>>4984623
Name: Apothis

Aesthetic: A scaly man with a long neck and yellow eyes, carrying a willow-hewn staff and a satchel filled with the fruits of the earth

Goals: Get everyone to enjoy life and experience as much of creation as possible, especially while taking mind-altering substances, and then to bring their glorious tales to my afterlife

Spheres: Exploration and Inebriation

>>4984623
>Name: Ebulo
>Aesthetic: a mass of skeletons held together in a vaguely humanoid form by vines and old cloth
>Goals: gain a piece of every being from as many bubbles as I can: even just a shade. Every living thing that is, has been and will be shall have a place in my afterlife
>Spheres: Death and growth (what’s the bonus? If it’s good I might just stick with death)

>>4984623
>Name: Judge
>Aesthetic: The pale man, with not a speck of hair upon his body.
>Goals: Find war's ultimate practitioner.
>Sphere: War

>>4984653
I won't go into too many details until the game has begun. That's happening either in three days or when we get at least twenty players, whichever comes first. The bonus is 50% more power upfront and a higher cap to handle it at the cost of some flavor and versatility. Doing things outside of your Sphere is much more difficult and you can reduce that by being creative but it's only so efficient. It's a heavy bonus but if it outweighs the benefits of an extra Sphere in the long term is up to you to decide.

>>4984646
>>4984653
>>4984656
Very interesting gods. I can already see some overlap and conflicts. Every one of you is in but you didn't need me to tell you that.

>The Pantheon:
>Apothis (Exploration/Inebriation)
>Ebulo (Death/Growth?)
>Judge (War)

>>4984623
>Name: Garagarael
>Aesthetic: A tall humanoid with long arms and legs, with sharp teeth and purple eyes.
>Goals: Explore and see the beauty that is offered.
>Spheres: Space(teleportation if we need to be specific)

>>4984623
>Name: The Drowned Man
>Aesthetic: A cloaked figure wrapped in seven nigh-unbreakable chains and impaled with seven swords. The only visible part of the figure is a swarming mass of teeth.
>Goals: It simply wishes to consume. Whether through eating everything in sight or forcing those who listen to it to be consumed by the foul knowledge it knows.
>Spheres: Hunger and Knowledge

>>4984681
>>4984684
In and in. Very cool. You don't need to be specific with your Spheres, a broad one can be a slight tactical advantage but a narrow one has a minor cool factor. In the beginning a God of Cheese Dip is on the same footing as a God of Time.

>The Pantheon:
>Apothis (Exploration/Inebriation)
>Ebulo (Death/Growth?)
>Judge (War)
>Garagarael (Space)
>The Drowned Man (Hunger/Knowledge)

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>>4984623
>Name: Vulcan
>Aesthetic: A demonic figure with a perpetualy writhing mass of flesh
>Goals: To destroy all that is known
>Background: The concept of Destruction forcefully given form, it's only goal is to return the world to nothingness. The creature knows no thought or reason only eternal rage at all of creation.
>Sphere: Destruction

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>>4984623
Name: Koypi

Aesthetic: Pic is basically what Koypi looks like just imagine it glimmering more.

Goals: What's a better way to entertain a godly figure than watching a lesser being go from Zero to Hero?

Spheres: Fortune and Luck

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>>4984623
>>Name:Tok'ki
>>Aesthetic: A male form with storm clouds as hair with body markings all over
>>Goals: Create a paradise in my domain and smite all who threaten it.
>>Spheres: Life and Storms

>>4984720
>>4984746
>>4984763
All of you are in. This is looking to be quite the diverse pantheon. It'll be interesting to see how the cookie crumbles.

>The Pantheon:
>Apothis (Exploration/Inebriation)
>Ebulo (Death/Growth?)
>Judge (War)
>Garagarael (Space)
>The Drowned Man (Hunger/Knowledge)
>Vulcan (Destruction)
>Koypi (Fortune/Luck)
>Tok'ki (Life/Storms)

Name: Auctus
Aesthetic: A perfect translucent sphere containing stars and constellation inside
Goals: Cultivate the world and create the perfect creation
Spheres: Time and evolution

>>4984623
>Name: Aerock

>Aesthetic: An unassuming man anywhere from 20 years to 80 years old, he wears a comfy looking bathrobe and sits at a wooden desk, surrounded by dusty stacks of books, scrolls, countless trinkets and weapons, from all throughout the ages. The layout is never the same as often items are recycled between mortals as needed, rather than actually use any power to create anything new. He can be kind of lazy. A CRT television sits in one corner of the room and he idly changes channels to watch what the more interesting petitioners get up to. He can also be found reading old tales from before

>Goals: issues gifts as wanted to petitioners, provided they offer sacrifice in return. The quality of the sacrifice depends on what gifts they get. His goal is that he likes good stories to fill his books and time.

>Spheres: Travellers and preparedness.

>>4984623

I thought about what I should do for a bit and had a absolutely horrible idea...

Name: Larillam

Aesthetic: A towering female humanoid, usually of a mortal species. Often looking like a noble or a slaver, with either rich jewelry and fancy clothing or practical travelers clothing with chains on their side. Occasionally appears with a mix of both.

Goals: Ensure that there is a hierarchy in the mortal plane. Everyone has their place, and very few deserve to ascend higher than the cast where they started, as it is far more often that a lord's place is to be in chains than a farmer on a throne.

Spheres: Slavery and Stature. (Words with multiple meanings are fun, aren't they?)

You guys still accepting people?

>>4985097
This is the worst pantheon ever

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>>4985110

>Name: Tressa of Wealth
>Aesthetic: A lively young girl in travelling merchants dress.
>Goals: Patron goddess of merchants everywhere wishing for safe travels and steady profit for her followers.
>Spheres: Money and Negotiation

>>4985117

Cheer up kid, it's gonna get a lot worse.

>>4984623
>Name: Iasto, The First Ruler
>Aesthetic: A vast vaguely humanoid figure inside a large armor made of perfectly coordinated marble mountains and solid stars, crowned by an halo.
>Goals: Ensure that many civilizations are born and are as orderly as possible, with vast organizations, laws and structure. And to one to become the greatest of all.
>Spheres: Order and Civilization

damn what a pantheon

>>4985124
slight edit

>Name: Tessa of Wealth
>Aesthetic: A lively young girl in travelling merchants dress.
>Goals: Patron goddess of merchants everywhere working for sucesfull negotiation and steady profit for her followers.
>Spheres: Wealth and Negotiation

>>4985174
What the fuck is a temple to this pantheon supposed to look like?

>>4985176
Something very weird if they are all together. Or maybe they divide every temple in multiple personal sections.

>>4984623
>Name: Rest
>Aesthetic: a tall man with long unkempt hair wearing ever-changing mask and costume of various warm characters such as a loving mother or a guiding angel
>Goals: To make sure all the most interesting people, places and things can have a second chance at greatness whatever they believe it to be
>Spheres: Intrigue & Rejuvenation

>>4985110
As many people as want to sign up. I'll be very surprised if half of you survive the first three rounds.

>>4985117
>>4985174
It's going to be interesting to see how this happens. There's a great deal of potential benefit to violence but at the same time, what happens is in your hands.

>>4985176
>>4985182
You're separate deities to begin. If you want to align yourselves to others, stay alone, declare yourself to be the one true god, or anything else is your own choice.

>>4984814
>>4984872
>>4985097
>>4985175
>>4985167
You're all in. Fascinating to see there are a couple of completely different spins on similar concepts, and some opposed deities. Ebolu/Tok'ki and Garagarael/Auctus for one but there are no guarantees.

>The Pantheon:
>Apothis (Exploration/Inebriation)
>Ebulo (Death/Growth?)
>Judge (War)
>Garagarael (Space)
>The Drowned Man (Hunger/Knowledge)
>Vulcan (Destruction)
>Koypi (Fortune/Luck)
>Tok'ki (Life/Storms)
>Auctus (Time/Evolution)
>Aerock (Travelers/Preparedness)
>Larillam (Slavery/Stature)
>Iastoa, The First Ruler (Order/Civilization)
>Tressa of Wealth (Wealth/Negotiation)

>>4985279
You're in too, you just ninja'd my post.

>The Pantheon:
>Apothis (Exploration/Inebriation)
>Ebulo (Death/Growth?)
>Judge (War)
>Garagarael (Space)
>The Drowned Man (Hunger/Knowledge)
>Vulcan (Destruction)
>Koypi (Fortune/Luck)
>Tok'ki (Life/Storms)
>Auctus (Time/Evolution)
>Aerock (Travelers/Preparedness)
>Larillam (Slavery/Stature)
>Iastoa, The First Ruler (Order/Civilization)
>Tressa of Wealth (Wealth/Negotiation)
>Rest (Intrigue/Rejuvenation)

>>4984623
>Name: Laquinus
>Aesthetic: A malleable Humanoid figure made up of rippling water, translucent.
>Goals: To ensure the cycle of water. Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation. To Keep the Drowned man Drowned.
>Spheres: Water.

Nice

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>>4984623
>Name: Uriel
>Aesthetic: An unintelligible floating mass of appendages that outstretch from a dark core, each tendril and limb reaching out to gently touch its surroundings curiously. A collection of dim lights glow from within the core of the deity.
>Goals: To exist alone and in peace with its thoughts. To possess the power to act upon its will with no impediment.
>Spheres: Solitude and Willpower

>>4984623
>Name: Gifcara
>Aesthetic: A constantly swirling mass of flesh and energy, moving without any true pattern
>Goals: Keep the bubble in a constant state of flux, never allowing one being to have full control. This paradoxically entails ensuring that the bubble continues to exist, because existence is more subject to change then nothingness.
>Spheres: Change

>>4984623
>Name: Vinculum
>Aesthetic: A storming, roiling crimson miasma cradled around a multitude of yellow eyes that dart about its mass
>Goals: To join others with the bonds of familial love. To encourage the live sacrifice of mortals and animals. To exsanguinate the living and the dead.
>Spheres: Blood and Family

>>4984623
>Name: Aion
>Aesthetic: An androgynous humanoid in a cloak made of stars with kingfisher wings and devil horns.
>Goals: Create civilisations, get defined by them, make them fight so the greater one rises, repeat
>Spheres: Mind.

