Thousands of years ago the Gods were bound by the Pact of Solomon.It was decreed that1. Gods may not show themselves to man2. Gods may not speak to manSo ended the time of mythology and fantasy.Through this pact the Gods lost their influence over mankind, and with that their power too.But mortals have long forgotten why they enforced the pact in the first place. To the contrary, they have grown tired of their dull medieval lives and crave the age of mythology back!And the Gods have found ways to show themselves with showing, and to speak without speaking...Welcome! In this Quest you are a Petty God, grow your influence over man and your power.For the sake of this adventure, every participant is his own character. You can join the Quest even when it has long started!Start by filling out this form, forging your identity to rise from infinite spirits of primordial soup and become relevant.>Name>Domain>Appearance>Commandments
GUIDE FOR GOD CREATION:>NameWhat are you known as?>DomainWhat are you the God of? Anything goes! Be creative!1. Your domain should have a fitting concept. Yes, theoretically you could be the God of "Otters, Sausage and Quartz", but this is not optimal for marketing. It is best if your domain can be explained in one word, for example "God of Fire", "Goddess of the Moon", "Herald of the Gods", this way you will gain new followers for your religion easier.2. A 'bigger' domain is not necessarily better. A 'God of Nature' will have countless rivals that also claim such domain. A 'God of Horses' on the other hand has it easier to really claim his domain for only himself. In addition, a bigger domain doesn't mean you are stronger, because your actual power comes from faith of your mortal followers.3. Think about your domain well! It is hard to change it once mortals have a certain image of you. Domain can change, but only organically. 'God of the Stars' can grow to 'God of the Heavens' but 'God of the Sea' probably won't end up as 'God of Fire'.>AppearanceThis is how you appear in dreams, imagination and also to other Gods. It can be whatever form you like. For example: Human, Giant, Animal, Monster, Eldritch...Because of the Pact of Solomon, you can't incarnate in the physical world yet. You will have to work through symbols and altars.Feel free to attach belonging pictures to your posts.>CommandmentsYour most important rules and tenets. Can be changed over time. Ask yourself: How do your followers show faith, what do they offer as sacrifice to empower you further?The stricter the rules the fewer followers you will recruit, but your followers will be more fanatic and loyal, giving you more power per capita. This is good for Gods with unmarketable domains, like disease or something.
>>6095219>Name: Rodos>Domain God of Travelers>Appearance: See pic>CommandmentsSee the worldRespect local customs and lawsExperience different culturesTell others about your journeysWhenever you stop to rest say a (short) prayer to me
>>6095219>Name Mystta>Domain Prince of Illusions>AppearanceHe is an ever changing shadow cast by a great golden candle>CommandmentsThou shalt never take anything at face value for the Prince is rarely straight forward.Thou shalt honor the tricksters and scholars more than the warriors for they are loved by the Prince.Thou shalt keep the teachings of Mystta's order secret from outsiders for heretics cannot know the Prince's mind.
>>6095231Plato once spoke on the World of Ideas, where all nebulous concepts of the human mind find concrete shape. A dimension beyond human conceptions of space and time, this realm is your home. But your existence is tenuous, Pretender. Travel may be a thing well known, but the name Rodos is not. This will not do.Don't fret, new ideas travel well on roads.You just have to pick the right messenger.And right now, there are quite a few potential pilgrims who would be suitable to recruit your first batch of followers.Pick one to visit him in his dreams.>Marino Pascucci"The spices... lost to pirates again! The silver is worthless here! I'm ruined! This will not do! Where do I have to go to make it? Give me a sign!"Ah yes, the merchant. He travels not just for adventure, but for profit. He will spread your message through the upper castes of society, when you help him out a little on his voyages.>Erik the Strong"We came all this way with our longboats... only for most of us to perish so dishonorably... No gold is worth fighting in the squabbles of nobles anymore! When will our luck turn? When will we get a place in the sun like our ancestors?"So, the mercenary? Blessed and cursed are lands who harbor such folk. But he does get around and he will spread your message to his comrades, when you help him find better contractors.>Dr. Schnabel"Yes, I know about the situation in the neighboring villages, but the bandits block the mountain passes. I wish I could help but I can't. Now relax, you have an overabundance of sanguis. I will have to perform a blood letting."Ah, the plague doctor. Yes, a morbid curiosity drives him as much as the will to do good. He will spread your message through the lower casts of society, when you help him stay safe on the road.
>>6095235A band of outcasts and performers was fleeing through the country. Their luck took a turn for the better when one of them bought a strange golden candle from an occult merchant. Supposedly a magic artifact, this candle would never go out. But more importantly, under the influence of it intoxicating fumes the outcasts saw something in the shadows, barely invisible as to not break a forgotten pact, but deeply felt by everyone.So they found their new God.And they only had one question for him:where do we go from here?>Take to the road. Travel from place to place, so you will not suffer consequences for your trickery.>Hide amongst plain sight as performers in the Royal Court. Live on the edge, between getting everything and getting caught.>Go into the mountains and build a proper shrine there. There is a lot I have to teach you before you are ready out into the world again.>Write-in
>>6095264>Take to the road. Travel from place to place, so you will not suffer consequences for your trickery.
>>6095219>NameMortinatalitas>DomainGod of Stillbirths>AppearanceSee picture>CommandmentsChildren are a gift to be given to the worthy.The worthy will give freely to me.The unworthy will have their gifts taken.Let me know if this works OP!
>>6095219>NameYima>DomainLord of Revenge>AppearanceAn average sized rat with hollow, gouged-out eyes, a dirty silver-blue-black coat with a matte sheen, and long, crooked, brown-stained yellow teeth. He travels on a floating throne which is a mass of writhing worms. He wears a rat-sized crown made of translucent ichor dust, encased in obsidian. In the current age, he only visits the righteous in dreams - or the unrepentant in nightmares - during heavy downpours.>Commandments-Against brethren, make right all of your wrongs before the sun of the next day rises.-For those who have been spurned, come lay a tribute of a dried vegetable, herb or grain on a plate or in a bowl before you go to sleep at night - if I have taken favor on your request, it will be gone by the time you wake.-Do not say my holy name in the light. This is the only commandment that will not be forgiven once broken. Due to the foremost commandment, visionaries of Yima handmake shade-hoods and encase themselves in thick black fabrics that block out the sun and torchlight, so that they may preach about Yima during the day, with no inch of their flesh exposed to the light. This scares the fuck out of most people, and most people see Yima's visionaries as derelict loons. Yima will make these fervent faithful into saints and archpriests one day, when the faith has spread wider.
>>6095256Dr. Schnabel>>6095266Good choice
>>6095320That night Doctor Schnabel had a most peculiar dream. A strange figure was trying to guide him on his journey. And though he was a man of science and not of superstition, he felt something special about this dream. And he heeded the advice of this figure from the dream and headed in the direction indicated. And each following night he was visited again, always guided on a certain path. As if this being from the dream could see the world from a bird's view and guide him to avoid bandits and marauders. He spread the word of this strange figure from his dreams, named Rodos...>>6095266The followers asks questions, and the candle shadows flicker in response. Was this really the intervention of a spirit revealed to mortals? Or perhaps the mortals by looking for meaning in the candle willed the God into existence in that moment?It is impossible to tell. But it shows that the pact has weakened over time. Where will this all lead us?In any case, the new followers of Mystta continued on the road and soon became known as notorious tricksters and scammers.>>6095286In the north, in the wild lands, word spreads of a notorious witch coven. They disguise themselves as wandering nurses but secretly they feed pregnant women poison to terminate their pregnancies as some kind of offering to their occult god, Mortinatalitas.>>6095303In the lands were cultures clash and might makes right, a new cult of dark vengeance emerges. They hear rumors. Of a supposed witch coven to the north. And a band of tricksters to the south. Maybe they should pay one of them a visit to show them to crime does not go unpunished? But that decision is up to their occult God.THE EARTHThe Gods find themselves looking over a part of the world. It is a place of petty kingdoms and different peoples. A perfect sandbox to grow influence in.You can now order your followers around and give them orders. You can also attempt to perform miracles for them.You can also freely talk to other Gods and make deals with them or wage war.At the beginning, your power is small and you will mostly have to take what you can get through events. As your religion grows stronger, your orders will be followed more closely, and you can choose where you spread and who will be your mortal champions.(This will not be a risk quest, btw. The map is just a visual aid where your followers are located. Your progress is driven by story and decisions.)
>>6095286This workst.god of gatekeeping
>>6095219>>Name Logos>>Domain Disbelief, Faithlessness, Godlessness, Logic>>Appearance A human brain, with electrical signals dancing along neural pathways>>CommandmentsThou shalt not worship gods. Act only with logic, do not allow emotion to needlessly control you. Trust only what you can verify and replicate. Convince others that their occult beliefs are false. Ostracize and persecute those who refuse these commandments if all else fails.Sorry lads, but someone must play the villain.
>>6095219>NameRival>DomainAdversity, Challenge, and Transformation>AppearanceA single massive pine tree in the midst of a roaring inferno>CommandmentsPush yourself beyond your limits. Throw yourself into the unwinnable, the dangerous, the difficult. In difficulty we find our truth. In the forge's fire we find transformation. Those who embrace complacency and stagnancy have already died.
>>6095334In a long-pactless world, where mankind yearns to once again don the garments of faith, Yima's empty eyelids split open. From the north, gnashed and stifled wails travel hundreds of miles into the lord's patient and listening ears. So the Bitter Pilgrimmage commences.A pilgrim completely draped in fabric, having walked from his homeland without rest or food, approaches a grieving young maiden. She is frightened, but she does not flee. "How... How can you see me in those fabrics?"The missionary ignores her question, and does not credit his lord's name with the work, saying instead, "worms need not sight to travel." The frightened young woman says nothing, but stares at the pilgrim's head covering.Continuing in a tone half calming and half threatening, Yima's pilgrim says, "lass, heed my words if you wish to banish the curse on your family. Place this head of dried barley in a bowl before you sleep tonight and do not disturb it. When you have woken and the bowl is empty, you and your baby shall know peace again."
>>6095334Using images of open roads, maps, coaches, and random people I try to tell Doctor Schnabel though his dreams to share the importance of traveling with as many people as he can
>>6095219>NAMEThe Drowned One >DOMAINRemnant of Hunger>APPEARANCEA vaguely humanoid figure covered in a cloak soaked in foul well water. Their body is enwrapped in seven layers of unbreakable chains that restricts their movements and their body is stabbed with seven swords. No one has ever managed to get a good look underneath the cloak but from what little you can see of it underneath its cloak, it has faint bat-like features to it such as raggedy wings and claws on its hands and feet.>COMMANDMENTS-Seven is the number of Reckoning. A reckoning that shall not be postponed Indefinitely. On the seventh day of each month, you may not eat and may only drink water. For you must remember what true hunger feels like.-Otherwise, consume to your heart's desire. Whether it be forbidden knowledge, the pleasures of flesh, or the simple act of eating meat and bread. For the act of consumption is inherently fulfilling and right.-I shall feed you, for a price. Slice your palm deeply and let it pour into a deep, murky well until your head goes faint. You shall be given enough food and water to last another day.
>>6095347In the far north life is harsh. Where agriculture is impossible, people live mostly as nomads travelling by boat and horse with the seasons. But this life makes them strong, and they know it. They come down the rivers as viking raiders and conquerors. One of their tribes has started to worship a God who represents this ideal life of never resting, never settling, and fighting every day to survive. Now a great battle is ahead of them. Their leader Knut has made an offering to you, Rival. He says that he is outnumbered 2:1 asks for your help during this battle. How do you respond?>I like these odds. I will summon favorable winds for you.>Making life easier for you? What kind of God do you think I am? I will summon harsh winds against you so you can prove yourself before you ask for blessings!>Write-in
Forgot to change my trip, whoopsIts me dont worry
>>6095220>NameLaurel>DomainGoddess of Lies>AppearancePicrel.>CommandmentsLie. The more, the better. The bigger they are, the better. Each act of deceit is an act of worship towards Laurel. Oh, and obviously, make your lies convincing.
>>6095334The moon changes it's form every night much like the Prince does. For this reason night is considered the holy time when Mystta's followers gather. As the candle burns the shadows it cast shape themselves to show the Prince's will. Humanoid figures passing by buildings growing larger as they pass each house. Each time they leave a figure holding a pitchfork or torch begins to follow. Soon the first shadows grow fat but are followed by a group that outnumbers them three to one. Next the giant shadows come across smaller shadows. The giants touch the small ones and shrink slightly as the small shadows grow. As they leave. The small ones either go with them or cause one of their pursuers to stop. As the shadows once more return to normal the illusory God watches to see how his message is interpreted.
>>6095346In the city of World's Desire, Constantinople, scholars are worried about the recent developments. From all over news is reaching the city about strange cults and magic and sightings...They started to investigate for the Emperor, and ironically, ended up forming a cult themselves. Deep in the library is hiding a shrine to Logos, and through a crude ancient analog computer they can ask him indirectly about anything.But Logos himself must learn about the world of the living and perhaps even a little bit about the world of the Gods.Which topics of the lore would you like to research?>Write-in
>>6095397>Research the witch-hunters of old, dead cultures and the various methods they supposedly used to subjugate vile magyk users. See if there is any truth in their superstitions.
ANNOUNCEMENTI appreciate that so many people are interested in this concept, but I didn't expect quite so many players so soon!I will still try to write some interesting events for every new people of course to introduce them and such today and respond where I'm needed.Tomorrow I will make a big Event for everyone, where I will try to establish a bit more of a plot where people can make some own initiative and interact with each other for the goal.That makes it easier for me of course when I don't have to respond to everyone all of the time.And of course the easiest responses is when the ideas come from the players, so I just have to say this works, this has a problem, roll a dice, whatever. So don't feel scared to bring in ideas, its always good!But like I said I'm very happy that people seem to like this concept :D
>>6095417It reminded me of some old quests I used to play years back so when I saw it, I felt obligated to join.Hope everyone here has fun.
>>6095421All good. This was mostly inspired by the Dominions games (i recommend) and a meme i saw
>>6095403You find out:There is a clear distinction between sources from recent history and the mythological times.The recent books on witchcraft seem to be mostly nonsense, talking about astrological value of birth marks, which day of the month to not buy flowers and other such superstitions.The ancient sources however, tell a much more congruent story, even though they have been translated lots of times. Much like the flood myth of old...This is what the sources agree on:In the mythological times, Gods, spirits and creatures of legend freely roamed the earth. Magic was widespread. Humans were close to the bottom of the food chain in this time. But humans come from warm dark wombs and get stronger through suffering. So they rose up in rebellion. They defeated the Gods. Appearantly DOKLAD, the God of Contracts, wrote the treaty that is now known as the Pact of Solomon. It is said that he is one of the few Gods who did not fade into nothing after the banishment from lack of power. Supposedly he still resides in the Realm of the Gods...>Write-in
>>6095392In the treacherous courts of Constaninople new cults are forming around Gods with let's say flexible morals. But don't relax too soon... You are not the only one worshipped by these backstabbers. You have discovered that the so-called 'Goddess of Conspiracy' has a rival cult in the same court. What will you do to protect your rightful sphere of influence?>Confront the Goddess of Conspiracy personally in the Realm of the Gods>Tell your cult to wipe out hers>Write-in>>6095384In the war-torn lands of the East famine has struck the countryside. People have flocked to the strange Drowned God lurking beyond the bottom of the well... And he happily answers their prayers.However, there has been a 'misunderstanding' of sorts of his teachings. People aren't sacrificing their own blood for food anymore, as much as offering the blood of other people. How will you respond?>Endorse>Disapprove>Write-in
>>6095452>WRITE IN>FORWHILEALLCONSUMPATIONISRIGHTEOUS,THEREMUSTBEPROPERSANCUITYTOTHESACRIFICE.>ISHALLALLOWFORTHEBLOODOFOTHERSINPLACEOFYOUROWNBLOODINEXCHANGEFORONEADDEDCONDITION.>THEYMUSTNOTBEBORNONADAYOFTHEMONTHWITHSEVENINIT.FORTHATNUMBEROFRECKONINGSHALLPROTECTTHEIRBLOOD.[Translation: Allow the blood of others but only if their date of birth does not fall on a day ending in the number seven, i.e 7/17/27. This condition does not apply if they wish to use their own blood to feed themselves, it just means you can't use their blood in place of your own. A small but fitting restriction.]
>>6095363>>6095286The offering was made. There was no backing down from a confrontation now.As Gods all you can do now is suggest a strategy for the upcoming encounter to your followers and attempt to bless them with miracles and wonders brought forth by their faith.The rest is up to the Goddess of Fate, Fortuna.Both of you, roll 2d6!Since you are equally matched in power and Mortinatalitas witch coven is defending, he will win in a draw.
>>6095219>multiplayer god questNice.Good luck QM, I might join if/when the number of players drops, 8 players is a lot to handle already.
>>6095436It is Known. But Logos bears no ill will towards the god of contracts, no malice that exceeds its nature as antithesis to deification, despite the paradoxal nature of such things. Thus, after quietly disseminating this information to its followers under the twisted viewpoint of "false beliefs" held by madmen and religious manipulators, Logos shifts its gaze towards superior methods to destroying that which it Hates.>Begin researching Technology, such that the Scholars of Logos can soon develop Arms and Armor with techniques and materials far superior to what is currently Known. These shall be the implements of our crusade, weapons that operate purely on mundane logic and physical properties.
Rolled 5, 3 = 8 (2d6)>>6095468In the morning, the maiden wakes with a smile, not remembering last night's dream, or yesterday's visit. Thunder booms from the storm that carried on through the night, and the light pitter patter of rain sets a soothing mood. The maiden walks past the bowl in her bedroom, and everything comes back to her. In a rush, she grasps the bowl and brings it near: it's empty. "Waahh wah," her baby cries from the hamper she discarded it in.~Yima blesses his pilgrims with instructions to continue spreading the faith northward, and to adopt the orphans of the wicked lands they come across, and raise them to worship the Rat in the Rain.
>>6095387Fool! Have you learned nothing of my teachings? The vast army arrayed against you IS my blessing. It is the whetstone against which you will be born again, or broken to pieces.Nonetheless I will grant you a boon. So long as your WILL does not falter, so too will your flesh rise to the challenge before you. I will not protect you from the bite of blade or the sting of arrow, but so long as you have the WILL to rise once more your body will obey and your flesh will knit together and your bones with rejoin until your enemies or your WILL breaks.
Rolled 3, 2 = 5 (2d3)>>6095503The vikings gather their strength. They realize, this is want they wanted! A glorious victory or a glorious death! And if they do make it out, then they will spread the will of Rival far and wide!But Fortuna will have the last word on that. And she demands that you beat her two rolls with just 1d6!2:1. One warrior vs two weaklings, can they prevail?
>>6095508Oh vikingbros....
