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<blockquote data-quote="FreeXenon" data-source="post: 2476504" data-attributes="member: 6228"><p><strong>Shara, The Light Bringer (Goddess of Light, Life, and Wisdom)</strong></p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: YellowGreen">Jemal, the one creature that is spawned from a break in the natural cycles of existence, as the patron of rebirth in all of its forms, whether as an extension to the natural cycles or not.</span>"</p><p></p><p>Shara smiles at the irony present in this request. </p><p></p><p>"<span style="color: YellowGreen">I will agree if you accept the following decree:</span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen">Jemal and all of you unnatural children shall shun the light and life of the Worlds of life for they are an affront to all that is living and natural. The more powerful the creature the more harmful that the energies of light and life shall be. Those borne within the cycle that you have just presented (resurrection, raise dead, reincarnation [Life, Death, and Rebirth with choice]) will not be affected.</span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen">Jemal, you may take this domain [rebirth], but take it carefully, for I will be watching as will the rest of us. So can it be divinely given, and so can it be taken away. I will help to power the presented cycles of rebirth. What say you Traume and Moss? </span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen"></span></p><p><span style="color: YellowGreen">As Tocho has mentioned we should also instate a separate Divine Document with clauses for Mortal Free Will and Godling Horizon (no Godlings on the Prime). </span>"</p><p></p><p>Othar[sblock]<strong>The Portfolio of Time</strong></p><p>The domain of time is, as others have stated, a dangerous one and can easily become out of control, so be careful before you make any 'time changes'. You may want to consult or inform the people that are concerned before slapping the timestream around! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> That way you all may agree upon the effect on the events, as well as any temporal paradoxes that result. If played right this could add a lot to the history and world. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p><strong>Game Rules</strong></p><p>Adding new planes and assuming associations is OK. It is a part of the creative process. Stating where another Godlings plane fits into your plan is not OK. You may tell what you do to another Godling but not how it effects them. Specifically saying where their plane falls into your plan and then assigning it traits should not be done. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p><strong>Planar Cosmology</strong></p><p>There seems to be some dissention regarding the planar cosmology that you have created. I will agree with some that it is rather generic, wich is not necessarily bad. It conforms to that which has been previous created, for the most part: Astral, Shadows, Elements, and Alignment planes. It lacks flavor and uniqueness. As it stands, a lot of these are planar types are already present. </p><p></p><p>Jemal's 'Hell' is Negative energy and the Damned (Neutral and Evil), and Endoviors Realm is Elemental Fire, Chaos, and Magic. Shara's is Positive Energy and Light (Neutral and Good). You could say that Algennis' is Pure Chaos, Traume - Shadows, Death and possibly Neutrality. A lot of what you are trying to do is already there, just not by the names that we are necessarily familiar with. </p><p></p><p>The aformentioned planes map [more neatly <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> ] to commonly used cosmologies. Tocho's plane fits more with the 'Greek Cosmology' such as the Happy Hunting Grounds and so on, and is a bit harder to pigeon hole into this 'normal cosmology' as it represents a more abstract ideal. I think we will have the same problem with Moss', when he creates one. At some point I think that Traume may create the elemental planes of Water and Air, and possibly earth as he is the father of those elemental types. One of K'Netan's portfolios is earth so he really has primary purview over that domain, but he has not posted so Traume could feel free to create it. </p><p></p><p>It would be interesting as Traume's plane of Shadows and Death is linked directly to the planes of Elemental Earth, Water and Air which then links to the prime. </p><p></p><p>The cosmology as it developing is very unique. As it stands, we do not explicitly have a transitive plane such as the astral or etheral which is more appropriate for your portfolios of Time and Planes. Time flows much differently there and they are also transitive planes which is very much apart of your portfolio. If you did this and let the rest fall it would be a lot more balanced with what everyone else has done, and still allows you more power within your portfolio. There are no direct connections from the Godlings' planes to the Mortal Plane and this would solve that problem.</p><p></p><p>I do not want to nix what you are trying to do and I do appreciate what you attempting I am hoping that you can do what you need to do without creating so much tension. Having fun, participating, and creating is what this is about and everyone should have an equal chance.