Arrange for a Void study committee
36.00.1: Trials held for assault, murder, or attempted murder last only for a tick (4-2/13) [EXTEND TO T42] [PASSED]

Natural:
02.00.b: Created race(s) is not/are not all immortal <?>
02.01.a: Sapients and not sentients are the dominant mortals to be created <?>
02.02: Support reincarnation in general <0-1>
02.02.1: Support looped reincarnation (i.e. between two worlds)
02.04: Create a spirit and a corporeal realm <48/77, (6-7/11-13)>
02.04.1: Bifurcate corporeal realm <6-7 (0-1)>
03.06: Make constellations without needing council permission
02.01.a.2: Support free will for mortals <0>
03.04.1: 03.04 for first two planets <0>
03.00: Build 3 million sapient humanoids evenly split between Material World 1 and Material World
02.03: Create up to ~30 total immortal, godinalized servants <13-14 (3-4)>
02.04.3: Support further amendment to Valkiss' proposal <?>
03.06.1: Make magical constellations that influence magic on the worlds
03.09: Name the two partitions Keshan and Slytha
04.01: Create grand ecumenical temples for every race <High 3-4>
12.01: Anath's five-part starter code of conduct
18.01: Create monstrous flora and fauna <?>

21.00: Make a gas giant for each system <15-16 (2-3)>
24.00: Create the Plane of Death and Battle <1-2 (0-1)>

35.00: Put constellations in order and in a cycle as opposed to randomly
35.01: Arrange for a Void study committee
40.00: New races must not be negatively acted upon from the mortals' perspective for at least 3 ticks (7-0/13) [PASSED]

43.01: Refill the Library's supply of Void books
66.00: Disband the Human Empire and grant the citizens self-determination
75.01: Have non-votes count as Abstains (9-1/14) [PASSED]

79.01: Contain the summoning/Void activity (2-0/14) <?> [PASSED]

Spoiler: Council proposals (13) (click to show/hide)

79.00: Remove the concept of disease (0-5/14) <?> [FAILED]
0 from 9 others
-5 from Khaziraad, Grauel, Joha, Fusil, Cim

79.01: Contain the summoning/Void activity (2-0/14) <?> [PASSED]
+2 from Fusil, Cim
0 from 13 others

79.03: Create a barrier to halt outbound communication (beyond Bubble) (0-1/14) <?> [FAILED]
0 from 13 others
-1 from Atropos

79.04: Remove all Void stuff introduced by gods; all must contribute to this (1-2/14) <?> [FAILED]
+1 from Quéßäre
0 from 11 others
-2 from Atropos, Cim
79.04.1: 79.04 except filtering out anything in the Great Library (2-2/14) <?>
+2 from Malakath, Khaziraad
0 from 10 others
-2 from Grauel, Fusil

79.05: Silence Fusil permanently (4-3/14)
+4 from Quéßäre, Azem, Melyssa, Joha
0 from 7 others
-3 from Malakath, Grauel, Fusil

80.00: Have souls spawn on their own instead of the birth rate-based system (1-2/14) <?> [IMMINENT FAIL]
+1 from Malakath
0 from 13 others
-2 from Fusil, Cim

80.01: Repeal 75.01 (1-5/14) [IMMINENT FAIL]
+1 from Fusil
0 from 8 others
-5 from Joha, Darruth, Khaziraad, Malakath, Cim

80.02: Proposals failing because of opposition cannot be re-proposed for 10 ticks (2-0/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+2 from Joha, Khaziraad
0 from 11 others
-1 from Malakath
80.02.4: As above but for 4 ticks (2-0/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+2 from Malakath, Cim
0 from 13 others

80.03: Destroy all Void things save texts (1-0/14) <?> [IMMINENT PASS]
+1 from Malakath
0 from 13 others

80.04: Weight price contributions to proposals as follows: S/A/O 2/1/0 (1-1/14)
+1 from Darruth
0 from 12 others
-1 from Cim

80.05.2: Proposals require seconding by two other gods to pass (4-2/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+4 from Darruth, Joha, Cim, Azem
 from 9 others
-2 from Malakath, Fusil
80.05.3: Proposals require seconding by three other gods to pass (2-0/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+2 from Darruth, Azem
0 from 12 others
80.05.1: Proposals require seconding by one other god to pass (3-2/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+3 from Malakath, Joha, Cim
0 from 11 others
-2 from Fusil, Darruth