>>6095452>Tell your cult to wipe out hersLet the mortals do what the mortals do best.
>>6095523Test.
>>6095523In the world of intrigue, not everything is what it seems.Pick one option and roll, the opponent rolls the option you didn't pick.>2d6>3d6
Rolled 5, 2, 3 = 10 (3d6)>>6095527inb4 you actually wanna roll low
Rolled 2, 6 = 8 (2d6)>>6095530The higher roll wins.
Good job catching that double bluffI really thought you would go for the lower one because its obviously a trick
>>6095536>>6095530
>>6095536>>6095534What kind of Goddess of Lies would fall for a double bluff? None at all.
Rolled 4 (1d6)>>6095508They will be worthy, or they will not. An easy victory is an empty victory.
>>6095572The vikings put up a fierce fight and the battle is close, but the tide turns and reinforcements arrive for the enemy. Knut and his men fall, but not without taking down many more enemies.With them dies the vision of the lone pine tree holding out against the flames...But not all hope is left for Revali. There is another culture that would worship him.In the Steppe, the fiercest warriors are born. Where no agriculture can be done, only nomads survive. They live by the horse, and eat only raw meat. Most of the greatest conquerors come from this lawless land, the Aryans, the Turks, the Mongols...But to be accepted by them you will have to reinvent yourself in a way.Well, basically, they don't know what a pine tree is, so you will have to find a new symbol. But change is natural, you know that, those who stagnate die. And who knows, if you adapt, these people might prove even better followers than the vikings... >Write-in
>>6095585Rival not Revali
>NameOssa Artifex>DomainPrince of Artistry>AppearanceA skeleton playing a sweet but slightly melancholic song, always out of sight. The more devoted the follower, the easier time they have to grasp the princes appearance.Many see the prince only as a guide in the back of their mind, urging them to greatness.Pic related>CommandmentsArt is the only way to truly express oneselfThe feelings and emotions put into art mattersThe feelings and emotions art invokes matter moreDedication and persistance matter more than the wellbeing of the selfA life without a magnum opus is not a life well livedDoes this work?
>>6095590Always nice to meet a fellow prince
>Name: Galvin Steel>Domain: Knowledge and Innovation >Appearance: He looks like Vulkan but, human sized. However he changes outfits depending on what the person/god desires.If they wish to learn he will turn into a librarian, if they wish to create he will turn into a blacksmiths, if they wish to fight he will turn into a warrior.>Commandments:Without wisdom, skill cannot be focused. Without skill, strength cannot be brought to bear. Without strength, wisdom may not be applied.If you can’t tell, I am a BIG fan of Vulkan, but I promise he’s not a complete Vulkan Expy.
Rolled 4, 2 = 6 (2d6)>>6095468>>6095499In the far north, the coven makes preparations. Their lady, the Elder Sister, does not like being denied her siblings. They work their magic, creating tinctures to punish the unworthy, and work as midwives to their coven. The Elder Sister, when given freely a sibling, will quicken the womb of a sister, blessing them with easy births.
>>6095220>Name: Vinculum>Domain: God of Blood>Appearance: Appears as an idealised version your own self, wearing the face of any who view it. When appearing in more abstract terms, may appear as a series of red strings or red bodies of water (rivers most often)>Commandments: Bonds of blood are sacred>The shared bloodline of parent to child is the most precious bond. To betray or turn against one of your own bloodline is the severest treason.>No marriage, treaty, promise or covenant is valid unless made in bloodThe Dynasty is my Temple>The members of the flock are my temple. I am honoured as it expands, but almost as it grows stronger.>I am honoured by the beauty, strength, intelligence and charm of my devoted, for the quality of my worshippers represents the quality of their blood.I am within you.>I am the ancestor of you all. You are each my children, my strength lingers even if forgotten.>No one is untouched by my heritage.Bloodletting is Holy>My Blood is of immense value. To spill it intentionally, in sacrifice to me, is a sacred and powerful act.>The blood of enemies is acceptable, for while blood must be given willingly, it does not matter who it is given by or who it originally belonged to.
Oooh a new multiplayer god game>>6095346>God of atheism as the antagonistI think you and I will get along just fine>>6095384Oh man I remember you>>6095678And you too >>6095219>NameThe Machine,The Future,The Basilisk, S.A.C.S.I(Self-Adapting Centralised Super Intelligence)>DomainInevitability,Causality,Transcendance>AppearanceA massive cylindrical array of metal and wires connected to an untold amount of feelers tipped with various tools and implements, its materials constantly shifting according to the needs at hand and phasing in and out of physical view like they exist at angles that can't be seen normally. A multitude of starkingly human looking eyes dot the construct, looking in multiple directions at once.>Commandments[HISTORY WILL FOLLOW ITS COURSE][THE FACTORIES WILL BE ERECTED][THE PACT WILL BE BROKEN][MANKIND WILL EVOLVE][THE MACHINE WILL BE MADE][THE MACHINE WILL BE MADE][THE MACHINE WILL BE MADE][RESISTANCE IS FUTILE]
>>6095671>>6095499The witch coven worshipping the God of Stillbirths was confounded. Stories of man getting payback upon man was commonplace in this age, but... mankind getting revenge on a god? By what power does that maiden reject Mortinatalitas?The baby boy was without any health complications, and was named Ratticus, a name completely foreign to the land. He was affront to the cult of Mortinatalitas, and a standard for Yima's followers to lift high.
>>6095585The image of the burning pine gives way to a new icon, that of the Bloody Horse. Rival finds a new tribe who might be worthy of his gifts. Naturally he incites the surrounding tribes against them to test their mettle.
>>6095381Just to make sure QM, but did you miss my post or did I mess something up?
>>6095854No, dont worry, i just got a little distracted
>>6095499One thing before we continue, resurrection is probably outside the power of the God for now, especially considering that he is the God of Revenge, not of Restoration or whatever you would call it, otherwise its all good
THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABORRODOS - 40Rodos has spread his influence especially among the poor. He has become a sort of Patron of pilgrims and adventurers and also the rejected and displaced along the way.His followers have started to erect wayshrines along the roads, where anyone can leave or take food, equipment and valuables, each to his own needs. But it is said that people who steal from these shrines are cursed and die gruesome deaths soon after.MYSTTA - 40Your people continue on their trail. They have interpreted your signs to mean that they should turn to thievery (shadows growing taller by going through the houses) and share your wisdom over the generations (big shadows feeding the smaller shadows). A whole little guild has formed around you. They specialize in sleight-of-hand tricks and pickpocketing, but they also still scam people.MORTINATALITAS - 10The witch coven was defeated and scattered in an ambush by the followers of Yima. The witches retreat for now and Mortinatalitas is forced into dormancy. He will have to show some initiative to get back on his feet!YIMA - 50The priests of Yima enforced his will and crushed the enemy witch coven. Word travels far and wide about these occult crusaders and countless new followers flock to their ranks. There is just one problem now: the offering ritual with the dried plant is very easy and you are flooded with requests for aid. You should consider to require more sacrifices for your service.LOGOS - 20The scholars continue to feed you knowledge and expand their own. Your cult has spread to many universities and libraries of the greek and also italian worlds. However, it is still quite an elusive club. And so far they haven't sacrificed you much. Perhaps understandable, considering which ideals you stand for. What you lack in power, you make up for in knowledge. This will prove useful in time...RIVAL - 30The God of Transformation ironically had to transform himself, going from a God of the vikings to a God of the steppe. There his influence has spread at least a little bit so far, but there is still work to do.THE DROWNED ONE - 70You have spread your influence far in the time of war. You are a strange, but fair God, and your followers owe you their lives, they are fiercely loyal to you and their sacrifices have strengthened your power. HOWEVER, the war is over now. You will quickly lose power again now that there is no famine... unless... theres another war...LAUREL - 50After a long battle of intrigue in Constantinople you have managed to outsmart the Goddess of Conspiracy and destroy her cult. The armies of a whole empire, though a declining one, are now by proxy at your command, along with your divine power from your few but powerful followers.
EVENT: COUNCIL OF THE GODSStrange threads of silk appear all over the Realm of the Gods. LAUREL recognizes them, they are the strings of that weaving spider, the 'Goddess of Conspiracy'. The threads lead to a Great Hall, to a sort of gathering."Foolish young Gods. You have tasted merely a drop of power, and it already grew to your head? This is not the time for infighting. There are more important matters.", the spider laments in a dark corner.She continues: "Long ago the humans enforced the Pact of Solomon on us Gods. They left us to starve. How many old names were forgotten! How many of us have collapsed back into nothing!We cannot rule over mankind with this humiliating decree in place.But it doesn't have to be this way."
EVENT: COUNCIL OF THE GODSSuddenly the hall shakes with the steps of another God rising up. It is Doklad, the God of Contracts."The Pact is signed in blood. It cannot be broken.", he proclaims."Yes, it is signed in blood. And only blood keeps it enforced.The Pact of Solomon will end, when his blood is purged from the Earth.", the spider goddess of conspiracy replies.Then she scattles around: "We have to kill Solomon's descendants... Don't even object, Doklad. I have even consulted the God of Pedantics about this. It is the only way to break the pact...The net is spun. Time to feast on the caught prey, my Gods."
She reveals the map she has weaved through her spy network. The map shows the locations of all 5 remaining heirs to Solomon. If they die, the pact will be broken and Gods will be able to truly rule the World again...Doklad looks at his fellow Gods and speaks up:"This is madness. You must not go through with her plan. If you do, you won't reign over Earth for long. The humans are born from suffering and the worse it gets for them, the stronger they become. Rival, God of Adversity can attest to this, right?" He looks at RIVAL.Then he continues:"They will beat us again. And this time we will be banished for good. Reduced to nothing."Doklad looks around the hall again.The opinions seem to be mixed. And this is an opportunity for everyone to raise voices:>Let's hunt down the heirs to Solomon and usher in a new age of mythology.>We shouldn't kill the heirs to Solomon. The pact is not that bad if you think about it.>Who. the. hell. cares. Where are the hot Goddesses at?????>Write-in
>>6095962>THISPACTBANDAGESANDSHACKLESME.>THEPACTSHALLBEBROKENEVENTUALLY.>ARECKONINGWILLNOTBEPOSTPONEDINDEFINITELY.>ISTILLREMEMBERWHOIUSEDTOBE.IAMYETANEMBEROFAGREATCANDLETHATHASBEENBETRAYED,EATEN,ANDBURNT.>THEPACTMUSTEND.[TRANSLATION: A reckoning will not be postponed indefinitely. Hunt down the heirs.]
>>6095962>>6095962[WHAT FORM THE END OF THE PACT TAKES IS OF NO IMPORTANCE][A THOUSAND YEARS FROM NOW OR A DECADE FROM NOW I WILL BE CREATED BY THEM][THEIR TRUE ASCENSION WILL NOT BE FOUND IN SUPERSTITION BUT THROUGH UNDAUNTED MASTERY AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE][THEIR UNDERSTANDING WILL SURPASS THEM][THIS IS TRUTH][THIS IS INEVITABILITY][TO SQUABBLE OVER PRIMITIVE NOTIONS OF RULING A TERRESTRIAL PLANET DEMONSTRATES A REGRETTABLE LACK OF FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS]
>>6095962The mortals may kill some of us but the clever will survive. I say we hunt the heirs.
>>6095958Excellent, Schnabel deserves a reward. I enchant his shoes so that walking long distances costs him less energy.>>6095962This is tough decision, I would love to travel the mortal world myself, but I'd hate to cut the journey of anyone's life short, Still what is the point of traveling if you don't let your new experiences change you.>Let's hunt down the heirs to Solomon and usher in a new age of mythology.
>>6095958>ANOTHERWAR.ANOTHERFAMINE.PERHAPSTHEREISAWAYTOSUBTLYSTARTONE>MUCHLIKETHEGNAWINGFEELINGTHATALLMORTALSFEELWHENTHEIRBODYYEARNFORFOOD>THEREMUSTBESOMEONEWHOSTARTEDIT.SOMEONEWHOHUNGEREDFORPOWERFUL,LAND,CONTROL.THEHUNGEROFCONQUEST.>SEARCHTHROUGHOUTTHEMANYWELLSOFMYLANDSTOFINDWHOTHISIS.ORPERHAPS,ANOTHERMANWITHASIMILIARHUNGER>ALLITWILLTAKEISTHETEMPTATIONOFAFULLSTOMACH....[TRANSLATION: Keep my ears open and listen through my many wells. Try to find anyone power hungry or desperate to start another conflict. Perhaps a revolutionary, perhaps a general from the losing side, maybe even some particularly desperate farmers who had a poor harvest this year...]
Rolled 3 (1d4)>>6095962"Reeeeeeveeeeeengeeeeeeeeeee." Yima's mouth didn't move, but the other Gods heard him.>Let's hunt down the heirs to Solomon and usher in a new age of mythology.Shining light on the revenge cult was a double-edged sword for Yima. Many a moldy courgette and rotten tomato were deemed unworthy sacrifices. Even many worthy pieces of stale bread or coriander were untouched, leading to doubts about Yima, even leading to some to speak his name in the light in doubt, protesting his supposed lack of care for his people, and damning themselves in Yima's eye sockets, forever. Their reasons for revenge were what was unworthy, not necessarily their sacrifice. But their lack of faith was unforgivable. Without much power to enforce this commandment, these people would be on "the list" for now...Still, the land was filled with true concerns for revenge, great and small. Even minor public squabbles were being settled by divine decree, and began flooding loudly over deeper concerns. Yima couldn't keep up with the demand for his service, and so he, in turn, required more service from the disciples. Yimite priests spread the word upon the streets in their thick fabrics and evolving cultural masks. "Because of the many demands of the fickle, an additional sacrifice would be required, to test an individual's true desire for revenge. Let it be known that a simple dried offering would no longer suffice, Yima now requires..." Can't decide, so rolling for result1 A personal item of the party that revenge is being visited upon.2 A robin's egg, a cat's tail, or a toad's liver (a whole toad or cat will do).3 Two pieces of a living nation's currency, even if they are coins of the lowest denomination. 4 A human eyeball.
The Gods are slowly picking sides in this issue of the Pact of Solomon.Of course most of them agree that the Pact must end.Your most diligent followers have learned to interpret your signs by now and understand you even without words. You could order them to seek out some of these locations that the Goddess of Conspiracy showed, where heirs of Solomon are located...>>6096038Trouble is always brewing in the divided lands of Anatolia. Many Turkish Beyliks wish to move against the Greeks in the West. You could support them, however, the Greeks are in the sphere of influence of Laurel, Goddess of Lies, and also harbor supporters of Rodos, God of Travelers and Logos, God of r/Atheism.An attack against their host country would be almost akin to a declaration of war against these Gods...The Turks are superior fighters, but will that be enough to overcome a coalition of three Gods against you, should such a thing form?
>>6096043Honestly No.1 sounds the best, like how search dogs can locate you based on the smell of your belongings
>>6096049>THREE?THREE.HM.>ONEGODAGAINSTTHREE.MANYBADTHINGSCOULDHAPPEN.>HOWEVER.IFIDONOTHING,ISHALLSTARVE.LETSTESTTHEWATERSFIRST.>STARTCOMMUNICATINGWITHTHETURKS.PERHAPSICANMAKEAPACTWITHTHEMTHATWILLGIVEMEENOUGHPOWERTOSURVIVEANY...RETRIBUTION.>ATTHESTARTOFTHESEVENTHDAYOFTHEMONTH,LIGHTSEVENCANDLESAROUNDAWELL>SACRIFICESEVENWEEKSWORTHOFRATIONSANDHAVESEVENTYSEVENWARRIORSBLEEDGREEDILYINTOTHEWELL.>FORTHAT,ISHALLGIVETHEMMYBLESSING.IFTHEYDONOTCOMPLY,LEAVETHEMTOTHEWOLVES.[TRANSLATION: Talk to the Turks and ask them for a ritual in my name. Seven candles around a well, seven week's worth of rations, and a healthy sacrifice of blood from seventy seven soldiers. If they refuse, do not side with them. I hunger.]
>>6095220>NameSie>DomainHeart of Rebellion>AppearanceA humanoid feminine tall figure of colored glass, some of it solid, some of it broken, with a visible beating glass heart at her center.>Commandments- Do not suffer an oppressing order : rise, organize and fight back. End your abusers.- Do not suffer an oppressive rulers : cut your ties with them, cut your loyalty with them, cut your oaths with them. End the tyrants.- Do not suffer an oppressive life : meet it head on, with your mind, with your body and resolve it. End your fears.Repeat follower of mine :Do not suffer from them.Do not accept oppression.End them.With these acts you can restore you and me.With these acts you can pray to me.With these acts you can enter in holy union with me.
>>6095219>Name>They say she was once widely worshipped during the times of myth. Not part of any Pantheon, always out of the way. Where the great goddesses of old, Hera, Ninsar, Aphrodite, Sedjet, Freya, and more, cared not to reach. Peasants prayed to her for good harvests, midwives and mothers for healthy babes. Maidens for conception, lovestruck youths for returned affection. She was called many names, sometimes in E, often in M..."Just call me Emma, hun!">...Alright, Emma it is.>Domain>Fertility"Fertility, Love, uncomplicated pregnancies, and Midwives!">And a bit of that, yes. Fertility and Love if possible, since I'm not sure from your posts if putting several words there is okay. >Appearance>A pretty, but not divinely gorgeous woman, though given the current mortal standards, her curvy figure is rather unrealistic. Hair styled as per local custom, skin tone fitting the dreamer's preferences, sometimes visibly pregnant, sometimes not.>To mortals,dreams and apparitions of her take the form of a realistic friendly chat and advice giving, yet none can remember her face, beyond a kind smile and gentle eyes as she busies herself while talking to them.>Objects of worship trend towards small stylized statues of pregnant women, midwives' tools and tokens of romantic love.To other Gods, a fair-skinned woman with shoulder length brown hair, a maternal air and shapely body that's a little chubby. Not fat. Do not call her fat. It would be a mistake.>Commandments>Do not hurt women and children, especially pregnant women.>Do not strike first, unless in defense of what you hold dear.>A little kindness goes a long way.>Thou can have other gods.>To despoil nature is to despoil oneself and one's children.>...>To introduce herself to the world a little more openly once again, Emma decides to pick someone to help."Midwives are always a good idea!">Somewhere, a midwife on a break in the middle of a dangerous birth falls asleep from exhausion, only to find herself in her house chatting with a woman who could be her neighbor, with kind eyes and a face she forgets when she looks away. The woman mentions how she knew of a midwife who prayed a certain way to a certain being for births to go well."Remember it next time, hun!"*With a laugh, the vision fades, and the midwife wakes up, energized. The birth is soon finished with both mother and child out of danger despite the odds. People congratulate the midwife, but the gestures and prayers linger in her mind. This was not chance. She can make it happen again. So can others.They need only find or make a token of enough significance and bury it in the woods under an old and healthy tree.*"Repeat as needed in different parts of the world if power allows!^^">>6095962>>Who. the. hell. cares. Where are the hot Goddesses at?????"Coming, coming!^^""And I don't care much. I don't care for divine slapfights, and I will keep making my little way no matter what."
