Gods can easily raise dead
Right, but I'm trying to create a story hook or mcguffin people can use in the future. But I would like to create something both gods and heroes/legends can interact with, but artifact and relic are both rather clear in who can interact with what, So could I create a relic, the flower itself, and have any bit that comes from the flower be an artifact of various abilities?
You could really use it as a hook to do anything, though—blessing ("healing flowers exist" is given as a 1 AP example), or even something wacky like a stronghold or intelligent lifeforms.
What exactly does the flower do, or is that not fully defined at this point? And does it do things differently for gods than mortals?
Right now it is only a signature of sorts. I think it would be cool if it was usable in legend like the Golden Fleece or the Sun Orchid, but I haven't decided on what form that would take at all.
I was mainly asking if anyone noticed a thing that both gods and lesser beings could use/interact with because I didn't see such a thing in the rules. It read very one or the other.
I would say for 5ap you can create a relic that can also function as an artifact, like in the example of the flower petals.
Buut, it's pretty cool and thematically awesome, so if you're really opposed to the +1 AP increase, then I can let it slide at the standard 4ap for a relic.
I assume the pantheon +1 AP increase doesn't trigger until next week, then?
Nah, you guys can get the +1 AP increase this Sat.
So I'm gonna post under the assumption that the moot is over and everyone has left from the Vault. I do this because ya'll aren't doing anything
I will post me leaving the vault soon. Sorry. Life has been crazy for me recently.
Edit: but go ahead and post yours
1 AP to join pantheon +1 AP to keep it secret
2 AP to Create Land +1 AP to keep it secret
A pantheon of six, then? Is that +2 AP each for this week, or just 1?
Hey guys! I created a TN demigod to record (and enforce) the laws of physics and the history of reality, since it was something up there on Atheos's list of priorities. I don't think this overlaps with others too much, since Araneae looks to the future and Shess gathers knowledge from outside the material universe.
If there's interest, though, my herald could potentially ascend to fledgling-god-hood (a la Iomedae) in another player's hands, since we're starting up recruitment again.
Would zakaz be aware of the theft of his Cull once they were transformed into Axis Hounds? Because that could be fun. :)
Been really busy this week, but have been reading everything in game. Will try and get up something either today or tomorrow.
@Zakaz: ordinarily not; unless he was specifically looking for them (he might see them suddenly show up on the moon, for instance). They're also not quite Cull—just the things that failed to evolve into Cull because they were too docile and unintelligent, saved from death to become doges.
Heh, I was expecting Shess to convince the other Irtara to elect it as the first Inventor...
Yeah. I really enjoy the dynamic developing between Tissari and Atheos.
The Cull, a primer
The Cull are a race of intellegent beasts that have claimed the position of Apex Predator on the Planet. Their most distinctive physical feature is the fact that they change drastically and adapt to their environment as they age. Their most distinctive mental feature is their natural and extensive hive-mind.
The young, called the Swarm, have six limbs, four feet and two upper apendages. These upper appendages are ususlly spiked and are designed to grab and hold prey from birth. They can stand mere hours after birth and hunt hours after that. Otherwise they have a canine maw and the body structure of a great cat (tiger, lion, etc), though they are only about the size of a medium sized dog.
As they age the Swarm adapt to whatever environment they are in via a series of life stages separated by times in a cocoon. If they are in a desert, they may develop more melanin to withstand the sun. If they are near the ocean, their spikes may fade to become flippers like penguins have. In any case, each of the three times this metamorphosis happens, the change is permanent.
After the third cocoon they are fully grown and considered an adult called a Crested One or Crested. They almost universally develop bone plates over their most vulnerable regions and gain some kind of display be it an array of bones like a triceratops or foldable neck display like lizards and cobras. They are the driving force behind the Cull and are very tough to take down. They are also the most successful in mating.
Not many Cull make it to the Crested stage. Most die in hunts or contests for Cocooning. The fact that they are born in litters of 4-10 and have no strict mating season prevents population collapse.
While males are larger only females spin coccoons making it a very matriarchal collective.
And Shess sets another plot in motion. :)
Meanwhile, Axis Hounds are a less interesting lifeforms. They've still got the six legs and dog-size of a Swarm (though the biggest ones might be rideable), but they're an offshoot that never got the hive mind or adaptability, instead being doglike in behavior, following stronger inteligences (and look about as much like the Swarm as, say, a corgi or irish setter looks like a wolf)
Been a while since I posted in here--I've been keeping track of developments, just had trouble thinking of a good response to Atheos's rules--Apedemak isn't outright against them, but we'll see whether everyone is able to follow them as Atheos has put them forward. I'll try and post in later today, but it might not be until tomorrow because I have some college theater stuff tonight.
