Jukashi
Four Thousand Club
So I was wondering, why would there be a tendency in the Loom of Fate to elevate some humans (and, apparently, some other creatures, since there is occasionally mention of similarly extraordinary beasts) above their peers and set them on a path of adventure and excitement and so on?
Obviously it's because that's what makes the game, but what's the reason from an internal viewpoint?
Most likely, it's for the entertainment of the primordials. The Games of Divinity are fun and all, but even the Incarna take breaks from that now and then, so I'd imagine the primordials would get bored of it sometimes; that's why they'd go toy with Creation and end up making it miserable for all the gods and mortals. So I'd say the reason for heroes to be chosen out in the Loom is so they can play out their stories for the amusement of the creators of the world. So then the idea occurred to me that, in order to have really interesting stories to watch, you'd need someone who's good at it to write them.
So then I had the idea of a God whose job it was to write the stories that become legends. Since the basic formula for a heroic story is always hero + hero's goal + obstacle, and heroes provide their own goals while the Loom provides the heroes, the God would essentially be the God of Heroic Challenge; a spirit who's job it is, essentially, to introduce conflict, set obstacles and generally make certain people's lives harder. But in a cool, dramatic way.
Now, this the part where I, not possessing certain books, have to ask whether there's anyone like this already, because if they're not I have a few ideas about making one. So, is there?
Obviously it's because that's what makes the game, but what's the reason from an internal viewpoint?
Most likely, it's for the entertainment of the primordials. The Games of Divinity are fun and all, but even the Incarna take breaks from that now and then, so I'd imagine the primordials would get bored of it sometimes; that's why they'd go toy with Creation and end up making it miserable for all the gods and mortals. So I'd say the reason for heroes to be chosen out in the Loom is so they can play out their stories for the amusement of the creators of the world. So then the idea occurred to me that, in order to have really interesting stories to watch, you'd need someone who's good at it to write them.
So then I had the idea of a God whose job it was to write the stories that become legends. Since the basic formula for a heroic story is always hero + hero's goal + obstacle, and heroes provide their own goals while the Loom provides the heroes, the God would essentially be the God of Heroic Challenge; a spirit who's job it is, essentially, to introduce conflict, set obstacles and generally make certain people's lives harder. But in a cool, dramatic way.
Now, this the part where I, not possessing certain books, have to ask whether there's anyone like this already, because if they're not I have a few ideas about making one. So, is there?