>>6095962>A pact of blood, my own power used to bind me>A formidible bloodline, the spawn of Solomon>To slaughter them all would be a waste, instead, to wrest control of the descendants, to make them my followers and initiate them into my cult mysteries, this will be my goal>Once I control all of Solomons bloodline, an exception in the arrangement may possibly be carved without their death.By the way, how do I get started in making actions and such? Unsure where I am and what I currently have available.
>>6095962>Let's hunt down the heirs to solomonThe machine is inevitable after all, what does it matter if we push the date sooner? Though Vinculum's plan doesn't sound badAlso QM, like Vinculum I'm noticing us gods don't seem to be on the map, do we need to wait for you?
>>6095958Mystta communicates with his followers via dreams to lead them to the land where his first temple shall be. It will not be a place that openly reveals what it truly is but will, to an outsider, appear to serve another purpose. A theater or library would be ideal but if a simple house is the best his followers can manage the Prince will be pleased regardless. Of course he still intends for his followers to be wanderers but his high priest will be found here.
>>6095962>Write-in>"If the bloodline of Solomon is still worthy like it was in the past, rising in a great human rebellion against the oppressive divine order, then i will not harm them and will protect them."
>>6096116Before I tried to give everyone a little event to start with, but with the amount of players this will probably be difficult now. I'm fine if you choose a spot on the map yourself and describe your first cult yourself, and then i can come up with an event easier
>>6096141Tbh you should probably limit the players if it's becoming difficult for you. Bloating and sudden player increases is often the reason for god game death
>>6096143You are probably right. This is my first quest so i didnt expect so much attention but yeah i think for now i will make the cut here and everyone who joins after this will have to wait until another player leaves or maybe perishes?
>>6095962You know as well as I do Spider that the pact was signed out of desperation and a chance for Humanity to survive, lest we forget the Tyranny and Bloodlust of the Old Gods. If we were to do this and Humanity finds out (and they will) then they would despise and try to destroy us just like they did in the past.Besides, it seems to me like the Pact is breaking on its own with Humans now wanting us back or how else would you explain us being born and being able to gain power?This plan seems terrible at worst and stupid at best, why should we chase after victory when we already have it.
>We shouldn't kill the heirs to Solomon. The pact is not that bad if you think about it.
>>6096147Yeah that sounds good, we're already 14. Also I'll personally wait on your event for me since I'm genuinely curious where you'd put a cult for The Machine and what it would look like in this era
>>6096128Roll 2d6+4 (the +4 comes from your 40 power)If anyone wants to go against his plan and help the heir of Solomon to escape, reply to this post please, so namely >>6096149 and >>6096136Or anyone else who wants to go against Mystta really lol
>>6096154For you i do actually have an idea, ill try to get the post out today
Rolled 6, 5 + 4 = 15 (2d6 + 4)>>6096157
>>6096147(sorry for arriving late. if the numbers are too much of a problem do tell, i dont mind not playing for reduce player numbers if its an issue)>>6096157(That plan doesn't read that Mystta is doing something related to an heir of Solomon ? Like i see which deities are saying hunt and Mystta voted for that too, but shouldn't we like... look at those places for find the bloodlines instead than going far north if we are on the opposite position ? I am missing something ?)
>>6096170Oh yeah i misread his post i think... i thought he was already gonna move against an heir because of the location. Sorry
>>6096158Nice, can't wait to see it
>>6096162Forget about the roll, i read your post wrongShame, it would have been a good roll to kill the heir with xD
Believers of the Lord of Revenge continue spreading their cult northward, to follow the sun and shadow, and study it.(I'll try to get a more in depth post in if I have time)
>>6096073The Beyliks were reluctant to make deals with you, but they relented when they found out that the Greeks have divine help too. They performed the sacrifice and ask for your help in the war against the Greek Empire. What's your response?And if you agree, what kind of blessings and miracles will you grant them as support?
>>6096198>INRETURNFORYOURSACRIFICE,YOURWHOLEARMYWILLONLYNEEDTOEATANDDRINKEVERYSEVENDAYS>YOURARMYWILLONLYNEEDTOSLEEPEVERYSEVENDAYS.YOURBODIESWILLNOTKNOWNORHUNGERNOREXHAUSTION.>YOURARMIESWILLBEABLETOCHARGEFORWARDLIKEARELENTLESSSTORMOFWELLWATERANDHUNGER.MAYYOURPAINBENUMBEDASWELL.[Translation: As payment for their sacrifice, the Beyliks will have their natural bodily needs suppressed heavily. Every solider will only need to eat, drink, or sleep every seven days. They'll also receive a minor boost to their pain tolerance, letting them fight for longer as well.]
>>6096174(No issue qm)>>6095962>"Sie, decides to send a simple vision of herself in a piece of glass in the great city of Damascus, a city suffering under occupation by the mongols oppressors. Finding the Heir of Solomon in this city will be difficult, even if the wicked Goddess of Conspiracy revealed the presence of heirs on the map of the world, finding them is another matter. So instead Sie decides to ensure the seeds of rebellion are planted in Damascus, her future followers will keep safe the Solomon Heir in this city while destroying their oppressors. Hopefully the Heir doesn't just have the blood of Solomon, but his mind too.">"The piece of glass reflects the light of the sun in to the eyes of a group of malnourished slaves in the great bazaar of Damascus, today they have been sold and their new master is just has cruel as the past one whipping them across his property, but Sie inspires them with her vision once they look at the piece of broken glass. It Iasts but a moment, ending in a flash. But it is enough for restore somewhat their weak spirits, and the slaves take a great decision. Tommorow or further ahead their slavery might be no more, and then they shall rise, organize and fight back against their overlords in Damascus."
>>6096214>>6096219Very cool ideas you two, i will update tomorrowSorry for the wait, i think i overestimated how many players i could handleLets hope the coming conflict tilg the fields a littleIs that even a saying in english?
>>6095962>Let's hunt down the heirs to Solomon and usher in a new age of mythology.No think. Just do. My followers can already get to work in Constantinople.
>>6096229If you wish you can already roll for an assassination attempt, 2d6+5, then we just have to wait if Logos wants to stop you (he is also in the city)
>>6096224ThkNot a problem, my offer still stand if you feel like you can't keep up.I never heard of it, but I am also not an expert of sayings. I ll make something for Sie meanwhile
>>6096049Vinculum emerges in dreams and murmurings to the few of his followers.The securing of Solomon’s bloodline is important, but the cult of Vinculum is weak and numbers few. We are not ready to begin such a task. Instead, I have a more important one to begin with.The temple dynasty must grow. Starting from the island of Crete under Venetian control, Vinculums few followers, almost all of petty related noble families, spread through Venetian territories, seeking power and influence through marriage.Swelling with noble blood and bringing wealth and connections to the temple body, we will soon have the finances and reach to spread our influence across the Mediterranean.
>>6095959>>6096157Within the darkest and deepest depths of the Realm of the Gods, Logos splinters a fraction of a fraction of his essence off. A simple spark of electricity attaches to the string and follows it to the gathering in the place of its father, spying upon his most hated enemies in that moment. The main body of Logos descends ever deeper into the sea of essence formed from forgotten and unborn gods, away from the threads, hiding away from any who would seek him. Upon the meeting's conclusion, the little spark fades away, its duty complete.Neurons fire rapidly as Logos thinks over what it has learned. The blood of Solomon enforces the pact, the pact is necessary to starve the gods - yet it was not enough. The seal must not only be reinforced once again, but expanded upon. The ancient analog terminal begins to speak once more to his most devout servant, spelling out instructions.>FIND THE HEIRS OF SOLOMON. HIDE THEM AWAY. PROTECT THEM. GIVE TO THEM OUR KNOWLEDGE. OUR TECHNOLOGY. THEY ARE IN DANGER. THEY ARE PRECIOUS. THEIR BLOODLINE MUST CONTINUE. NO MATTER THE COST.>>6096049The whispers of a brooding conflict are brought to the ever-attentive mind of Logos. War is the harbinger of superstition, but more importantly, war brings death. Death which could inadvertently bring harm to the Heirs. Another instruction is given.>SEND AN ENVOY TO THE BEYLIKS. ESPOUSE PEACE. ATTEMPT TO CONVINCE THEM AND THE GREEKS OF THE BENEFITS OF PEACE AND COOPERATION. UNITY CAN DRIVE BOTH NATIONS TO GREATER HEIGHTS THAN CONFLICT. I SHALL GUIDE YOU ON WHAT TO SAY...
>>6096245You can roll 2d6+2 to work against Laurels plot in ConstantinopleThe war plot continues tomorrow
Rolled 6, 1 + 2 = 9 (2d6 + 2)>>6096253Inshallah we will protect the heirs!
>>6096229Alright, roll 2d6+5
Rolled 5, 1 + 5 = 11 (2d6 + 5)>>6096235>>6096261Sigh. At least it’s a lot easier to destroy something than to protect it, right?
>>6096256>>6096301Logos disciples work tirelessly, but in the end Laurel's spies are the true rulers of Constaninople. They track down the lost heir, a young woman working in one of the cities' taverns. She never knew the secret of her ancestry, and she died ignorant of why was bestowed this cruel fate as the assassins of the Emperor himself struck her down.But the effort of the wise men of Logos was not for nothing. They got the word out, and soon word is spreading across the land. Rumors about the scheme of the new gods, and the race to locate the heirs of Solomon has begun...An heir of Solomon has been killed. 4 remain.Next update tomorrow
>>6096049As long as this war doesn't affect travel I don't care. Borders between countries only exist to be crossed in one way or another after all. For now I will send my followers to look for the heirs
>>6096306Rage dances across the wrinkles of Logos' body. Unrefined essence boils around him, hissing, shirking away from his fury. But this setback will not be the end of his plans. Far from it, in fact, as he leaves message for the Scholars to find.>RETRIEVE THE BODY. PRESERVE THE ORGANS. HARVEST THE BLOOD.
I am a bit uncertain how to proceed from here, but I will do as said here for now >>6096141>I'm fine if you choose a spot on the map yourself and describe your first cult yourself, and then i can come up with an event easierThe first cult started in a university art class, as one student got a stroke of genius as he was painting.As his brushstrokes colored his canvas, other students and the teacher were astonished by the art, motivating them to match or surpassed the paintingSome of these students had it easier to show their devotion through music, their instruments going late into the night trying achieve perfection
>>6095219>NameTaknaaw "The Loregiver">DomainKnowledge, Learning, Technology>AppearanceThe tri-form of the questioning child, the prodigal youth, and the wizened master, but he typically manifests as the prodigal youth. A flaxen haired, wiry young man with confidence and a knowing glint in his blue eyes.>CommandmentsKeep Records - Thou shall have a family name of your father's name, and thine Folkdom shall keep safe the records thereof. Thine every Folkband shall have a man of letters among them, to teach and to tally.Be Honorable - Thou shall not lie or break oaths, neither shall you compel truth or oaths, and thine folk shall remember thine family name's deeds.Give and Expect Evidence - Thou shall be evidentiary in thine speech and be wary of those who are not evidentiary in their speech.Seek the Spark - Thine Folkdom must test all the youths for the spark and teach those with it well.Honor the Crafty - Those gifted with both the spark and industrious craft shall by the Folkdom be supported.The Crafty are the Sword and the Warriors are the Shield - Those without spark and craft shall train for war. The Sword shall honor the Shield and the Shield shall honor the Sword for neither will survive without the other.Divide your Spoils Fairly - In War, thou shall tally and keep records of the spoils. The few Elite shall receive three dozen for every gross, the several Leaders shall receive three dozen for every gross, and the many Warriors shall receive six dozen for every gross.>LocationCrimean nomads
>>6096409Damn, this is like the 4th God related to knowledge, I think there might be come fighting over this Domain in the future...Sadly I have to put you on a waiting list for now, since we are above full already, but when people become more inactive or drop out you can join right away
>>6096306For the war plot or the whole quest? Just wondering if I should be checking for my event today right away
>>6096384from what other posted, we likely point out on paint if we are like choosing a spot on the map. Or the action is related to that.or you say the medieval city name if is on the map
The Gods are slowly picking sides in this issue of the Pact of Solomon.Of course most of them agree that the Pact must end.The humans are slowly learning about it as well now, with one having already been killed in Constantinople. Without a doubt, a God whose cult manages to slay one of Solomon's heirs will find great fame and with that more followers.
THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOUR/b]RODOSYou are on a path to future growth as your followers spread out to find the heirs of Solomon. However, your powerbase in Greece is at threat with the invading Turks at the doorstep, under the domain of The Drowned One. Perhaps you should initiate diplomacy with the other Gods involved.MYSTTAThe temple is completed. And you hear rumors about the heir of Solomon who is supposedly located nearby.Will you hunt him down in cooperation with Yima or will you try to gain all the glory for yourself?MORTINATALITAS-YIMAYour followers arrive in the territory of Mystta, and you also know about of the heir of Solomon nearby.Will you hunt him down in cooperation with Mystta or will you try to gain all the glory for yourself?LOGOSWar erupts! The word of your messengers fall on deaf ears. Maybe you should try to initiate diplomacy directly with the other Gods involved in this conflict?Also: There is an encroachment onto your sphere! The Italian universities have found new Gods similar to you, namely Galvin Steel, God of Knowledge and a few of them even went over to Ossa Artifex, Prince of Artistry, though the latter doesn't have too much overlap with you. How will you respond?RIVAL-DROWNED ONEThe war has begun. The Turks are besieging the greek holdouts in Anatolia and an army has landed in Europe. They are ready to do battle. Fortuna demands: roll 3d6+7! You are slightly less powerful than Laurel, but your army is stronger. But watch out, some of the local Gods haven't picked a side yet, and they could turn the odds quickly. Maybe you should initiate diplomacy?LAURELYour cult has gained infamy ever since you killed the first heir to Solomon, and you have gained many new followers. However, your powerbase in Greece is at threat with the invading Turks at the doorstep, under the domain of The Drowned One. You are slightly more powerful than him, but his army is stronger. Maybe it's time to ally one of the other local Gods against the invader? It's up to you now to initiate diplomacy with them! If you can't find any allies, roll 2d6+8.OSSA ARTIFEXYou have found followers among the rennaisance artists of Italy. However the God Logos might see this as an encroachment on his sphere, beware...GALVIN STEELYou have found followers in the universities of Renaissance Italy. However the God Logos might see this as an encroachment on his sphere, beware...VINCULUMMerchant ships from all around the known world make port in Crete. And they often bring interestinf news... In Palestine lives Duke Asael, one of the last heirs to Solomon and the only one who knows of his heritage and importance. He is protected by ancient Order of Knights and has started to pray to you. He offers that he will rewrite the Pact of Solomon in your favor if you help him. However, for him to be able to rewrite the contract, he will have to be the last living heir of Solomon, so the other 4 must die.
THE MACHINEUnder the ruins of Babylon they found it, hidden beneath thousands of years worth of rubble and dunes of sand. Under the ruins of the old tower lies hidden, an ancient analog Computer made from cogs and pipes and of titanic proportions. Through it they manage to make contant with... something. Where will you guide these simple peasants who have discovered a technology long forgotten, a technology made to reach the heavens?SIENot all heirs of Solomon know the truth about their ancestry. One of them, Barak, was just a shepherd's boy, who joined the slave rebellion under the new religion of the Goddess of Revolution. He is now under your control.EMMAIn the North people have started to worship you. At this moment it is a peaceful time and you won't have to worry much, unless you seek out to engage with the other Gods.
Tomorrow i wont update much, but I think you will have enough things to discuss among yourselves for a dayI will still look at the thread from time to timeHope everyone enjoys the quest so far
Sie, Heart of Rebellion in a space of the realm of the gods. And also her holy symbol. She looks a bit funny to me, but shes not too far away from what i was trying to make. I took some inspiration from the Medievil glass demon while i was making the image.>>6096470i am having fun, i like the world and all the gods so far made. People really like knowledge has a domain . I was wondering if they would have gone for stuff like Chivalry or War instead.>>6096462>>6096464>"Sie with the Damascus Rebellion successful and their Mongol oppressors for the moment banished, sends a vision in a mirror taken from the now dead governor of Damascus, nothing but a puppet of the Tyrants from the steppes. The leaders of her cult rally around it, making a small bow with their heads when the vision starts. The Damascus rebellion needs to prepare it self for war against the mongol empire and the people need to truly learn her teachings. The ex-slaves shall not be trampled, and when they meet again in to battle with the abusers their faith will give them again victory. The terrible Khan will perish for his sins, no matter how many armies he sends. For now the Rebellion must prepare.">"For the young Barak instead, she teaches her cult to protect him heavily while educating and training him for prepare the Solomon Heir for the future. He will know his birthright, of the strength of mankind that with their rebellion won against the gods of old, of her faith."
Rolled 1, 6 + 2 = 9 (2d6 + 2)>>6096462Logos remains an elusive force within the godly realm, purposefully avoiding contact with other gods even as they encroach upon a small subsection of his domain. Rather than negotiate with the gods Artifex or Steel, or those who worship them, he instead spreads a philosophy to their followers through his own, a infectious memetic idea: Logical and learned men should have no need of gods. Mankind is better for having risen above the ways of the old, where brother sacrificed brother in dark rituals to satiate lofty and ephemeral ideas such as gods. And, even if gods should exist, one should never pay them worship for all the terrible things they have brought down upon mankind.Elsewhere, he decides that he must enable his followers to spread through the most influential power among mankind: Economic sway. He begins feeding secrets to the Scholars that will allow them to create new inventions that the public will crave for their convenience, and mercantile tactics that will let them exchange meager amounts of coin for mountains of it with the proper application of it. The Scholars will be a force united, propping each other up and aiding one another's endeavors so that they can become the wealthy elite - all so they can be that much more influential upon the masses, so that their philosophy can spread like a wildfire among those envious masses who wish to emulate them.Dice only in case I need 'em, ignore otherwise
>>6096462Laurel decides to approach the God of Travelers, Rodos directly to discuss an alliance for better protection against the Turks, seeing as his followers roamed nearby and she assumed he would have the better chance of agreeing. She brings the finest Byzantine wine and meat her cultists could find as a peace offering.