>>4984623
>Name: Pestis

>Aesthetic: A birdlike suit of armor the former mortal within having succumbed to the worst of the plague his body reduced to gore within the suit. Pestis will possess the bodies of those most destroyed by his plagues and speak through them until they succumb to the illness

>Goals: To spread his ever reaching pestilence across all worlds, for every mortal and god alike to experience the numerous plagues and sicknesses he has concocted. And to ensure the starvation and frailty of all who come ill with it. To achieve his ideal world of swarms of locusts blotting out the sky after having devouring fields of wheat and the boil ridden masses aimlessly wandering through the pools of crimson and bile until falling to their ailments.

>Sphere: Plague and Famine

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>>4984623
>Name: Frakture
>Aesthetic: A massive Wyrm, jagged and frosted. It's maw drips with a slurry of ice, each ragged breath a blast of winter's wind. It's gargantuan body cracks and bleeds down it's length, cyan ichor freezing all it touches as it's divine blood drains away. It is, perhaps, not entirely of this Bubble. Perhaps it is from somewhere else, somewhere between, but through choice or accident, it is now trapped here. Melting more with each passing millenia, a god in decline.
Whether by it's own choice, or accident, this Bubble is certainly where the Wyrm will die. It knows this. How it will choose to act is beyond perhaps even it's own alien mind to know.

>Goals: The Wyrm will die. Now, or in a million Epochs from now, but it will die. This Bubble is anethema to it, and instinctively the Wyrm knows that no amount of Divine willpower or might can change this Bubble to fit whatever strange realm it once called home. It will die, this is Absolute. The Where and When is all that remains.
>Spheres: Ice

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>>4984623
>Name: Ryher
>Aesthetic: Somewhat humanoid machine in robes. His form often changes details, once he may appear with just 2 eyes, other times with 10. He often has many pairs of hands and other mechanical "limbs"
>Goals: To gain influence over spheres of destruction, creation and knowledge.
>Spheres: Technology and logic

Is this starting soon...?

>>4985301
>Name: Dessa
>Aesthetic: A woman with Dark swirling hair and bright orange eyes
>Goals: To hold everything into her arms, to draw in everything in existence to her
>Sphere: Gravity, Desire

>>4985374
>>4985380
>>4985389
>>4985398
>>4985412
>>4985414
>>4985418
>>4985485
You are all in, and I'm very impressed with the god concepts so far.

>The Pantheon:
>Apothis (Exploration/Inebriation)
>Ebulo (Death/Growth?)
>Judge (War)
>Garagarael (Space)
>The Drowned Man (Hunger/Knowledge)
>Vulcan (Destruction)
>Koypi (Fortune/Luck)
>Tok'ki (Life/Storms)
>Auctus (Time/Evolution)
>Aerock (Travelers/Preparedness)
>Larillam (Slavery/Stature)
>Iastoa, The First Ruler (Order/Civilization)
>Tressa of Wealth (Wealth/Negotiation)
>Rest (Intrigue/Rejuvenation)
>Laquinus (Water)
>Uriel (Solitude/Willpower)
>Gifcara (Change)
>Vinculum (Blood/Family)
>Aion (Mind)
>Pestis (Plague/Famine)
>Frakture (Ice)
>Ryher (Technology/Logic)

At twenty-two gods, we have enough to start. I have to take care of some business but the intro will begin soon, and I'll outline the mechanics this quest is going to be running on. I'm eager to begin. The first write-up will likely take a little bit but then we'll be wide-open. If you're lurking and still want to get in, players are very welcome and will be included. The more the merrier.

>>4985489
Soon, Apothis, soon.

>>4985503
That's twenty-three gods. Very nice. More than I was expecting and almost as much as I was hoping for. This is going to be fun.

>The Pantheon:
>Apothis (Exploration/Inebriation)
>Ebulo (Death/Growth?)
>Judge (War)
>Garagarael (Space)
>The Drowned Man (Hunger/Knowledge)
>Vulcan (Destruction)
>Koypi (Fortune/Luck)
>Tok'ki (Life/Storms)
>Auctus (Time/Evolution)
>Aerock (Travelers/Preparedness)
>Larillam (Slavery/Stature)
>Iastoa, The First Ruler (Order/Civilization)
>Tressa of Wealth (Wealth/Negotiation)
>Rest (Intrigue/Rejuvenation)
>Laquinus (Water)
>Uriel (Solitude/Willpower)
>Gifcara (Change)
>Vinculum (Blood/Family)
>Aion (Mind)
>Pestis (Plague/Famine)
>Frakture (Ice)
>Ryher (Technology/Logic)
>Dessa (Gravity/Desire)

>>4984623
Name: Khaos
Aesthetic: A bed of writhing serpents and pearls.
Goal: To spawn and raise offspring, however they are made.
Spheres: Fertility and Discord

>>4984746
Aerock here, the resourceful traveller always relies on themselves, but a bit of luck goes a long way. What's more is some bad luck always makes for a good story. Truce?

>>4985374
>ALLSHALLBEWELLANDALLSHALLBEWELLANDALLMANNEROFTHINGSSHOULDBEWELL

>>4985549
I'm down

Y’all can have all the cool bodies you want but I’ll still be the second oldest and first dead. Get shafted

>>4984623
Name: Sloth
Aesthetic: A massive black gorilla.
Goal: To live as comfortably as possible.
Spheres: Sloth And Wrath

>>4984656
>>4984814
Message to Judge and Auctus:
[Spoiler]Considering how similar our goals are, why don't we discuss a little bit. I personally think my idea will be worth hearing, if you are willing to.[/Spoiler]

>>4985301
>You're separate deities to begin. If you want to align yourselves to others, stay alone, declare yourself to be the one true god, or anything else is your own choice.

The Judge rides through the darkness, pale upon the black.

>>4984653
Ebulo,

inevitably, as growth itself necessitates, death comes. Conflict is on the horizon. And there shall be great opportunity to acquire a piece of many beings. If you join my pantheon, I and my mortal followers shall provide you with the scalps of the slain, gods and mortals alike. Shall you join my pantheon?

>>4984814
Auctus,

the passing of time, and war, they are one and the same thing. There is no difference between the two. Likewise, evolution. Shall you join my pantheon?

>>4985097
Larillam,

there is no more noble cause in all of existence than for the strong to oppress the weak. Shall you join my pantheon?

>>4985175
Tessa of Wealth,

the acquisition of resources is one of war's more materially recognizable benefits, bestowed upon the victorious, and mortals cannot be expected to march in formation without reward. Shall you join my pantheon?

>>4985374
Laquinus,

war with The Drowned Man >>4985552 is inevitable. Furthermore, water is necessary for the continued existence of mortal life, which, itself, is a constant state of war. Shall you join my pantheon?

>>4985398
Vinculum,

the strong are strongest together. As long as I and my followers are allowed to keep their scalps, so that they may be gifted to Ebulo, we shall provide you with captives to sacrifice. Shall you join my pantheon?

>>4985412
Aion,

two fight: the weakling perishes, the winner prevails, strong and victorious. This is ideal. This is the very state of existence itself. Shall you join my pantheon?

>>4985510
Khaos,

additional life guarantees both war and discord. Shall you join my pantheon?

>>4985485
>KNOWLEDGE?KNOWLEDGE
>ISHALLBEWILLINGTOTEACH
>IFYOUAREWILLINGTOBEASEEKEROFMYKNOWLEDGE
>ANDTOASSISTMEINRETURN

>>4985414
>FAMINE?FAMINE
>WEBOTHAREBEASTSOFHUNGER
>WITHMYKNOWLEDGEYOURPLAGUESMAYGROWEVERMOREPOTENT
>WORKTOGETHER?POTENTIALLIANCE?

The write-up is done. Posting soon.

>>4985510
>>4985601
Both of you are in.

>The Pantheon:
>Apothis (Exploration/Inebriation)
>Ebulo (Death/Growth?)
>Judge (War)
>Garagarael (Space)
>The Drowned Man (Hunger/Knowledge)
>Vulcan (Destruction)
>Koypi (Fortune/Luck)
>Tok'ki (Life/Storms)
>Auctus (Time/Evolution)
>Aerock (Travelers/Preparedness)
>Larillam (Slavery/Stature)
>Iastoa, The First Ruler (Order/Civilization)
>Tressa of Wealth (Wealth/Negotiation)
>Rest (Intrigue/Rejuvenation)
>Laquinus (Water)
>Uriel (Solitude/Willpower)
>Gifcara (Change)
>Vinculum (Blood/Family)
>Aion (Mind)
>Pestis (Plague/Famine)
>Frakture (Ice)
>Ryher (Technology/Logic)
>Dessa (Gravity/Desire)
>Khaos (Fertility/Discord)
>Sloth (Sloth/Wrath)

The void is not a place because there is no context in it for such a thing as “place.” The void is the lack of “place” and of space and of time. It is anathema to reality, order and chaos have no meaning to it, good or evil are irrelevant to it, more than anything, the void can not be anything because the void is not.

Except every few million epochs, something changes in the void. This is a paradox, something that shouldn’t be but is and denies the void. At least for a time. Around the paradox, a barrier is formed and from the force of rejection, something beautiful appears. A spark of creation. The distilled potential of everything that was, is, and would and could and cannot be. It is a fount of unimaginable power and from its existence, the barrier is made stable. Not eternal but close. Within the bounds of this bubble, the void ceases to be and in its absence, something can be. Nothing can exist without something to give it shape, however, for there to be something besides nothing, a shaper must exist to bring shape into being.

Because the spark of creation is almost infinite in its potential, only once in a thousand bubbles is it focused enough that only a single shaper is made. Much more often, many shapers come from the spark, each echoing a single part of its potential. Rarely do they agree. Other times, other shapers new or old are brought from distant bubbles, drawn to the nascent creation like moths to a flame.

>(1/?)

>>4985627
This spark of creation burns brighter than anything in this bubble that ever has or will ever be but in its emergence, something went wrong. The void surged, the spark flickered, and what should’ve been an inferno of creation was reduced to a smoldering ember. The shapers emerged and arrived as they were always destined to, but their power is limited and the spark won’t nourish them forever. Far from it. Even now, the spark has begun to dim. It’s up to the shapers, the Gods of this Pantheon, to fan the flames and bring reality from nothing. Even in its weakened state, infinite potential remains, but in the end of the time before time, before the beginning, there can only be one creation. None can tell which vision will reign.

The Gods have emerged.

Apothsis, a scaly creature in the shape of man, clutching a willow staff and holding a sack of fruits from trees which are not yet close to his side. God of Exploration and Inebriation.

