lwd24era he/him Posted May 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 How about a suite of gods of the psyche - or even one, with manifestations tied to an unaware mortal. Thus, when the chosen sleeps, Sleep walks the world. When he wakes, the Woken walks. When he takes drugs, the mighty Trippin Balz strides the planet. Oh but if I had more than one upvote to give... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left he/him Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Make a god of Deja' vu. Anyone think of anything cool for it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Make a god of Deja' vu. Anyone think of anything cool for it? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiosity he/him Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 A god of uninvented technology who is confused about his purpose? A god of phlegm who walks around peering down people's throats? A god of teenage arrogance who is in the body of an older person and is fed up with these stuck-up youngsters? A god of depression that sets in on rainy days? Are these too specific, or should I think more broadly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Quitecontrary she/her Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Kind of like Epics who could give their powers to mortals in Steelheart? Oh, shoot. Yes, except they can't use the powers themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmurfAquamarineBodies he/him Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Where do your gods reside? Because if your gods can walk the planet then you could have them be restricted to certain areas. For example the god of the forest can only be in the mortal plane in a forest, a god of the ocean that can only be in an ocean, that sort of thing. Or would that not work in your world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwd24era he/him Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 They can pretty much roam where they please, but tend to avoid Witch infested areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surgebound Rainspren he/him Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 a god that catalogues the life of humans that are going to effect the world in a significant way, called the historian. he is thought of as a good luck charm or a curse when he attends births, weddings and funerals as it means that something of high importance is happening 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamma Fiend he/him Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Hm, this definitely sounds like it could be an interesting idea. It's just hard to randomly shoot ideas into the dark, though. If you post some of the material or what you already have worked up, it could help. Just so we have a better idea of what you're going for.Also, I would warn against relying on us to help give you the main characters or themes of your story, I feel like you would be missing a great opportunity to explore your own creativity, and as you know what you're going for best, your ideas will be better suited for the world you're trying to build, rather than random suggestions from strangers with no context.Like I said, this is definitely an interesting idea, and it would be really cool to see what you already have worked up yourself, because then we can give more structured feedback and suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwd24era he/him Posted May 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Oh no no the gods won't be main characters. I have a whole cast of main characters set up, the gods are just the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnyburn he/him Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 I imagining a shapeshifting god, but one who shifts in subtle ways, like: growing facial hair rapidly, altering nose or ears. But he would need a tell too, something noticible to the right eyes that he cannot change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calmseer he/him Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 How about a god called the Handworker? This would be a god for the crafts people and artisans. Basically a god for the common folk. Blacksmiths, potters, shoemakers, and the like would pray to the Handworker to steady their hands and hone their individual crafts, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted May 31, 2014 Report Share Posted May 31, 2014 A god called Blue. Whenever he manifests, he is the colour of the sky above the clouds, with eyes like the dark on the edge of space. Looking at him gives a sense of vertigo and scale; he is still like the sun is still. He is not a god of weather, cloud, wind, or even air; his realm is simply the sky, unmarred and unbroken. Each night the hunter-gods of moon and star hunt him, and their shafts of moonlight and sunlight pierce his body, striking the earth. With dawn, the sun cauterizes and sews each of his wounds in exchange for a piece of his heart, and through that piece the sunlight shines down. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiosity he/him Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 A god called Blue. Whenever he manifests, he is the colour of the sky above the clouds, with eyes like the dark on the edge of space. Looking at him gives a sense of vertigo and scale; he is still like the sun is still. He is not a god of weather, cloud, wind, or even air; his realm is simply the sky, unmarred and unbroken. Each night the hunter-gods of moon and star hunt him, and their shafts of moonlight and sunlight pierce his body, striking the earth. With dawn, the sun cauterizes and sews each of his wounds in exchange for a piece of his heart, and through that piece the sunlight shines down. Ah. Swim, I detect a mythos building up here. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmingly he/him Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 A god called Dust. His realm is that of the forgotten places, abandoned places - not the wilderness, but not civilisation. He is the essence of places left behind. An old ruin, a deserted cemetery, a shipwreck, even an attic undisturbed for years. He is a figure of lines: Shadow, light, straight and shifting flickers that illuminate a cloud of dust in vaguely human form, with the image of forgotten faces flickering across his skin. He is patron, too, of those left behind: Hermits, exiles, the poor, the feral, and the forgotten dead. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkarma he/him Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 What I've found is that gods seldom exist without a culture befitting them. Nearly every nation around the world reflects this in some degree where you have a theme of one or two religions heavily influencing how society is structured. So before even getting into building the gods, what kind of culture do they exist in and how would they play a role? But from the sound the feedback your heading down the role where there are as many gods as there are things to have domain over. A bit Shinto-ish with a Greek flare? You have Gods that are high up and then you have gods that are just cantrips that interact with mundane people a daily basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haradion Drogon Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 A God of the Dawn might be facinating. He only exists for a single moment each day, at the crack of dawn, before the Sun God/Moon God takes over... Or a God of Change? When a stick turns to dust, or water freezes, or a body decomposes, or flame flickers out. When one thing changes into another, he is present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left he/him Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Sticks are Sticks. It is a Stick. I am a Stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaellok he/him Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I know this is a bit late, but what about Jeff, god of biscuits? ...what? There's a reason why the Romans stole the Greek gods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashiok Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Lwd left. this topic is no longer relevant... Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eerongal he/him Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Lwd left. this topic is no longer relevant... Right? Yep, he did. As such, i will go ahead and close this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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