Edgedancer he/him Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 (I just want to make sure that my characters don't ruin the game and that we understand each other. I think I'm kinda arguing a bit of both those points. ) Not any other tribe. Only the most successful. The Imfu are very aggressive and their society is based on the military. They sometimes go out to war with other tribes, solely with the intention of wiping them out for no other reason than power and land gain. Tribes like the NaXéreteus(did I get that right?) are more reserved and don't actively seek war, at least from my point of view. Even then, I consider them to be one of the most powerful tribes we have here. Since the canon tribes are the ones that survived, I assumed that they were the ones who had the most power from destroying other tribes. Fusion Control is a canon power so that one will stay in. It takes a lot of effort to transform something, even more for living things, and the bigger they are, the more time and effort it takes. With there only being maybe 20(I haven't quite figured it out yet) people who can use this, and 400 people in the tribe, it doesn't give them a ton of advantage for resource purposes. I agree that it could, but the ones with these powers are the ones out at battle. The Imfu still need their farms and hunting. (That´s fine then.) From how I read it it doesn´t matter who exterminated the other tribes, the benefits go to all the gods of the same type than the dead one. Which would mean that being overly agressive could actually create stronger adjacent tribes that want and now can get rid of you. A reminder of what Mrs Voidus said: This is something I want players to keep in mind: Tribes are still limited to at most 250 people, many of whom are old, children or sick people with broken legs or burns or whatever. (underlined by me.) A valid argumet and they can keep both powers for all I care but I have to admidd that I find it funny that you haven´t responded once to the synergy argument. By the way did you keep Fusion for the fourth live or move it to the fifth? An unrelated question to Mrs Voidus, do people only haer voices when they talk with their god or do they see visions and if so are those of the astral plane typ or an avatar appearing?
Mrs. Voidus she/her Posted January 24, 2015 Author Posted January 24, 2015 An unrelated question to Mrs Voidus, do people only haer voices when they talk with their god or do they see visions and if so are those of the astral plane typ or an avatar appearing? They can appear as an avatar and can choose whatever form they like, but they would not show themselves in this way very often, they would appear more commonly as just a voice outloud or in an individuals head. It depends on your tribes culture.
Mailliw73 he/him Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 (That´s fine then.) From how I read it it doesn´t matter who exterminated the other tribes, the benefits go to all the gods of the same type than the dead one. Which would mean that being overly agressive could actually create stronger adjacent tribes that want and now can get rid of you. A reminder of what Mrs Voidus said: (underlined by me.) A valid argumet and they can keep both powers for all I care but I have to admidd that I find it funny that you haven´t responded once to the synergy argument. By the way did you keep Fusion for the fourth live or move it to the fifth? Oh, that could be true. Mrs. Voidus, can we get more explanation on how gaining more powers works? Even if that is true, Imfu are likely to attack those with heat or light based powers in hopes to increase their own. Oh, my bad on the limit of people there, i forgot about that. So make that 10 priests and 200 citizens. Sorry. I didn't quite get what you mean by synergy argument. I moved it to the fifth. Ive been a bit busy these past couple days, but I hope to finish the Imfu's culture and Uku's backstory in the next day or two.