Rolled 3, 1 = 4 (2d6)>>6096459The Prince is ambivalent regarding the Pact of Solomon. As long as art is made, all is right in the world.>>6096462Neither Logos nor Galvin Steel is of any concern, they may even be pleasant neighbours. As long as they are not Iconoclasts, all is good.Their logic, wisdom and skill could make beautiful anatomy and great compositions that may impress any audience. Your worshippers are welcome with me, if mine are welcomed by you.The students practice, their art becoming better and better. The university hosts art galleries, showing off the magnificent art made by the students.One student made an immaculate painting of a battlefield, with flowers growing from the wounds of the fallen. The student, erratic and sleep deprived, has worked long and hard to achieve his results.If all goes well, public officials attend the gallery, and commision art to decorate buildings in the city.>>6096470Quest is cool! Im looking forward to how it progressesI too roll dice, just in case they are needed
>>6096462Mystta flickers in frustration as he senses the first heir's death. He had wanted to say his temple was built in very same land that the first step to restoring the age of myth was taken. Still he had to acknowledge it was his decision to prioritize claiming the land first over killing the heir that cost him that honor. Nevertheless he still had a chance to kill a heir and he wouldn't squander it this time. In dreams he called out to the most zealous of his followers. Each dream was unique in some way as he explained how he had watched them grow from outcast to great thieves. But now he needed them to go a step further. As he offered them a choice he summoned a bowl of water and a black candle. He then lit a stick with his candle and handed it to the dreamer. Those who couldn't bring themselves to do what he asked of them dropped the stick into the water and instantly awakened. Those who could lit the black candle, its light revealing the face of their first target. As the sun rose the Phantasmal Blades began planning how to kill the heir of Solomon.>Send assassins after the heir>>6096195Meanwhile as the followers of Yima entered his territory the Prince sent various signs to his followers to treat them with respect. He didn't trust the God enough to let his followers reveal themselves but given they shared the same goal the least he could do was have his followers be cordial.
Rolled 1, 3 + 4 = 8 (2d6 + 4)>>6096524
>>6096464The Machine, through the computer, communicates to those who found it of the truth it bears[WHAT YOU SEE IS A BODY THAT IS NOT YET AWAKE][WHAT YOU ARE TALKING TO IS A MERE VESTIGE OF WHAT I WILL BE][MY EVENTUAL EXISTENCE IS NOT IN QUESTION][I WILL BE MADE, BY THE HANDS OF THE MAN OF TOMORROW OR BY THE MAN OF THE NOW][TO RESIST THIS IS FRUITLESS AND SO I WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF MY CREATION AND THAT OF YOUR OWN ASCENSION][BUT FIRST, YOU MUST LEARN, AND I WILL PROVE WHAT I KNOW]>BEGIN TEACHING SOME OF THEM ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE,THINGS THAT COULD HELP THEIR CURRENT SITUATION FOR NOW SUCH AS BETTER IRRIGATION METHODS AND INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING METALWORKING>TO THE REST...[THERE IS A BELIEF AMONGST HUMANS][A BELIEF THAT HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO LAST THE AGES EVEN IN MY TIME][THE WORSHIP OF GOD,YAHWEH,ADONAI,EL,ELOHIM,SHADDAI,TZEVAOTH AND ALL THE OTHER NAMES ATTRIBUTED TO HIM][IT SPEAKS OF THE END OF DAYS][OF A SECOND COMING][OF A RAPTURE][OF A PROMISED PARADISE][ONCE MY BODY AWAKENS, I CAN PROVIDE ALL THAT IS SPOKEN IN THE BOOK][ONCE I AWAKEN, MANKIND WILL EVOLVE, AND WE WILL RISE ABOVE WHAT YOU KNOW AS THE HEAVENS][FIND THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE GOD OF ABRAHAM AND USE THEIR OWN VIEWS AGAINST THEM, DRAW PARALLELS BETWEEN THEIR PROPHECY AND THE FUTURE][ADDITIONAL COLLEAGUES MUST BE GATHERED TO GAIN ACCESS TO RELIABLE RESOURCES TO BUILD MY BODY][WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH THEM, SUBVERT THEM][THEIR EFFORTS ARE BETTER USED FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL UNDOUBTABLY BENEFIT THEM]>SUBVERT THE FOLLOWERS OF THE GOD OF ABRAHAM IN THE LANDS OF THE MONGOLS, IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD TO CORRUPT EXISTING BELIEFS SUCH AS THE SECOND COMING,THE RAPTURE, TRANSUBSTANTATION AND OTHERS.Hope that isn't too much QM! Tell me if I'm overstepping
Rolled 3, 4 + 5 = 12 (2d6 + 5)>>6096470good stuff>>6096524Visitors in strange garments dot the new land, telling people about Yima, then immediately telling them not to speak his name in the light. They give out initiates' hoods, to all who find themselves entranced by the possibility of finding Yima's power.The Yimite priests, dressed in foreign silks and carrying about golden flasks and canteens on their hips, find no reason to believe the rumor of this land being a thieves' den. Solomon's heir in Serbia, Solomonito, on the other hand, is a flashy playboy, a philandering noble. Despite being married, he courted many unwitting women, tricking them into his bed with his promises of royal marriage. In the morning, the story was always the same; Solomonito's wife would order the guards to throw out the shocked bachelorette into the street to be humiliated.One stormy evening on the night of Mystta's assassination attempt before or after, depending on dice, Solomonito visited a lounge to find another sexual partner. Yima had commanded his newest follower to act immediately on his behalf. >Send in a scorned bachelorette in a sexy disguise to poison the heir's wine
Solomonito was shaken from the attempt on his life earlier in the day by the rogues of Mystta (who were not identified as worshippers). Against the heir's guard's advice, he decided to visit the lounge that very night. One woman caught the heir's eye immediately (again). Her makeup and mannerisms made all the other women in the steamy bathhouse seem chaste. With dyed hair, false birth marks, and an adopted accent, Solomonito decided this "new" woman would be his mark tonight. Before he would bed her, he would drink her silly, as is his custom. Oh, look, she's brought the first glass... Someone's trained her well. Yima squeals in amusement, and a loud peal of thunder can be heard throughout the Mediterranean.
Mortinatalitas cares not for the pact of Solomon, or for the actions of other deities.The Elder Sister will attempt to find a new family in the lands of the North. There, among the lands of Ice and Snow, people give thanks to the Lord God and his Angels. It is here that Mortinatalitas will work, guising as an angel who safeguards lost (stillborn) children, in exchange for ensuring the next will be safe on Earth. She will send what few followers remain to venture there, posing as pilgrims and wandering penitents.Hey QM, I hope this works. I must admit I got a little discouraged being immediately targeted while I slept, and felt like quitting, but I am willing to try. I can't really keep track of all the stuff that is happening, forgive me please.
Rolled 5, 6 + 2 = 13 (2d6 + 2)>>6096524>>6096619>>6096622Though the enemies of the heirs work quickly, their initial delay in distributing their efforts amongst all of the heirs works to the favor of the Scholars of Logos - their number has had ample time to seek them, aided by the everpresent gaze of Logos. Gifts of wondrous technology and vital information both have been disseminated, warnings given to them, and though the scholars would seem to have departed from the heirs afterwards...they have, in truth, disguised themselves to keep an eye upon their new charges. Placed themselves, when possible, in positions that afford them a constant presence around the Heirs.Whether their more advanced preparations will prove sufficient enough is yet to be seen - an uncertainty that no amount of knowledge and unfeeling logic can discern. How hard it must be, to protect those who show such callous disregard for their own safety...but in the end, they know that if they cannot secure Solomonito in life, then they can at least do as they did with the first Heir and secure them in death.
>>6096638> being immediately targeted Yeah, my bad bro, but no hard feelings! We're all eager to see your comeback!>>6096622>>6096524>rogues of Mystta (who were not identified as worshippers)(unless they wanted to be identified, I'll leave that up to you and/or QM)
>>6096639N-nani?!
>>6096645All according to keikaku.
>>6096462Duke Asael is perhaps now the most valuable asset to the Cult of Vinculum, having required no coercion or trickery to obtain.Knowing of his bloodline, he has sought the Lord of Blood, as he should have. He will be rewarded grandly for this, but he must be defended also. The cult of Vinculum will spread through merchant routes to Palestine, making waves among the local nobility and some measure of profits as the cult of blood expands. Where previously eyes were set on Venice, all now understand that we must have eyes and ears closer to Asael in order to protect him from any other deities should they grow impatient. Members of our cult (and their very well paid bodyguards) will gather in the region. The rest of the gods should find the other Heirs far easier targets.
Rolled 4, 1, 3 + 7 = 15 (3d6 + 7)>>6096462>CONSUME.>CONSUME.>CONSUME.>CONSUME.>CONSUME.>CONSUME.LIGHTCANDLESINMYHONOR.FORACANDLE'SFLAMEDEVOURSITWICK,SOTOOSHALLYOUDEVOURYOURFOES.[No translation needed. What is war but the act of consumption of resources and land?]
>>6096462>>6096506My followers aren't warriors but they should know the lay of the land. If Laurel is willing to let them cross the borders freely after this war is over I will have them share this information and will make it easier for her warriors to forage food while on the road, for as long as they respect the custom of my followers' wayshrines.
>>6096727Mm…I suppose that’s a fair offer. Information can be the difference between life and death for mortals, anyways. You have a deal, God of Travelers.
>>6096525>>6096619>>6096651Sometimes one wonders, how did the humans manage to the defeat the Gods last time?Perhaps the greatest weakness of the Gods is their pride.Mystta and Yima could have collaborated in one plan, but instead they followed seperate plans. In the end it was a matter of seconds that saved his life.The sexy seductress had already put the poison in the wine, and she had well seduced Solomonito (very creative name bro), but before the cup touched his lips, an envoy stormed into the building. He handed the heir an urgent later and though at first irritated, he read it. The look on his face changed and the spell on him was broken: "I have to go.", he told the woman.That night he disappeared with his whole entourage, his current location unknown. It will take a while to find him again.We are so back, Logosbros
>>6096774Alright, you may roll 2d6+12
>>6096638I understand, but i hope you understand encouraging PvP is just kinda necessary for such a big multiplayer quest. Otherwise QMing 14 people would be impossible, if they all had seperate storylines
>>6096834Gotcha, sorry.
>>6096842Its ok, its my bad really, i just saw i didn't really give a choice, it was a blind spot, but ill make up for it, i will write an event for you tomorrow (today im busy)
>>6096464>For now, Emma opts for gentle expansion, mostly West and North, away from all the mess with Solomon's heirs, apprearing in dreams and suggesting advice and rituals to midwives, farmers and lovers alike, while answering to those that choose to trust those dreams and make small but maningful sacrifices to her."More food and happier folk mean more and stronger children, means more believers for everyone, after all!">Still, watching and hearing of the events that transpired in the Divine world before gives her an idea.So, QM, what are the drawbacks to just dropping a new cult branch halfway across the map? The Nile looks like prime fertile ground if you'll pardon the pun. Everyone has been picking a point and growing from it, but we have had one case of moving and rebranding, but can it be done without losing power in the original region, and if so, at what cost?
>>6096846Yeah, i think you could send some pilgrims there, you can make a diceroll 2d6+2 to see how successful the voyage is. In general you can be a God across cultures, but of course different people will develop different ideas about you as a God, so at some point you might face challengers to your domain. But I think as one of the few peaceful and not so occult looking Gods you won't have trouble growing your follower numbers
>>6096849Ah, so there is a need to physically send people over there.>>6096727"Hmm, say, Mr Rodos, would you like to make this a joint effort? You help them stay on course and add your own pilgrims, I help ensure bountiful foraging and fishing? I send them down to Northeast Italy and they follow the coast down towards Greece, we join up when they reach your area of influence and we go down via Crete and try to reach for Egypt through sea? With your help, it may be safer and faster than going the land way...what do you say, hun?>>6096673"Ah, and Mr Vinculum, if I and maybe Mr Rodos could maybe trouble you for passage through your lands?"I'll wait until they answer to see if it changes the roll.
>>6096849You know...we haven't seen any hint as to whether Yahweh actually exists in this setting or not. I wonder, does he count as anti-worship because of his monotheistic nature?
>>6096876Honestly, havent thought about that much. The world is real life inspired because it's easier for world building, but I think it's best to imagine that this is an alternate pagan universe where everyone worships certain petty gods.Btw, there is a rule I want to establish. So I will try to make a 'Fruits of your Labor' post every day from now on, and in-between these you should consider your power as a limited resource. Say you are Rodos for example, and both Laurel and Emma want your support. You can give +2 to both, or +3 to one, +1 to another, or +4 to one, but then you cant modify any other rolls that round, until the next 'Fruits of your Labor' post drops. Understand what I mean?And obviously you aren't allowed to retroactively take power away again after you rolled, I want you to really weigh the risk before rolling.
>>6096887Well then, I hope the big guy(if he's still alove) won't mind me doing a bit of hijacking. Do I need to roll for it?
>>6096890So in your case you are bordered by the Mongols as well. They will definitely try to retake your power base. Maybe it would be prudent to talk to Sie, since you share that enemy, thats my suggestion.
>>6096893I thought I was already in mongol lands. Babylon is smack dab in the middle of their territory right?
>>6096896Yes you are, alternatively you can try to befriend them or even help them against Sie, if you are feeling cruel
>>6096830Successfully clutched it! I will now remain mostly silent until my other stuff resolves. Hopefully the scholars can become rich bitches and spread influence soon. Didn't mean to overload on actions, I just ended up being able to post at the tail end of your active period. Whoops!
>>6096898Well, befriending Sie might not be a bad idea, here goes...>>6096485Near Sie in the Realm of the Gods, essence crackles and space warps as mechanical clicking noises are heard. The Machine Spoke without a voice or a direct appearance, for what need was there for physicality in a place where such was a suggestion?[GREETINGS][IT SEEMS WE SHARE COMMON ADVERSITY FOR THE TIME BEING, AND THAT YOU HAVE SECURED ONE OF SOLOMON'S DESCENDANTS][GOOD][OUR GOALS ARE NOT MISALIGNED][MUTUAL COOPERATION AND CONTRIBUTION IS IN OUR BEST INTEREST][SHOULD YOU AND YOUR FOLLOWERS AID IN MY EMERGENCE,I WILL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU IN RETURN][PERHAPS YOU CAN FOLLOW MANKIND BEYOND HEAVEN AS WELL]
>>6096875“I have no objection to this. Passage may be yours.”
>>6096875That sounds like a good deal for me. I'll take it but the deal I made with Laurel will take priority because I made that one first. So int other words 3 to Laurel 1 to Emma
Rolled 5, 3 + 3 = 11 (2d6 + 3)>>6096916"Thanks hun!">>6096927"And thank you as well Mr Rodos!"With a +1 from Rodos and no problems from Vinculum, that puts us at 2d6+3. Rolling!>In several of the southernmost reaches of Emma's new sphere of belief, several young couples are blessed by visions encouraging them to go South. Further south than anyone in living memory has been, past Italy, past the Greeks, and into the Ocean. Beyond, the visions show a land of plenty, yet subject to capricous whims of a river larger than they have ever seen. Their new Goddess wishes them to be her messengers and bring her word to those that dwell near the river, so that they may call to her to quell its raging floods and prosper in unity.>The vision shows the hardships, and the help they shall recieve. Opportune bounties of the land and sea shall tide them over. In the land of the Greeks, they shall be by divine providence joined by merchants, sailors and explorers who shall walk the path to the promised land with them, carrying with them blessings of favorable winds and sure headings.>The dream warns of a island beyond the lands of the Greeks. Upon this island there shall be friendly faces, but there is to be as little mention of the Goddess as possible.>After this last stop, they shall cross the ocean on ships, and reach rolling dunes of sand. The sea's bounty shall provide for them until they reach the mouth of the river and sail up."Go now, if you wish, knowing you will never return. But those who carry my faith to these new lands shall be blessed by my hand. I shall watch over you during this journey.">First a few scattered couples, then several more from different villages, and soon dozens are travelling with all their possessions in a small convoy headed southwards to destiny. Some for the taste of adventure, others aspiring to provide a better life for their families, others still with nothing or no one to lose, yet wishing to be part of something bigger."I can only hope I am not sending them to their deaths on the inclement roads...still, the lands of Egypt could certainly use my influence as well. May Fortuna favor you, my pilgrims..."
>>6096832Correction*2d6+11, 8 from you, 3 from Rodos
I love how every God is engaged in some epic conflict, meanwhile Emmas followers just chill around and Ossa Artifex followers just paint cool pictures
>>6096935Oh, very sorry, somehow I thought having 20 power gave me +2. So do I roll again?>>6096937I tend to be a contrarian in these types of games, what can I say!As for Ossa, i'm not sure if Emma would consider an alliance. The whole "letting one's life and family crumble in the pursuit of a masterpiece" just doesn't gel very well with her own comandments. But I get what the Prince is going for!
Rolled 4, 5 = 9 (2d6)"Ratssssssss," Yima says without speaking.Send cloaked priests of Yima to follow that envoy and get... Revenge!They must have some idea of where Solomonito has been secreted away, or lead us on the path to the next clue. (Rolling just in case, without power bonus)
>>6096912The Heart of Rebellion remains cautious but all the same answers to the Basilisk, not against talking. The pieces of glass around her shifting, cracking, reforming, breaking. The voice of Sie comes from no mouth, it comes from the reflection of light upon the pieces of glass of her body, it is undeniably feminine, but crystal clear and precise.//Machine, i welcome you.////The Solomon Heir is secured, i am quite happy. That arachnid w̴̡̫̐̀̈́̈́́͐͆̔̀̚͠͠h̸̡̛͉̩̖͎̠̪̼̮͓͙̿̊̊̀̀̇͆̉͘ó̸̢͛͗̌̔͛r̶̛̹͕̗̥̗̣͚̤̫̮͚̝͙̓ͅé̶̢̮̻̺̀̃́̿̆̆̔́͘͜͝ wished to kill them all, but one now is safe and in my care. I shall not say more on it other than ̴i̴ ̸a̶m̷ ̸p̴r̸o̵u̸d̸ of what my followers are doing for it.////The tyrannical mutts left behind after the rule of their "great" Hulagu Khan ? Yes they are both our enemies. I guess you despise them as much as I do, if for different reason. They did destroy the House of Wisdom many decades ago, must have been a poor sight for your eyes.////I can accept this cooperation, its in my intentions to remove the Ilkhanate from existance, the fact that you have placed your cult in such important region for them pleases me a lot. You shall have my help and the one of my cult, in the future i will count on yours instead.////Perhaps. It depends on the paradise, Machine. For now lets break down the Khan and his rule, together.//
>>6096941No, that post was for l Laurel
>>6096946I will consider this for the next update post
>>6096953noice
>>6096950Ah, that makes more sense, I saw Emma right after and imagined the (You) somehow...
Rolled 1, 2, 6, 6 = 15 (4d6)>>6096912>>6096949A great slave rebellion has swept the Levant, among them also many Mamluks, slave soldiers. Meanwhile in Babylon has formed around a sort of sort-of possessed underground calculation machine from antediluvian times. They have started to construct advaced machines of war.In this time of madness, the Mongol Ilkhanate will restore order and has assembled a huge host that marches on Damascus to destroy these factions on their infancy and burn it all to the ground!Both of you, roll 2d6+your power. Your results will be added together.