Ebulo, a cemetery of skeletons lashed together by gnarled vines and threadbare cloth, together taking on something approaching a human visage. God of Death and Growth.

The Judge, a man that is no man, whiter than the striven snow, of no hair and steeped in blood, of a cold and dark meridian. God of War.

Garagarael, a spindly figure though far from emaciated, long of limb and sharp of tooth, with purple eyes and a strangeness to their movements. God of Space.

>(2/?)

>>4985629
The Drowned Man, a bottomless fount of insight and hole which cannot be filled, which has been bound by seven swords and seven chains. God of Hunger and Knowledge.

Vulcan, a writhing mass of flesh spawned from the bubble’s paradoxical desire to return to the void from whence it came, a common archetype across the cosmos. God of Destruction.

Koypi, a long and flexible fish with scales of silver mottled by grey, fronds of cheerful blue, and eyes reminiscent of the wine-dark sea. God of Fortune and Luck.

Tok’ki, a man of hulking power, booming with thunder and crackling with lightning, tattooed with a language echoed in his strength. God of Life and Storms.

Auctus, the bubble in microcosm, perfect in its proportion and radiant in constellations, a stark contrast to the surrounding blackness. God of Time and Evolution.

Aerock, a weary man of indeterminate age, sitting at a desk already surrounded by a collection, idly thumbing through a television playing static. God of Travelers and Preparedness.

Larillam, an enormous woman to mirror her predecessor, at times bedecked in cruel opulence and at others, the tools to enforce it. Goddess of Slavery and Stature.

Iasto, The First Ruler, a vast congregation of mountains and stars bound to human shape, imperious in his crowned halo of light. God of Order and Civilization.

Tessa of Wealth, a smiling young woman dressed for travel, with an air of learned worldliness at odds with her curious eyes. Goddess of Wealth and Negotiation.

>(3/?)

>>4985631
Rest, a tall man with long hair untrimmed and uncared for, clad in an ever-changing ensemble of mask and clothes, though always with a warm and welcoming motif. God of Intrigue and Rejuvenation.

Laquinus, the waters of the sea, lakes, and rivers and streams and puddles which do not exist but have found form in them. God of Water.

Uriel, a core shrouded in shadow from which stretch a score of alien and unknowable appendages, the earlier sphere’s constellations mirrored by a number of fewer, dimmer lights. God of Solitude and Willpower.

Gifcara, a chaotic mass of flesh and energy that changes with the same regularity some mortals blink and can no more be described than trapped in a mundane bottle. God of Change.

Vinculum, a cloud of sanguine flow surrounding a multitude of yellow eyes held together in a familial bond that goes deeper than mere closeness. God of Blood and Family.

Aion, a figure that is difficult to ascertain the man or womanhood of, clothed in a cloak of stars, with the wings of a kingfisher and horns of a devil. God of Mind.

Pestis, an emptied but far from hollow suit of birdlike armor, the stench emanating from it brings even deities and those which do not eat to feel a novel gnawing within. God of Plague and Famine.

Frakture, a colossal wrym wracked with chill that seems insurmountable yet on a deific timescale, seems to be receding. God of Ice.

>(4/?)

>>4985632
Ryher, a mechanical creature in robes, which has no sentimentality to its previous condition and changes as he wills it. God of Technology and Logic.

Dessa, a woman with dark, swirling hair and eyes of ember, her arms outstretched to embrace a world that has not yet been. Goddess of Gravity and Desire.

Khaos, a discordant bed of wriggling serpents and shining pearls, overcome with a powerful yearning to create, of a sort. God of Fertility and Discord.

Sloth, a tremendous gorilla, as black as night, with tremendous strength and a temperament to match his bestial visage. God of Sloth and Wrath.

Which came first, none but the Gods can know, and which of them will be the last to go is as of yet unknown. They may not be the last to arrive but they, at least, are the first of the Pantheon. Each has power to themselves. A tremendous amount but far from the worldshaking might which they expected. Instinct tells them what they have will be slow to recover and that, if they wish to reach their full potential, to sup on the divine flesh and soul of their kin will yield a great reward. They eye each other warily.

>(5/?)

>>4985633
>Rules:
>There is no Eternal Law but that of power. There will be no consequences for actions taken, save for those inflicted by your fellow divinities.
>Time does not yet exist but there is a paradoxical progression of events. Each Turn will be posted in two real-world days from the last. Mini-Turns for significant events can and will be more frequent.
>There is no hard requirement for fluff but it is cool, and all else being equal, a more creative approach will yield superior results to detached one-liners.
>If you do not post in three days, it’ll be assumed your god has gone dormant and will defend themselves if attacked but will neither grow nor pursue their goals.
>If your God is slain, you can rejoin the game as a different God in 10-30 turns, if the bubble has room.
>I'll be keeping track, but writing your own Essence totals in your posts would be appreciated.
>Pls inform me if I'm a brainlet and have miscalculated something at any point.
>I won’t be a hardass about getting a trip but it might be a good idea.

>(6/?)

>>4985635
>Actual Mechanics:
>Each God possesses an amount of Essence. This is the power of the spark of creation. It has limitless versatility and can be used for almost anything, even things outside of a God’s sphere. Actions which don’t fall under a God’s sphere are more expensive and if challenging a God within their own sphere, a God without it will always be at a disadvantage. Such as a God of Wind attempting to create a blaze to match that of a God of Fire.
>1 Essence is enough to raise or raze a city such as Sodom. 10 Essence is enough to forge an artifact blade which knows no rival that was not made by the hands of the Gods. 100 Essence is enough to throttle the heavens and reshape creation in your image, if uncontested. In broad terminology, a one-time use of Essence for an effect is a miracle, while investing Essence into a permanent creation is an artifact. You can and are encouraged to get creative with its use. If you want to spend Essence on something and aren’t sure how much to invest to get your desired result, it costs nothing to ask and receive an estimated price total.
>Essence is divided into an Essence pool and an Essence cap. The Essence pool is the amount of Essence a God currently has, and an Essence cap is how much Essence a God can reliably store. If a God’s Essence income exceeds their cap, that God has a 1/10 chance to increase their Essence cap by 1 for each turn and for each point the Essence income exceeds their cap. In the beginning, each God has an Essence income of +2 per turn. This will be reduced to +1 after five turns, and will be reduced to +0 after ten turns. Finding an alternative source of long-term power is of paramount importance but in the immediate term, other things may demand your focus.

>(7/?)

>>4985636
>Essence is simultaneously the power of a God and their life (or death) force. Reducing yourself to 0 Essence is not directly fatal but it does leave you vulnerable. This vulnerability can be mitigated by the protections of other Gods, defensive artifacts, and hiding and hoping you get lucky. If two or more Gods come into conflict, the battle is resolved by an opposed roll of 1d10+X, X being the amount of Essence each God has spent. The number that a God’s roll exceeds their opponent’s is the amount of Essence the losing God has lost. This is not gained by the winning God, it is lost, and if it drops below 0 that God is weakened, either crippled or comatose, and can be killed without contest.
>If a God wants to protect a crippled or comatose God, they may attempt to do so if they’re willing to deal with the potential consequences of challenging the God or Gods responsible. If the God responsible simply wants to escape with the corpse before they are caught if chased, it works as combat but a fatality cannot result directly and they receive a +4 to represent their headstart.
>If a God consumes the corpse of a God, which can be fluffed in any way they like to, the God immediately receives a refill equal to half of the slain’s Essence pool and an increase of 1d2 to their Essence cap. In addition, they receive the option of partially absorbing the slain God’s spheres, with a selection of three closely-related spheres tailored to the consuming God and their interests. If none of the three are liked, the God can spend 2 Essence to choose their own and if it’s related to the sphere, or the sphere as is if desired, it will be theirs. If the God does not want a sphere, they can destroy it to receive an immediate 4 Essence independent of their cap. This can exceed an Essence cap but while unspent, an Essence cap cannot increase from an Essence income. If a sphere is destroyed for this, it cannot be regained from that God in any way, it is lost to creation, though a similar sphere may arise. For example, if a God of Wind destroys a God of Fire’s sphere of Fire, the sphere as that God envisioned it is lost, but there is nothing stopping a later God of Fire from emerging.
>That's it, but these are subject to revisions if it becomes necessary, which it likely won't.

>(8/?)

>>4985638
Now that the Rules and Mechanics have been explained, below is a list of your current Essence pools, Essence caps, and Essence incomes.

Best of luck. You're going to need it.

THE GAME OF THE GODS HAS BEGUN

>The Pantheon:

>Apothis (Exploration/Inebriation)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Ebulo (Death/Growth)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Judge (War)
>[(6/6) Essence][+2 Income]

>Garagarael (Space)
>[(6/6) Essence][+2 Income]

>The Drowned Man (Hunger/Knowledge)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Vulcan (Destruction)
>[(6/6) Essence][+2 Income]

>Koypi (Fortune/Luck)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Tok'ki (Life/Storms)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Auctus (Time/Evolution)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Aerock (Travelers/Preparedness)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Larillam (Slavery/Stature)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Iastoa, The First Ruler (Order/Civilization)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Tressa of Wealth (Wealth/Negotiation)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Rest (Intrigue/Rejuvenation)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Laquinus (Water)
>[(6/6) Essence][+2 Income]

>Uriel (Solitude/Willpower)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Gifcara (Change)
>[(6/6) Essence][+2 Income]

>Vinculum (Blood/Family)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Aion (Mind)
>[(6/6) Essence][+2 Income]

>Pestis (Plague/Famine)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Frakture (Ice)
>[(6/6) Essence][+2 Income]

>Ryher (Technology/Logic)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Dessa (Gravity/Desire)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>Sloth (Sloth/Wrath)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>(9/)

Sorry boss but I don’t get one thing: are we all on the same planet?

>>4985639
>>4985611
While that is an oversimplified summary of my philosophy, I will accept your offer if you can get Auctus and listen to my idea for a bit. I assure you that it is worth your time.

>>4985645[
At the moment you're floating in the nothingness before creation. The world hasn't been made yet but something will emerge from the spark of creation on Turn 10. If you spend Essence, you can influence what that will be. The default is a small, barren sphere orbited by a warm sun and smooth moon. The end result will likely change dramatically. Once any Essence has been spent to influence the spark of creation, from anyone it cannot be taken away. Forgoing the use of Essence now to influence the end result is a very valid strategy.