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Oh, that could be true. Mrs. Voidus, can we get more explanation on how gaining more powers works? Even if that is true, Imfu are likely to attack those with heat or light based powers in hopes to increase their own. Oh, my bad on the limit of people there, i forgot about that. So make that 10 priests and 200 citizens. Sorry. I didn't quite get what you mean by synergy argument. I moved it to the fifth. Ive been a bit busy these past couple days, but I hope to finish the Imfu's culture and Uku's backstory in the next day or two. What I meant with the synergy argument is that you never argued about how their magic interacts but only about Fusion being not much of a deal, because only a few people can use it, which is true I suppose. Now that I think about it, their canon power ended up being something rare and restricted instead of their actual main magic. What does anyone suggest I should do for my character's first post? Depends, do you already have an idea where you want to go? Giving a glimps into the day by day life usually is a good start before things get messed up around them. Should you have something larger in mind, like a rebelion against the Medicine tribe, be it with or without outsider help, you could of course set that up. 1
Mailliw73 he/him Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 What I meant with the synergy argument is that you never argued about how their magic interacts but only about Fusion being not much of a deal, because only a few people can use it, which is true I suppose. Now that I think about it, their canon power ended up being something rare and restricted instead of their actual main magic. You mean like how they could create a flammable gas and then heat it up? While theoretically possible, I've said before that infusing gases with heat, let alone enough to burn it, is too difficult for a priest. The air dissipates too quickly and the heat takes too long to infuse. Possibly, if they had a container with the gas inside, they could do it, but that would likely blow them up instead of anything else, because of the contact requirement. It's kinda a game-balancing issue, maybe, as time goes on, they get better at it or something. I don't know how strong the fusion is in canon. 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 You mean like how they could create a flammable gas and then heat it up? While theoretically possible, I've said before that infusing gases with heat, let alone enough to burn it, is too difficult for a priest. The air dissipates too quickly and the heat takes too long to infuse. Possibly, if they had a container with the gas inside, they could do it, but that would likely blow them up instead of anything else, because of the contact requirement. It's kinda a game-balancing issue, maybe, as time goes on, they get better at it or something. I don't know how strong the fusion is in canon. They would´t need to infuse gases. There are some that start to burn when they come into contact with air under air temperature, which they could leech heat of and for a fire bass something they can throw like straw or some minerals (I would have to do research here for what is suited best) would work far better. Does anyone know what the Medicine tribe is actually making the Pathonians do? You´ll have to ask Newan there.
Voidus Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 A quick note for Edge and Kobold: The Chiskreven wouldn't be able to gain magic just by worshiping a different god unless they were explicitly granted the ability by that god which is not likely to happen with most gods. If you have a specific idea for a character in mind though you could try running it past Mrs. Voidus.
Mrs. Voidus she/her Posted January 25, 2015 Author Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) Oh, that could be true. Mrs. Voidus, can we get more explanation on how gaining more powers works? Even if that is true, Imfu are likely to attack those with heat or light based powers in hopes to increase their own. I always imagined it as being because killing off another tribe means that there is less competition on land for resources and so less time can be spent hunting and gathering, with more time spent in worship with their God who may reveal new techniques and also more time on breeding much healthier and better fed babies - who themselves multiply over time and can contribute to the good of the tribe. This increases their magical power because the more people of that God's bloodline that exist, and worship that God, the stronger that God is. There is no particular reason that killing off a similar tribe to yours would be of any extra benefit other than the geographical likely hood of a similar tribe to you living next door. Therefore, increases in power happen over generations, if a continual effort is made to wither breed more or kill others more, so that then you can breed. BUT there is also no reason that a tribe might not think that killing off similar powers would gain better control of their own, and you are welcome to use this as a plot point but it would be essential for this plot to work that the God was never asked about how they gain powers or that the worshipper who asks then lies to all other tribe members about it for whatever political reason... They could also have a particularly selfish God who doesn't want to part with too much information. Suggestion: we could all play the game at this current time, and then maybe in a month or so we could do a forward time skip and play from there... Seeing as the characters have multiple lives this shouldn't be an issue with losing yours, and it could show us how time changes abilities. Edited January 25, 2015 by Mrs. Voidus 2
Kobold King he/him Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 A quick note for Edge and Kobold: The Chiskreven wouldn't be able to gain magic just by worshiping a different god unless they were explicitly granted the ability by that god which is not likely to happen with most gods. If you have a specific idea for a character in mind though you could try running it past Mrs. Voidus. Thanks for the clarification! Suggestion: we could all play the game at this current time, and then maybe in a month or so we could do a forward time skip and play from there... Seeing as the characters have multiple lives this shouldn't be an issue with losing yours, and it could show us how time changes abilities. I completely forgot about the multiple lives when I made my chiskreven characters. Do they reincarnate in the exact same way as the other tribes, or do I have a bit of freedom in the way reincarnation works for them? (If it works at all.)
Mrs. Voidus she/her Posted January 25, 2015 Author Posted January 25, 2015 I completely forgot about the multiple lives when I made my chiskreven characters. Do they reincarnate in the exact same way as the other tribes, or do I have a bit of freedom in the way reincarnation works for them? (If it works at all.) What did you have in mind? Yes they re-incarnate, and I would be lenient with how considering they are not human.
