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[thatkid]

" At first there was nothing,
no dark, no light.
it was all
void.

And then the gods spoke. "

Welcome to a, hopefully, original forum game. This is the result of hours of wasted time in a variety of math classes, an unhealthy love of world mythologies, and a childhood spent playing role playing games. Loremaking is, first and foremost, a story. It will follow Gods and Goddesses, Heroes and Heroines, Kings and Queens, Conscripted Soldiers and Hired Mercenaries, and even, eventually, peasants as they shape the world around them and make history through a series of phases, each split into chapters of varying length. As with any story, the characters are not aware that they have a "twenty-three in strength" or only have "ten psi points left". And as such, your characters will only know that they "are stronger than four men" or are "feeling pangs of mental exhaustion". While there are mechanics, they exist solely to help me as the GM (and to help anyone else who I elect to help me) and as such you will only ever be vaguely aware of them.
That being said, this should only mean that you can customize your character as much as you want to. The only limiting question you should ever have is "Does it fit with the setting?"

With that out of the way, we are ready to embark on Phase 1: The Creation. We will be starting with the prologue, of times before. The first six people to reply answering these questions will get a spot (posting now, and editing after will not save you a spot if someone responds faster than you can edit):
Q1. What is your true name?
Q2. Describe the positive aspects of your personality in three sentences:
Q3. Describe the negative aspects of your personality in three sentences:
There are no more open spots. If you wish to be placed on the wait list, simply let me know. The next batch of "characters" will have different questions.

[Taricus]

Watching, and reserving a post for when the questions get there

[thatkid]

Spoiler: World Map (click to show/hide)

Recent IG News:

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???: At the beginning, there was nothing.
???: A world is created, born of the divine essence of the original nine. It is named Syreth.
Current Phase Recaps

Spoiler: Prologue (click to show/hide)

~ONGOING~

Prior Phase Recaps

Spoiler: Phase 0 (click to show/hide)

-Once upon a time...

[Ghazkull]

 reserving post for questions XDD

[adwarf]

Ignore.

[thatkid]

Player List:

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1. The Shadnazaer - shadenight123
2. Grishal - adwarf
3. Mnosamne - Digital HellHound
4. Sinclair - Sinpwn
5. Tyvus - Taricus
6. Urd'valnir - Ghazkull
7. Hvisskaar - Ultimuh
8. Impedimentus - Dwarmin
9. Elsom - Micelus

Spoiler: Wait List (click to show/hide)

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1. Roboboy33
2. Misho
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6.

GM List
#. (Name | Role)
1. thatkid | Head-GM, all characters and NPCs.

Game Rule Clarifications

Spoiler: Everyone - Fate Paths (click to show/hide)

Fate Paths are something special. A better explanation will show up when the first fate path appears.

Spoiler: Gods - Influence (click to show/hide)

"Influence" is the core mechanic for Gods. It is what enables them to make use of their divine powers, and what prevents them from outright destroying each other. Whenever a God utilizes Influence, they give up a small portion of themselves to alter the world in ways large and small. Generally speaking, a God (or Goddess!) will find it easier to effect the natural world or large groups of people than it will be for them to influence another deity or even an individual sapient creature. A deity may use influence to create, destroy, alter, etc. etc. It can be used to do anything that a god could do.

Spoiler: Gods - Gaining Influence (click to show/hide)

Every Deity regenerates Influence very slowly over the course of time. However, there are ways to speed the process up. This list will be updated as they are discovered.

Spoiler: Gods - Portfolios (click to show/hide)

Each God may be claim divine right over some concept or idea. From then on, all worship of things relating to that concept or idea will be as if said worship was aimed at the God who has claimed that concept. Once a concept has been claimed (and put into the God's "Portfolio", for lack of a better term), the God may find it easier to utilize influence for tasks regarding that concept. However, no other Deity may lay claim to that concept (and others will find it more difficult to influence tasks regarding the concept) unless the Deity in question is forced to relinquish their control.
The number of concepts and ideas a God can claim dominion over is limited, though it is possible to lay claim over a wider swath of concepts if all of those concepts are related to each other in some way.