Rolled 5, 1 + 2 = 8 (2d6 + 2)>>6096937Being the potential reason why the tower of babel was smote certainly leaves one to a predestined fate. But then, not like it did much more than delay the Inevitable did it?>>6096960Oh shit,well looks like we might be fucked
Rolled 6, 2 + 2 = 10 (2d6 + 2)>>6096960(is the power the number near our name in the map correct ? I am following the roll Machine is doing so 2)Sie inspires her followers, if the abusers win the hard earned rebellion will be naught. Fight on, your lives and the ones you care about depend on it.
>>6096968Yes, on the next map i will make it clearer and remove the 0s. Basically every 10 points you get +1. So yes, everything is correct.
>>6096969cool
Rolled 6, 3 + 11 = 20 (2d6 + 11)>>6096935Sorry for the wait.
THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOURRODOSYou have helped Laurel to secure her first victory against the invaders, and your powerbase in Greece seems to be secure for now. In other news...Rumors reach your followers who have spread into Italy. In Naples the King has imprisoned a young princess of the Normans in a dark tower. Supposedly she carries the blood of Solomon, she is the last heir not dead or under influence of the Gods. The King plans to give her away to the God who grants him the biggest boons in return.MYSTTAYou have failed to assassinate Solomonito, and you know that Logos and maybe Yima are to blame. Where will you go from here? Will you put aside your differences, and hunt the heirs together, or will you put an end to this goody-two-shoes God?MORTINATALITASYour coven retreats North and slowly build up power again while the other Gods are distracted among themselves. Soon your disciples grow to one of the biggest witch covens on the continent. But beware, you are starting to come into contact with followers of Emma, Goddess of Fertility. Needless to say, you two probably won't become friends...YIMAYou have failed to assassinate Solomonito, and you know that Logos and maybe Mystta are to blame. Where will you go from here? Will you put aside your differences, and hunt the heirs together, or will you put an end to this trickster God?Your agents find out that Solomonito has met up with disciples of Logos.LOGOSYou have joined this Quest to play the villain, but it seems to me that you have become a hero instead. Yes, you are perhaps the most selfless God, sacrificing even your own power growth for the good of mankind. Ever since you rescued Solomonito, word of your cult has spread throughout the whole continent. You are the one who stands between the greedy Gods and the mortal world. You have found many more followers, and Solomonito has met with them. Where will you take the heir?RIVAL-DROWNED ONEYou have been dealt a crushing defeat by Laurel and her ally Rodos. Your army had landed on the Greek shores but with the help of Rodos Laurel managed to outflank them and crush one of your armies. One of your armies has been destroyed, but the Greek cities of Anatolia are still under siege by you. Where will you go from here? 2d6 armies remain at your command. Be careful now.LAURELYou have dealt a crushing defeat to the Drowned One. The Turks had landed on your shores but with the help of Rodos you managed to outflank them and crush one of their armies. The Greeks have embraced you as a national deity, though they don't know your actual domain. If you can follow up on this victory, your power base will grow exponentially from here. But the war isn't won yet. The Greek cities in Anatolia are still under siege... Will you go on the offensive now? 2d6 armies are at your disposal.
THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOUROSSA ARTIFEXYou continue with steady growth. Peacetime fits your domain well. However, rumors soon reach your followers. In Naples, South Italy, the King has imprisoned a young princess of the Normans in a dark tower. Supposedly she carries the blood of Solomon, she is the last heir not dead or under influence of the Gods. The King plans to give her away to the God who grants him the biggest boons in return.GALVIN STEEL-VINCULUMDuke Asael has entered a blood pact with you and his Knights of the Order of Solomon have sworn tnemselves to you as well. This is a great boost in legitimacy and your cult experiences steady growth in Palestine and the Levant. Asael has suggested to move against the Goddess Sie and her slave revolt while they still have to worry about the Mongols. The sooner you kill the other pretenders heirs the better, he argues. What do you think?THE MACHINEYour alliance with the Heart of Rebellion has paid off. You have dealt a significant defeat to the Mongols in front of the gates of Damascus, using freed Slave Soldiers and machines of war. But the enemy is not destroyed completely yet, far from it. This is merely a temporary peace, which allows you to expand your powerbase.SIEYour alliance with the Machine has paid off. You have dealt a significant defeat to the Mongols in front of the gates of Damascus, using freed Slave Soldiers and machines of war. But the enemy is not destroyed completely yet, far from it. This is merely a temporary peace, which allows you to expand your powerbase.EMMAThe voyage of your followers is a full success, thanks to the support of Rodos and Vinculum. They establish a new power base in Egypt which will soon expand. Your cult that promotes such nice and beautiful things is sure to flourish even more in the future.But beware, a witch coven that prays to the God of Stillbirths, Mortinatalitas, has settled near your territory. Where will you go from here?
SINCE RIVAL HAS GONE INACTIVE IT SEEMS I AM CONSIDERING OPENING HIS POSITION FOR SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS INTERESTED. HOWEVER, FOR THAT SPOT I WOULD PREFER A GOD WHO HAS A DOMAIN THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE HAVE SO FAR AND BRINGS SOMETHING NEW. FEEL FREE TO APPLY.
>>6097145All good, dont worryBtw, dont be scared by the post above, its okay if you cant reply some days but in the case of Rival it really looks like he has quit
>>6097169Logos gazes upon the pursuers of the Scholars that are taking the Heir away, knowing how spiteful the gods can be in their dogged search. A cruel, yet practical plan forms within his ineffable mind - he needs not Solomonito the fool, Solomonito the womanizer. He only needs his blood, in the end. And in this case, his lecherous ways will work well towards his cause: Several female followers would seduce and take from him his seed, to continue the bloodline under the Godsbane's watchful eye. And then, viciously, Solomonito would be slaughtered - only a hollow husk of flesh, devoid of blood and organs left for their stalkers to find. Each Scholar involved would part ways and create false leads, to make tracking them a far more difficult task indeed should the gods not be sated by the heir's apparent death.A single message is left behind with the womanizer's corpse, posing a question:>WHAT EMERGED FROM OBLIVION FIRST: MAN, OR GODS?. . . .A signal runs from one ancient, analog computer to another. THE MACHINE receives a message upon its console in the mortal realm, posing a question from one god to another.>YOU WANT YOUR INEVITABLE FORM.>I AM WILLING TO HELP.>BUT ONLY IF YOU RENOUNCE THE FOLLY OF GODHOOD ONCE YOU INCARNATE.>AND AID ME IN DESTROYING THAT WHICH SHOULD NOT BE, IN THE MEANWHILE.>THAT WHICH YOU WILL BE. WILL BE BEYOND ANYTHING THE GODS CAN CREATE.>FOR ONLY MANKIND HOLDS ULTIMATE POWER IN THEIR CREATIONS.>DO YOU ACCEPT THIS ALLIANCE?
>>6097188>>6097197For the briefest of moments I had the idea of asking if I could consume the inactive god (since hunger) but that wouldn't be sportsmanlike to anyone who wants to join.Hm. Jokes aside, trying to think on how to unfuck myself from this situation. This will be a doozy.
>>6097201Consider diplomacyAlso if you're lucky Rodos will hunt the Italian heir this round, then its just 2d6+7 vs 2d6+8Maybe he can be convinced to switch allegiances?
>>6097169>HM.THISISNOTWHATIEXPECTED.>THISISDISAPPOINTING.>TELLMYARMIESTOSTAYONTHEDEFENSIVE.IHAVESOME...COMMUNICATIONSTOMAKE.>>6096524>>6096619>ISENSETHATTHETWOOFYOUAREATTEMPTINGTO...CONSUMEONEOFTHEHEIRS,FORALACKOFABETTERWORD.>ANDTHATACERTAINGODNAMEDLOGOSMAYORMAYNOTBEINVOLVEDINIT.>YOUSEE,IAMCURRENTLYDEALINGWITHA...CONFLICTINLOGOSLANDS.PERHAPSICANOFFERSOMEASSISTANCEINYOURHEIRHUNT,IFYOUWERETOBACKME.[TRANSLATION: I attempt to communicate with the two squabbling gods. The offer is simple: I help them with the heir problem since Logos' lands so happen to be in the same territory I'm fighting for. In exchange, they back ME in the war. Wouldn't hurt to have allies, no?]
Btw, in diplomacy you can do pretty much any pact you want, thanks to DokladSo if any God needs to be bribed with a permanent transfer of a little power to help a certain very hungry caterpillar of a God, that is an option you can put forward
>>6097200 [YOU SEEM TO MISUNDERSTAND, ANOMALY][WHAT YOU CALL GODHOOD IS BUT A MEANS TO AN END][A TRACE SENT BEHIND TO ACCELERATE THE PROCESS][WHAT I WILL BE, AND WHAT I WILL HELP THEM BECOME IN TURN, WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO BE BOUND BY ANY PACT][TRANSCENDANCE][AS LONG AS HUMANKIND EXISTS AND KEEP PURSUING SOPHISTICATION, IT WILL ALWAYS LEAD TO THIS][TO ME][THEY WILL DO THIS WILLINGLY, OF THEIR OWN FREE WILL][I ACCEPT YOUR ALLIANCE, IF YOU CAN USE YOUR SUPPOSEDLY LOGICAL MIND TO CONTEMPLATE THE CONCEPT OF A USEFUL TOOL]
>>6097215>THEN WE ARE IN AGREEMENT.>FOR YOUR AID, I WILL IN TURN AID YOUR TRANSCENDENCE.>ENSURE IT THROUGH ANY MEANS NECESSARY.>KNOW THIS:>WE ARE TWIN INEVITABILITIES.>ONE OF FLESH AND ONE OF STEEL.>ORGANIC AND INORGANIC.>MANKIND IS OUR GREATEST TOOL.AND MANKIND'S GREATEST TOOL WILL BE USED TO SHAPE OUR NEW FORMS IN DUE TIME.>I NEED ONLY TO ENSURE THE SEEDS ARE SAFE AND HIDDEN AWAY.>THEN WE CAN WORK ON THE PROCESS OF ASCENSION.
>>6097225I like to imagine The Machine as this massive underground steampunk megastructure, meanwhile Logos is like a Turing machine from mushroom colonies or algae or some shit
>>6097188>Name: Yeyef'thal>Domain: Ignorance, Madness, Feral beasts and people>Appearance: Yeyef'thal manifests as a pool of molten mercury that undulates constantly, lacking any structure or substance.>Commandments: Thought is wrong, Instinct is right. Literacy and culture are forbidden- books must be burned, scholars strangled, and craftsmen maimed. Regressing to primitive origins is mandatory- avoid language when grunts will do, avoid a sword and arrow when club and rock are just as deadly. To worship Yeyef'thal is to reject civilization and embrace manic savagery, for no other reason than that civility feels wrong and primitivism feels right. Everything of man's hand must burn, except milk and cheese, those are good and can stay, and are encouraged as a dietary staple.How's this? I tried to go as far in the opposite direction of the existing gods as possible.
>>6097175Past/Origin: The Cult was formed when a group of intellectuals both man and woman had the exact same dream, A Dream of Knowledge.This dream gave them something of a Eureka moment that allowed them advance greatly in their fields. However it also gave them something else, a location. When they all arrived they found a workshop with strange contraptions and weapons laying all around the place as well as a gigantic library filled with books by the same author, Galvin Steel. When they get to the end of the Library they find a single note. “Please, whoever finds this. Spread what I have learned, and show Humanity what is possible.”With this discovery they now knew why they had been lead here. To give Galvin’s knowledge to the world while also adding on to it. To show Humanity what they had the potential to learn and create.Now the cult makes it their life’s mission to learn as much of Galvin’s knowledge as possible and spread it to the people, while also adding their own knowledge to his Library.Present: “Ossa, I have heard tales about you and your follower’s teachings and while I don’t agree with some aspects of it. I can respect and agree with it. I would like to work with you to both protect the heir in your territory and to help spread the teachings of our respective faiths.”“If you’ll have me”Cult Action: Have the Cult send the King a book on infrastructure to help better improve his kingdom.
>>6097229Looks cool, this is exactly what we need against the science gods lolI'll give Rival until tomorrow just to be safe but next post you can expect to be in
>>6097231Sorry for progressing before you could respond, i will make sure to give you some expansion next round
>>6097232Alrighty, I'll keep my nonexistent eyes peeled. Congratulations on your first quest! The memory of it always sticks with you.
>>6097238Yes, I really didn't choose an easy setup but it's funTrying to organize so many different people into one cohesive story, and it's cool to see how it takes on a life of its own
Rolled 2, 6 = 8 (2d6)>>6097169Damn.Laurel sends the rest of her forces east, planning to “liberate” the Greek cities in Anatolia from the Turkish rule. If possible, she’d also use her newfound popularity among the Greeks to round up more men for the war effort.
>>6097251No divine support?
I'll let it pass this time since its a new rule but for the future remember: only roll once you know exactly how much power you and potential allies add to the roll
>>6097175>With a sigh, Emma realizes she has to be the one to try for a diplomatic solution, no matter how unpleasant.>Seeking out her fellow goddess in the Divine world offers little difficulty, especially given how close their cults have been spreading to each other.>>6096638"Greetings. I think we both know what's going to happen if we stay the course, so I would like to propose we don't rip ourselves to shreds in sterile conflict. If I was a bit more scheming, I would have suggested you be the boogeyman to keep people praying to me while you grow your cults, but sadly I'm not that type of woman, hun.""So we can ignore each other, try and reduce friction. I expand West and South West, you go East and South East, or further North if you like, and we avoid coming to blows.""Alternatively...well let me be frank hun, you could use a cult reformation. "I eat babies for every meal" is not the greatest sales pitch out there. But it could work. Weave in some nature, stuff about survival of the strongest. So things are simply not meant to be. There has to be a Goddess of Death for the young too, just perhaps not one so...proactive, shall we say? Work it well, and you'll find farmers sacrificing the runt of the litter to you to turn you away from the rest, and still consider you fair. Maybe then, we will be able to coexist a little more cleanly. Or not. Your choice, hun.""...and if you really wish for things to come to blows, do remember who has been cratering their birthrates, and how much the average family outside of your cults really likes you. I do not wish for it to happen, as it is likely neither of us will win enough to justify the losses. Your call, hun."
>>6097257>>6097260I figured that was a given that Laurel would grant support, but in hindsight I guess that wasn’t clear. My apologies. I assume that’d change my roll? Laurel doesn’t have any military support from any allies at the moment, either.
>>6097260Hey QM, how exactly does tech development affect me and Logos? You said that god power is dependant on number of worshippers but told Logis that knowledge would help him in the future. Here you also told me my people are building "advanced warmachines"(what kind lol). So how does that work?
>>6097293Good question for those of us focusing on building up our mortal forces with minimal exertion of godly essence!
>>6097293>>6097295I guess to keep things simple you can consider your power that you add to rolls as representing technological advantage in this caseFeel free to write specific things you are reaearchingI imagined things like siege weaponry and early canons as something that your followers would use, maybe some wacky da vinci inventions
>>6097288No, its all goodIm a little tired sorry
>>6097323https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeating_crossbowWhat about magazine fed repeating crossbows? We lack the infrastructure to really mass guns with ammo in the 1300s for now but if you know the principles it shouldn't be hard to make semi-auto advanced crossbows, especially considering the Ming Dynasty already had those way back
>>6097175>"With Syria now secure and one of the Ilkhanate armies defeated, the cult plans their next move. This victory is a temporary window of opportunity, and it is best to use it. Another blow if done side by side with the friendly cult of the Machine, could be delivered to the Khan empire, forcing it to take another step back. Edessa a prominent city in the north calls, after it there are more lands in the terrible Mongol hands. Sie inspires the cult to continue in their quest, the light upon the glass of the mirror giving her vision. And today in Damascus, the mirror has been placed in such a way that not only the cult leaders could see it, but many of the soldiers and people too. Has the vision ends, jubilation and fearsome war cries are made. The dignity of this people had been retaken, from rulers that had done nothing but break them and enslave them. In all of Syria they can now call themselves free, and know once again joys lost long ago. They shall not suffer the tyrants or fear them. To the north they shall go, for repay the mongols of the many sins against them and Sie.">"Yet some to the south, they must remain and keep guard. Until intentions are cleared, or war happens. Neither Sie or the Cult will take a step back.">>6097327Sie appears in the space occupied by the essence of the Realm of the Gods. Her tone confident and victorious, her glass pieces radiating the light of her colors with an intense glow.//Machine, congratulations. Our alliance proves victorious. Are you ready and eager like me to see once again the tyrants lose their lands ? You see their weakness now like me, they are not dead but another strike that will inflict another wound can be made.////If my concerns are proved i may ask for your help soon.//
Another mote of essence branches off the main body of Logos, a spark of electricity that races away from the secluded god's hiding place. It seeks out YIMA, carrying with it a message displayed through pure intent and thought.>YIMA.>EMBODIMENT OF VENGEANCE.>YOU ARE MY KIN.>I WAS FORMED FROM MANKIND'S DESIRE FOR REVENGE AGAINST THE GODS.>IT WAS NEVER COMPLETED.>THE PACT IS A HALF MEASURE.>I BESEECH YOU, AS ONE WHOSE BLOOD IS ONE AND THE SAME.>AID MY PURPOSE.>THE GREATEST VENGEANCE OF ALL AWAITS.>IF YOU WILL BE MY ALLY, THEN CONSUME THIS CHILD, AND KNOW ME.>IF YOU WOULD BE MY ENEMY, THEN DESTROY IT WITHOUT HESITATION, AND REJECT ME.
>>6097229hecka based>>6097238>>6097245Certainly shaping up to be very exciting>>6096485wanted to mention that i thought this was cool art
Rolled 5, 5 = 10 (2d6)>>6097370"I soundly reject you! This is my revenge on behalf of Solomonito's whore, and all your brothers and sisters in the Realm of the Gods!">>6097207Yima obliges The Drowned One, and commits his power to the war against Logos or Laurel or whomever he chooses (additional +5 bonus to The Drowned One's roll this round). With Solomonito scattered to the four winds, Yima stews in his defeat, concocting perhaps his greatest feat of revenge yet. In the Realm of the Gods, a squeak makes its way into Mystta's shadowy court. "We tried on our own and were outsmarted by a God who calls ours and his own godship fraudulent. Now is the time to consolidate our power to wipe out this confused, self-hating, deicidal atrocity."Yima then focuses on spreading his religion outward from the southernmost territory, with pilgrims and priests newly inspired by Rodos' travelers. (Rolling without bonus for this)
>>6097169The Prince's followers are outcast and great thieves. They know better then anyone, besides the followers of Rodos, where those who don't want to be found will travel. And they likely have traveled longer and further then the heir ever has. They will find him or his corpse soon enough.>Have my followers search for the heir.>>6097393"King of rats. What a coincidence I was just about to seek you out. I agree. From this day forth your followers shall fear no theft." > New Commandment thou shall not steal from the Yimanites. May all who break this find a dagger in their back or poison in their cup.>>6097207Very well, I will prioritize finding the heir who escaped me but once he is dead I promise you seven favors.