Kobold King he/him Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) What did you have in mind? Yes they re-incarnate, and I would be lenient with how considering they are not human. To be honest I don't really know what I have in mind. It's just that the the reincarnation with memories of past lives would wreak serious havoc with the culture I've envisioned with so far (which is entirely my fault. I really should have re-read your worldbuilding posts more times to make sure I incorporated major details like this.) Perhaps Niimanjula chose to obscure memories of past lives from all but the most dedicated shamans, out of respect for the proto-society they dwelt in before he granted them intelligence? Edited January 25, 2015 by Kobold King
Voidus Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 To be honest I don't really know what I have in mind. It's just that the the reincarnation with memories of past lives would wreak serious havoc with the culture I've envisioned with so far (which is entirely my fault. I really should have re-read your worldbuilding posts more times to make sure I incorporated major details like this.) Perhaps Niimanjula chose to obscure memories of past lives from all but the most dedicated shamans, out of respect for the proto-society they dwelt in before he granted them intelligence? "Sounds good, approved!" -Mrs. Voidus Do Chiskreven shamans still adorn themselves with feathers like other shamans? Or do they use pieces of skin or something? 1
Kobold King he/him Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 (edited) "Sounds good, approved!" -Mrs. Voidus Do Chiskreven shamans still adorn themselves with feathers like other shamans? Or do they use pieces of skin or something? Awesome. As funny as that is to visualize, no. Their own feathers are black like those of ravens, so chiskreven shamans will often adorn themselves with the feathers of more colorful or majestic birds. Finches, hummingbirds, eagles, larger dinosaur species, etc. Edited January 25, 2015 by Kobold King 1
Mailliw73 he/him Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 They would´t need to infuse gases. There are some that start to burn when they come into contact with air under air temperature, which they could leech heat of and for a fire bass something they can throw like straw or some minerals (I would have to do research here for what is suited best) would work far better. There are two reasons this wouldn't happen. One, they need contact to infuse something so anything like that would be a suicide mission, and two, they don't know anything about minerals or gases like that. They aren't a particularly studious tribe. While there are some intellectuals, it isn't as valued as much. Now, were they ever to join with the Moon tribe, as blasphemous as that may be, something a lot more powerful might happen. I always imagined it as being because killing off another tribe means that there is less competition on land for resources and so less time can be spent hunting and gathering, with more time spent in worship with their God who may reveal new techniques and also more time on breeding much healthier and better fed babies - who themselves multiply over time and can contribute to the good of the tribe. This increases their magical power because the more people of that God's bloodline that exist, and worship that God, the stronger that God is. There is no particular reason that killing off a similar tribe to yours would be of any extra benefit other than the geographical likely hood of a similar tribe to you living next door. Therefore, increases in power happen over generations, if a continual effort is made to wither breed more or kill others more, so that then you can breed. BUT there is also no reason that a tribe might not think that killing off similar powers would gain better control of their own, and you are welcome to use this as a plot point but it would be essential for this plot to work that the God was never asked about how they gain powers or that the worshipper who asks then lies to all other tribe members about it for whatever political reason... They could also have a particularly selfish God who doesn't want to part with too much information. Suggestion: we could all play the game at this current time, and then maybe in a month or so we could do a forward time skip and play from there... Seeing as the characters have multiple lives this shouldn't be an issue with losing yours, and it could show us how time changes abilities. Oh I see. So killing a heat tribe wouldn't grant Imfu heat powers, but would give them he land and time to expand, which would then give them More power? Ooh I like that idea. I think the current leader or general or both is going to use the aggressiveness of the Imfu to pursue his own means of conquering. While he isn't technically lying, since killing others will help them eventually, he'd be stretching the truth a lot. Hmm. That could be a cool idea. 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 A quick note for Edge and Kobold: The Chiskreven wouldn't be able to gain magic just by worshiping a different god unless they were explicitly granted the ability by that god which is not likely to happen with most gods. If you have a specific idea for a character in mind though you could try running it past Mrs. Voidus. I gathered that already, what I was more interested in is if Hech could keep the Chiskreven wind manipulation. Suggestion: we could all play the game at this current time, and then maybe in a month or so we could do a forward time skip and play from there... Seeing as the characters have multiple lives this shouldn't be an issue with losing yours, and it could show us how time changes abilities. Unless you decided to play a character in his last life that is.
