Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

East!

2 (28.6%)

West!

1 (14.3%)

Neither.

2 (28.6%)

The White.

2 (28.6%)

Total Members Voted: 7

[TricMagic]

Gridhood - Divine Duel: A tale of Eternal Hatred and Farming!

Here's a new take on an old classic. Two parts Gridhood, one part Arms Race! Same gridhood style, but there are only two gods. The gods are controlled by players and they hate eachother! The map will be dividen into two halves, and the gods are only able to directly affect things on their own half of the map!

The rest of the players start off as a Civilization, on a tile created by one of the gods. United under one god, stand alongside your fellow tribes and bring monotheism to this land through bloody war!

But before you do that, you'll need to master a little something called basic survival, and try not to starve to death!

Once the two god players are decided, the game can start in earnest! In order to encourage players to make god applications even if they don't think they will be accepted, the people who make a god application will get get top priority for getting to play as a civilization if they don't make the cut for godhood.

As the game progresses, new game mechanics will emerge. Rules will always be added to the first post so keep checking back here.

Oracles allow Civs to communicate with their God(Legally in the game rules.) So long as they are alive, the Civs have that ability. If they die, it is lost for the time they have no Oracle.
Oracles tend to be prioritized for survival, so Starvation is unlikely to affect them first.(This can change however.)

Spoiler: Playing as a civilization (click to show/hide)

To start playing, you will need to pick a tile on the map to start at. The tile needs to be unoccupied and you cannot start on a blank tile which means your god will need to make tiles before civilizations start popping up. You will need to decide on the following things: Civilization name, Civilization color, Starting tile. Alternatively, if there is an inactive civilization player you can take over their civilization instead of making a new one from scratch.

Your new civilization will start with X amount of people in it. At the start of the game this number will be 5, but it may be higher if you join at a later time. You will also begin the game with 10 food. Your civilization will officially exist starting on the next turn.

Each turn, each person in a civilization can do one of the following things:
- Scavenge a tile to find resources. At the beginning you will only be able to find the resource "Food" but this will probably change. You can only scavenge a tile that is either on or adjacent to a tile you control
- Pray to your god, generating 1 FP for that god.
- Attempt to research something. The more complicated a topic is, the longer it takes to figure it out. If you try to research something too complicated without the prerequisites, unpredictable things may happen instead of you getting the desired outcome.
- Attack another civilization. Note that defenders get an advantage in combat situations. The precise mechanics of combat are deliberately kept secret from players.
- Use a special action granted by a researched technology

If a certain action requires "Labor" that means you need to have one of your people spend a turn working on that action.

If a tool requires resources to make, you must own all of the resources at the beginning of the construction process unless otherwise noted.

Every turn, your civilization will consume 1 food for each person in it. If there is not enough food people will starve and die. If you don't have the food available at the start of the turn, people MIGHT still starve even if you gather lots on that turn.

At any time you may spend 3 food to create one new person for your civilization. Newly created units cannot work on the turn they are made.

Spoiler: Playing as a god (click to show/hide)

If you want to play as a god, you'll need to make an application. I don't ever want to have to replace a god player in this game. It will not be first come first serve, but posting an application soon-ish will give you a slight edge for demonstrating that you are active on the forums.

In this game, only prayer will give gods FP. You start the game with 10FP.

By default, the only actions you can use is as listed below.

3 FP: Create a basic landscape tile to replace any empty tile. Things like Grasslands, Mountain, Ocean etc.

Once per turn, you will be able to "Ponder" as a free action. Pondering will allow you to unlock new god powers that you can spend your FP on! Its like a god equivalent of civilization research.

Spoiler: Formatting Rules (click to show/hide)

Your action posts must include your god/civilization name in them.

Spoiler: God Application (click to show/hide)

God Name:
Backstory:
Explanation about why you will not quit playing this game in the foreseeable future:

Spoiler: Civilization Application (click to show/hide)

Civilization Name:
Starting Tile:
Species Description:

All actions that affect a tile or involve a tile must include the tiles co-ordinates. No exceptions.

Note: Non-posting gods will be eaten.

Restarting the old idea. 2 Gods, 6 Civs, 1 Victorious Divine.

To start, we need 2 gods. All credit to Supernerds idea.


