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[Gatleos]

Having trouble coming up with a setting for your RtD? Agonize no more, because it's time for:

Roll to Creation Myth!

The players in this RtD are GODS, and get to choose one or several aspects that they strive to further. They can work together or fight amongst themselves, but the point is that they're creating a planet and imbuing it with life. It would have a set amount of turns, like say... 20, and the results of the players' actions slowly create a setting. Once the turns are over, you start the actual RtD in the setting that was created. So it's less of a full RtD, and more of a prologue that creates the setting that the real RtD takes place in.

You could even treat it as a competition, giving players points for furthering their aspect, and giving the top five Gods the player spots. Everyone else goes on the waitlist.

[Tiruin]

Roll to Creation Myth!

Requesting Reserve already!

[Digital Hellhound]

Ooh, that sounds wonderful. Worldbuilding, then an RTD in the created setting? Someone make this happen.

[Nicholas1024]

That sounds great, I'd probably join that.

[Dermonster]

Oh ho ho~

I'd join it. Sounds like the TG Deity Quest.

[Caellath]

I would like to try being a part of that.
Edit: It would probably be fun watching the "Gods" trying to favor an aspect having in mind their future character. Conflicts would probably arise due to the duality of many aspects.

[Gatleos]

I'd be willing to run it since it would only last 20 turns, but I've got too much on my plate to be starting another full-length RtD. I could run it then pass the setting to someone else to run a game there, if anyone was willing. Otherwise I'm not sure it would be worth it. I guess it is for science...

Would anyone like to see some experimental RtD ‼SCIENCE‼, or do you think it would do better as part of a full RtD?

[Caellath]

You could throw it in someone's lap after you were done with the "prologue". Not my lap, because it is already full enough.

[ExKirby]

Hey guys

I updated the OP

[Aklyon]

Happy Birthday!

[Sirus]

Happy Birthday, thread I just started posting in early this morning!

[monk12]

Having trouble coming up with a setting for your RtD? Agonize no more, because it's time for:

Roll to Creation Myth!

The players in this RtD are GODS, and get to choose one or several aspects that they strive to further. They can work together or fight amongst themselves, but the point is that they're creating a planet and imbuing it with life. It would have a set amount of turns, like say... 20, and the results of the players' actions slowly create a setting. Once the turns are over, you start the actual RtD in the setting that was created. So it's less of a full RtD, and more of a prologue that creates the setting that the real RtD takes place in.

You could even treat it as a competition, giving players points for furthering their aspect, and giving the top five Gods the player spots. Everyone else goes on the waitlist.

I never realized how well suited Dawn of Worlds was to an RTD adaptation. The tl;dr for those who can't be arsed to read <10 pages of rules (mostly fluff) is that the players are gods, each turn they get power points, and power points can be spread to accomplish a broad set of god abilities. The game is divided into three ages, with different power costs depending on the age. It really isn't a game so much as it is a fantasy setting generator, but it's pretty cool all the same.

What I would really like to see, however, is a set of mechanics that actually record how well each deity is furthering their associated sphere(s). My attempts to do something using the Dawn of Worlds system have been unsatisfactory since they end up unnecessarily limiting the players (which goes against the "you can do anything because you're god" spirit of the game,) but since RTD mechanics allow for degree of success instead of just "I do this" there's potential there. Alternately, it could also be done as a cooperative thing, with the players controlling gods trying to accomplish their own goals and make a cool place, and the GM (or waitlisters) playing Satan trying to wreck it. If I wasn't swamped right now I'd at least by working out a set of rules for it.

[Tiruin]

Roll to Creation Myth!

I'd be willing to run it since it would only last 20 turns, but I've got too much on my plate to be starting another full-length RtD. I could run it then pass the setting to someone else to run a game there, if anyone was willing. Otherwise I'm not sure it would be worth it. I guess it is for science...

Would anyone like to see some experimental RtD ‼SCIENCE‼, or do you think it would do better as part of a full RtD?

Hm, hows about letting this world be given a chance for future, multiple RTDs? For reasons such as: "Alternate Universes."

Edit: Might give it a try in running it, actually, seeing as Inspiration struck me. Would anyone mind a beginner RTD'er to make it?

Also, Happy Birthday!

[Dermonster]

Go for it.

[Caellath]

Reserve a spot for me and go for it.