>>4984646
>>4984681
>>4984746
>>4984763
>>4984872
>>4985601
>>4985167
>>4985279
>>4985389
>>4985418
>>4985485
Apothis, Garagarael, Koypi, Tok'ki, Aerock, Iasto, Rest, Gifcara, Frakture, Ryher, and Sloth:

though we are opposed by our very natures, I do not think it is to such a degree that we cannot work together in a short term context. There exist, however, rival gods who are so existentially threatening by their very natures that it is in our best interests to set aside our philosophical differences and destroy them before they grow stronger: The Drowned Man (>>4984684), Vulcan (>>4984720), Uriel (>>4985380), and Pestis (>>4985414).

>>4985653
Speak.

>>4985611
Your proposal is met, vivisected, bled, and accepted.

We are in alignment, and you are taken as one of the blood. However distant our ties may be, they are sure to grow.

>>4985663
Very well. The world right now doesn’t have the combatants to wage wars. We are floating in nothingness, no idea getting challenged, no ego faceing its shadow, nothing.
So, as the god of the psyche we are all endowed with I have an idea, I wish to dream of the wars to follow, to have my own unconscious be the field were heroes rise and fall, however this will leave me vulnerable. If you are willing to invest some of your essence then I can craft myself the perfect resting place from where to dream of the future and after that I shall share my knowlege with you, what do you say?

>>4985611
"HE WHO JUDGES."
"I HEAR YOUR CALL."
"THERE IS ONLY ASH AND SILENCE. I CAN NOT BEAR IT."
"GRANT ME YOUR ESSENCE, AND I SHALL BEAR YOU WARRIORS THAT SHALL BEAR WAR."

>>4985677

>>4985657
Oh like how in Elder Scrolls some gods chose to be assholes and do nothing while the others built the world and ended up being a lot stronger?

Also, what counts as being “at the essence cap”? If I spend 2 and regain 2, am I at the cap? Or do I need to NOT spend ANY essence to be at the cap and possibly grow my cap?

>>4984872
>STORIES?STORIES
>KNOWLEDGEISPOWERWISHTOKNOWMORE
>SHALLWEWORKTOGETHERTOSHAREOURKNOWLEDGE?

>>4985380
>YOURSOLITUDTESHALLBETHREATENEDBYTHOSEWHOWISHTOBREAKIT
>WORKWITHMEANDISHALLPROMISECOMPLETEANDUTTERSOLITUDE

>>4985601
>WARDOESNOTLEADTOCOMFORT
>WORKWITHMEANDMYKNOWLEDGE
>ISHALLSHOWYOUTHETRUEWAYTOCOMFORT

>>4985611
My younger sibling, I hear your call. You, who are third of the gods, what is your proposal? How do Life and Death fit into your plans of war?

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The Wyrm! The Wyrm! Writhing, wounded, woeful! What wasteful weakness.

>6/6 +2 = 8/6?
>7 Essence Spent
> 1/6 Essence remaining?
Is this how it works? if not, I'll spend 5, and be left with 3/6, I think.

No world yet exists, but a place of rest must be found. With power, this so called Essence, burning away within the Wyrm, it expunges itself. Purge the poison that eats away at what's inside!

And yet...

Instinct remains, strong and true, and it screeches a warning. To be wholly without the poison, the Essence, in this new realm. It is Death.

It is not yet time for Death.


And so a place of rest must be forged. Let there be, whether now in the void or when the world emerges, an earth-less mountain. Crystalline spikes shall scrape the sky, hoarfrost roots anchoring into the earth even as the warmth of the core slowly melts them. Let the Wyrm settle among it's crags and peaks. Let it coil among the spikes, and slither through the glaciers.

Let this poisonous new realm experience a touch of the familiar, for just a moment of comfort. Surely, the ice will melt soon enough.

>>4985683
Exactly. There's a tradeoff between hoarding immediate power and influencing the world to come, which some might say, is more important than mere personal strength.

For your question, if a God is at 10/10 Essence with +4 Essence income and spends 4 to have 6/10 Essence, they'll be at their Essence cap when it rises to 10/10 Essence next turn. If they only spent 3 Essence to have 7/10 Essence, the extra +1 Essence would go over their Essence cap and have a 10% chance to increase it by 1 for 11/11 Essence.

>>4985675
>>4985677
How much?

>>4985685
For there to be death, there must be life. For there to be life, there must be death. For there to be war, there must be both life and death.

>>4985658
>EXISTENTIALLYTHREATENING?
>THEPLAGUE?PERHAPS
>THEBEINGWHOWISHESTODESTROYUSALL?OFCOURSE
>ISIMPLYHUNGERTOKNOWMORE.TOSPREADMYKNOWLEDGE.TOCONSUMEMOREKNOWLEDGE
>IDONOTSEEAPOINTINFIGHTINGYOUORYOURALLIES

>>4985689
"I ONLY NEED ENOUGH TO IMPART YOUR BEING, THE VERY CONCEPT OF WAR, INTO THEIRS."
"THEY SHALL BE FIRST AND FINEST."

>>4985686
The Essence income happens during next turn. At the moment you have an Essence of 6/6, so I take it you want to spend 5 to be left at 1/6, and 3/6 during next turn? I'll rule that the mountain counts as a Divine Fortress, which will give you a corresponding bonus to defend yourself within it equal to half of the Essence that went into its creation, so +2.5.

Pocket dimensions, landmarks, and anything else related to raw territory can be created but it will exist on its own, and be placed into the world when it's created. Getting one early has its advantages but that may or may not outweigh the influence a similar amount of Essence will have on the spark.

>>4985689
That depends on you my friend, as of now I say 2 essence is the most I need to create my bed, however if you can convince other deities to invest then better for everyone, yourself included. You sure have the ethos for it anyway.
Remember that this visions are more helpfull than one might think, belive me. I will check to see you response later now goodbye and good night.

>>4985683
To expand on the answer I gave you here >>4985688 if a God at 10/10 Essence spent 0 Essence, they would be at Essence cap and every 1 Essence income would have its own 10% chance to increase the cap.

>>4985697
"AION."
"WOULD YOU LIKE TO IMPART YOUR ESSENCE UPON MY SPAWN AS WELL?"
"GREAT MINDS MAKE FOR GREAT WARS."

>>4985631
(Huh, didn't expect these old rules to be taken from the bay. Let alone me to play this old version of god games again. I'm pleasantly surprised.)

Larillam quietly glanced around creation, at the other deities and at the emptiness of the world. There was a sort of order here, yet not the kind she was particularly fond of, and especially not given the nature of most of the other deities of chaotic natures...There was a nature to all things. Emperors and empresses ruled over kings and queens who ruled over dukes and duchesses who ruled over counts and countesses who ruled over barons and baronesses who ruled over servants, serfs, craftsmen and soldiers who ruled over slaves. Of course, even this was a simplification of the natural order of things, but it was something that stayed true even among deities. Yet at such an early stage, those who would rule were yet to be known. But those things would align themselves in time...For now, Larillam had some deities to talk to.

>>4985167

First, she approached the one she considered likely most aligned with her own goals, for civilization brought order to the chaos of nature, and without at least a minor ember of civilization, hierarchy and slavery could not exist. To him, she said "Greetings Iasto, the Ruler of Civilization and First bringer of Order, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I am Larillam. And I believe our desires and goals are aligned. And with many other deities of a more chaotic nature, I likewise believe it is best to consider working together and cooperating so that the world is naught left a chaotic disordered mess of savagery without purpose."

>>4985175

After this she went to the merchant. Goods came in all forms, including that of mortal lives. And given her ties to civilization, along with a belief that she would be willing to cooperate with Iasto and herself, she was more than willing to have her on side as well, if at all possible. "Good day, Tessa. I am Larillam, and I am quite eager for a certain kind of trade to blossom upon the mortal realm in the near future. I'm sure you know what it is, though I suppose you likely wish for me to move on from the pleasantries and to business. I think it is in both of our best interests to work together. Such an exchange could be quite profitable and ensure that things properly form such as trade routes rather than fall apart, and I hope to have you along with Iasto as allies of sorts. I believe that you two are of an equal stature to myself after all."

>>4985694
Does the .5 defense boost actually count or do anything?Or do we round up/down?
Answer the question. for other's sake, but regardless, please change my action to a 6 action cost. Divine Fortress, 3 Defense, leaving me at 0/6 this turn. Balls to the walls, let's go.
The Wyrm's blood flows ever more freely. The process of its arrival (or perhaps it was a birth, horrific as that thought may be) has left the Wyrm writhing in agony. It will recover, but for now, it experiences a taste of unmaking...

>>4985693
>>4985675
Gift 1 Essence to Khaos. Gift 2 Essence to Aion.

>>4985697
Goodnight.

>>4985690
Very well.

>>4985611

Once she finished speaking to the god of civilization and the goddess of trade, one of war would come to see her, one who was quite quick and direct to get to the point. "I'm a bit disappointed in no introduction, but it's understandable. It is understandable for the judge of war to take a direct and no nonsense approach to dealings. Very well. I'm willing to be allied of a sort to you, for war can bring many slaves, and the most structured hierarchy is that of an army or navy. Though, I believe Iasto would be aligned to you and I. For can a true conflict greater than a skirmish start without the city-states, empires and kingdoms to wage that which you rule over?"

>>4985699
Thanks!

>>4985689
Tell me then, brother. What is your great plan to bring about all this?

>With a crack into reality, Uriel fills the surrounding void with a chilling whine, like that of an echoed fog horn. Its tendrils stretch outwards, but nothing can be felt. It gasps, but there is no air to breathe. It calls, and its cry is not unanswered. This reality is not as Uriel wills it.

>>4985658
"YOUR EXISTENCE SPEAKS NO FLAW TO MY WILL. YOUR CALL TO MY PRESENCE, DOES. IF YOU ARE TO JUDGE MY NATURE SO, YOU ARE TO KNOW I SEEK NO INVOLVEMENT. YOU SEEK ALLIES OUT OF FEAR FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, FEAR FOR YOU HAVE YET NO ARMIES WHEN ALL CAN SENSE YOUR DESIRE FOR DEATH. MY NAME HAS NO INVOLVEMENT IN THE TONGUE OF A COWARDLY GOD."

>>4985684
"YOUR DESIRE FOR ALLIES DISGUSTS ME. YOU DISGUST ME LESS THAN A GOD WHO GROVELS AT THE BEHEST OF HALF A PANTHEON. MY DISGUST IS LESSENED BY A CURIOSITY FOR THE KNOWLEDGE YOU PROMISE. MY WILL SHALL ABIDE BY THAT OF YOURS... AT A DISTANCE."