80.06: Resolve proposals at tick n+3 at the earliest (2-0/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+2 from Joha, Cim
0 from 12 others

80.07: Ban auto-opposals (1-1/14)
+1 from Fusil
0 from 12 others
-1 from Yaos

Spoiler: New Proposals (11) (click to show/hide)

80.00: Have souls spawn on their own instead of the birth rate-based system (1-2/14) <?> [IMMINENT FAIL]
+1 from Malakath
0 from 13 others
-2 from Fusil, Cim

80.01: Repeal 75.01 (1-5/14) [IMMINENT FAIL]
+1 from Fusil
0 from 8 others
-5 from Joha, Darruth, Khaziraad, Malakath, Cim

80.02: Proposals failing because of opposition cannot be re-proposed for 10 ticks (2-0/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+2 from Joha, Khaziraad
0 from 11 others
-1 from Malakath
80.02.4: As above but for 4 ticks (2-0/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+2 from Malakath, Cim
0 from 13 others

80.03: Destroy all Void things save texts (1-0/14) <?> [IMMINENT PASS]
+1 from Malakath
0 from 13 others

80.04: Weight price contributions to proposals as follows: S/A/O 2/1/0 (1-1/14)
+1 from Darruth
0 from 12 others
-1 from Cim

80.05.2: Proposals require seconding by two other gods to pass (4-2/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+4 from Darruth, Joha, Cim, Azem
 from 9 others
-2 from Malakath, Fusil
80.05.3: Proposals require seconding by three other gods to pass (2-0/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+2 from Darruth, Azem
0 from 12 others
80.05.1: Proposals require seconding by one other god to pass (3-2/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+3 from Malakath, Joha, Cim
0 from 11 others
-2 from Fusil, Darruth

80.06: Resolve proposals at tick n+3 at the earliest (2-0/14) [IMMINENT PASS]
+2 from Joha, Cim
0 from 12 others

80.07: Ban auto-opposals (1-1/14)
+1 from Fusil
0 from 12 others
-1 from Malakath

New players are always welcome. Sphere ideas this tick are Fortresses, Chaos, Air, and Magic. Opposing sphere ideas this tick are Degradation and Hospitality.

[Vgray]

"My visions show a war may be coming, Golden One."

"What sort of visions are these?"

[IcyTea31]

80.02: Change to Oppose.
80.03: Oppose.
80.05.1: Change to Oppose.
80.07: Claim obsolescence, failing that: Oppose. "The only way to enforce this would be to literally forbid opposing a revived proposal. That goes against the principles of voting on this Council or anywhere."

[Andres]

Part of 80.03 was that ALL gods must contribute to the proposal. If this is not already a part of the proposal, then Abstain.

Oppose 80.05.3

The evil person proceeds to pound and kick a neighbor's door in the middle of the night. Fortuitously, there was an unnoticed fire inside which the neighbors slept through until the knocking roused the entire family. The family thanks the evil person greatly.

Nice use of the butterfly effect. I wonder why it was a secret action, though.

Most mortals who do want to triple their lifespan would rather use "natural" methods. Interestingly, many of them mention that a certain other god would probably subvert the tripling by adding the time seconds before death or something similarly awful. Malakath has reached the quota for Keshan and Slytha, but the Mumans, Gruen, and Armu on Muma leave something to be desired. For the Mumans, old age is seen as a luxury reserved for those wealthy enough to avoid mine duty.

How about this: the more you age, the faster you do (once adulthood is reached). That way, they get to enjoy the best part of their lives as much as they can while they suffer the worst parts for as little as possible.
What quota?
Obviously, this is just another case of the entrenched bourgeoisie oppressing and exploiting the working class proletariat. This calls for a revolution! I officially abolish mining in that area and allow the common man to try their old masters in whatever way they see fit.

"I'd like to ask permission before I do, but is it ok with you if were to create some weapon spirits? I'm thinking about making one for myself and maybe some for my angel priests. Since weapon spirits are kind of your thing I'm just trying to make sure I'm not crossing a line here."

"I do not care what you create, if it is based off my design or no."

Well alrighty then.

I create the Soul Item - a manifestation of a branched soul. These Soul Items come in two flavours - Soul Weapons and Soul Protectors.

Spoiler: Soul Weapons (click to show/hide)

After a person becomes proficient in the use of a weapon or several weapons, his soul will branch out and create a new soul. This soul will remain attached to the person and will be tightly bound to it through its life and its death. The person will manifest this soul as the weapon that they can be the most skilled with (determined by a combination of fate, genes, and other what-nots) regardless of whatever weapon they've become proficient with.