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I'm still waiting for you to try to take the lions from me. ;)
Hmm. Are we still doing XP rollover every saturday, or are we waiting on the second one until we find new gods?
Still doing rollover. Let me go post in the recruitment.
It would be rather silly, and lame, if it took a couple weeks to get even 1 new god and not earn any AP the whole time, so I see no reason to penalize us.
What I have learned is this: Worship is a Choice. All created beings of sentience are always worshipping something. It is mainly a matter of what they are worshipping at any given moment.
Somewhere, Atheos is either laughing or crying.
EDIT: Also uh... do we want to look at any of the deities previously submitted, or wait and see if they resubmit?
@worship: The philosophical differences between us mount! Hehe
@recruitment: maybe open up a brand new thread? I know some people don't even look at a thread with 50+ posts so a new one advertising the fact that we bringing in new gods might get more attention
Only problem with opening a new thread is I am unsure if I can link it to this one(ie, accessible via the recruitment tab).
I've replaced a recruitment thread before, though I can't exactly remember how. It should be possible...
Oh man, we got our first legendary life! Just a little worried though that someone might someday poach those guys for the mithral in their blood...
They're my version of elves :)
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They are cool, I must admit.
Although I assume more like "tree dragons" in their rarity and power.
And a challenge to my Cull as Apex Predators. ;)
Sure, sure. I'm just waiting for someone to create intelligent life that I've seen before... but I guess we'll get regular life someday.
And we've got a few deities sitting on pretty big AP hordes right now, which means we could potentially see an explosion of *something* expensive. (Planes? Dragons? Souls?)
I'm not sure we have somebody who would create something like normal humans.
The Lirthari are basically elves of the elements, able to adapt easily to whichever environment they find themselves in.
They aren't predators though, not like the beasts Zakaz creates.
Right now I'm kinda waiting to see what others do and fostering contact between us in the mean time.
And trying to decide what domain to go for next. It's a tough choice
The Lirthari are basically elves of the elements, able to adapt easily to whichever environment they find themselves in.They aren't predators though, not like the beasts Zakaz creates.
He doesn't know that. ;)
Just a reminder: Fledgling gods can be up to 2 places at once (and more after ranking up).
Hmm. Basically, a lot of my plans are waiting for actual people, but I guess they'll show up eventually.
@Zakaz: yeah, I've got a list of possible ones, but so far most of my actions are towards domains I already have.
I am technically in two places right now. The encounter with Aped is a bit time shifted in the past, just after that first moot.
The overall post detailing the arrival of Zakaz's Chosen will be up in a few days, since this feels like a momentous occasion and I want to get it right. The gist of it is that Mirri arrives first, leading a few other of the hardier irtara, and is slowly trailed by the others who were slower in learning the lessons of the wilds. Although possessed of physical strength, the irtara primarily survive because of their ingenuity, most relishing the challenge of inventing new ways to survive in the odd world beneath their home.
Thankfully, demonstrating foresight in case the irtara were away from a mindstorm without the proper tools, Tissari integrated a backup digestive system. As such, the irtara shed their rounded forms in favor of a more muscular, lean look while undergoing their Trial.
I look forward to it. :)
Man. My dice really helped you out there, Aped. You're welcome. :P
As a note on ecology, the Cull may be ubiquitous and vicious and intelligent, but, as apex predators, they are a very small percentage of the overall population. Mirri just got really unlucky. :)
Hey Zakaz! I'm stealing some of your blood to do a thing. You can split the AP cost of that thing with me if you want to have a hand in its creation.
I'm not sure we can share 1 AP, but I heartily agree with that lake. :)
No, that was incidental. (Atheos tries to let his herald be autonomous; the Librarian is just a Librarian). I'm stealing your blood to do a different thing that will cost 2 AP.
In case you're curious as to why I'm chronicling Mirri's adventures as a somewhat humorous series of audio entries rather than a grand poem, it's because I believe that it fits both Tissari and the irtara as a whole more tonally than a huge, epic saga. Also, I played around with various narrative styles, tried this one, and immediately fell in love with it :P I'm channeling two of my favorite characters from fiction into Mirri, and she's an absolute blast to write for.
@Tissari: Mirri may also be interested in the thing I'm doing right now, if she and her folks want to do things like bring language and technology to the planet.