>>4985712
>UNDERSTOOD
>WHENYOUWISHTOSEEKMYKNOWLEDGECALLMYNAME

>>4985658
the one who wishes to destroy is... troublesome, I Must Say, Though The Others Are Beneath My Notice And Concern. i wIlL AlIgN WiTh yOu uNtIl oThEr nEeDs aRiSe.

>>4985705
(Yeah, I added a slight twist to get some more variety early on. If you're curious, I was Captain Praven. Kudos for noticing. I would've PM'd Kilojoule asking if he wanted to get back in on things but he hasn't been on for almost a month now and I'm not sure if I should or shouldn't.)

>>4985706
On its own it doesn't count, but it works as a tiebreaker. Say if there's two rolls of 8+2 and 8+2.5, the latter would win by the skin of their teeth.
Very well, you have a +3 Divine Fortress to your name and, incidentally, the first creation.

>>4985711
No problem! If you or anyone else has any more questions, I'll answer them as soon as I can.

>>4985710
"You are correct. Great conflicts cannot be waged without great civilizations. However, I was of the understanding that Iasto cared more for rule of law than the strong overpowering and choking the life out of the weak. If I was mistaken, then I shall gladly invite him to my pantheon." >>4985167

>>4985711
A world of life. Thriving, abundant life. Strong, hardy life, the likes of which still exists solely because it is the strongest, as it has murdered all others. And on it shall go, forever.

>>4985712
"IF YOU WISH TO SEE YOUR IDEALS SURVIVE AND THRIVE, THEN IMPART UPON ME YOUR ESSENCE."
"I SHALL CRAFT MY SPAWN SOON."
"THE INHERITORS OF THE WORLD."

>>4985729
"LEAVE ME ALONE"

>>4985723
Hmm. That could be bargained for… in exchange for something. A land of my own, where death and growth shall be mine to command, and none of this pantheon shall touch them.
Assist me, and you will have my help for as long as you keep to these terms and no conflict is reached

>>4985732
Very well.

>>4985721
(Huh, didn't expect to see you here. I was Mumuski if you were wondering, so I think you can figure out who I am...Honestly looking back I'm impressed with how long it's been and how much I've improved as a writer. Or at least how much I feel I improved. Regardless, brings back memories and I'm interested to see how this turns out.)

>>4985723
"I do believe he is far more focused on law, though I do not think that would blind him from war. After all, to ensure law is enforced upon another people requires force of arms. Besides, despite the savagery of war, there is order to it. In fact one could say it is an odd mix of both order and chaos. Though, I feel there is more order to it in the grand scheme of things than disarray."

>>4985745
"The strong murder the weak. This is law. This is order."

>>4985658
"Hm? What? Sorry, I was having a snooze. Bit tipsy, to be honest. But yeah, I suppose I can get behind a temporary alliance, even with a total buzzkill like you."

>>4984681
>>4984814
"You folks and I are fellow travelers in space and time..."

>>4984746
>>4984872
"You two like a good story, am I right?"

>>4985279
"You and I like to chill, and I bring teh best brews..."

"So since Warboy over there wants to slaughter us all and create some joyless fight-club after we're done with the Destroy-All-Cosmos Collective, what say we start our own pantheon, with blackjack and hookers?"

>>4985639
I'd like to expend one essence to create a grove in which al temporarily or permanently allied gods may meet in peace over fermented fruits, which I shall plant the seeds for in the fertile soil which I hereby create. Much more fun than bantering back and for in a void or on a dead sphere.

>>4985658
Hmmm, an offer from an unlikely person but it seems beneficial for now. Fortune favours the bold

>>4984720
>>4985718
>>4985732
Hunt Vulcan. I wish to gift his scalp to Ebulo.

>>4985124

"Oh, and don't think I forgot about you. Is it Tessa, or Tressa? We'rw gonna need a mediator..."

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>4985753

>>4985658
PAH! Such evil gods of lesser minds can go to the void and die there for all I care though numbers can defeat the greatest of strength. For now, our winds will aligned together, Judge.

>>4985658
A bright red telephone rings in the corner of the desk. It wasn't there before, it might not be there after. It hasn't even been invented, but Aerock knows that one day it may be, or perhaps the life of the mortal who does will be snuffed out before he is merely a thought. Messages come and go, one way or another, and the methods are always different.

"Yes, I'm in the office right now Judge. Intriguing. War is good business. Armies will travel by land, sea and air. They must be resourceful and well stocked. We are in alignment."

Aerock hangs up the phone and a damp letter appears in an "In" box on the desk. He picks up a small dagger that will be used to slay a crook in a back alley mugging and opens it.

>>4985684
It is from the Drowned Man, written in blocky capital letters of a dialect not even conceived of yet. Taking a quill and inkwell, Aerock rips a corner of a scroll and scribbles a disagreeable reply. Knowledge of a subject often makes for a more realistic tale, but the nature of such a diety is paradoxical. A hungry man is often one who is ignorant in how to feed himself. Or worse, too proud to take desperate measures.

Aerock places the letter in the "Out" box and it disappears.

Turning the TV off, he grabs a gnarled walking stick and walks out of the door of his office and into the void. The best stories are ones you've had a hand in writing. He descends to the barren planet and begins planning on the paths of the creatures that will at some time inhabit it, leaving barefoot prints in the dust that will not fade with time. The Trailblazer Aerock walks the earth, creating trails for those who will one day follow his tracks.

>Spend one essence.

Am I doing this right OP?

>>4985750
A curious buzzing comes from the pocket of Aerock's robe. He takes the box from a pocket and looks at the screen of the pager. It's from Apothis. He smiles. Drunken tales of moxie by willful explorers, and always remembering to bring the beer for a trip.

Of course we are in alignment.

>>4985749

"Strength comes in many different forms, and law can and is tied to this. For men must be lead, and a pure kratocracy will falter without strength in mind as well as body. But I'm sure you know this."

>>4985739
Mumuski was cool and I'm very happy to have you. And likewise, on both accounts.

>>4985750
A Sacred Site has been created for 1 Essence- The Fruit Grove, intended for peaceful meetings between the Gods. As Apothis is the Creator, he may decide whether it becomes a place in the world later or becomes its own pocket dimension.

>>4985761
Your post is all good but there's no planet yet. The spark of creation will release a world depending on the wishes, and to a lesser degree, temperaments, of the deities investing Essence into it. Right now you're floating in empty space, with no stars or matter outside of what you create. Technically, time hasn't begun yet but gods are rarely bothered by technicalities.

Do you want to spend that 1 Essence on influencing the spark to create trails in the world to come or would you like to keep it for now?

>>4985767
"Strength of mind: of wit, of intelligence, yes, of course."

>>4985750
The Serpent would nod its head.
"Something must be done to relieve the boredom of the inmaterium but it is quite nice that you propose an offer to me alongside our dear Aerock and Tessa. While other offers are merely due to convenience of the times, our goals align quite nicely. Shall I take this as an offer for something more permanent for our merry little band?"
>>4985766
Though Koypi is a flying fish it desperately attempted to write a letter which it eventually does after who knows how long. The contents are as followed:
"Our agreement from before is still on, correct?"

>>4985769
Any rules for creating a race?

>>4985753
>>4985756
Conflict has begun

The Judge has initiated combat with Vulcan!

The Judge has spent 0 Essence to improve their odds and is at 3/6 Essence.

Vulcan is at 6/6 Essence and has not yet spent Essence to improve their odds.

>>4984720
God of Destruction, how do you want to respond to the attempted attack from The Judge?

>>4985639
Being dragged from the void into this spark this... existence. The void is what was home and, what I lost. Rage building in this new body, I tear off a piece of burning ember it burns my hands increasing my rage even further. Forging this ember I create my cave, my lair, my home, dark just like the void.

Spending 4 essence on creating a home.

>>4985684
If you can bring my closer to my dream, back to my void I accept.

Sloth (Sloth/Wrath)
[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>>4985775
There isn't a world to hold them yet but we'll play it by ear when we get there. Generally, the more competent a race is, the more Essence it costs to create. To create a race of short-lived, slow-breeding, weak, clumsy, stupid, and fragile creatures with no faith, magical talent, or other inclinations would cost 1 Essence, and that would be 1 Population Unit of that race inhabiting the world.

There's nothing stopping you from creating a race now but it might be of little use.

>>4985769
A buzzing in the skull. Yes.

>>4985773
A letter appears in the pocket of the wandering god. Written in a janky halting script, he doesn't know why the fickle fish didn't just come in for a visit. He takes a ballpoint pen and writes "Of course. Care to walk with me?" He folds it into a paper airplane and flies it into the void.

Hmm. Maybe walk wasn't the right word.

>Can you do multi-turn projects? like spending 3 essence over three turns if you don't want to immediately bankrupt yourself
>if so I world like to begin construction on a great meadow full of my essence spending 1 Essence this turn

>>>4985658
>So quick to act when the story's only just beginning can you not see the great wyrm dies before our very eyes how grand, How Wonderful, HOW TERRIBLE a sight! To much has happened already and yet nothing has been done your alliance wishes to stand ageist it your alliance wishes to prevent it both so vast in grace and cruelty. At this time no pact can be made until action meets word and the play truly starts

>>4985750
kind friend so close are we that glasses may be shared but please try not to dismiss the rest so soon great things are coming and only a fool looks away

>>4985757
>Tok'ki (Life/Storms)
>[(4/4) Essence][+2 Income]
Before he could even try to create his beautiful paradise, he needs to make sure it could be protected from outsiders and vile invaders for goodness always attract evil. He meditates to free his thoughts from rage and converts his rage to the needed energy. He opens his all-white eyes and stands floating up. With his brawny arms he weaves the primordial winds around his sphere of influence. If any wish to enter his domain then they will need to get through his unstoppable storm alive. He summons the harshest coldest winds of the ancient winds; molding them into a sphere. Constantly clashing and tearing itself apart then merging together in a endless battle. For now, it will reside in his realm until it is needed
>spend essence (I don't know much, but as much it is needed.)

>The thrashing of chains rings throughout the void as the mass of teeth and impaled metal begins to move. He devours the letters and calls given to him to forever remember them.

>After he has fed for the moment, he decides how to expand it's newfound energy. Without something to eat, he will surely starve. Without something to study, he will become ignorant. Both must be satisfied.