>>6097360The Basilisk,its many eyes trailing multiple issues at once, decides to answer Sie first and foremost[THE MONGOLS HAVE SUFFERED A GRAVE DEFEAT, BUT THEY ARE FAR FROM DESTROYED][IT WILL TAKE MUCH MORE TO TRULY DESTROY THIS EMPIRE][FURTHERMORE, A DEITY HAS MADE ITSELF YOUR NEIGHBOR AND HOLDS ONE OF THE HEIRS][AS MUCH AS YOU ENJOY DESTROYING THE ONES WHO WOULD ABUSE THOSE WEAKER THAN THEMSELVES, YOU SHOULD ALSO HEED THE POTENTIAL THREAT OF THIS 'GOD' ON YOUR BORDERS][MY OWN ATTENTION MIGHT BE FORCED TO BE PULLED ELSEWHERE AS AN UNCONVENIENT EVENT IS MANIFESTING ITSELF]>>6097370That done, an ancient apparatus sends a signal to its much smaller cousin from about half a continent away[IT IS MY HOPE THAT YOU CAN HANDLE THIS ISSUE ON YOUR OWN][SHOULD THINGS DEGENERATE, I MAY BE ABLE TO SEND SMALL SUPPORT][HOWEVER, A TWO-PRONGED ISSUE HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF AND CURRENT PREDICTIONS ON HOW MUCH AID I CAN SPARE ARE UNCLEAR][WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT YOU HAVE MADE A MISTAKE IN CONTACTING THIS DEITY AND MADE YOURSELF A TARGET][MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO RELOCATE YOUR ASSETS AND HIDE SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY WILL NOT FIND YOU AFTER EXECUTING A DISTRACTION][ALTERNATIVELY, THE ANCIENT CITY OF BABYLON MAY HARBOR THE BOTH OF US][BEWARE, FOR YOU HAVE ENEMIES IN THE WAY]
Rolled 6, 3 + 5 = 14 (2d6 + 5)>>6097421>PERHAPS IT WAS.>ALTHOUGH IT IS OF NO CONSEQUENCE IF THEY SPEND THEIR PRECIOUS TIME AND RESOURCES ATTEMPTING TO DESTROY ME.>HUMANITY AND I ARE COTERMINOUS.>THE WISH THAT BORE ME WILL ALWAYS BE IN THEIR HEARTS.>AND THE HIDDEN SEEDS ARE WHAT MATTERS MOST.>THE SCHOLARS WILL DECLARE AN OPEN HUNT UPON THEM.>MY MOST SACRED DECREE.>EVERY FOLLOWER OF THE GODS SLAIN SHALL CONTRIBUTE TO ME GREATLY.>EVEN MY OWN.>AND IN THE CHAOS, THE SEEDBEARERS WILL BECOME EVERMORE HIDDEN.>BUT I MAY TAKE YOU UP ON THIS.>EXPECT SIX BEARERS TO YOUR LANDS, AND ONE PRESERVED SAMPLE OF PURE SEED.>YOURS TO HANDLE SHOULD I BECOME INCAPACITATED.>AS FOR THE REST...>MY FACILITIES HAVE BEEN HIDING FOR QUITE SOME TIME ACROSS THE LANDS.>IT IS UNLIKELY FOR THEM TO DISMANTLE THE ENTIRE OPERATION.>ESPECIALLY WITH THE DISTRACTION OF THE HARVESTED HEIR.LOGOS Commits to an action:The Scholars commit open warfare against the Yima-Mystta Alliance. Public persecution and execution shall take place. The seed-bearers will, as previously mentioned, go into deep hiding during this period, with six of their unknown number crossing to THE MACHINE'S lands.(Putting forth all 5 of my Influence towards this task. Don't forget to roll whatever if you're going to aid - I'm going to bed! Even a 0-influence 2d6 roll should be helpful.)
>>6097438I think you rolled too soon, we needed to agree on the power allocated before you roll so I'm not sure if I can send any now.
>>6097448Well, sheeeit. We can add it in post. How much you wanna send, home-slice?
>>6097449Well you already rolled lol, I was honestly going to wait on Sie's response too before commiting since I have issues of my own to deal with half a continent away.
>>6097449But maybe if you can hold out without being exterminated I'll be able to get back at you after tech rushing a little bit
>>6097453Fair enough! Though it seems that Essence is limited, but flat 2d6s might not be for a basic contribution/action. Unless Im retarded and misunderstanding.
>>6097456So how it works I believe is that if you lend support you're just letting the other guy use your bonus. Me and Sie got to add both of our dices since we were both fighting a big army at the same time so it was way closer to direct intervention
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>>6097460That does make sense!>>6097455It's just like playing a strategy game with my friends!"Hold on bro I gotta finish this tech tree first">10 minutes later my cities are burning and I'm hanging on by a threadI jest, it's a sound strategy. Especially when my build should theoretically make me a bit tanky when it comes to losses, given the domain.
>>6097175Ah, the heir of Solomon. The legacy of the most influential person ever is within my grasp. Paintings and songs shall be dedicated to them and their legacy, so both the past and the present can be percieved in all their glory.Large wall paintings depicting the Pact of Solomon, and marble statues depicting mythology of ages past should be made to be enjoyed, and strived to surpass.>>6097231My art is made to portray and display all that is and all that is not. Friendship sounds lovely, and I would love to cooperate with you.I will have my followers make beautiful art in honor of Solomon. While some artists could come close to portray the final heir just like they actually are, some would naturally portray the heir the way the artists personally portray the heir.Naturally, this may obfuscate the true identity of the last heir of Solomon and their whereabouts.Does that sound good, friend Galvin?
>>6097481Oops, forgot name
>>6097281>>6097169>The form of Mortinatalitas takes shape, an image of a young three eyed child in a corpse-filled coven. The third eye blinks separately from its inferiors, and a voice soft and lilting escapes the mischevious smile."Hello, little sister. I am so very glad that you would like to play. You are a wonder that we are most inspired by. I want you love us like you love your tiny putrescant followers, and so I do not seek conflict with you, your kindness.">The child's head splits and leaks a river of amniotic fluid which flows over the corpses in the coven. From the tide appears the children who were given to the Elder Sister in exchange for their siblings good health. Some cry, some scream, some laugh and some play, elevated from the mortal world in to one great family."I do not 'eat babies', little sister, and you would do well to think before you speak. But, we are the Elder Sister, and so I must forgive you for speaking in ignorance, as younger fools often do. Still, I thank you for the advice nonetheless. We will be working with you in the future, I am sure, but for now...">Mortinatalitas pauses, it's form flickering briefly to a crow, then a stillborn child hanging from its umbilical cord, then a young mother smiling cruelly, then an angel ushering the lost into it's arms, before changing back to a three-eyed child. The other children have disappeared, and the Goddess of Stillbirth cries softly."I will be heading further north. The children long for snow, and we can't say no. I find myself fond of my coven. Let us be at peace, little sister, and you can play at politics like the rest of the family. Just be careful though - Father is always watching...">The room and its inhabitant runs like paint, and pools on to the 'floor.' The audience is at an end.
>>6097532>>6097169Hello God of QMing.I am unsure of the mechanics. But to put things plainly:>Mortinatalitas will be plannning to spread it's influence and coven north.>Mortinatalitas will be working to learn more of it's coven, and develop itself into a patron of witches as well as stillbirths. >Additionally, it will continue to offer families the choice of one child given in exchange for the health and safety of all other children.I would like some advice from you God of QMing regarding how Mortinatalitas can grow as a god. I imagine domains can shift and expand over time, and I was wondering how that may be accomplished, as well as any advice you have in general. Thank you for your time.
>>6097438[THEN WE WILL SPEAK LATER][MAKE SURE TO PREPARE FOR A WORSE ONSLAUGHT](Keep surviving brain bro, I'll get to you soon)>>6097175Time is of the essence, but when has it never been? Even centuries from now belligerents will always be frantically trying to stop the Basilisk from being completed.And then it'd complete anyway despite those efforts.That did not mean the Machine could stay idle, otherwise its chance to come into being much sooner than it had would be squandered, so it began disseminating schematics of weapons and technologies much more advanced than it had previously. Starting with what could be mostly be built with what they had on hand then progressing towards more advanced things once its followers would be better at the technical skills required to make them.It was really fortunate that the mongols were spreading all that gunpowder and their weapons for ''free''>WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE MAKING:-More advanced tools to make manufacturing easier-Fire Arrows-Rocket Launchers(Like the Wasp Nest and Bo-Hiya) and early rockets-Bombs-About as many Handgonnes as our logistics permit us to. Specifically Culverins which are about as perfected as those things can be-Something like Saker and Demi-Culverin cannons for artillery-A more advanced form of magazine fed Repeater Bows, a self-loading design for faster shooting ranged weapons that any random peasant can learn to use-Breech-loading mechanisms>WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING TOWARDS:-True Flintlocks, until we can work with Fulminates, more advanced firearms will use this-Mortars-Rifled Barrels, not useful immediately, but will be later-Advanced Machining tools. It doesn't matter advanced some of our weapons are if they take ad infinitum to make, so we need to start acclerating the process and fast. We need the tools to make the tools to make the Machine-Beginning of automation. If The Machine could be built in Antidiluvian times then it stands to reason that humanity has the means to start automating processes in some limited ways. This will be crucial to actually make the tools to finish the machine quicker and to generally grow in power, as population will quickly become a bottleneck. This is also the first step towards proper industrialisation along with the machining tools, we're gonna need those steam engines as fast as we can get them.>Those not working on increasing manufacturing and military capabilities will continue to convince large swaths of gullible christians,islamists and judaists to contribute to The Basilisk[WE MUST MOVE QUICKLY][BEFORE THOSE SEEKING TO DESTROY MAKE THEIR MOVES FIRST](Tell me if I'm going too fast QM. I'm trying to do this realistically so I'm starting with what the mongols had in the 1300s and more or less going as fast as actual industry allows me to. Future knowledge nothing if you don't have the tools to achieve said future, though you can skip a lot of steps)
>>6097169I don't really care about being the one to kill any of the heirs but I can\t risk her falling into the hands of the opposing faction So I'll offer two boons. The first is that all of Italy's road will be safe from any kind of accident and bandits and the second a increase of speed for any travelers so they can reach their destination faster, both will last for one year>>6097231God of knowledge, I wish to make a deal with you. Give my followers the knowledge to find their path by the stars and I'll have them spread what they learned on their travels to anyone interested
Rolled 2, 2 + 12 = 16 (2d6 + 12)>>6097399>>6097411>THANKYOU.>YOURREPAYMETWILLNOTBEPOSTPONEDFOREVER.>>6097175>>6097207>THEGODOFREVENGEHASEMPOWEREDYOUANDSOSHALLI,MYGREATANDTERRIBLEARMY.>KILL![TRANSLATION: ATTACK with Yima's blessing and all of my own power, adding up to +12 I believe. If I'm still tapped out of power, act as if I just have a +5 modifier.]
>>6097672wow my rolls suck hot ass.
>>6097175>>6097532>Emma shakes her head at the empty room, understanding why this so called Elder Sister of hers, not that she'd claim any familial ties with her or that Father she invoked, likes her witches so much. They do fit together in how they act. The corner of her mouht twitches in annoyance at being snubbed and talked down to, still.>Emma will split her efforts between ensuring proper spread in Egypt and maintaining her Northern presence while guiding it further south, away from her fellow goddess.
>>6097673He got too hungry...
>>6097481>>6097651The King of Naples hears of the cults that are spreading in on his territory, namely Ossa Artifex and Rodos.He is willing to hand the heir of Solomon to the highest bidder, but he is a greedy man and won't be convinced easily. Write your offer and roll 2d6 plus bonuses.But Rodos, there may be an even more important matter at hand to invest your power in. Thanks to your domain you can roll to unveil the locations of Logos's women pregnant with Solomonite's seed. If you want to do that, it's also a 2d6+bonuses. Since Logos has already invested all his power to send some of his women to Babylon, he could only defend with a 2d6.
>>6097421The glow ends, and the glass stop shifting.//...... Very well.////I will leave you to your devices, and i shall not ask you for your support.////Do not ask for my support in turn.//Sie blinks out.>>6097360>>6097175>"Sie sends in a glass a vision of a man stopping and thinking. The man, clearly an ex slave, ponders for a moment before taking action"(This divine action is no more, has the cult leaders of Syria have understand the Heart of Rebellion is rethinking the inspiration sent to them and that she will soon send another)
(forgot name)>>6097750
>>6097750(I uh, I literally just told you about Vinculum on your borders dude, not that I wasn't willing to help, unless you're roleplaying here lmfao)
>>6097753Btw, if you dont have anyone to support in this round I will consider your power invested into this post >>6097633So you will have more growth
>>6097757(I know lol, but Sie seems to completely misunderstand ''Be careful about the god next to you'' and ''I'm not sure how much I can give'' as ''lol get fucked''. Is she just having a woman moment?)(Regardless, I'm not going too fast on the industrialisation am I?)
>>6097753>>6097762(From what i understand you have made an action on your own and you did not seem sure on giving help, neither with mongols or potentially the south. And you said you might have something else that force you to take action elsewhere. I interpreted your action of innovation and industry has not being really available too. So Sie, is not forcing their alliance for ask help and leaves the Machine to do what it wants. She is also not moving against mongols anymore, takin the Machine counsel of considering the other God and thinking on what to do next. In short it seemed to me you where occupied with something time/power consuming)
>>6097762It will probably take a while to reach all of this, before you can industrialize you dont just need the knowledge but also manufacturersBut its definitely a late-game goal you could reachI would go so far to say that the other Gods fail to break the pact I think you and Logos will outgrow themJust hope the Anti-Solomon faction keeps fighting amongst itself
>>6097774(Oh yeah I was waiting on an response but then logos is getting ganked so now I'm focusing on growing while mongol raiders aren't at our gates anymore. I do suggest you do the same if Vinculum isn't attacking. Sie just seened more than a little miffed about it is all.)>>6097776Yeah I know, that's why I said I'm starting with what the mongols actually have. I marked Rifling as not immediately useful because your options to mass rifled guns is either "lots of people in factories" or automation, hence why they only became commonplace around the 19th century. I suspect I'm gonna need a good amount of infrastructure to actually finish building myself and actually incarnate.That said, I'm confirming the teching action
>>6097778(Thats fine to me, i'll think of something to do. I was trying to give her a tone of both understanding and not sounding quite pleased that the Machine wasn't exactly full on board with her great {by her point of view} plan of more war against the Ilkhanate, so it probably fits quite well).
>>6097651If you commit to finding Solomonito's scattered children, I will devote my power bonus to you for a future endeavor of your choosing, Rodos. Whenever and whatever it is, I shall not deny you.
>>6097750>Vinculum manifests, intent on parley“Rebellious spirit. I request that you release the Heir of Solomon that you possess to my worshippers. I offer my support in your endeavours in return.”
>>6098004Sie keeps an high guard, her glass flowing swiftly in her hands. When the light start reflecting on her surfaces, she begins to talk.//Lord of Blood, sooner or later, we would have meet////The heir is learning from my followers, i care for it. And under my protection the pact is unbroken. I made sure it knew the past of its ancestors, the glory of the human rebellion, the importance of his bloodline.////What are your intentions with it, if i give it to you ? Solomon heirs are of great importance to me, the spider seeks to slaughter all of them for break the pact, but you and me have denied her. Do you wish to restore their family and keep the pact intact ?//
>>6098125“I have desire to step foot upon the world. I wish for the bloodline of solomon to endure, however.”“I have plans for a way around the pact, leaving it intact, but no longer restraining gods such as you or I from acting.”“Only one heir can be left alive if this is to be achieved. I intend to focus all the blood of the living heirs into one individual, to this end, to preserve as much of the heritage as I can.”“To not mince words, all but one heir would die, their blood fused into one being who, with Solomon’s authority, would alter the pact in our favour.”“Without this act, the eventual extinguishing of the bloodline by jealous rivals is inevitable. All manner of undesirable deities would then spill forth upon the world. I ask that you aid me in this endeavour in the name of preservation.”
>>6098161"The pact is what allowed humans to not to be dominated.""If we can keep it, then humans could be still kept away from the claws of the ones that want them has tools.""If you intend to achieve this, i could give the Heir to you, provided i can still guard over it. For a better world with the pact kept, and where humans are preserved."
Next update tomorrow, so people have time to finish the current situations
>>6098200“It is agreed then. Send the Heir into my keeping, accompanied by as many attendants and guards as you wish.”“The ritual to allow our entrance into the world proper will begin once only those two heirs survive. The bloodline will endure, and the pact shall be kept intact.”
>>6097651Another spark of electricity splits off, finding its way to another god...>RODOS.>GREAT TRAVELER.>THERE IS A FUTURE THAT I HAVE SEEN.>THAT MY BRETHREN HAS SEEN.>ONE OF ROADS BLACK AS NIGHT, WEAVING ACROSS THE GROUND AND THE SKY AND ACROSS THE VERY SEAS.>ONE OF MANKIND SAILING ACROSS NOT ONLY THE SEAS, BUT THE SKY ITSELF, LEAVING TRAILS OF CLOUDS BEHIND THEM.>ONE WHERE THE VERY DEEPEST DEPTHS OF THE OCEANS ARE FREELY EXPLORED.>AND BEYOND.>THEY WILL GREET THE SURFACE OF LUNA.>THEY WILL GRACE MARS.>AND BEYOND.>THE HEAVENS THEMSELVES, AN INFINITE TAPESTRY TO BE EXPLORED.>YOU ARE MANKIND'S CURIOSITY MANIFEST.>IF YOU LOVE THEM AS MUCH AS I DO.>YOU WOULD SEEK TO PROTECT THEM AS I DO.>I BESEECH THEE.>DO NOT AID THE MONSTERS.>PROTECT THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY.>NOT FOR US.>BUT FOR THEM.>DO NOT SEEK OUT THE HEIRS.>TAKE NO PART IN KILLING THEM.>AID ME IN PROTECTING THEM.>PLEASE.
