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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 505674" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p>Great Cosmology btw</p><p></p><p>but in reply</p><p></p><p>the real question is where does myth end and history begin - this is the realm of Legend!</p><p></p><p>For instance IMC the Giants (who are a single race) beleive that they were the first Mortal Race created and that the Legendary Giants (beings standing 50 - 100 ft tall) were chosen specifically to help to complete the Creation of the World - it was they who raised mountains and dug river valleys and whose footsteps filled to become lakes and seas</p><p></p><p>*besides Sea Giants (who are 50 ft long including tail) the tallest terrestial Giants imc are 20 ft (and sleep for years) and most giants (90%) are around 8 - 12 ft tall</p><p></p><p>Also I use something of a 'biological' cosmology so that Mortals are quite literally the 'descendants' of the (pro)-creator gods who are in turn children of Earth and Sky</p><p></p><p>(thats one reason why my world has so many creatures with celestials and feindish templates attached - everything is descended from the gods some just happen to manifest signs of this heritage...</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Its also possible of course that after millenia of sitting around being 'themselves' the gods start taking an interest in the lives of mortals and happen to notice that when they use their powers to ensure a bountiful harvest the mortals thank them for their efforts and hold huge festivals and give sacrifices which makes the gods happy.</p><p>As such the gods continue using that shtick and eventually Persephone the Dedicated Hero 134/Charismatic Hero 120 becomes Persephone goddess of Agriculture</p><p></p><p>perhaps the gods are playing a cosmic roleplaying game where instead of XP they gain followers in order to level up and their Domains are like Divine Prestige Classes</p><p></p><p><em>Posiden "cool I'm going to take the Ruler of the Oceans PrC"</em></p><p><em>Zeus "you can't you need another 799 ranks in Professional Fishermen"</em></p><p><em>Ares "this is boring when do we get to fight the Titans?"</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 505674, member: 1125"] Great Cosmology btw but in reply the real question is where does myth end and history begin - this is the realm of Legend! For instance IMC the Giants (who are a single race) beleive that they were the first Mortal Race created and that the Legendary Giants (beings standing 50 - 100 ft tall) were chosen specifically to help to complete the Creation of the World - it was they who raised mountains and dug river valleys and whose footsteps filled to become lakes and seas *besides Sea Giants (who are 50 ft long including tail) the tallest terrestial Giants imc are 20 ft (and sleep for years) and most giants (90%) are around 8 - 12 ft tall Also I use something of a 'biological' cosmology so that Mortals are quite literally the 'descendants' of the (pro)-creator gods who are in turn children of Earth and Sky (thats one reason why my world has so many creatures with celestials and feindish templates attached - everything is descended from the gods some just happen to manifest signs of this heritage... Its also possible of course that after millenia of sitting around being 'themselves' the gods start taking an interest in the lives of mortals and happen to notice that when they use their powers to ensure a bountiful harvest the mortals thank them for their efforts and hold huge festivals and give sacrifices which makes the gods happy. As such the gods continue using that shtick and eventually Persephone the Dedicated Hero 134/Charismatic Hero 120 becomes Persephone goddess of Agriculture perhaps the gods are playing a cosmic roleplaying game where instead of XP they gain followers in order to level up and their Domains are like Divine Prestige Classes [i]Posiden "cool I'm going to take the Ruler of the Oceans PrC" Zeus "you can't you need another 799 ranks in Professional Fishermen" Ares "this is boring when do we get to fight the Titans?"[/i] [/QUOTE]
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