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<blockquote data-quote="SpiralBound" data-source="post: 2941763" data-attributes="member: 8396"><p>I think that the idea of replacing the gods with devils or demons is very cool, making this a secret - even from the players(!) - is brilliant!! Imagine the high level cleric who finally attained the highest level secrets of his order... What a revelation!! I have an idea for how to set up the masquerade as well... Picture this:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue">"In the ancient past was a terrible war between the Gods of the Heavens and fiends from the depths of Hell. For many Human generations the battle raged on and on, in Hell, in Heaven and across the world as well. Great losses were sustained by both sides. Eventually the Gods won, but only just barely due to the surprisingly great power of the Demon Lords. The Gods had underestimated their might and almost paid for it with their very deific lives! Thankfully, the Gods were able to barricade the Demons within Hell and now stand ever vigilent and almost fearful(?) against their return."</span></p><p></p><p>Of course, this is the player handout "here's what you know that the world is like" version. The GM's "here's what really is going on" version is <em>slightly</em> different...</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red">"...and as the battle raged on and on, the Gods were weakened by the overwhelming numbers of Demonic Fiends. One by one, the Gods fell until there was only one. The original First Deity, he who cannot be destroyed for to destroy him is to destroy existance itself. So, instead the Demon Lords imprisonned him deep within the deepest levels of Hell, bound by the undead and corrupted aspects of the other Gods who were partially resurrected in this shambling form, no longer capable of being true Gods, just powerful enough to mindlessly keep the First One within his Hellish torment. Forever. Meanwhile, the Demon Lords adopted the pretense of pretending to be the surviving Gods, spreading the lie that the demons were defeated. They then began their slow process of corrupting an entire world with their gradually introduced poisonous deceptions. They've been doing this for a long time now, gradually adding tiny tainted elements into the world's theologies. Slowly twisting the priests, generation by generation. They have time, there's no one left to stop them, they can savour their victory..."</span> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SpiralBound, post: 2941763, member: 8396"] I think that the idea of replacing the gods with devils or demons is very cool, making this a secret - even from the players(!) - is brilliant!! Imagine the high level cleric who finally attained the highest level secrets of his order... What a revelation!! I have an idea for how to set up the masquerade as well... Picture this: [COLOR=RoyalBlue]"In the ancient past was a terrible war between the Gods of the Heavens and fiends from the depths of Hell. For many Human generations the battle raged on and on, in Hell, in Heaven and across the world as well. Great losses were sustained by both sides. Eventually the Gods won, but only just barely due to the surprisingly great power of the Demon Lords. The Gods had underestimated their might and almost paid for it with their very deific lives! Thankfully, the Gods were able to barricade the Demons within Hell and now stand ever vigilent and almost fearful(?) against their return."[/COLOR] Of course, this is the player handout "here's what you know that the world is like" version. The GM's "here's what really is going on" version is [i]slightly[/i] different... [COLOR=Red]"...and as the battle raged on and on, the Gods were weakened by the overwhelming numbers of Demonic Fiends. One by one, the Gods fell until there was only one. The original First Deity, he who cannot be destroyed for to destroy him is to destroy existance itself. So, instead the Demon Lords imprisonned him deep within the deepest levels of Hell, bound by the undead and corrupted aspects of the other Gods who were partially resurrected in this shambling form, no longer capable of being true Gods, just powerful enough to mindlessly keep the First One within his Hellish torment. Forever. Meanwhile, the Demon Lords adopted the pretense of pretending to be the surviving Gods, spreading the lie that the demons were defeated. They then began their slow process of corrupting an entire world with their gradually introduced poisonous deceptions. They've been doing this for a long time now, gradually adding tiny tainted elements into the world's theologies. Slowly twisting the priests, generation by generation. They have time, there's no one left to stop them, they can savour their victory..."[/COLOR] :eek: [/QUOTE]
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