The weapons that these Weapons can manifest as are unique in appearance to any other weapon (small cosmetic stuff like colour, engravings, and small variations in shape, usually). The only thing they are limited by is technology level and this is where it gets a bit interesting.

If a person can be most skilled with a musket but muskets haven't been invented yet, then the Weapon will turn into the weapon its user can be second most skilled in. This could be something similar in size and application like a crossbow or it could be entirely different like a spear. Once muskets become invented, though, the Weapon will take the form of the musket and remain that way forever. If the technology for the invention of muskets is there but they just haven't been invented, the user will begin having visions and dreams related to it. Weakly at first but as time goes on these visions become stronger and stronger and are meant to compel the user to invent the weapon themselves. Usually, though, the weapon would simply be invented before the user's visions become clear enough to adapt to real life.

There are a few differences between Shinjo and Soul Weapons. The easiest way to differentiate the two is to imagine the Shinjo as seeds that a person makes grow by caring for them until they have matured into trees. A Soul Weapon is like a tree whose trunk has split into two parts that tightly twirl around each other. While Shinjo are basically Human souls, Soul Weapons have their own unique souls. Finally, Soul Weapons are sexless, can only manifest as weapons, do not form any kind of romantic attraction, and do not reproduce.

When a user has no need for the Soul Weapon, it can simply unmanifest it and it'll be absorbed back into the user's body. The user can freely manifest and unmanifest its Soul Weapon at will.

In some cases, the weapon a user can be most skilled at isn't a singular weapon but rather dual weapons or possibly even tri weapons, quad weapons, or more! (Depends from race to race and person to person. For a Human, it's usually dual at most but for an Armu that number would probably be higher.) In such a case, the Soul Weapon will branch into more souls, all just as sapient as the last. The number of Soul Weapons attached to a user cannot be higher than the amount of Weapons his best weapon requires. The variation of how powerful these dual weapons are is just as high as those for singular weapons.

While the raw power of a Soul Weapon is dependent on the user's devotion to Fusil, the refined power and the ability to communicate with the Weapon increases based on devotion to Malakath as these two attributes are dependent on soul-soul connection rather than weapon-user connection. Thus, devotion to Fusil will increase a weapon's sharpness or projectile velocity or whatnot while devotion to Malakath allows for greater weapon handling, aiming, and the possibility of communication with the Weapon. In the latter case, its entirely possible that the Weapon could end up training its user on how best to use it. Devotion to either or both of these entities - as well as the user's dependence on weapons in general - covers the cost of creation of these beings.

Soul Weapons are always mundane and can only be mundane.

Spoiler: Soul Protectors (click to show/hide)

To balance it out (YOU'RE WELCOME, KLI), Soul Protectors are made as well with similar rules but devotion is based on Malakath and Darruth rather than Malakath and Fusil and that relies on the user being proficient on defensive things like shields and armour. These beings instead take the form of armour and shields. instead of dual-wielding, the Protector can instead manifest freely as a shield (or two) and/or armour. That's right - AND/OR. It can simultaneously be armour and a connected shield. Thus, these beings are always singular. There is never more than one Soul Protector per user.

Unlike Soul Weapons, Soul Protectors are not forced to adhere to the "best" they could possibly be. They can change material composition (bronze, iron, kevlar, etc.), structural composition (plate, scale, chain, etc.), and coverage.

Technology is still an issue. If kevlar hasn't been invented yet or smiths don't know how to make good plate armour, the Protector will not be able to access these materials and types of armour. Other than the rules covered in the above paragraph, technology rules function the same as Soul Weapons.

Each Protector is unique and is thus cosmetically unique. This is reflected in preferred style, colour, and engraving.

Devotion to Darruth increases the maximum amount of area the Protector can cover (never more than 100% protection to the user), the strength of the material (material type still matters, though), and the weight of the Protector's manifestation(s). Devotion to Darruth increases the speed at which the armour changes in terms of both material and structural composition, and the ability to move in the armour with more devotion meaning less hindrance, as well as the usual communication between Soul Protector and user.

Soul Protectors are always mundane and can only be mundane.

(I'm rather sleepy so if there are any design flaws just let me know and I'll correct them.)

[LuckyKobold]

KI'Tork feeds the Ogre a few aspirins and some stomach medicine to calm him down.