[/sblock]</p><p>OOC[sblock]I have included a JPG with a sample Cosmology that pseudo represents the planes making some assumptions using domains other ad-hoc predictions like Othar creating the Ethereal amd Astral and connecting all of the planes (Time and Planar Travel), Moss and Jp'Karr creating their plane's and Traume creating Earth, Air, and Water Elemental Planes[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FreeXenon, post: 2476504, member: 6228"] [b]Shara, The Light Bringer (Goddess of Light, Life, and Wisdom)[/b] "[COLOR=YellowGreen]Jemal, the one creature that is spawned from a break in the natural cycles of existence, as the patron of rebirth in all of its forms, whether as an extension to the natural cycles or not.[/color]" Shara smiles at the irony present in this request. "[COLOR=YellowGreen]I will agree if you accept the following decree: Jemal and all of you unnatural children shall shun the light and life of the Worlds of life for they are an affront to all that is living and natural. The more powerful the creature the more harmful that the energies of light and life shall be. Those borne within the cycle that you have just presented (resurrection, raise dead, reincarnation [Life, Death, and Rebirth with choice]) will not be affected. Jemal, you may take this domain [rebirth], but take it carefully, for I will be watching as will the rest of us. So can it be divinely given, and so can it be taken away. I will help to power the presented cycles of rebirth. What say you Traume and Moss? As Tocho has mentioned we should also instate a separate Divine Document with clauses for Mortal Free Will and Godling Horizon (no Godlings on the Prime). [/COLOR]" Othar[sblock][b]The Portfolio of Time[/b] The domain of time is, as others have stated, a dangerous one and can easily become out of control, so be careful before you make any 'time changes'. You may want to consult or inform the people that are concerned before slapping the timestream around! ;) That way you all may agree upon the effect on the events, as well as any temporal paradoxes that result. If played right this could add a lot to the history and world. :) [b]Game Rules[/b] Adding new planes and assuming associations is OK. It is a part of the creative process. Stating where another Godlings plane fits into your plan is not OK. You may tell what you do to another Godling but not how it effects them. Specifically saying where their plane falls into your plan and then assigning it traits should not be done. :) [b]Planar Cosmology[/b] There seems to be some dissention regarding the planar cosmology that you have created. I will agree with some that it is rather generic, wich is not necessarily bad. It conforms to that which has been previous created, for the most part: Astral, Shadows, Elements, and Alignment planes. It lacks flavor and uniqueness. As it stands, a lot of these are planar types are already present. Jemal's 'Hell' is Negative energy and the Damned (Neutral and Evil), and Endoviors Realm is Elemental Fire, Chaos, and Magic. Shara's is Positive Energy and Light (Neutral and Good). You could say that Algennis' is Pure Chaos, Traume - Shadows, Death and possibly Neutrality. A lot of what you are trying to do is already there, just not by the names that we are necessarily familiar with. The aformentioned planes map [more neatly :confused: ] to commonly used cosmologies. Tocho's plane fits more with the 'Greek Cosmology' such as the Happy Hunting Grounds and so on, and is a bit harder to pigeon hole into this 'normal cosmology' as it represents a more abstract ideal. I think we will have the same problem with Moss', when he creates one. At some point I think that Traume may create the elemental planes of Water and Air, and possibly earth as he is the father of those elemental types. One of K'Netan's portfolios is earth so he really has primary purview over that domain, but he has not posted so Traume could feel free to create it. It would be interesting as Traume's plane of Shadows and Death is linked directly to the planes of Elemental Earth, Water and Air which then links to the prime. The cosmology as it developing is very unique. As it stands, we do not explicitly have a transitive plane such as the astral or etheral which is more appropriate for your portfolios of Time and Planes. Time flows much differently there and they are also transitive planes which is very much apart of your portfolio. If you did this and let the rest fall it would be a lot more balanced with what everyone else has done, and still allows you more power within your portfolio. There are no direct connections from the Godlings' planes to the Mortal Plane and this would solve that problem. I do not want to nix what you are trying to do and I do appreciate what you attempting I am hoping that you can do what you need to do without creating so much tension. Having fun, participating, and creating is what this is about and everyone should have an equal chance.[/sblock] OOC[sblock]I have included a JPG with a sample Cosmology that pseudo represents the planes making some assumptions using domains other ad-hoc predictions like Othar creating the Ethereal amd Astral and connecting all of the planes (Time and Planar Travel), Moss and Jp'Karr creating their plane's and Traume creating Earth, Air, and Water Elemental Planes[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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