Multiple Settings Blessed (World building)

[Rex_Masters]

Chat to figure out guide lines and everything else for an upcoming RP I want to host.

 

[Nellancholy]

I think it would be a good idea to start with what you've thought of so far.

Like,what is the world like? Who are the major supernatural players? Who or what is threatening them and how did they choose their demigods/champions?

 

[Rex_Masters]

Alright so what i have gotten figured out so far is it will be a fantasy style but based in a modern setting. So cars and cites and what not but with magic still don't know about letting guns in or not. As for the major powers I'm going allow any gods based on any faith unless they are turkey evil. Like hades is the god of the under world but in lore he is not actually an evil god. The evil entity's are the Old ones basically old forgotten gods that got sealed and are now pissed.

As for how your chosen is bloodline or based on your Faith. Like one god picks there champion because they are distance blood line form when the gods walked with mortals. Or they can pick you because you have a strong connection with there faith and belive in there pantheon

 

[Nellancholy]

Sounds like a good starting point,could probably help to flesh out the overall plotline. Like why are the gods acting now,and what they need their demigods to do in order to solve the crisis? If you've planned out puzzles and action,you probably have an outline of that already.

 

[Rex_Masters]

After years and years of the gods drifting more away form the mortals most of them.have become a myth. They have few churches or groups that believe in them due this there power has weaned causing the old ones to start seeding there own power in select individuals (cults) whos goal has been to target these churches or secs and wipe them.oit starting with the smallest frist. By the time the bigger gods take notice the old ones have gotten to powerful. And gods being gods don't like working together.

 

[Rex_Masters]

By drifting away i mean like you hear story's how they used to walk among us. But that was thousands of years ago.

 

[Nellancholy]

That's an understandable situation.

Hope more people join in here and give their input so we can get started.

 

[Tau]

Nifty.

 

[Gaius Danius Griinia]

Nifty.

EVEN TAU IS SCAR- Oh wait he's fine

 

[Nellancholy]

Rex_Masters So do you have a plan for how the group of heroes gets together to start with? Do they have to find each other and team up? Or will they have done so by the start? Did the gods put their differences aside and plan a team to save their skins,or is each god/pantheon just responsible for their own hero and the heroes themselves chose to team up?

 

[Rex_Masters]

This I'm still bating around with on my head. The gods might be difficult and reluctant to work together themselves but there not dumb. So I'm thinking the characters are drawn to a meeting point...or are all members of a class or something like that

 

[Nellancholy]

Yeah,maybe it's something that subtly draws them together,by the will of the gods as opposed to an overt order.

Though I must say I'm full up on school settings for now. If I may suggest,maybe the group members could be in the (young) adult range.

 

[Nellancholy]

Sanity43217 feel free to take a look and share any input you may have as well.

 

[Rex_Masters]

Yes anyone in is welcome to join in. And that's fine I like pushing the age to young adult makes sense so like twenty's old enough to know better but still to young to care

 

[Rex_Masters]

I was also thinking a fun idea would be to let some people take over the big bads sometimes. Like I will always keep the narrative and us on a steady path obviously not controlling but make the RP stays moving forward. But each time we get to a story point that us based around a big baddie I can work with someone to control them. This way each villian feels unquie

 

[Tau]

So if the gods gain power through these churches & worship, an implied side-goal might be to become famous heroes. If that’s the case, them meeting each other could be as simple as showing up to a big event, all with the same intent to show off and rep their god.

 

[Rex_Masters]

So if the gods gain power through these churches & worship, an implied side-goal might be to become famous heroes. If that’s the case, them meeting each other could be as simple as showing up to a big event, all with the same intent to show off and rep their god.

This could be a fun side quest as the story goes along like get more worshippers for your god which turn gets your stronger since they have more power to lend.

 

[Gaius Danius Griinia]

This sounds a lot like American Gods

 

[Sanity43217]

Is it all Pantheons?
What actually makes an entity a God?

 

[Rex_Masters]

This sounds a lot like American Gods

I mean even Greeks and Roman's worshipped the gods they believed in. But if me being American is harassing your idea of the story you don't need to participate.

 

[Sanity43217]

I mean even Greeks and Roman's worshipped the gods they believed in. But if me being American is harassing your idea of the story you don't need to participate.

I think they meant the Neil Gaiman novel, and subsequent TV series.

 

[Rex_Masters]

Is it all Pantheons?
What actually makes an entity a God?

Yup all pantheons are welcomed. But I would like it to be actual god that was believed in. If that makes sense.

 

[Rex_Masters]

I think they meant the Neil Gaiman novel, and subsequent TV series.

Honestly never heard of him or the TV show. It was just an idea I was playing with.

 

[Sanity43217]

Yup all pantheons are welcomed. But I would like it to be actual god that was believed in. If that makes sense.

I suppose my main question is how prevalent does a God have to be before it is actually considered a God. Like Greek/Roman pantheons have Daemons which are technically gods, but probably more akin to guardian angels.

 

[Rex_Masters]

That would be the more prominent ones like Zeus being such a know god he has lived on in multiple forms of media. Where Hebe would have already fallen at this point because she is a lesser know goddess in this day and age.