The God Game

[Grakelin]

I've seen this on a few other forums. Basically, everybody plays a God of a new universe, and every 'turn' (generally a few days to a week), they get a set number of 'acts' that they can perform, such as creating new life or a new landmass. It can be pretty interesting at times.

Any interest in this?

[Xiao_Caity]

I'm kinda curious... but do you really think this game would end in anything other than horrific tragedy here?
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[Grakelin]

I don't understand why a game about Deities ending in horrific tragedy is a bad thing.
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[Zanza]

Whats the rule sets etc?
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[Rain-Dog]

Yeah, it sounds pretty fun.

Nothing wrong with horrific tragedy.
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[Grossenschwamm]

This sounds fun...I already know how I'll fit in to the setting. Plus, every historical tale of deities has some form of tragedy (or ethnic cleansing...I'm looking at The Illiad when I say that).
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[Arthgon]

I am interested, but I have some questions:

1. Can you deity be based on the gods, goddesses of the real world (Greek, Egyptian, Scandinavian, Sumerians, etc,) or from other sources? (Lovecraft, Pratchet, etc,)

2. Do you have some interaction with the other deities?

3. Does the deity have his/ her own place or hideout?

4. How strong will your deity be?

5. Is it possible to make avatars?

6. Can you marry with another deity or a mortal?

7. Would it be possible to have children?

8. Having brothers or sisters?
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Ash: [talking to mirror] I'm fine... I'm fine...
[Mirror Ash jumps out of the mirror and grabs Ash]
Mirror Ash: I don't think so. We just cut up our girlfriend with a chainsaw. Does that sound "fine"?

[Wolfsbane]

Interesting. I might just give it a go.
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[Wolfsbane]

Right. Now, do we take turns doing this or does everybody post when they feel like? An do you have to spend all of your actions in the same post?
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[Zanza]

One little nagging question, do we play on the same planet?
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[Grakelin]

You can post whenever you want. You get six new actions next Friday (don't wait for me to update, just start using your actions right away). Any unused actions are wasted. You can use however many actions you want per post. So I can use three actions now, wait for Zanza to post, then post three more actions.

You can feel free to create a separate plane or planet if you wish, but for the sake of clarity, try to make a connection (i.e. a gateway or a means of access) to the original plane (not necessary if it's a different planet in the same universe). For instance, if I make an Underworld, the means of access would be 'dying'. This all counts as one action.
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[Zanza]

Forgot to ask, is there a limit on technology? It would be kind of lame if someone created a super high tech race that creates space ships and destroys planets. Or will technology progress in the game so that each week we reach a new stage of development; classic, renaissance, industrial etc.
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[Grakelin]

You're a Deity, do whatever seems natural to you.
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[The_Bob]

So when and where do we start ?
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[Arthgon]

Yes, sounds good. I am in.
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Ash: [talking to mirror] I'm fine... I'm fine...
[Mirror Ash jumps out of the mirror and grabs Ash]
Mirror Ash: I don't think so. We just cut up our girlfriend with a chainsaw. Does that sound "fine"?

[Grakelin]

You can start now.
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[Grakelin]

Yes, this is all correctly done, well played. Exactly one week from Wolfsbane's starting post, we can all have an additional six acts.
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[Wolfsbane]

May I also, completely out of character, suggest something? Good. I think we should have a weekly wrap-up; a post in which Grakelin describes in a narrative text what has happened and what the consequenses of our actions were. Just a thought. Yay-or-nay-majority-rules?
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[Grakelin]

This I can do. I will also do it early if everybody gets all 6 acts and sit idling.
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[Zanza]

I think everyone has acted now, unless there are more people who wish to jump in. Interesting turn on my insect hordes, I predicted this would happen to the poor little fellas.
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[Arthgon]

Does anyone know if forming an alliance or moving your haven counts as an act? Have everyone takes on a form or appearance? Example: Grossenschwamm as Deity of the Sea takes a form of a Poseidon-like Deity.

[Zanza]

I would say anything that has an affect on the course of the game would be considered as an act. However if one was to say they observed something, I myself wouldn't consider that an act unless you acted upon it, in which case the reaction would be the act. Forming an alliance would require you to make an offer (an act) then the other deity would then choose to accept (being an act in my books) or ignore. I don't believe ignoring would be an act as it is simply not acknowledging them and you probably wouldn't have to go out of your way to do that.
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[Xiao_Caity]

Much as I hate to say it (and believe me, I hate to say it), I agree with Zanza.
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[Wolfsbane]

Zansa is of course right. Anything that requires you to actually do something must be considered to be an act.
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[Grakelin]