Six deities--Kwan Yin, Thor, Marduk, Bast, Hades, and Kali--devise a "Game of Mortals", and create a demiplane gameboard consisting of a central 30-mile hexagon (the Courtyard) surrounded by six hexagons of equal size (the Outer Domains), each with a different theme and nature, and each contested by multiple warring factions.
At the heart of the central Courtyard (where the PCs begin at the start of the Game of Mortals) stands the Pantheon, a magnificent temple dedicated to the six deities playing the Game. Inside lies the Throne of the Gods, an artifact that grants immortality and divinity to the first mortal to sit upon it after the permanent prismatic sphere surrounding it is dispelled. The prismatic sphere is dispelled once all six Outer Domains have been pacified and a single Overlord installed in each.
20-point ability score buy
Any playable race of up to 16 RP
Any class except gunslinger or summoner
Max starting wealth
Max HP per level