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Hitting a creative road block with my homebrew cosmology. Domains.
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<blockquote data-quote="Malanath" data-source="post: 8082946" data-attributes="member: 25538"><p>I am going for a yin and yang type of feel with the creation of my cosmological domains. These are really, really, broad concepts. I am trying to stay away from the tropes of good vs evil.</p><p></p><p>There are four primary domains: Order vs Chaos and Creation vs Destruction.</p><p></p><p>Then there are four secondary domains, which is where two primary domains overlap. I have Life vs Death. The Life domain is created when the Order domain overlaps with the Creation domain. The Death domain is created when the Destruction and Chaos domain overlap. So, you have a situation where it is Life (Order + Creation) vs Death (Chaos + Destruction).</p><p></p><p>So, here is the problem, and it is where I have hit a creative roadblock. There are two remaining domains: Order + Destruction and Chaos + Creation.</p><p></p><p>I am reaching out to try and tap folks collective creative minds. It needs to stick with the yin and yang concept -- the concept of opposing forces -- while also loosely embodying a broad concept that also embodies the two primary domains that join together to define it. Domains, to be clear, are kinda like cosmic forces; not deities per-say.</p><p></p><p>For example, the Life domain is created where the Order and Creation domains overlap. Creation itself can encompass many things outside of life, such as the creation of inorganic things, but life, in particular, has an almost Aristotelian teleology built into it. It has a goal, a purpose, an intent, that is created when Creation crosses paths with Order. The roots of the tree grow outward in search of sustenance, while its branches and leaves reach skyward toward the sun. Mortals are imbued with reason, which allows them to impose order onto a chaotic world, creating civilizations--imposing their will upon the world. Meanwhile, the Death domain is about the rot upon the roots of the tree, the blight upon its leaves -- chaos and destruction upon the body. Meanwhile, for mortals Death not only comes for the body, but also for the mind, as they realize the futility and finality of their lives, and as they watch their civilizations crumble into ruin and ash.</p><p></p><p>The cosmological domains are literally the forces shaping the cosmos. In a way, they can be imagined to be similar to the Force in Star Wars, but whereas something like the Force (presuming that it has some degree of sentient will) might seek something like balance -- these domains seek to be the dominant force. However, their opposing domain makes that impossible, so the cosmology also hues toward balance--making the cosmology stable.</p><p></p><p>These are sort of the broader concepts and ideas that I am working with when I am trying to think of a domain that overlaps with Order + Destruction and Chaos + Creation. I am curious as to whether anyone has any great ideas that they would like to share?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malanath, post: 8082946, member: 25538"] I am going for a yin and yang type of feel with the creation of my cosmological domains. These are really, really, broad concepts. I am trying to stay away from the tropes of good vs evil. There are four primary domains: Order vs Chaos and Creation vs Destruction. Then there are four secondary domains, which is where two primary domains overlap. I have Life vs Death. The Life domain is created when the Order domain overlaps with the Creation domain. The Death domain is created when the Destruction and Chaos domain overlap. So, you have a situation where it is Life (Order + Creation) vs Death (Chaos + Destruction). So, here is the problem, and it is where I have hit a creative roadblock. There are two remaining domains: Order + Destruction and Chaos + Creation. I am reaching out to try and tap folks collective creative minds. It needs to stick with the yin and yang concept -- the concept of opposing forces -- while also loosely embodying a broad concept that also embodies the two primary domains that join together to define it. Domains, to be clear, are kinda like cosmic forces; not deities per-say. For example, the Life domain is created where the Order and Creation domains overlap. Creation itself can encompass many things outside of life, such as the creation of inorganic things, but life, in particular, has an almost Aristotelian teleology built into it. It has a goal, a purpose, an intent, that is created when Creation crosses paths with Order. The roots of the tree grow outward in search of sustenance, while its branches and leaves reach skyward toward the sun. Mortals are imbued with reason, which allows them to impose order onto a chaotic world, creating civilizations--imposing their will upon the world. Meanwhile, the Death domain is about the rot upon the roots of the tree, the blight upon its leaves -- chaos and destruction upon the body. Meanwhile, for mortals Death not only comes for the body, but also for the mind, as they realize the futility and finality of their lives, and as they watch their civilizations crumble into ruin and ash. The cosmological domains are literally the forces shaping the cosmos. In a way, they can be imagined to be similar to the Force in Star Wars, but whereas something like the Force (presuming that it has some degree of sentient will) might seek something like balance -- these domains seek to be the dominant force. However, their opposing domain makes that impossible, so the cosmology also hues toward balance--making the cosmology stable. These are sort of the broader concepts and ideas that I am working with when I am trying to think of a domain that overlaps with Order + Destruction and Chaos + Creation. I am curious as to whether anyone has any great ideas that they would like to share? [/QUOTE]
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