Age of the Void
Turn 0: In the Beginning,
Turn 1: And so the Void began to pass.
Turn 2: And so the Tribes were born.
Turn 3: Behold thy first labors.
Turn 4: Behold thy first struggles,
Turn 5: End of the Void Age, Hubris brought low,

Era of Beginnings
Turn 6: Era of Beginnings
Turn 7: Puzzles, Tauri, and Clues.
Turn 8: Regrowth
Turn 9: Life is but a part,
Turn 10: A Struggle to Improve,
Turn 11: Limits, Divine & Mortal.
Turn 12: Observe the Turning of the World.
Turn 13: Advance and Setback
Turn 14: Knowledge and Wondering.
Turn 15: First Steps Begun

Age of Growth & Strife
Turn 16: Age of Growth & Strife
Turn 17: Counters and the Howls of Sorrow

[Rockeater]

Ptw

[Naturegirl1999]

Spoiler: Application (click to show/hide)

God Name: Talinia
Backstory: I came into existence not long ago, and with for the world to be filled with many things, rather than the endless void I find myself in
Explanation about why you will not quit playing this game in the foreseeable future: I tend to be active in the forums

[Detoxicated]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

God Name: Blendino
Backstory: I came into existence with No one to Serve me. I want a universe to control
Explanation about why you will not quit playing this game in the foreseeable future: Bay12 is my pasttime

[Nirur Torir]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

God Name: Thul, The Purity of Avarice
Backstory: From the void came Thul, The Purity of Avarice. For a timeless span, everything belonged to Thul, The Purity of Avarice, and yet there was nothing. Another appeared, and Creating was conceptualized. The Other did not submit, as was Right, and so began the struggle.
He took the form of a seven winged ball of light, and demanded his followers claim everything in his name.
Explanation: Guilt. It will be a fun, active game, and quitting would ruin everything.

The map will be dividen into two halves, and the gods are only able to directly affect things on their own half of the map!

Will the civilizations be able to build temples to claim more of the map?
Will there be a mechanic to incentivize making cool things on the border, instead of blocking the way with radioactive seas of lava swarming with giant aetheric fire piranhas, with all the divine super resources at the far sides of the map?

[TricMagic]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

God Name: Thul, The Purity of Avarice
Backstory: From the void came Thul, The Purity of Avarice. For a timeless span, everything belonged to Thul, The Purity of Avarice, and yet there was nothing. Another appeared, and Creating was conceptualized. The Other did not submit, as was Right, and so began the struggle.
He took the form of a seven winged ball of light, and demanded his followers claim everything in his name.
Explanation: Guilt. It will be a fun, active game, and quitting would ruin everything.

The map will be dividen into two halves, and the gods are only able to directly affect things on their own half of the map!

Will the civilizations be able to build temples to claim more of the map?
Will there be a mechanic to incentivize making cool things on the border, instead of blocking the way with radioactive seas of lava swarming with giant aetheric fire piranhas, with all the divine super resources at the far sides of the map?

Depends. Also, that would be very very very expensive, not counting all the pondering it would take while the other god ponders more immediate results.

The only way to win the game is genocide by the way. Theoretically, gods and mortals could research that. Everything really depends on what you create, and what mortals do.

That and crossing said sea of death would be rather difficult, but also easy if a god decides to make stuff that would work. Such fortifications are normal in warfare.

[Supernerd]

Personally, I considered Divine Duel to be one of my less successful experiments. I'd still be quite happy to play it though!

Spoiler: God Application (click to show/hide)

God Name: Jaanin'Maldaraak
Backstory: An ancient god that has descended upon multiple worlds, all of which had fallen to ruin; some by its own hand. Jaanin'Maldaraak considers itself a supreme being and the mere concept of something not belonging to it is a foreign concept that its mind cannot, or chooses not to, understand.

While no more dangerous than any other god, Jaanin'Maldaraak sets itself apart by being experienced, cunning, and unbound by mortal concepts such as 'morality'.
Explanation about why you will not quit playing this game in the foreseeable future: I designed the original Gridhood Divine Duel game. I brought Gridhood to Bay12. I played every gridhood game that I found and got sad every time the game came to a stop. I will check the thread at least 2 times every day and will not fail to post an action within 24 hours of each update. While I have dropped out of some games in the past due to a lack of enjoyment, that has not happened yet in a Gridhood Game and I have no reason to believe that will change for this one.

[Naturegirl1999]

I have an idea, what if we each create back up Civ applications since only 2 gods are allowed? Thst way those who don’t get picked as gods can be civs?

TricMagic, would that be allowed? If not that’s fine

[TricMagic]

Those who apply as gods have priority as civs.

And I actually liked Divine Duel, just that it requires 2 gods that regularly play. Civs can and will be replaced if needed. A God disappearing kinda ends it however, unless another is fine with taking it up.

[Supernerd]

Its best to wait until there are actually tiles you can inhabit before making a civilization application. Its also ideal when you can actually make a civ that would do pretty well on that tile.