>He begins to thrash and spill out his essence into the void. Something to both feed and learn from. A well of information. A library? A library. Library. He struggles against his chains until it's essence begins to leak out of his many maws. The knowledge that he knows from what limited interaction with the other gods shall and the knowledge he has deep inside of his subconsciousness shall be recorded in the halls of the library.

>The essence begins to coalesce into what the Drowned Man desires. Halls upon halls filled to the brim with books scrawled with the information of what is happening. To keep the history of this bubble safe. And to be drowned and devoured if so needed. Kept safely stored in rustic, metallic bookcases not dissimilar to the Drowned Man's own chains and swords.

>The Seeker's Library has been formed.

>>4985769
How much essence would something like this cost?

>>4985786
Multi-turn projects are acceptable. I'd appreciate if you kept track of them.

>>4985782
Sloth has created Sloth's Cave for 4 Essence, a +2 Divine Fortress.

>>4985788
That depends on how much you want to damage those attempting to enter. 1 Essence would force Gods to roll an opposed 1d10 or be weakened for a -1 malus on combat with Tok'ki on entering, unless they dispelled it beforehand. The same for more Essence expenditure. Different from a Divine Fortress, as this is a Divine Barrier, but the end result is similar.

>>4985791
The bare minimum would be 1 Essence, and function as a Divine Fortress for a +0.5 bonus, effectively giving you the edge in a tied combat. You could spend more Essence to make it more effective or you could keep it and chance being able to increase your Essence cap next turn.

>>4985792
(2 essence then, please. Tok'ki would really sacrifice himself to protect his paradise. But all essence would be suicide OOC)

>>4985772

"Yes. For without the strategist, the many trained soldiers will be outmaneuvered and crushed, just as without the soldiers the enemy army will walk unopposed. I believe Iasto is more of mind than of raw power, but still I see him as of use to both of us in our own goals."

>>4985798
Very well.

Tok'ki has spent 2 Essence on a Barrier of Storms surrounding him, leaving him at 2/4 Essence.

>>4985761
A telephone, white like bone, rings.

"As long as you do not claim blood sacrifices from Vinculum, I must also ask: shall you join my pantheon?"

>>4985785
As the Fish elegantly slithers in the void it sees the airplane gently gliding in the nothingness that Koypi swims around in. After watching it for a few seconds the Serpent quickly catches it in its mouth and reads the contents...
Walk? What's that? Koypi is confused but does get the general gist of the message though and soon appears before Aerock in all its fortunate glory.
"You called and I arrived."

>>4985800
"He is invited." >>4985723

>>4985795
Two essence. Rather have a guaranteed +1 to any potential combat than a 1/10 chance of having 7 to play with.

>>4985808
Very well.

The Drowned Man has spent 2 Essence to create The Seeker's Library, a Divine Fortress, leaving him at 2/4 Essence.

>>4985658
Iasto looks Judge in his eyes, and sees in it a desire of conflict, the first of his kind. In this days there will be a first for many things. Not rising from his throne, the deity speaks.

"So be it, Judge, but you must do one thing first. If you accept the need of warriors for order and civilization, then i can agree. When the first mortals rise, they will need it. Much like they will need your call in their minds for tame the world and conquer their rivals."
"I shall accept to enter in this alliance, pantheon or army of deities, as it is the first form of organization and thus order my eyes have seen."

>>4985705
Iasto looks at his fellow deity, pleased by the offer and respect given. And pleased by the two spheres she embodies, that only a true and organized society could have.

"And Greetings to you as well, Larillam Great Queen of Stature and First Emblem of Slavery. It is true, we are surrounded by their chaos that goes by eons. They are disorganized and strange, but most of them are alien to our concepts it is in their nature to not understand them. Future peoples will need to create solid societies, or like you said savagery will roam the lands that will be, forever in a endless cycle. With the two of us, we will put an end to that endless cycle before it begins."
"I accept your offer, Larillam. And i look forward, for the creation of the first cradle of civilization together."

G̷͍̿i̴̛̬f̶̠̓c̶̢̿a̷͇͠r̸̼͌a̵̋ͅ looks upon the creations of the other gods and finds them good. However, she finds something to be... lacking.

The gods will create change in their own ways, but they are few in number. Better for there to be many intelligences, each unique from the other, to keep the change eternal.

With this in mind, he rips off a piece, a speck, a mote of flesh and divides it even further.

They watch as the flesh takes on a mind, a life, a being of it's own. Desiring it to be even greater, to have the potential of the gods, G̸͎̖̒͛i̵͈̽̆͜f̴́ͅc̶͎͜͠a̸̻̻͒ṙ̶a̷̠͒̚ takes the time to pump more Essence in over time.

Going to take multiple turns to create a race of shapeshifters
>6/6
>3 Essence Spent
> 3/6 Essence remaining

In the ashes of creation, a bed of writhing serpents and shining pearls eyes the Judge's gift with intrigue.
It's a strange sensation to posses the essence of another in you, to understand with complete clarity at least a part of a foreign existence, and the Judge's existence was war.
It's more than just violence for violence's sake. It's the strength behind every strike, the skill that allow such actions, and the intellect that guide every single step.
"YES. THIS WILL DO."
The serpent's head pressed the essence into one of it's shining pearls and coiled around it. Soon the ash would be swept away and the silence drowned out by the sounds of their spawn.
3 Essence Spent.
2 Essence Remaining.
"SOON MY SPAWN. I MUST FIND A CRADLE FOR YOU FIRST."

>>4985811
"Of course. I have already gifted Khaos with Essence, to create spawn, who will be warriors without equal." >>4985818

>>4985805
"Ah, hello Koypi, good to see you. So I'm in the middle of planning some roads and trails and had the idea of some sort of rest stop for weary mortals down on their luck. Perhaps we could pool our resources and make a grotto for them?"

A funky tone from a cracked cellular phone plays from the pocket of Aerock's robe. It's from the Judge. "One second Koypi."

>>4985802
"No Judge, I've no interest in Vinculum's affairs. Blood is so cheap that mortals are practically factories of the stuff. It's almost useless and nobody will ask for it. I hear some rumbles in the distance, are you and Vulcan at it? You need some help? I have Koypi here with me."

>>4985686
"IASTO."
"YOU SEEK TO CREATE CIVILIZATIONS? I HAVE THE PEOPLE. BUILD THEM A LAND AND YOU SHALL HAVE YOUR CITIES AND LAWS."

>The crimson miasma spins and careens according to its own devices, being sought out for partnership by the circle of War without even needing to lift a finger, oh, grand.

>It pulls at itself and takes a vaguer shape still, the blood running thick as his influence grabs hold of the stirrings that will one day become the world, a single unfathomably potent drop of blood added to the mix, containing one of the energetic yellow eyes of the nascent deity

>It is of him, he is of it, the blood joins them together, Vinculum are they both.

>His great exertion ended, at least for now, the excited and now partly blinded god bides his time and waits to observe the fruits of his labour

3 essence into shaping the spark of the world-to-be.

>>4985658
Vulcan's mind is that of paradoxes, he is a being of Destruction yet he was created, his thoughts are of destruction yet he creates them, and now an alliance of creation seeks his destruction. This alliance of destruction has created something within him, reason.

"WITHOUT CREATION THERE CAN BE NO DESTRUCTION. WITHOUT DESTRUCTION THERE IS NO CREATION. I AM THE SCULPTER DESTROYING TO CREATE. JUDGE, THE POWER GRABBING MURDERER SEEKS NOTHING BUT THE CREATION OF HIS OWN WEALTH AND POWER. HE IS THE MEEK TARGETING THOSE HE SEES AS WEAK. JOIN HIM AND CREATE YOUR DESTRUCTION OR DESTROY HIM AND CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE, THE CHOICE IS YOURS.

>>4985773
>more permanent
"Yeah, you're always welcome in the grove. I'll dig you Koypi Pond."

>>4985786
"Eh, a good war story can be fun. Just so long as it doesn't consume everything else... Ah, shit, he's already picking a fight. Who wants to place bets? Tessa-Tressa, I bet you're g99d for a wager?"

>>4985792
Can we wager essence?

>>4985833
I'm not sure if you've seen this yet so I'll post it so you don't have to go through the thread. >>4985776

>>4985834
Yes you can! Essence gained through a gift or wager counts the same as Essence gained by consumption of a slain God exceeding the Essence cap total.

>>4985807

"Wonderful to hear. I suppose you likely have more business to attend to than merely myself so I shall not hold you any longer. Good luck in your endeavors."

>>4985811

"I'm quite pleased to hear this. Though I expect nothing less from the god of civilization and order. For civilization brings with it great minds of all varieties, martial, political, theological, economical and much more. Still, if you wish to work together on a project to make the mortal realm more than the void it is do let me know, as I'd be quite pleased to help. Though, I believe a good start would be to bring the light of order to the dark emptiness that permeates the majority of this existence. Perhaps we can get the silver tongued Tessa to assist in this, and while I would appreciate the Judge of war's assistance, I believe he will be quite... busy with activities related to his own nature."

>>4985828
"We are, yes. Your assistance against the destroyer would be appreciated. My only conditions are that the scalp goes to Ebulo, and that I consume the body."

>>4985776
When can essence be spent to improve your odds? When rolling?

>>4985838
"I also wish to sacrifice Vulcan to Vinculum, once he is weakened, before I consume his flesh."

>>4985841
It can be spent to improve your roll beforehand, but not after. If you were to spend say, 2 Essence, you would receive a +2 to your roll.

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>Spend all essence except one on the creation of Pestis' first plague.

In the endless black expanse of space a cruel force of nature makes itself known, its essence welling up in the black abyss. Brilliant streaks of green light spread through his section of the void, like cracks across glass. Coalescing into a brilliant explosion of light breaking through the veil. Basking a single figure in its presence, illuminating the vast nothingness before it in a sickly green hue.

The plague god arrives in his grand cloud of miasma, swathed in the noxious flu spewing from the cracks of light and into the void. The first of many plagues to be spawned from his hand. He makes his presence known, his sickly gurgling morphing into a legible voice for all those he intends to hear his message.

"To those who oppose the most chaotic aspects of our nature, and fear its honest brutality. May a most vile sickness be brought forth for you all to see, may it spread and be cultivated across this realm."

The foul god finishes his blessing and looks over his creation in awe.