Edgedancer he/him Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 It´s very dangerous for a fresh RP like this to become so... non-active. Interest still up? I gathered that already, what I was more interested in is if Hech could keep the Chiskreven wind manipulation. Still waiting for an answer by the way.
Mrs. Voidus she/her Posted January 29, 2015 Author Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Any suggestions for what the Pathonians should be doing for Medicine? Well as there are few people left in your tribe, you could do your first post as one of your characters walking around internally monologueing about the state of things. Maybe thinking about their role in society. You could have your character bump into a love interest or a rival or even be sent out on a scouting or gathering mission. You could write about a worship scene or town council meeting? The first post is usually about establishing the way your character thinks and behaves around others. So if you did not plan on having a character who thinks about things a lot, then you could focus more on their conversations with others or the things the character is doing. For example, if you wanted to show that your character was a bit of a but hole you could write a short segment into your scene where the character sees someone in trouble or struggling with something and then just keep walking instead of helping,or by laughing when someone trips over or something. Hope that helps. Edgedancer, on 26 Jan 2015 - 6:03 PM, said: I gathered that already, what I was more interested in is if Hech could keep the Chiskreven wind manipulation. Sorry, I had to work. He would keep it, yes. The Gods don't usually bother with stripping away an individuals power. I will try to get up another post soon. I will put some action in there to hopefully spike some interest. Edited January 29, 2015 by Mrs. Voidus
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I really don't want this RP to die. Mrs. Voidus I just sent you Cormac's intro, and I'd like your approval before I post it. 2
Kobold King he/him Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 I really don't want this RP to die. Mrs. Voidus I just sent you Cormac's intro, and I'd like your approval before I post it. Agreed. I'll try to get a chiskreven post up very soon. Also: every post on the game thread so far is awesome. 1
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted February 5, 2015 Posted February 5, 2015 Alright. Cormac is finally in the game. He's a very poetic person, not above quoting ancient text as he kills people. I see him as a Combination of Prof's tactics and Obbliteration's Personality. 1
Voidus Posted February 6, 2015 Posted February 6, 2015 I agree, I really don't want this to die, I think planning out some ways for characters to meet up would be a good idea.
Blaze1616 he/him Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Alright. So I know I'm a little late to the game, but this sounds awesome, so I'm going to do my part in keeping it from dying, if I can. I have a couple of questions first, though. Let us say there are these five gods: The god of rats, the god of mice, the god of squirrels, the god of all other mammals, the god of all other animals. Now let us say their borders are linear and look like so: rats | squirrels | mammals | mice | other animals If the god of mice were vanquished by the people worshipping the god of rats, who would envelop those powers? Would the god of rats become the god of rats & mice? Would the god of other animals envelope mice as well? Am I completely misunderstanding how this all works? If it is the god of rats who envelops the mice powers, would people worshipping the god of rats also gain mice related powers? From what I've gathered the rat worshippers would not gain mice powers, but instead have their rat powers enhanced? If a god has one last living worshipper, and that worshipper is on their 3rd incarnation, and they die, I'm pretty sure I understand it correctly that the god would then die upon the worshippers death. Would this person reincarnate? If yes, would the new incarnation have any powers? Once I have these answers I have a few characters in mind. as a general RP question, as I've yet to RP on 17S, do you guys normally take weeks to respond? I noticed this RP thread has only 4 replies, and not everyone has contributed their first post yet. Oh, and thanks for the answers, anyone who takes the time to respond! 2
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Some RP's take off like a shot, gathering hundreds of posts, but those are rare. Others, Like Tamriel, struggle on for a while, then die. The average play-by-post RP dies before the 6 month mark. This one so far seems like it will be a struggler like Tamriel, players only posting when somebody reminds them, (Which is what happened to me) or gets bored and uses it to entertain themselves. That said, I really hope this one gets as popular as the Oregon RP. So Winter, you might PM Newan and politely ask how much of a post he's written. as for your question about the gods, I can't answer that. You'll have to wait for the Voiduses. Voidusi? Voiduss? Voidus, what the plural form of your name? 1
Voidus Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 Bizzarely the plural of Void-us is Void-I The collective is an Alley. An Alley of Voidi. 3
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