[Unraveller]

Spoiler: Potential Application for Divinity (click to show/hide)

God Name: Perculus, Lord of Storms, God of Perseverance.

Backstory: It is said that the world as we know it came from naught, from the empty void of nothingness that we will all one day return. This much is true for the deific Perculus, for he is whom raises mountains from the very same naught, he is whom springs life into the world, he is whom grants divine boons to the worthy and so on. All of which comes from naught. Naught but the will of Perculus.

In a time before time, when all the world was blank, the God of Perseverance drew himself from the very aether with little else than his sheer will and convictions alone. Dredging a body with skin of glimmering bronze from the stuff of nothingness. And to that body, a rippling physique, and to the strong shoulders of that physique, a three faced stele. The first of which was hewn of granite, the sternest of stones and was called 'Resolve'. The next was bourne of a plate of gold, and called, 'Vanity'. The final of which was wreathed in ever burning flame, and called 'Penance'.

The bronzed colossus that Perculus is takes on a form that would perhaps one day be known as 'human', two arms and two legs, while ever below the twisting multi faceted visage upon his shoulder he is enveloped in a cloak of billowing cloud and rain.

The Lord of Storms is not an openhanded god. For it is with will alone that he came into being, and thus it is by the power of convictions that Perculus rewards. Hard work and self-discipline, these are the main spheres of the Bronzed Man, who is often called in jest by his flock, 'The Lord of Sweat.' Freely does the being walk amongst its people, observing or even partaking of their labor and living lives as they do, never weaving the fates lest it be truly needed. And yet, when all is said and done, Perculus is a god to be relied upon in great times of need and change, not for generosity, but for a stern mountain that must be climbed for the inner growth of mortals and their quest for divinty.

Explanation about why you will not quit playing this game in the foreseeable future: I have a crippling woe of letting others down. But am all together very interested in the concept, and often check the forums ad nasuem through my day. Also, you have my Discord and can berate me eternally if I fail to post!

Sweet! Glad to be a potential part of this! I think I'll save a civilization application until we find out who our mighty gods will be.

[King Zultan]

PTW

[TricMagic]

Turn 0
In the Beginning, there was nothing. From that nothing, the concept of everything came to be. For a timeless existence, a single being controlled all, but controlled nothing. All was his, as was right. The Avarice of of Purity, Thul.

And then came the Traveler of Ruination, who broke this endless cycle, claiming the void. He did not submit, for he too claimed the empty void as his, for no ownership could be seen. From this, the two came to clash for a time forgotten. And in his age and wisdom, the ancient god Jaanin'Maldaraak brought creation to this world to claim it as his own. But by doing so, Thul desired this for himself, and likewise created. And so a new war begun.

Spoiler: The Purity of Avarice, Thul (click to show/hide)

FP: 10

Abilities:
3 FP: Create a basic landscape tile to replace any empty tile. Things like Grasslands, Mountain, Ocean etc.

Spoiler: Traveler of Ruination, Jaanin'Maldaraak (click to show/hide)

FP: 10

Abilities:
3 FP: Create a basic landscape tile to replace any empty tile. Things like Grasslands, Mountain, Ocean etc.

[OoC]
Quite a few good ones. More apps than the last Duel game too. I like these two though, and Supernerd is someone who does post. Nirur Torir does so as well, far as I know, and I like his app for story purposes.

Naturegirl1999, Detoxicated, and Unraveller will have first picks at tiles for their civs. Once tiles actually exist anyway.

Gods, remember to have your god name in your posts, and to ponder. Likewise, I wouldn't mind you pickingclaiming a color.

[Unraveller]

(( Sweet! I dig your choice of deities, they weave a good narrative of opposed desire together. Which is probably what it should ultimately be given the context. I happily await to worship! ))

[Nirur Torir]

Thul, Purity of Avarice

I wasn't expecting to get in, but an avarice sphere mirror match should be interesting. One nitpick, you switched my title. It's changed from pure avarice to me being in an endless state of wanting more purity.

Spoiler: Secret turn actions (click to show/hide)

Ponder about a way to upgrade grasslands and forests to provide more food, with a filling and fast growing, deer-like animal. Thul, Purity of Avarice will need more of Those Who Recognize That They Are His, and they must learn to hunt.

D3 will be a forest (or plains if forests aren't available). A faint expectation of a warrior tribe twinges against the consciousness of the first peoples to appear.
B5 will be a grasslands. The surrounding void looks as nothing, but gives a trace sense of rust-red potential, and of mortal creation.
C7 will be a grasslands. There first breath of air carries the weight of the unknown.