OOC Rules
1. Proper spelling, please. I understand that English might not be your first language, but that doesn't mean you can't take the time to run a spell-check, right? Right. If being legible is a problem for you, please just GTFO.
2. NO. GOD. MODING. This is serious here, and it really shouldn't be an issue. All characters are run by me first, after all. Which ties into the next rule...
3. No trying to pull the wool over my (or any GM's eyes). We need to know your plans, even if they're against an NPC opponent (if there even is one. Hehe), if we are too our job to the best of our abilities. If you have to, PM us things. For this reason, your character sign-ups should be as detailed as possible (unless stated otherwise, such as in Phase 1) so that we can't accuse you of not telling us about something your character might be capable of.
4. For the love of all that is good, please get along. If there is an issue, whether with a GM or another player, please bring it up with me (thatkid!) so that I can try to work things out. If your issue is with me, I promise that I'm a big boy and will try to be as peaceful as possible in handling your complaints. In short: Show respect, and everyone else should do the same. If someone doesn't, lemme know.
5. No OOC Conniving. This sort of falls into Godmoding, but I'll bring it up anyways. With the exception of omnipotent characters, you shouldn't know about everything that goes on. You shouldn't be planning any strategies OOCly. If I see that, I will be on you so fast you don't even know oh man.
7. Have fun, I mean it. If you aren't, please let me know why so I can try to fix it.
8. There is no rule 6, just like there isn't really a rule 8, 9, or 10. I think that's all.

Only posts after this one count for sign-ups, play, etc.

[Digital Hellhound]

Good, signing up.

Instead of reserving, I just PM'd. Now I can feel all smug and better than you three.

[Dwarmin]

Reserved?

XD

[Sinpwn]

Signing up.

[adwarf]

Turned other Post into an Ignore, and will put stuff in if asked by the GM.

Q1. What is your true name? Grishal
Q2. Describe the positive aspects of your personality in three sentences: Grishal is kind, and he treats all beings equally, and with respect if they have done nothing to him. He is calm at all times, and rarely ever shows signs of being upset even if he is filled with anger.
Q3. Describe the negative aspects of your personality in three sentences: He is also quick to anger, and will smite those who mess with him, his plans, or his creations. Next, he is over-protective, and will protect the things he creates from absolute destruction even if it kills him in the process.

[thatkid]

Done. Getting some pumpkin bread and apple cider, so you guys can post your answers now.

My advice to those looking to edit is to just make a new post. Because I will hate you if I need to start comparing post times and edit times just to make things fair.

E: I should add that once we have three people, we're good to start.

[shadenight123]

1)The Shadnazaer
2)I bring the darkness, the sleeping night, the rest, the silence. (i am calm, quiet, and not prone to anger, i am quite indifferent to plots or anything similar, my only wish is for silence and tranquillity, and as such, i am a nice, easy to go with person, i bring help each time when my time comes to do my "job")
3)I bring about the death of the homeless by the freezing nights, or under my shadow which protects all, the most wicked loom to strike down the innocents. (i am emotionless in doing my job, no matter what it is, i reach a state where piety does not belong. If it has to die it will die. It while i do my job somebody gets killed it's his fault, not mine. I am deprived of any emotions whatsoever that could alter my job. I might cry like a baby later, when my job is done, but in the meantime, i am a sort of emotionless skynet machine. (concerning the emotion part. i am not an AI). not only that, but my resolve to complete the tasks i have is absolute. if i fail, i try again. if i fail again, i try once more. and again, and again, and again. and again.

[thatkid]

1)The Shadnazaer
2)I bring the darkness, the sleeping night, the rest, the silence.
3)I bring about the death of the homeless by the freezing nights, or under my shadow which protects all, the most wicked loom to strike down the innocents.

Looking for actual personality traits, actually.
Feel free to edit those in, you already have a spot now.

[adwarf]

Edited mine in to my second post.

[Digital Hellhound]

Q1. Mnosamne
Q2. She is patient, cautious and far-thinking. She has a knack for reading people. She is an eternal planner and schemer, even if those plans take centuries to complete.
Q3. Paranoid, overcautious, distrusting. Shows little emotion to strangers. Hoards her secrets, even from her most trusted allies.

Q1. Mnosamne
Q2. Warm and kind to all, Mnosamne forgives even hated enemies without hesitation. She tends to be quite carefree. She is very protective of those she loves.
Q3. Mnosamne is a hedonist at heart. Pleasure and the search for it go before anything else, and those she loves are those who can provide it for her. She lives a life of extremes, enjoying both a baking desert sun and the heart of a raging blizzard. Anything is better than the average, the lukewarm, the normal.