DISCLAIMER: This is a
very casual god game that doesn't really fall under the regular genre of pantheon-based god games in FG&R. It's not a pioneer by any means - I just want to prevent any disappointment by people wanting a new god game of the same style as the more "build-a-world"-type ones.
Do you know about that myth? Where gods are created through the true need of a people? Well, it's only partially true. Really, a god is created by pure chance. When aspects in the heavens interfere in just the right way, a god is created. Sure, new gods are drawn towards where they are most needed, but the creation of a god is mere coincidence. Sometimes, multiple gods can be created in the same period of time, and very rarely, a plethora of new gods are unleashed into the heavens and the earth below. An event of this magnitude will almost always signal the start of a new era.
ExplanationGodly Beginnings is a casual 5-player god game. The gameplay is mostly inspired by that of "You are a New God" (though I can't even hope to replicate that FG's sheer quality). By that I mean the players start off weak, with a limited scope. They have the goal of gathering more followers and more prayers for divine mana.
Divine Mana is the only "currency" in this FG, and is used for just about everything that one would want to do.
More followers means more prayers means more mana means more power and scope.
The setting is fairly standard fantasy. Remember: This is a simple game. It's not "do whatever you want" simple, but you're not going to be getting in-depth conflicts and characters. I may accept more or less than 5 (+/- 1), but 5 is about what I'm going for. Once again: Simple game where you start off very weak.
God Creation SheetName: (Your god's name. Can be as complex or as simple as you want.)
Realm: (Your god's realm - what aspect of nature you control. Can be just about anything you think of, as long as it's not too broad or specific)
Calling: (Your god's calling - where you were 'drawn to' after creation. Basically what your starting group of followers is and why their need for a god summoned you. Can be changed by GM to fit game)
"But Chief! You shouldn't be running four forum games at once!"
Shhhhh.
Shhhh.
It's okay.
It's okay.
Players:Name: Tyr Loknar
Realm: Secrets, the unknown
Calling: His flock are both those who keep secrets and those who wish to bring them to light. He was created when the kings brother had an affair with the queen(that it, his need to keep it secret), and by the kings suspicion.
Name: Rouragan
Realm: Coral Reefs / Oceans
Calling: A storm which devastated the coastline and small villages upon it.
Felissan - Sheet not submitted
[GM Note - Name is either "RNG" or a series of random keystrokes]
Name: [a series of random keystrokes, which changes every time that it is typed] RNG
Realm: Chaos, Randomness
Calling: A small, unsuspecting village, ripe for the changing...
Name: Polaris
Realm: The Pursuit of Happiness
Calling: Who would listen to slaves but a god spawned in the slave-pens?
Name: Cazartanzatreenkaquint - Caz for Short
Realm: - Fire, Death
Calling: It Was Drawn to a Desert near a Volcano
Waiting ListName: Zenkai, Embodiment of Evolution
Realm: Self-Improvement, Evolution, Adventure
Calling: A small collection of monks who live in the mountains. They've dedicated their lives to the pursuit of Enlightenment through betterment of the Self.
Name: gohgahfeadkijidigifexasdegfgefeisiex
Realm: Obsession & Confusion "and anything that combines the two"
Calling: An exceptionally eccentric university cross-discipline enchantment department(C.D.E.D.) and their array of forgotten attempts at "the ultimate spell that nobody thought of" in various stages of completion, dubious cacophonies of enchantments leaking into one another with largely-incompatible elements, stray automatons whose function and commands have been lost to the ages and perennial projects that have been assembled by hundreds of hands over decades... They have long worshipped the deliberate malevolence inherent in what ought to be random occurrences, only recently has an actual will manifested, and I am not so much malevolent, but it is just that the methodical approach is so abysmally dull...
Name: Sassadern
Realm: Victory and Riches
Calling: A small band of mercenaries that needed a god to guide them to victory and wealth!