>>4985838
"Hey hey, nothing is free. You take his scalp but I want half of his essence. And if Koypi wants to help it's divided by thirds. I've already felt your exertions and Vulcan has more to go off of. Take it or leave it Judge."

>>4985848
Pestis has spent 3 Essence to create a Divine Artifact, The First Plague, a combination weapon and armor worth a permanent +1 bonus in combat. At his discretion, this can be rescinded to a weapon or armor worth +1.5 in either offense or defense, as he prefers.

>>4985830

Words...

What witless wonders, whittling what would be whole into weedy wicks to weakly wring worth from.

But if the Wyrm is to live (Ha, for how long?) in this strange place, then it must adapt. Adapt or Die, someone said, or will say. The Wyrm is beyond such mortal choices, though. It will Adapt, and it will Die.

But now, it will speak. Not in words, for words are beyond it, too alien to imagine or understand in such a weakened state. One day, it may try, but the Wyrm is a being of naught but raw essence now.

>people mystery unknown different wrong
>civilization grand scale massive complex overwhelming
>unity harmony life growth change ?
>new unknown fear excitement hope loss death inevitable

As the spiked pillars of ice twirl in the infinite darkness, the Wyrm comes to rest among them. Blood seeps up and down, as much as there is an up and down in the endless expanse, coating the Wyrm's first and greatest creation. It is time to rest, now. Whoever or whatever has spoken to it, must understand the Wyrm is spent. It will recover, if only a little, but perhaps one day it will flicker once more with effort.

Rolled 6 + 3 (1d10 + 3)

>>4985776
DESTROY DESTROY DESTROY DESTROY DESTROY DESTROY DESTROY DESTROY
>Spend 3 essence to help kill the Judge

>>4985828
>>4985834
Koypi would quickly start thinking about his proposal before coming to a realization. just as he receives a message from Apothis.
Koypi waits patiently for Aerock to conclude his business before speaking up
"Apothis has already constructed a Grove and we have both already agree to his friendship, why don't I contribute to it instead of creating something entirely new? Think of it has a sort of home for our kind."
>>4985849
Koypi at this point already got the essence (get it?) of the conversation.
"Let us focus on one thing at a time, but I will say that I rather not see everything be destroyed before anything begins."

>>4985857
>>4985849
"Very well. We'll split it, the three of us."

>>4985825
"That is good then. As it should be"

>>4985830
"The first are already ready ? I will see about it, even if something else must be done first."


>>4985837
"Yes, I would like to craft a cradle for the first mortals. A place for them to start immediatly their growth, and for the first society to be made. Both of us will make it, perhaps even the first of many if we wish to work further together."
"You say a light of order ? it could be done. It will bless the lands that will be, and the people that will inhabit them. And inevitably in their minds the thoughts of the civilized will appear."

>>4985865
"YES. THEY ONLY REQUIRE A CRADLE."
"I CAN GIVE MY ESSENCE IF YOU CAN CREATE ONE FOR THEM."

>>4985753
>>4985756
>>4985857
In a storm of bottomless hate and malice, Vulcan falls onto The Judge!

The Judge has superior technique and on that merit alone, he might have overcome Vulcan, however, The God of Destruction's raw strength was too much for him to bear!

With a sound like the nonexistant earth being split asunder, The Judge is stricken back! His knife, intended to take Vulcan's Scalp falls aside and he is bested, but not yet slain! A great wound is on him and The Judge is left vulnerable! Perhaps too vulnerable.

The Judge rolls a 7+0 against Vulcan's roll of 6+3!

Vulcan is VICTORIOUS by 2 points!

The Judge has been reduced to 1/6 Essence!

Vulcan has 3/6 Essence remaining!

>>4985865

"Yes, though such a light may not be a place that they will be able to walk upon with ease. Instead a place they can witness but very few ever hope to reach. A place that gives warmth to the entire realm and seen from everywhere. Something to allow civilization to have the light required for both sight and crops...It will be something that helps all deities that care for creation, but it shall be something that is ours. A servant to order...I believe you can tell what I desire."

>>4985844
“Unforgotten then, I remain. Pleasing.”
“A first family dinner, between siblings, perhaps that is what we are, or were, or will be.”

“Or perhaps it is too early to tell our roles, though for now I think the title fits.”

“When you have caught your meal, do not hesitate to gift it’s drink, I care not terribly for power, not yet.”

>>4985867
"If anyone will take me up on my wager, I'll bet a point of essence on Judge. I'd help, but it seems the spoils are already divided, and I wouldn't want to put my thumb on the scale."

>>4985848
>CONSIDERMYMESSAGEHERE
>>4985617

>>4985867
G̶̝̯͗̒̏̚ị̷͕̇͐̔ͅf̴͕̪̖̍͜c̷̘̎̿̈͝a̶̞̐͝r̶̀̒̂ͅą̸͎͎̫̏ looks upon the first battle with interest.

"It appears that his plan was not as well thought out as he believed"

>>4985867
>The drowned man thrashes against his chains as he watches the battle. He watches on with intrigue and lets the knowledge of how this battle went down spew forth into the library.

>INTERESTING.DESTRUCTIONBEGETSDESTRUCTION.ISWARNOTDESTRUCTION?

>>4985380
I HAVE TORN YOUR ENEMY ASUNDER, JOIN ME IN HIS DESTRUCTION AND I WILL FOREVER BE IN YOUR FAVOR.

I want to be allies

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>4985867
>>4985886
The Judge retrieves the knife, and goes for Vulcan's scalp once more.

>>4985859
"You're right Koypi, let's focus on one thing at a time."

Perhaps Aerock will make a path to Apothis' Grove. Koypi can add the fortune to find it, and maybe we can get Rest to bless it. Combined, it would make a very cool temple.

>>4985860
"Good call Judge. We're coming over. War is business but destruction is just a buzzkill."

Hanging up the phone, the Walking God takes a step, travelling through bent space and time, appearing beside the grim Judge. The walking stick is no longer just a stick: it is a quarterstaff. Humble companion to any seasoned traveller, versatile in use, and mighty in skilled hands.

I'll add 2 essence for Judge's benefit.
>Aerock (Travelers/Preparedness)
>[(1/4) Essence][+2 Income]

>>4985889
Apothis is always down for a groovy collaboration.

>>4985889
Are you adding +2 Essence for The Judge's benefit or are you participating yourself, with a +2? The former can be done at no cost, while the latter carries significant risk but could be more effective.

Rolled 1 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4985889
Forgot my roll

The god of plague floats through the abyss marvelling his creation, analyzing the intricacies of his creation. It would be the foundations of his masterwork. However, something so grand can not be made alone allies are a necessary part of operations in a world as chaotic as this one.

Pestis begins to communicate with one of the few gods he believes share some of his motivations.

>>4985879
"Of course brother, the pursuit of knowledge is an honourable one. With your work my creations may reach their full potential."

>>4985893
Gotcha. Thank you for clarifying >>4985892

>>4985869
"I can, Larillam. The first servant, that obeys our will and brings light upon all. Let us see is creation then"

///
What you suggest for essence to spend on the light ? I was also considering to make a cradle for the first's of khaos. We could make :

- light 2 / 2
And then the cradle
- cradle 2/2

Or we could concentrate on the light first and foremost

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>4985888
RIP AND TEAR, RIP AND TEAR, DESTROY DESTROY DESTROY
>Kill the Judge

>>4985897
I'm going to need a roll in response to >>4985893 as well.

>>4985895
How does multi attacking work do these count as separate battles? Can I choose to spend essence on only one battle?

>>4985897
"Yikes, beginning to feel glad that nobody is matching my bet."

>>4985889
I'm down to surround the temple you guys make with my meadow but it will be a few turns until it's done

>>4985894
>UNDERSTOOD
>KNOWLEDGEOFALLTYPESISUSEFULTOME.WHATCAUSESADISEASEANDWHATITDOESFORINSTANCE
>MYLIBRARYMAYBEUSEFULTOYOU

>>4985888

Quietly watching as the Judge of war charges again, and noticing his wounds causing him to falter, Larillam would shake her head. "I'm almost tempted to wager that the god of destruction will last... I know if the judge falls to the raw power of the antithesis of creation another will take his place, and sooner or later he will be brought to kneel...I suppose the question is how many he will undo before then. None or some?" Giving a slight pause, she'd look to the judge and watch the fight intensely with curiosity. It was a good show if anything else.

>>4985901

"I know it might be unwise, but I believe I'll be taking that bet, if you won't back out of it."

>>4985901
“Do I count that as an invitation this late in the proceedings, or am I mistaken?”

>>4985899
Because this is defensive on your end, these count as the same battle. The Essence spent contributes to both duels, though you didn't say to spend any before you fought The Judge I wasn't clear on this, you can retroactively spend some Essence or choose not to. This is only due to the lack of clarity on my end regarding multi-battles.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>4985886
>>4985888
>Uriel gazes onwards, nervously. The naive God knows not how to respond, having been placed in the spotlight far more often than anticipated. Uriel knows nothing but its own, burning, WILL to undo what desires to disrupt its solitude.

>Assist Vulcan in combat, no essence bonus. Not sure if this gets directed to The Judge or Aerock at this point.

I request protection from one of my many allies, with the guarantee that I will create a world bountiful with strong life. Death, bloodshed, oppression, conflict: the essence of life itself.

>>4985913
Give me a sec.
>>4985910
Would putting my spawn in the fight help at all?

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>4985893
ANOTHER FOOLISH GOD WISHES TO BE DESTROYED

Yeesh, could really use some of that fortune Koypi.

>>4985914
They aren't an Artifact but they are Divine and I'd say they confer a +1 bonus, with the caveat that if you're defeated by any amount, your spawn will be destroyed in the effort.

>>4985903
"Hey, take it easy. No rush, no harm, no foul. Have a drink! Stay hydrated and mellow while you work."

>The drowned man watches on in...disbelief on what's going on.

FOR GM EYES ONLY
So, how many crippled/comatose gods can you potentially steal to consoom later? I assume only one. I'm mostly asking since Vulcan and Uriel are pretty much punching the shit out of the Judge.

What the battle looking like? Who is with Vulcan and who is with Judge?

>>4985907
>>4985909
Putting one point of essence in the pot, for the winner(s) to take.

>>4985888
The battle is observed by an unamused Pestis.

"And the fool charges in yet again after provoking a force too strong for him. If this dunce is our infallible god of war i fear for this universe, truly."

>>4985925
"I'd also like to specify: I would expect that anyone who takes my bet will do as I have done, and not join the fray."

