Or I hope others help me as I work throughout the aeons for the next 20ish weeks on this. But since these are specifically a plane for the realms of magic I'll get this then I'll choose planes and so on as I brute force the combinations into reality. But then I'd have to hope Ao isn't going to stop all my hard work from being forcibly stopped beforehand which I don't feel comfortable about.
This message was last edited by the player at 18:24, Thu 17 June 2021.

That clears things up quite a bit, thank you!



I don't normally remember GM/player names because they rarely if ever come up, but I checked through your deleted games and none of them are games I recall participating in.

I was surprised this is your first time running a God Game, you seem really knowledgeable about them. I guess you've played in quite a few of 'em too, huh?

This message was deleted by the player at 18:59, Thu 17 June 2021.

It does exceedingly look like I'll make the 6 planes that overlap work on overlappings wait until something is alive then make primal magic, and head back to the borders for the game. So hopefully people do something with them.

The bright side of this is likely I can work on which overlaps I want to do first. Secondary Elements are a good one to invest my elemental actions into. Void is the overlapping of all of them already and may naturally arise but if not I'll have to do something about that.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:20, Thu 17 June 2021.

Quixes thinks Gods are thinking and not doing. Quixes thinks planning for future in now time not hold because it is now and not the future.  Past was then, and now we have Tschup.  From past to present not change.  Present to future change, motion in thought and decree base for future.  You say future this or that but not done yet, could change.  Want not do.

OOC:  Hello everyone.  Evidently I was accepyed as the self-claimed God of Motion.    We shall see what comes about in this game and our places in it.  Let us have fun.

In reply to Quixes (msg # 56):

It is the duty of the Adventure Master to best help the world be formed into one where the best stories may take place. The Elemental planes shall yield adventure and stories worth remembering and can be called upon to help both the monsters and the heroes that will slay them.

OOf, I was asleep.

@Previous Games - NO, I have run at least 3 or 4 god games before. Only one of which still has a surviving forum. The rest have been permanently deleted over the decade or so I have been on RPoL. I've played in at least a dozen. They used to be much more common about 8 years ago. Here on RPoL, when the Mods recycle something, it is gone forever and forever.


@Floradon - I appreciate you trying to understand what you can and can't do. Ultimately, you are asking me to explain something that is, essentially, nebulous in nature. The system of magic that you are explaining would require most of your ACTs this round at the least. Luckily, the first AEON is a good one to invest in this type of infrastructural type ACTs.

@Admixture Law - Oh, that's a way to do it. You'll give me a headache as I have to come up with all the possible ramifications. But, part of what you wanted to do would be done quickly. Secondary elements would come into existence along with a whole new set of interactions. I don't think WRATH is effected, because you only did one thing. But perhaps the DOMINOE effect is invoked? It's a lot of work from me!

@slow and steady - It is okay to use the flavor text to define how an interaction works. Here's an example of an ACT I enjoyed from a long, long time ago. You see how the descriptive text guided me when I adjudicated it. It added definition and parameters to what was a s very simple ACT. Truthfully, the ACT itself should have just been one sentence saying what is now true. Basically, an ACT creates new truth for CREATION.



My recommendation is that you watch a few ACTs by veterans here and get a feel for it. Or go read my old game, EREWHON. If you send me a PM there, I can give you Lurker status to read the old threads. That goes for anyone really. That game is from, hmm, 7 years ago? Haha

link to another game

Oh, and we'll start on 6/21.

Ok so in this instance if I actually established what the admixture elements end up being would that effectively cause the wrath of ao as I am introducing additional factors to something that is only doing one thing? If that's the case is there a way to lighten the work load some other way? Perhaps by including the specific admixtures as I create the elemental planes and how they look like?

So, it is probably possible to create a separate plane then populate it with the six elements. As Two ACTs: CREATE the Plane of Elements then ALTER elements to inhabit it physically instead of as concepts. As part of populating it, you could define where each element exists in the plane as part of the description. After that, separate ACTs to define each admixture. That's the simplest way I could see to do it. It'd take most of your First AEON to get it done. I'd figure about ten ACTs or so per AEON. Now, that just makes the plane exist and certain new secondary elements. How that works for creating magic... that might take more time and ACTS. Especially since there might not be real culture or much sentience yet. But that makes just one plane with all the elements instead of six. An additional ACT in the initial stages could separate the created plane into six subplanes or something. But then how do they mix? See?

I mean, you're trying to do something very cool but pretty complex. Complex things take a lot of effort when you are limited to simple declarative sentences to define it. You'll depend a lot of me Adjudicating things and playing off that as well.

