NOTE: DO NOT POST YOUR GOD'S PROFILE BEFORE YOU PM ME ABOUT IT.And from the depths of the yawning abyss of oblivion... A forum game!
This forum game originated at the Wizards of the Coast forums, and thought that the creative minds from this abomination we call a forum could make use of it.
This game is called Lords of Creation, and in it, gods use divine powers to shape the world to their liking, even when this creates conflict. Any player can become a god, just PM me what you wish to reign over. If it's not already taken, I'll grant you official godhood. Note that the world is not yet created, so more elemental and basic forces are good starting points. Other things can be taken on later.
The game is meant to create an interesting world with an interesting history. So try to avoid cliches.
The actual rules of the game are as follows:
Gods use Power Points (PP) to influence the world. Every week of real time, each player gains a number of PP proportionate to his god's power and level of influence; gods with many great works and armies of worshippers will gain PP faster, as will those who conduct great roleplaying and help influence the world. Your weekly PP starts at 4, and-if you've been playing well-can be as high as 9. PP is assigned by the game's admin.
You can spend PP to conduct various actions. Some example divine actions, and their corresponding PP costs, are as follows:
Shape Land (minor) (1 PP): Glykllivar smote her spear into the ocean floor, causing a volcano to erupt from the spot. The lava flowed and then hardened, creating an island.
Nourish Land (1 PP): Wherever Artheyan's tears of grief fell upon the land, grasses and shrubs sprang up, bringing new life to this formerly barren land.
Nourish Populace (1 PP): The prayers of the villagers were answered that year; their newly planted fields flourished beyond measure. Their population and wealth began to increase, allowing them to expand northward and colonize new lands.
Teach Populace (1 PP): The Sage appeared to the elven shamans in their dreams, teaching them the making of certain artifacts. When they awoke, they began scribing their magic on parchment, to make spellbooks and scrolls; the first Wizards had appeared.
Shape Land (Moderate) (2 PP): Kur-ah strode along the center of the world, magma dripping from his body. Where it hardened, mountains formed, creating a new chain of hills and cliffs going across the continent.
Create Beasts (2 PP): From her divine realm, Artheyan looked down upon the wild horses that dwelt in her green fields. She raised her hand skyward, and several of the horses darted upward, using their new, feathery wings to fly.
Guide Populace (2 PP): Morintu sent his exarch to preach to the primitive humans. Soon, these people were worshippers of Morintu, and sent armies to the nearby elven lands to conquer them in his name.
Shape Land (Major) (3 PP): Amon decreed that a new continent would appear...and so it did.
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Meanwhile, Kyrinian stole a handful of fire from Kur-ah's volcano, throwing it into the sky to create the sun.
Create Concept (3 PP): Lexius drew a complex diagram across the map, using preexisting landmarks like islands and rivers as part of his immense sigil. As he completed the diagram, power pulsed through the bones of the world, and arcane magic was unleashed freely for anyone to use.
Create Populace (3 PP): When Britmara bathed herself in the cool lake, her power and wisdom took form amid the water. When she left the pool, so too did a newborn race; the werewolves.
Create Exarch (3 PP): Morintu took the mortal Icoscol into the sky, and allowed him to overlook the mortal world from above. "This can all be yours, someday."
Create Artifact (3 PP): Kakavindus sat down in his dark palace, and began creating an ebony mask. He poured all of his cunning, malice, and lust for power into the artifact, imbuing it with terrible powers. This artifact could be used by gods and mortals alike to achieve awful things.
Create Plane (4 PP): Ooulzoth took one of his aberrant beasts and made it grow to a colossal size. The creature was now big enough to house entire armies within its body, and Ooulzoth built his palace within its stomach.
Create Avatar (4 PP): There was a flash of eldritch lightning, and a silvery, iridescent figure walked the mortal world.
Create God (4 PP): Glykllivar and Kyrinian were married. Not long after, the goddess Celeste was born.
Whenever you spend PP, you must be very specific about what you are doing. Artifacts must have their powers listed, races must have an origin point, etc. Also, you can't hoard PP; every week, you lose any leftover PPs you have and start anew. Also, keep in mind that you can share PP with another god for a big, joint project; creating a plane is much easier when each god only spends 2 PP, as long as the two are willing to share their creation.
Sometimes, gods will fight. The Attack God action costs 1 PP; you can't spend extra PP to increase the power of your attack. The victor is decided by comparing the Combat Bonus of the two gods.
-Your base combat bonus is equal to your base PP for the week. For instance, if you received 6 PP this turn, your god has a starting combat bonus of +6.
-You can have up to eight exarchs or artifacts aiding you in battle at a time (for a maximum bonus of +8). You can create as many artifacts or exarchs as you like, but you can only use eight of them at once in combat. Keep in mind that only artifacts SPECIFICALLY designed to be weapons can grant you this bonus.
-Fighting within a plane you created grants a +2 Divine Realm bonus.
-If gods fight as a team, they add their bonuses together into a single number.
Note that you may NOT kill another player's god unless that player gives you his or her permission OOC beforehand. If you defeat a god whose player isn't willing to give him up, than that god is subdued without being killed.
When your god is confirmed by me, the admin of the game, you should post in this topic about how this primordial will came into being. You will also post basic information on your god. This will be done as such:
Name: Gorosine
Domains (spheres of influence): Entropy, Chaos
Disposition: Uncaring and not understanding of other gods
Appearance: A black three-headed serpent shrouded in wisps of crimson vapor.
(This isn't my god, just an example.)
The Current Pantheon of Primordia is:Tevorak, lord of the spheres of Permanence and Earth
Zyenild, lord of the spheres of Magic and Gems
Unnamed, lord of Order and Progress
Thyross, lord of the spheres of Chaos and Darkness
Xiuthagurbhahwauhwa, lord of the spheres of Cold and Discomfort
Wayock, lord of the sphere of War
Ur, lord of the sphere of madness
Yaven'Gan, lord of the spheres of Conflict, Monstrosity, and Destruction
Nel'ulos, lord of the spheres of Air and Travel
Axiom, lord of the spheres of Science, Reality, and Mathematics
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