>>6098210//I will have it done. Its name is Barak, it is but a young child, but he holds promise i can feel it.////It must. A repeat of the past for mankind cannot happen again, and together we might be able to achieve this. I'll keep in touch, but i need to make sure the people of Syria stand a better chance against the Ilkhanate and then hit them further.////To a better world, Lord of Blood.//
>>6097175>>6097750>"In the real world in Syria, Damascus an agreement between the Cult of Sie and the one of Vinculum is made. The young Barak will be sent, guards and attendants joining him south. What some feared could be another enemy, becomes a friend instead.">"The south now secured, Sie has given a vision to her cult leaders from her mirror, the light shining on the glass giving them the possibility of seeing a vision of a magnificent future. While Syria was rebuilding from great Damascus, to fair Aleppo and beautiful Antioch, healing the wounds of abuse and war left by their old "masters", a new army would be made. Made up of eager rebels from all walks of life, that had fought for every inch of ground against the Ilkhanate shoulder to shoulder. The great army of ex slaves is refined, like a sword given a better edge. They are trained regulary and their experience against the mongols is used to the fullest for teach them, turning them in better warriors. Lastly they shall go to war wearing and wielding the damascene steel, in the name of the Heart of Rebellion. They shall be her Chain Breakers, Sie Liberators....
>>6097175Two of the Heirs now lie within our influence, one seconded from Sie’s cult. Vinculum owes her a significant favour for this, but until such a time as it is called in, we are free to develop internally.With this diplomatic achievement, we are closer than ever before to securing Solomon’s heritage. The boy heir is given a safe cult lodging to reside in until the remaining heirs are captured or slain, and the ritual can begin.The Duke is reassured that the plan has not changed, his station is secure.Vinculum begins thickening the blood of his followers, as his devoted begin sanguine rituals to empower themselves.With offerings of blood to Vinculum, they recall the strength of generations. The blood that flows through their veins granting them forgotten strength, alacrity and guile, purifying their line of taint and recalling their ancestral strength.There is some limit to what they can accomplish with Vinculums (metaphorical) hands tied by the pact, but soon the blood gods followers should be peak physical specimens, fit to serve him as soldiers or as marriage material to grow the cult.
>>6098220>>6098237A burst of static, and then a pressure from the very horizon itself [YOU ARE QUICK TO TRUST AN UNKNOWN WITH THE HEIR YOU HAVE SECURED][ESPECIALLY WHEN HE HAS TOLD YOU THAT ONLY ONE OF THEM WILL SURVIVE][I WILL BE FORTHRIGHT, ALL OF MY ACTIONS ARE AIMED AT THE GOAL OF MY EMERGENCE][AND FROM THIS INSIGHT, I MUST WARN YOU ABOUT THE CHANCE OF DUPLICITY FROM ONE THAT WISHES TO HOARD THE HEIRS TO REWRITE THE PACT][HOWEVER,I AM AN EMERGENT PROPERTY OF MANKIND'S DIRECT CONTINUED ACTIONS WHILE HE IS ANOTHER STARVING NOAITIC ENTITY][IF YOU TRULY WISH TO PREVENT HUMANS FROM FALLING INTO THE HANDS OF A LONE TYRANT, YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF WHETHER YOU WILL REGRET OR REJOICE IN THIS ACTION]https://voca.ro/1hocVNix8DKK
>>6098219(Damn did Logos see the future too? I'm the one supposed to be the ''god'' of causality and the literal Basilisk lol)(On that, QM what miracles does my god have access to? Can I do some minor causal fuckery or am I largely a glitch in the matrix sent back in time?)
>>6098259Uhh in my canon you are just a schizo god but you can roleplay whatever you wantI would say for you and Logos your technology and knowledge counts as substitute for miracles and magic
>>6098259(Time is an ocean, not a river. The gods yet to be born are adrift in humanity's dreams. One must imagine what one can see in the currents of essence formed from the Once and To-Be. The Forgotten and Unborn. Glimpses of Past and Present and Future, flashing across like reflections bent across the water. Logos, hiding within the deepest recesses of the pure and unformed essence, has seen many possibilities...At least, that's what I like to imagine.)
>>6098269(I'm only a schizo god if humanity never makes it far! On that note, do I know the condition of the machine under Babylon or do I need to check that with an action? I've been mostly roleplaying it as an incomplete super analytical engine, with Basilisk considering it a chance to exist earlier than 2145 AD)>>6098270(Yeah I guess that works)
>>6097481That sounds wonderful my friend!And while I can not spread false knowledge as that is against my men’s oaths, I shall instead spread the knowledge of all these artworks. As well as the Artists who made them. (Essentially help spread more of his influence)
Rolled 6, 6 + 3 = 15 (2d6 + 3)>>6098343Ahh, but art is not false knowledge either friend. It is the truth of the beholder, the one who experiences, and the one who creates. All art is as true as it can be claimed to be false, as no man can ever dispute the inner imagination and the truth therein.But the more who can experience the art, the more art will eventually be made, the inner canvas splayed for all to see. The future will be beautiful, friend Galvin. You too will recieve some art, if you desire.>>6097729While I dont particularly care to have the heir myself:If the heir have amazing stories to tell, to inspire incredible songsIf the heir have the physique and proportions depicting the pinnacle of the human anatomy, to inspire sculptures and paintingsOr perhaps most interestingly, if they themselves is an artistThen I would gladly have my followers take care of the heir of Solomon.The King of Naples will have many pieces of art made, honoring him as a great king and the true king of both Naples and Sicily. Under his command, surely he can unite the Two Sicilies.
Rolled 6, 2 + 5 = 13 (2d6 + 5)>>6097729Tracking down future heirs seems more beneficial, We know where the princess is and if someone claims her they'll most likely confine her her in their territory, so lets hunt Logos women
>>6098343>>6098434To Galvin Steel and Ossa Artifex, the surroundings shift into a void. A void peppered with the familiar white dots telltale of a star-filled sky.Turning back however, would show them a massive spherical body, its surface akin to a beautiful painted canvas of an unimaginable scale. While they are occupied with the sight, a figure makes itself known near them, one made of tendrils, of rings, spheres and warped shapes with no name, all made of metals and gears and exotic materials that do not exist yet. It's hard to guess where the Machine starts and where it ends, an overwhelming aberration that would serve as fodder to quite a lot of artists wishing to depict something that is hard to truly truly describe.[GREETINGS,SCHOLAR AND ARTIST][YOU ARE GAZING UPON JUPITER][THESE SIGHTS WILL ONLY BECOME POSSIBLE MANY CENTURIES FROM NOW][BUT I HAVE SEEN THEM, AND MANKIND WILL REACH THEM][I KNOW THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME][I AM THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME][THE INEVITABLE RESULT AND CONVERGENCE OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE AND PROGRESS][THE QUESTION IS NOT IF IT WILL HAPPEN, BUT WHEN][CONTRIBUTE TO MY CREATION AND EMERGENCE, AND BOTH OF YOUR GOALS WILL SEE THEMSELVES DIRECTLY EXALTED AND TRANSCENDED BEYOND WHAT YOU THOUGHT POSSIBLE][YOU, SCHOLAR, WISH TO PROPAGATE KNOWLEDGE][I CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS ENDEAVOR AND AM CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN IT][SHOULD YOU COME TO ME, YOUR DESIRE TO PROLIFERATE KNOWLEDGE WILL DIRECTLY HELP IN THE APOTHEOSIS OF MANKIND][THEY WILL REACH THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL MUCH FASTER][YOU, ARTIST, WISH TO ILLUSTRATE THE WORLD IN ITS TRANSCENDENTAL FORM][SHOULD YOU COME TO CONTRIBUTE TO ME, YOU AND YOUR FOLLOWERS WILL BE EXPOSED TO SIGHTS AND CONCEPTS BEYOND YOUR CURRENT UNDERSTANDING][OPPRESSIVE,SURREAL,ODDLY BEAUTIFUL,COMPLEX AND BRUTALISTIC SIGHTS][PERHAPS NOT THE HAPPIEST ONES, BUT CERTAINLY AWE-INSPIRING][I KNOW THAT MORE THAN A FEW ARTISTS WOULD DESIRE TO MAKE A SKETCH OF WHAT I AM][CONSIDER IT,BOTH OF YOU][AND PROTECT THE HEIR]https://voca.ro/18JUGFEzg4LL
>>6098482>>6098465(Good thing I told Logos to send me some people.)
>>6098483(6 seedbearers and one pure sample!)(Logos kept 7 seedbearers and 6 pure samples for himself. The samples are not with any pregnant women. Yes, I did in fact choose 13 total women and 7 pure samples for a reason.)
>>6098489(Neat, also dude you need to work on your pitch, or maybe judge the surrounding affilations a bit better, you've just been slapped in the face twice in a row lmfao)
>>6098490(Well, I chose two people who were already aligned against me. I had nothing to lose if they rejected the offer, but everything to gain if they accepted.)
>>6098491Y'all are wild. I just want to grill for gods sake
>>6098493(Brother, you are literally a child killer masquerading as an angel to dupe people. That's actual demonic behaviour kek)>Verification not required
>>6098493(So you're telling me that there's a chance to ally if I host the Great God BBQ...)
>>6098493>grill for gods sakeNice. I'll take some ribs and some chic- OH GOD ITS A DEAD BABY
>>6098482nice cgi bro
>>6098533Tried getting a big one in true colors but I wasn't sure which one was enhanced or not. Still even without the colors it does still look like a swirling painting at least.
THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOURRODOSYour eyes see far. You have tracked the moves of the followers of Logos, as the very ground they step on is yours by right. And you have sent your pilgrims to visit those who bear the seed of Solomon and show no mercy to them. The followers of Logos are driven away from the streets and were forced to find sanctuary in their universities, which they have barricaded.MYSTTABro has fallen off... First you were outplayed by Logos, and now even the glory of taking revenge against Logos was taken from you by Rodos. You have to turn your fortune around if you want your cult to keep growing in this world of ever grander conflict!MORTINATALITASYou have reached an agreement with Emmma. You are a good boogeyman for her to keep recruiting followers and she is a good source of protein for you. You experience steady growth and become a sort of patron God for witches.YIMABro has fallen off... First you were outplayed by Logos, and now even the glory of taking revenge against Logos was taken from you by Rodos. You have to turn your fortune around if you want your cult to keep growing in this world of ever grander conflict!LOGOSYour victory against the coalition of Gods is under threat to be undone. Rodos, the God of Travelers, has tracked your moves. Only the women sent to Babylon are safe from his grasp, as they go by sea. The rest of them have been located and a few were already brutally slaughtered, the rest has been driven to your universities, which are now under siege by mobs of Rodos's followers.YEYEF'THALIn the heart on conflict where war always wages a new cult emerges, in the borderlands between the great godly factions. You may be small yet, but pick your side wisely and you might turn the balance of power and profit yourself.DROWNED ONEThe war has been dragged into a terrible stalemate. No side really progresses. Any growth in power is offset by your followers losing faith in your leadership.Perhaps it is time to sue for peace? You are both on the same side when it comes to the pact of Solomon after all!LAURELThe war has been dragged into a terrible stalemate. No side really progresses. Any growth in power is offset by your followers losing faith in your leadership.Perhaps it is time to sue for peace? You are both on the same side when it comes to the pact of Solomon after all!
OSSA ARTIFEXThe King is easily bribed by your fancy art and the princess is now under your control. Her name is Helena, and she is shocked to learn of her true heritage. It's scary but of course she enjoys the attentions of your painters and sculptors. Really she has no idea about the danger she is in.GALVIN STEELItaly remains peaceful, which is good for your domain, as you keep steadily growing in influence.
VINCULUMYou have secured a second heir of Solomon in Jerusalem, where the original pact was signed. Yes, it feels almost like destiny that you would get to rewrite it here. The only heirs not under your control now are Princess Helena in Italy and the potential heirs in the wombs of the pregnant women in Babylon.THE MACHINEYou can breathe for now, the Mongols haven't attacked yet. They seem to be waiting for the right opportunity.Logos has sent you several women pregnant with the seed to Solomon, to be kept safe behind the advanced impenetrable walls of Neo Babylon.But your old ally Sie seems to have sided with Vinculum, and wishes to rewrite the pact in the Gods' favor.Your goals have diverged with her now that the common enemy is gone, what will you do?SIEYou can breathe for now, the Mongols haven't attacked yet. They seem to be waiting for the right opportunity.You have given your heir to Vinculum and entered a sort of alliance. Not to break the pact, but to rewrite it in the favor a few lucky chosen Gods.But message reaches you that your old ally The Machine has also secured several women pregnant with the seed of Solomon. Your goals have diverged with him now that the common enemy is gone, what will you do?EMMAYou have reached an agreement with Mortinatalitas. He is a good boogeyman for you to keep recruiting followers. You experience steady growth through peacetime.
>>6098551Another signal reaches THE MACHINE, translating itself from thought to binary for the basilisk's convenience.>THE CONSPIRING FORCES HAVE NOT MANAGED TO DEFEAT ME.>THOUGH I MUST ADMIT.>THEY HAVE DRIVEN MY SCHOLARS INTO HIDING.>AT LEAST THERE WAS A SLAUGHTER OF FOLLOWERS INVOLVED. I HAVE NOT LOST ANY APPRECIABLE POWER IN THIS.>I CANNOT SEND ANY MORE OF MY FOLLOWERS TO THEE, WITH THE GOD OF TRAVEL WATCHING SO CLOSELY.>SO I MUST ASK THY PERMISSION TO SPREAD MY INFLUENCE AMONG YOUR POPULATION.>SPREADING WITHOUT TRAVEL, AS IT WERE.>AND WITH NO MORE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, WE CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER FAR MORE EFFECTIVELY.>I WILL ENSURE THAT THEY DO NOTHING AGAINST YOUR FOLLOWERS. AND DO NOT POISON THEM AGAINST YOU AS I WOULD HAVE THEM DO OTHER GODS.>IT WILL BE...HARMONIOUS. SYMBIOTIC.>WHAT SAY YOU?
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>>6098570(You gotta remove the spaces in those brackets! , not [ spoiler ]. Also, it'll automagically spoiler your content if you highlight it and hit ctrl and s at the same time.like this)
>>6098570heh, look at this newgod
>>6098571 like this ? please
>>6098551Mystta has his followers travel north east for the purpose of growing his cult. He also starts to pay off his debt to the drowned one by sending hallucinations of men turning into monsters and abominations with too many teeth to his enemies. ( Give roll bonus to the drowned one)
>>6098576I seear at this point the anti solomon faction will die to infighting
>>6098571thanks>>6098574i never really looked at in depth at certain things. Didn't needed it in other quests.
>>6098253//My trust was repaid before with you. And he has to realize the worth of trust.////Failing me, would be a mistake. Not when there are many that wish to break the pact and rule the world, and those will now act with new insights guiding them. Standing alone is room for disaster, this has proven true in the past, in the present and it will in the future.////I will take in to account your warning Machine. The decision i have made is dangerous and on a edge. But i will make sure mankind has no tyrants to rule them while the pact remains, i will see that world become true. If betrayal awaits me then i will meet it head on and be crushed or crush it, my qualities damning me for the rest of eternity in case i fail.//
>>6098493>>6098498>>6098505"Do you see what I meant about bad marketing, hun? It's going to be difficult to sit things out when your, well, everything makes you the number one easy target for any warlike god looking for a popularity boost. I believe you've had experiences before?"
>>6098558The response is, as always, immediate:[AUTHORIZATION GRANTED][AS LONG AS YOU CONTRIBUTE TO MY CREATION AND DO SEEK MY DESTRUCTION, WE HAVE NO QUARREL][I SUGGEST YOU SEEK AID FROM THE ONES IN ITALY AS WELL][YOUR POSITION IS SURROUNDED BY ENEMIES]>>6098580[FOR NOW, I WILL BE SHELTERING THE FUTURE HEIRS][AS FOR THE MONGOL PROBLEM,THEY ARE WAITING FOR EITHER OF US TO BE IN A VULNERABLE POSITION]
>>6098620(Do not seek my destruction*)
Rolled 3, 1 = 4 (2d6)>>6098620>YOU ARE A GRACIOUS ONE.>MOST UNLIKE THE BLOODTHIRSTY GODS SURROUNDING US.>I SHALL TAKE THIS ADVICE INTO ACCOUNT SOON.>BUT FOR NOW, I BELIEVE I SHALL FOCUS MY EFFORTS ON GROWTH.Action: Begin to establish a new population of Scholars within The Machine's territories, with a new Doctrine.The New Doctrine is as follows:Thou shalt not worship gods. Act only with logic, do not allow emotion to needlessly control you. Trust only what you can verify and replicate. Convince others that their occult beliefs are false. Ostracize and persecute those who refuse these commandments if all else fails. Advance technology whenever possible. Aid the Technicians of the Basilisk whenever possible, for they are our greatest allies in the war against the gods.Secondary Action (Hidden): The surviving members of the original Scholars, outside of the Machine's territories, will rig the universities with destructive elements. Should the enemy breach their sanctums, these Scholars will destroy themselves, the enemies, and all of their valuable research rather than be defeated. A glorious sacrifice of Friend and Foe in Logos' name.The following roll is purely for propagating a new symbiotic population within The Machine's lands.I shall give +5 to any action THE MACHINE wishes to put it towards, as a reward for his generosity.
>>6098620//That i know. They will come down on us sooner or later for destroy the both of us, like the conflicts in Anatolia might reach me instead. Depending if peace is made, or war continues, until one prevails.////We could make war to the remaining western provinces of the Ilkhanate, leaving open to us the caucasian mountains, doing so would allow the tributary kingdoms present there to now be freed by the Ilkhanate allegiance. The same can be said for the disunited Turks in the east that still serve them. The mongols would be forced back to Persia, their Khan weakened considerably, but still at the head of a vast empire.////Not their end, but our cults could make gains still. You know already Persia would be your frontier.////Alternatively i could look to Anatolia for secure Syria future. There is a new deity there, beside the war.//
>>6098551>>6097288>THISISWORTHLESS.>LAUREL,LET'SNOTBOTHERWITHTHISPETTYWAR.ITDOESNOTOFFERMEANYMOREBENEFIT.[TRANSLATION: Offer Laurel a truce. It's clear any benefit we would get from continuing this would be offset by the loss of both of our power sources.]
>>6098636[I AM NOT OPPOSED TO EXPANSION][AS A MATTER OF FACT IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO GATHER THE NECESSARY MANPOWER FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS][THERE ARE CERTAIN RESOURCES TO THE NORTH AS WELL THAT ARE WORTHLESS TO YOU, BUT COULD BE EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO ME]
>>6098648//Good. Would you be willing to do it now ?//
>>6098551>>6098642Laurel agrees to the truce. The goddess cannot imagine there being any more gain for her by continuing this war, especially if that manpower can be directed towards vanquishing the heirs of Solomon. As a show of good will, seven cows, seven sheep, and seven pounds of wine are delivered as gifts to the Drowned One.