But, as always, communication of your intent helps to achieve it.

At three ACTs per week, this looks to be taking about a month of your time just to build the physical, or metaphysical, infrastructure. That's not a bad thing. Of course, other gods might wreak havok... *looks at the cat and the trickster*

However yeah I do think if I establish the admixtures then write the intent of it in the post it can work if someone wants to do something it might be annoying but it depends on what they do if they establish more admixtures I never got to do? awesome throw your own spin into this and adds an additional picture into it. If you want to further define a specific elemental realm of say acid or poison? Great extra detail is awesome I'm not going to be doing it. The only way i think is to effectively negate one of my actions which I dont believe is actually possible.

If you want to mess with my plan and add something funky please mess with 3 or 4.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:44, Fri 18 June 2021.

Can you have collaborative actions or are they always discrete to a god?

This might count?

PANTHEONS

#11. PANTHEONS- At least three gods who pledge to share their works openly with one another will be called a PANTHEON. There are two advantages to being in a PANTHEON. First, you can create ARTIFACTS together. Second, each AEON following the 1st, a PANTHEON will gain PANTHEON ACTs equal to its total membership. These can be used by any member of a PANTHEON, although discussion would seem to be advisable.

The pledge of a PANTHEON is essential and lasts until one of the Gods breaks the agreement, at which time the Wrath of Ao comes to pass. And how!

Ah.

Seems like the major gain comes after the 1st Aeon tho. Still, something to consider if you want a large scale concept created. Certainly Floradon thinks big!

In reply to Kuldariel (msg # 65):

Honestly I suspect people could very reasonably just work with the elemental planes as their own home and they do in a sense seem to be a place where sentient life could easily arise naturally. I simply want this to exist and frankly if someone wants to help with the magic plane I'm creating giving their own ideas into it I'd love it. I'd love to have this be a collaborative act between gods, but I'm also not going to deny the fact If no does I'm going to invest into it until it is complete.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:06, Fri 18 June 2021.

I don't know if I 100% understand what you are describing but as long as the plane of metal is full of Kiss memorabilia I'm onboard.

An elemental plane the 6 core elements they combine in areas where they overlap and other things arise and where all 6 elements overlap the void element lies.

1: Primary Elements
2: Secondary Elements (lightning)
3: Metamagic Elements
4: Lifeforms, Emotions, and one other
5: Esoteric Elements
6: Void

This simple 6 step is my simple way of explaining it in essence 3, 4, and 5 are possible things that could change depending on other peoples thoughts and ideas.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:15, Fri 18 June 2021.

Still not clear, but no worries, I'm sure it will as we keep playing!

In reply to Shin (msg # 69):
If I can't describe it It is a personal failing. So I'll strive to go for a different approach.

First Lies the elemental plane of metal a rugged terrain where rivers of mercury lies and kiss lies in golden caves. As you wander around the plane.

You first start heading towards the wooden realm. Where you encounter a plain filled with wood and metal the noise becomes cacophonous for you have entered the realm of sound.

Heading on you start to enter the realms of the god-lands and due to Arisu's influence you enter the realm of chaos magic where the sounds were horribly loud now they are distorted for it feels like this entire plane was made just to be chaotic and other things start to arise as well for fire, wood and metal, sound, smoke, and plasma dot the landscape a sun is clear overhead and the place itself feels like a forest on fire with metal accentuating the scene.

You know there is still more to discover thus you press on. Where you finally encounter earth where the ground was once made entirely of metal it's now made of earth and the metal sprouts itself elsewhere in this wonderful plane. As you have entered this place you feel calm and almost bored the fires are relaxed and nothing seems to be particularly interesting, and yet you press on anyways  to see what arises after this.


And the other 2.

These are physical realms that exist on a planet or on some kind of object in space right? These are not metaphysical concepts or locations?

No to the first it is it's seperate realm.  But it's also not wholly metaphysical they exist in a sense as you can perceive it, draw power from it through gates, and can visit it heck the void realm I literally call the dreamlands.

We could feasibly use it as the home planet as you were but it wouldn't be a planet in any traditional sense as it's flat and large.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:50, Fri 18 June 2021.

Interesting. Sounds pretty metaphysical but could be interesting. Thanks for trying to clear that up!

In reply to Shin (msg # 73):

Hopefully the actions over the first Aeon will clear up any additional confusion.

In order to enact a Void act we are required to use three saved acts and we can save three acts per week (up to three acts).  So do I have to wait until day 8 when I have three acts saved to declarr a void act or can I declare them on day one?  I assume day one.

Every Aeon we have 3 elemental actions you could use those to make a void act.