>>4985925

"In that case I will put one as well on the god of destruction winning this first fight...A shame too, I did like the Judge. But alas, not all are masters. I do hope he proves the doubt I have at the moment wrong...But it exists for a reason."

"Why do they fight when they can create?"
Tok'ki is befuddled by the warriors.

>>4985937
>WARANDDESTRUCTIONISTHEIRHUNGERTHEIRDESIRE
>THEYWILLATTEMPTTOFILLTHEIRHUNGERNOMATTERHOWDIRETHESITUATIONBECOMES.

>>4985937
We fight so that we can create. I'm more surprised the others are making bets instead of stepping in.

>>4985929

"War is tied to destruction, yet destruction not tied to war. At first they were even, but there was a clear mistake he made in when he chose to charge...He should have conserved his energy before moving in for the kill."

>>4985937
Vulcan desires destruction, hence why he must be killed. If you do not aid us, he will come for your paradise.

>>4985896
Well i am off to rl sleep, Larillam tell me what you think here so we can see about it tommorow.

The serpents uncoil and from within the writhing mass emerge the first mortals.
They are like their proginitors, serpents that walk on two legs, with slashing claws and piercing fangs. Their white scales are like armor, but they move with the speed of a stream.
"BEHOLD MY SPAWN. THE FIRST AND FINEST!"
"THE KHAONS!"
>+1 from the Khaons.
>+2 from Essence.
>0/4 Essence Left

>>4985925
“I jest, in full or in part.”

“I am busy with my works, these games of yours I will watch however. I have eyes enough to look in the directions of all my scattered siblings.”

“While I may not participate directly, count me interested in the proceedings.”

I have contributed Essence to Aion, in the interests of us all. Vulcan has done nothing but destroy.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>4985943
Shoot forgot to target and roll.
>Devour Vulcan

>>4985937
>>4985941
"Judge makes a decent point, Stormy..."

>>4985939
"He picked the fight without even sitting down to plan! I'm not just going to put down a half-finished drink and stop gardening because Warboy is impulsive... And Vulcan seems like he's had an epiphany about not turning everything to ash, anyway."

>>4985888
>>4985897
Ever merciless, The Judge takes his knife in hand and lunges back into the fray!

For a moment they struggle, and it is the struggle not of cataclysmic powers at battle, but the quiet hate of two bitter foes wrestling one another in a ditch.

Eventually, Vulcan seizes the upper hand and slashes The Judge across his throat with a blade of gristle and bone!

Choking, The Judge staggers back and succumbs to his knees. He gurgles ichor and his eyes close.

Though he is not yet dead, he is close, and with The Destroyer looming over him, he may be in peril.

The Judge rolls a 2+0 against Vulcan's roll of 4+0!

Vulcan is AGAIN, VICTORIOUS by 2 points!

The Judge has been reduced to [-1/6] Essence!

The Judge is COMATOSE

Vulcan has [3/6] Essence remaining!

>>4985893
>>4985917
>>4985912
Sensing that The Destroyer has the upper hand, Aerock morphs his walking stick into a quarterstaff!

He lunges into battle, swinging with a rare, furious force, and smotes Vulcan atop his skull before he can sink his fangs into The Judge!

However, as Vulcan turns to face his new foe, it seems his cries were not unheard, as Uriel bursts from the shadows and falls onto Aerock with a feral tenacity!

Taking no quarter and given none, Vulcan roars in assent and charges Aerock, who fights fiercely against his enemies but cannot best them both!

Between the wrath of each bestial deity, Aerock is dismembered and drops his staff beside his fallen body.

He is not slain, but he has been savaged beyond savagery, and recovery, if it comes at all, will take time.

Above the fallen, Vulcan and Uriel gaze into each other's eyes. An unlikely alliance...?

Aerock rolls a 1+2 against Vulcan's roll of 8+0 and Uriel's roll of 7+0!

Vulcan and Uriel are VICTORIOUS by 12 points!

Aerock has been reduced to [-10/4] Essence!

Aerock has been DISMEMBERED

Vulcan has [3/6] Essence remaining!

Uriel has [4/4] Essence remaining!

>>4985937
Through destruction there is creation. I will destroy all those who wish to stop this process. Join a losing battle or work with me towards the future.

>>4985896

"I believe the light should be created first and should be the focus of our efforts so it is something worthy and capable of what we desire. But something is missing. A name, and an appearance. I have an idea for the latter, that being a pillar of light in the sky, but I wish to hear what you have in mind."

>>4985949
Can I spend any essence to fetch Aerock's head, to preserve him in whole or part?

Currentky at [2/4], having lost my bet. The lost point can be taken by Laraillam, it seems.

>>4985949
check >>4985921 in case you missed it

>>4985921
FOR EVERYONE TO SEE (because it's relevant to everyone)
A God can run away with one corpse at a time, if they have a lair or refuge, such a Divine Fortress or Sacred Site, they could potentially stash one there and go for another, but consuming it might be more efficient.

>>4985955
You can spend Essence to give yourself a bonus to recover his body, or to grant yourself a bonus defending him. That's assuming that Vulcan or Uriel want to take it, if neither of them care, you could do it for free.

>>4985955
(Actually I need to ask the QM with regards to this, if I gain essence above 4 right now, will I automatically proc the 10% chance or will I only do so at the end of the turn if I don't spend it this turn?)

>>4985958
What happens if two gods try and steal a body from a third god at the same time, only one who posts first gets the +4?

>>4985949
>The rattle of chains rings out through the void as the Drowned Man wraps them around the body of the Judge and rushes away with it to consume it in peace before the others make their move

>1d10+4 for the roll, right?

>>4985958
Fair enough. Just didn't want anyone getting any stink eyes at me before I made my move.

>>4985959
If you gain more Essence than your cap, you can hold it but you won't gain your Essence income as you already exceed your cap. You can spend your winnings on something longer-term or give them away as you please. If you're so inclined, multi-turn projects are permissible, such as Rest's 3 Essence meadow.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>4985958
Vulcan is under attack by Khaos, so if Uriel will allow me to collect my friend... Well, it doesn't seem Judge will be requesting any further assistance from either of us.

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>-10/4 essence

Holy shit lmao, brutal. Well as much as I'd like to keep playing this god, unless someone gets me outta here I'm consoomed.

>>4985964
Can I roll to consume or save?

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>4985963

With a slight sigh at the sight, Larillam would attempt to try and stop the act of thievery and deicide that they were about to witness...It wasn't that much of an attempt, but it still was one...

>>4985962
The God standing or floating or crawling, present at, the body gets the +4 if they choose to run.

>>4985963
>1d10+4 for the roll, right?
Nope, the +4 applies to the God standing directly over the corpse, the victor. That's only if they choose to run. If they would rather fight, combat proceeds as normal unless you don't want to fight over it.
>spoiler
See Rule #1

>>4985949
>Obliterate Aerock

>>4985968
Doing my best! Well, maybe not my BEST, but trying.

>>4985971
>>4985970
Hm. Would this count as combat for the +1 from the library or? Not liking my odds here.

>>4985970
(Just a note, this is to try and save the Judge from the drowned man specifically.)

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>4985970
"I shall help you, mistress of slavery, though I do not like your influence..."

>>4985972
Don't forget that
Khaos is attacking you, too:
>>4985947

>>4985980
(If Vulcan isn't distracted, I'm prepared to fight over it.)

>>4985976
(If it does, that'll be all the more fun, since I think I kicked you hard if that's the case.)

Rolled 4 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

>>4985949
>>4985972
>>4985967
>I would like to kill The Judge. Spending 1 essence

"I JUST WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE"

Rolled 10 + 2 (1d10 + 2)

>>4985947
>Defend against Khaos
Spend 2 essence
1/6 Essence remain

"I REALLY NEED SOME HELP HERE."

while I wait for the QM to respond before I make my roll

>>4985990
wait doesn't that knock Khaos clean out? I knew he spent some essence this turn.

>>4985947
The Conflict has escalated!

Khaos and his Khaons have initated conflict with Vulcan!

Khaos has spent 0 Essence to improve his odds and is at [0/4] Essence!

Vulcan is at [3/6] Essence and has not yet spent Essence to improve their odds.

>>4985972
God of Destruction, how do you want to respond to this attempted attack by Khaos?

>>4985976
>>4985970
>>4985979
You aren't in The Seeker's Library at the moment, so no, but you aren't trying to fight either, you're trying to steal The Judge's corpse. Tok'ki and Larillam have beaten you off of it, as per their rolls, though because none of you were at the fight I'll interpret that as them tackling you mid-sprint to devour The Judge.

Now, as for whether that ensues in combat, is up to them.

>>4985971
I'm really confused on what I need to roll now. What do I need to defend and can I help my ally?

Rolled 6 + 1 (1d10 + 1)

>>4985988
Am I under attack? I'm only interested in a fight if it's required to safeguard Aerock, in which case my roll is... Attached.
[1/4 Essence]

>>4985979
>>4985970
>FINE.LETTHISFOOLNOTBEEATENBYME.IASSUMEYOUWISHTOEATHIMFORYOURSELF?
>IHUMORNOTACONFLICTBETWEENUS.HAVEYOURUSELESSHUNKOFFLESH.

>>4985998
I actually spent two points. . . Do we need to roll again?

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>4985968
A tendril of viscera emerges from the armor of pestis and lunges towards the body of Aerock, the consuming of the battered god would be great fuel for future plagues. Perhaps an infernal laboratory? How pleasant. Provide the consumption goes off without interference

>>4986007
Definitely interfering.

>“They’re all just… running around, killing each-other over there…”

>“I’m just going to stay largely out of this… for now…”

>>4986000
Gimme a sec to process here-

So, the current sequence of events-

The Judge attempted to scalp Vulcan but was beaten back,

The Judge then attempted to scalp Vulcan again but was slashed in the throat and sent Comatose,

Aerock attempted to intervene but Uriel showed up and between the two of them, Uriel and Vulcan left him Dismembered,

The Drowned Man tried to sprint to seize The Judge's corpse to devour it but was intercepted by Lamarill and Tok'ki,

And Khaos attacked Vulcan, but... yeah.

Not much more to roll.

>>4986006
Nope, I didn't see his response when I wrote that.

>>4986002
If nobody wants to consume the corpse, there's no fight, otherwise, you'll engage in combat.

By the way, Vulcan and/or Uriel, do either of you want to attempt to consume The Judge or Aerock?