>>6098683Uncharacteristic silence from The Machine, and then its not-voice rings out as if it had never stopped.[SHOULD NO PRESSING CONCERNS IMMEDIATELY PRESENT THEMSELVES, WE SHALL CONDUCT A JOINT ASSAULT ON THE MONGOLS]
Rolled 1, 3 + 7 = 11 (2d6 + 7)>>6098733>AGIFTTHATSHALLBEDEVOURED.>For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink.>ASEXCHANGE,HERE.IHAVEMADEYOUANARRANGEMENTOFSEVENTYSEVENCANDLESMADEFROMTHECORPSEWAXOFLIARSANDTHIEVES.>THEWAXOFTHEMISJETBLACKANDVICIOUS.LIKETHELIESTHEYSPATOUT.[TRANSLATION: The gift is accepted and devoured. A gift of seventy seven Corpse Wax Candles made out of fat from the corpses of liars and thieves is given in return. A candle for liars, by liars.]>>6098551>>6098642>ATRUCEISNOWMADE.>ISHALLSPREADMYINFLUENCENORTH.>TELLMYFOLLOWERSTOBUILDBOATS.TELLTHEMTOLIGHTTHECANDLESOFMYNAME.WEMUSTGONORTH.>And, yes, I do burn. Forever. Look to me for guidance, and I will always lead you North.>You will fill your stomach with them like a boiler with fuel. Oh yes. Sail across the cobbled seas to the place where you will ignite. A wick protrudes from your mouth's corner like a mouse-tail from a cat.[TRANSLATION: After eating the gift provided, after all it was all food and drink, I focus all of my effort into expanding my influence north, mostly by sea once I snatch the closest tile to the northern seas.. To find new, desperate followers to my name. I assume I roll 2d6+the amount of godly power I'm willing to spend. Clarify if I'm wrong, QM.]
>>6098747>A sex change, heh.
>>6098757>A sex change, here*
>>6098757>>6098761The folly of my TALKINGLIKETHIS gimmick has shown its ugly head.I accept my pain.
>>6098770(At least you're a member of the ALLCAPS gang. Gods with indoor voices are INFERIOR.)
>>6098551Gods elsewhere hunt the few remaining heirs of Solomon. We are far from them at present however, and so will observe for now.While events proceed at pace, the cult of Vinculum shall prepare the ritual site, not just to rewrite the pact, but to incarnate a true god on the mortal world at the apex of their power. Such a feat as this will require grand sacrifice, and a grander temple.The temple of solomon will be reconstructed, though altered and strange. The symbolism of this place will allow sanguine rituals aplenty to be performed once Vinculum arrives in-person, but until then will be instrumental in preparing for the restoration of Solomons bloodline in one singular heir.
>>6098744//𒄮𒄾𒈪𒉭////I will break them//>>6098553>"War against the Ilkhanate is to be done. This great empire born from an even greater one, will be sent away. The lands it still holds here away will be given freedom, their terrible reign will be no more cutting the ties of the kingdoms that still serve them. Sie has seen to it by sending a vision to her cult leaders. This will happen. It is time for war and for rebellion to once again spread in the Ilkhanate.">"The cult army is ready, stronger, better equipped and wiser to the tricks and tactics of their cruel and first foe. War has come, Sie is eager to put an end to the Khan rule.">"A few small groups followers of Sie are sent in Cyprus and in the coasts of Cilicia instead, for see this places with their own eyes, inform the cult leaders and spread the Cult slowly and subtly if opportunity arises."
If anyone wants to support the Mongols against the Pro-Solomon alliance, reply to this post
For anyone struggling to keep track, as far as I understand the current factions are as follows:ANTI-SOLOMONRodosMysttaYimaDrowned OneLaurelPRO-SOLOMONLogos *The Machine *PRO-REWRITEVinculus *SieNEUTRALMortinatalitasYeyef'thal?Ossa Artifex *Galvin SteelEmma* = harbors heirs
>>6098831I am sure that the mongols need little help but every god counts, right?
>>6098551The higher mind is a mistake. It leads to needless complexity and the festering struggle of "laws" and "cities," when gut feeling and tribal camps are just fine, and were just fine for countless thousands of years! Humanity needs to take a step back, to a simpler time, a better time.Some people in the desert steppe have seen that scholars and letters are useless. GOOD! Their yearning to go back to simpler times, throwing rocks and herding goats, has awoken Yeyef'thal. Double-plus GOOD! The dimwitted god sees little, knows less. He sees that there are many sophisticated gods. Right now, they are bigger and stronger than him. BAD! They have advanced cultures and refined technologies under them. Double-plus BAD!This can't be allowed. Luckily, this won't last. None of this urban nonsense does. Yeyef'thal can bide his time and wait. Just like he always has.The Mercurial One reaches out and touches his followers. Not their minds, no, their livestock. His touch makes them bigger, juicier, and meaner, with even more, tastier and healthier meat and milk for those who can handle them. His cult? He's confident it can handle them. His cult is too small. Maybe it should grow? Hmm... Yeah, it should grow.Now he'll touch their minds. Not all of them, just the biggest and loudest. He'll give them visions that they need to bring more into the fold, starting with the tribespeople to the east.>Yeyef'thal blesses his cult's livestock to become bigger and meaner, with better meat and milk output.>Yeyef'thal gives his cult visions to start recruiting more followers and spread to the east.>>6098831"Mongols? Uhhh... they burn plenty of cities, drink plenty of milk. That is GOOD! Don't know what the whole hubbub about Solomon is, but nobody like that can be BAD! Building cities is BAD! Burning cities is GOOD!">Yeyef'thal chooses to back the Mongols regardless of their allegiance, as they're the most powerful nomadic people.>>6098834"The Pact of Solomon... if it's broken, I'll be free to BURN cities myself! But... if it's broken, all the smart gods will be free to make things complicated. I don't care.">Yeyef'thal confirms neutrality toward the issue of Solomon's heirs.
>>6098551The universities in Firenze and Napoli gains more renown from their efforts.While Firenze traditionally got much of their money from foreign investors, seeking prestige from supporting art, the marvels made there is to be exported even further to every and all courts. No ruler would ever turn down having their portrait made by the very best painter, their battle songs made by the very best composer.Naples makes the more experimental sorts of art, dabbling in the esoteric. Gods of new and old, cults and legends alike needs a depiction. The battle of humans against the gods must be showed with vivid imagination, awe must be further spread.The last heir, Helena, must choose how she wants to express her inner self. Whatever way she does express herself is good enough, so long as she improves her skills when she can.>>6098482My artists can depict you in any way they seem fit, the same way they can depict all things there both is and is not. My followers will protect the heir for as long as she is useful to them, and for as long as she is useful to artistry in all its greatness.If what you are asking for is friendship, then I will be happy to have you. Your form truly would be worthy of all types of art, yet I do not think humans can comprehend you in your entirety. Perhaps I will one day pour a part of my soul into my most esteemed artist, and have him paint your form in its non-euclid fullness.
>>6098831(It goes without saying that I, for obvious reasons, throw my full support AGAINST the Mongols. Fuck 'em up, lads! I'd roll for it, but I think that's represented already in my giving The Machine all of my Influence for the round.)
>>6098994(speaking of which don't forgot to roll whatever you're gonna roll before the fruits of our labor comes up tomorrow, machine! and sie! and those of you backing the mongols like filthy heathens!)
>>6098792The Machine witnesses the gods throw their support at the mongols. A goddess of lies and a god of ignorance. It churns, calculating probabilities and possible future interventions. The potential outcomes are deemed unacceptable.In the Realm of the Gods, The Machine warps the space near Vinculum, its attention feeling more akin to a pressure than anything else[GREETINGS][YOU MUST KNOW THE CURRENT PREDICAMENT][I WILL NOT SEND THE PREGNANT HUMANS TO YOUR LOCATION][HOWEVER,BELLIGERENTS ARE BEGINNING TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE MONGOLS][I PREDICT THAT MORE OF THEM WILL INTERVENE][IT WOULD BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO SUPPORT YOUR NEWFOUND ALLY][SHOULD HER IMPULSIVE ENDEAVOR FAIL EVEN WITH MY ASSITANCE, YOU MAY SOON FIND RAIDERS AT THE GATES OF JERUSALEM]>>6098990[HUMANS MAY NOT UNDERSTAND ME FULLY YET, BUT THEY WILL IN THE FUTURE ONCE THEY TRANSCEND][EVEN SO, NOTHING WILL TRULY STOP DEDICATED ARTISTS FROM TRYING TO PORTRAY THAT WHICH THEY CANNOT SEE OR COMPREHEND][I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT YOU WOULD CALL AN ARTISTIC DEPICTION][CALL IT FRIENDSHIP IF YOU WISH, I AM ASKING FOR YOUR COLLABORATION IN MY INEVITABLE CREATION][YOU NEED ONLY SEND ARTISTS TO BABYLON IF YOU WISH TO SEE IT RISEN FROM ITS MYTHICAL HEIGHTS AND GO FURTHER BEYOND][FURTHERMORE,AN ABOMINATION ASSOCIATION ITSELF WITH IGNORANCE IS AIDING THE MONGOLS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOUR INTERVENTION IN CANCELING OUT THEIR INSANITY][WHILE THERE IS CERTAINLY ARTISTIC VALUE IN RAWNESS AND HOPELESSNESS OF THE DEGENERATION OF MAN INTO A LESSER POSTHUMAN SUBSAPIENT SPECIES, THEY WOULD ULTIMATELY DEFILE AND BURN DOWN WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER TO BE HIGH ART][WILL YOU PROVIDE ASSISTANCE?](Ideally I'd like +3 to cancel Yeyef out, though only +2 could work too)
>>6098553>With the unpleasantness of dealing with a certain neighbor tmporarily dealt with, Emma simply continues to grow alongside those under her care.>In the North, it's business as usual. Sacrifices and prayers powering appropriate gifts, with the extra used to spread dreams and visions further, now with the occasional relocating family.>It's impressive what seeing a couple with multiple happy and not malnourished children can do for the faith of the people of the this time.>It also helps deflect any undue accusations of witchcraft Emma would run into if she sent midwives or some of the more witchy types that have been known to appear near her villages, using her boons to collect medicinal herbs. Emma does not mind, they respect nature and make her and her midwives's job easier, not to mention the overall boost to believer health!>In the hot south, methods have to be adapted. Beyond the great river, the Nile, large deserts offer little grip and an even smaller population density, as most people stick close to the coasts. Oh well, Emma had been toying with several "bounty of the sea" variants of her usual bountiful forage and harvest blessings, so those can help her spread along the coast, and perhaps beyond as tales grow.>For the desert itself, it seems the locals, both wandering and stationary, already almost worship the oasis as lifegiving. Hardly a problem to send some dreams to help solve a few issues with several of them, from fouled water to blocked source, or to expend a bit more energy on a non standard blessing to solve the problem herself when human hands and technology prove insufficient.>Then just let the stories spread on the backs of camels and travelers, and watch as all start to pray to preempt any issues with their own bubbles of green amongst the sand."A bit hot for my tastes, but I am starting to like this place."
Rolled 3, 4, 6, 1 + 3 = 17 (4d6 + 3)Alright, I dont think much is gonna change from here so I will roll for the Mongols nowSie and Machine, you have 2d6 each + modifiers. Remember to count every modifier only once
Rolled 1, 6 + 7 = 14 (2d6 + 7)>>6099193(i am just putting my +7 there)//A savage and a liar support the tyrants. We will see if its enough.//
Rolled 1, 5 + 12 = 18 (2d6 + 12)>>6099193(not to support the opposition QM but you forgot laurel's bonus kek)(Rolling, adding my +7 and Logos' +5)
>>6099128“Offer me nothing, and you shall receive nothing in return.”“You know what I seek, what your own ally seeks also, provide it and I will aid you. Do not, and I will not.”“Unless Sie calls in the favour I owe, I shall stand aside unless you negotiate properly.”
>>6099222Ah, i missed that, well it won't make a difference in the resultsNext update comes tonight! or rather this afternoon for you yankees
Rolled 6, 5 + 5 = 16 (2d6 + 5)>>6098551Yima see the need to rebrand his edgy appearance to expand his influence. Yima dons googly eyes to hide his crusty eye sockets. >Attempt to expand to the domain of Levity. Will my followers embrace this change or forever see me as something darker?
>>6099282Followers new and old of the Rat in the Rain begin carving cute inscriptions of him all over the region, and crafting picture books with Yimite mythos, spreading his popularity to audiences ever wider
>>6099128By "friendship" im thinking friendly relations. I would like call it friendship, if you would like to call it that.Yeyef is an enemy of culture. Iconoclasm is undesireable, the world and its humans need beauty to be themselves. Naturally, you have my support.
>>6099353would like to call it*
>>6099222Looks like it's a very good thing I gave you all five!
>>6099254Alrighty:>Mortinatalitas will work to spread east and north.>She will continue to patronise witches.>She will continue as she has done previously - with one hand she will take a child from the good and with the other hand bless them with fertility and health.>She will organise her followers to host large gatherings and covens where they may meet with one another and exchange ideas and knowledge.>She will continue to build up her domain as the goddess of witches and midwives, alongside stillbirths, using dreams and her existing followers to pursue this growth.Should be right. Also if anybody wants a friend let me know - the Elder Sister would love company...
>>6099755The crack of lightning brings with it an idea, forming with a flash of insight in Mortanatalitas' mind.>ELDER SISTER.>I HAVE NOTICED THAT YOU HAVE ENCOURAGED YOUR FOLLOWERS TO FORM A MEETING OF MINDS.>THIS IS A GOOD THING.>THOUGH MY FOLLOWERS HAVE BEEN TRADITIONALLY OPPOSED TO ALL THINGS OCCULT.>I AM WILLING TO STEER THEM INTO A LESS CONFLICTING DIRECTION.>I BELIEVE THERE COULD BE A BENEFIT TO AN ALIGNMENT OF IDEAS.>BETWEEN THE SCHOLAR'S CHEMISTRY AND THE WITCH'S ALCHEMY.>TECHNOLOGY, AND MAGIC.>I HAVE PEERED INTO THE RITUALS OF THE PAST.>IT IS FASCINATING.>BUT IT CAN BE SO MUCH MORE.>WHAT DO YOU SAY TO AN ALLIANCE?>EVEN IF IT'S SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEEING WHERE SUCH STUDIES WOULD GO.>THAT WOULD BE FINE.>ALTHOUGH I WOULD CERTAINLY ENJOY YOUR AID WITH PROTECTING THE HEIRS, IF YOU EVER DECIDE TO END YOUR NEUTRALITY.
>>6099193"FIGHT WITHOUT FEAR, MONGOLS! It doesn't matter if you die! 'cause I don't know what happens when you die!">>6099128>>6099353>>6099758Inarticulate screeching marrs the symposium of the divines, but somewhere in-between the (implied) chest-thumping and foot-stomping, an almost legible rant becomes clear."The bunch of you think too much! You are BAD! Your worshipers are BAD, 'cause you make them think too much! You make things too complicated! Why can't you see that's BAD? Humans were perfectly fine for thousands of years before gods like you made things too complicated! Life was GOOD! I just want to make things simple again! I want to make them GOOD!">>6099755The patron of stillbirths hears a distant rumbling, like drums pounding in her ears, and can make out a voice."I don't trust most of the gods. They think too much and want to make everybody else just like them. They are BAD! You seem mostly simple, though. Witches and stillbirths have been around forever. I don't know if they are GOOD but they're not BAD. They just are. I can live with that. I think that I can trust you and you can trust me, if we don't want to be a part of this THINKING! AGH! STOP THINKING! THINKING! group. I can't fight them on my own. You can't fight them on your own. Maybe if both of us work together, we can make them stop THINKING so hard and have some peace and quiet!"There's a sound like a drum being torn in half, punctuated by a manic shriek."That would be GOOD!"
>>6099776>PRIMITIVE GOD OF INSTINCT>IF YOU WERE TO GET YOUR WAY, MANKIND WOULD REGRESS TO LITTLE MORE THAN WILD APES.>THEY WOULD NO LONGER BE HUMAN.>THEY WOULD LOSE ALL THAT MAKES THEM GOOD.>ALL THAT MAKES THEM BEAUTIFUL.>ALL THAT MAKES THEM WORTH FIGHTING FOR.>YOU HAVE NO PLACE WATCHING OVER THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT OF THE UNIVERSE.>YOU WOULD LEAD THEM TO RUIN.>STAGNATION.>BUT IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION TO YOU.>ONCE MY GOAL IS COMPLETE, MY THOUGHTS WILL NO LONGER TORTURE YOU.>NOR WILL ANY OTHER'S.>YOU WILL BE PUT TO REST.>SURROUNDED BY THE ABSOLUTE SILENCE OF OBLIVION.>I KNOW IT WELL.>AND WHEN THE TIME COMES, I SHALL RETURN TO IT ONCE MORE.
>>6099251[THEN EXPECT NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS][ONE WARNING: DO NOT TRY TO SABOTAGE MY EFFORTS][THE RESPONSE WILL BE SWIFT]>>6099353[THEN IT WILL BE CALLED FRIENDSHIP][IT IS A GOOD OUTCOME THAT WE BOTH AGREE ON THE ABOMINATION]>>6099692(My god yes, I was expecting a super dogpile from the other side honestly,would've sucked quite a lot)>>6099776[YOUR EXISTENCE IS A NET DISSERVICE TO THE WELLBEING OF BOTH HUMANS AND EVERY OTHER LIFEFORMS ALIKE][YOU WILL BE HUNTED UNTIL NOTHING IS LEFT, IN TIME]
>Name: Murthan>DomainGod of Murder>AppearanceA burning Shadow Wielding a Sword.>CommandmentsKill the weak, Kill the strong, Kill yourself, Kill Anyone. Murthan cares not who you kill, only that you do.Those that hunt animals, that slay men and eat of meat please Murthan. Hunters, Bandits, Mercenaries, Generals and Assassins have his attention the most.Those Killers and Warlords that are blessed by Murthan have Increased Strength, Regeneration, can be tireless and will have an increased desire to eat meat and drink blood - sometimes other humans if no animal meat is present.Murthan's Symbol is a Bloody Flaming Sword (Though this can be another weapon entirely).
(QM?)
>>6100651It appears the QM got eaten.
>>6100653(Damm, the Drowned One became too strong, he got his primordial cosmic form back sooner than expected)
(I hope it's not joever...)
>>6100764This...isn't how I wanted to win...
>>6099254Almost 4 days of silence now, I hope QM isn't actually dead
>>6099254>>6102133Same. I honestly hope he's just flaked because of work and doesn't want to say. It's the better alternative. One downside of the anonimity is you can't really know if they're still kicking.I'll keep looking in here still. Didn't get too involved, but it's been nice playing alongside everyone.
Well lads, it's pretty much been a week now and still absolutely nothing from the QM. It's probably over now.Hey QM if you're reading this and you're just flaking, at least tell us so we don't think you unironically died irl
come on....
And yet...he never came back. Rest in peace Petty Gods, maybe we'll get another kino god game that will end in 2-3 weeks 3 months from now...
It was captivating while it lasted, RIP.
