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<blockquote data-quote="James Heard" data-source="post: 1966772" data-attributes="member: 7280"><p><span style="color: Red">OOC:</span> I don't know who or how you're used to Zagyg having been played in previous games, but I assure you that - like normal people with mental health issues - Zagyg being mad does in no way suggest that he doesn't have clear reasons for his behavior. That is: he's not Chaotic Random like it seems to be somehow though of by the players of the IR so far, else he wouldn't have been an acceptable choice for worship across the Flanaess for a lot longer than Iuz has been eating hot meals. This...thing...that you and others seem expect of Zagyg, this would be a dangerous deity - something that good and lawful powers would have to work to destroy. Instead Zagyg works directly under the influence of Boccob, whom among other things is the god of foresight. Zagyg is the god of the unpredictable, ergo Zagyg's place in the order of all things is to assure the god of seeing the future that he's not blindsided by...things that you can't foresee - Like, apparently, IRs. Zagyg hasn't been on Oerth sufficiently long enough time for Aestia to be reflective of Zagyg, though it does have important "Zagyg reasons" for being a choice for Zagyg to make his refuge there. Perhaps everyone has just been confused by Aestian diplomatic customs, but I thought it was important to nip this particular track of thought in the bud: Zagyg is neither the god of chaos, madness, madmen, randomness, or any other such nonsense. He might seem to be so, but then so might Iuz or Morwel or any multitude or perfectly logical people. He <em>is</em> insane, but that is the nature of his personality- not his divinity, his worshippers (despite his tendency to succor those who find themselves inexplicably mad), nor is it his only outlet of personality. Illithids might be singularly described as "hungry" (or not), but Zagyg is nothing singular. He's nothing less than the divine personification of "everything I didn't think of" from the god who sees the future and arcane magic. That's the craziest thing about Zagyg, he's got a really crappy job as a deity that amounts to "expect the unexpected." Anyone would have stress issues with a job description like that, he's the insurance agent of the Greyhawk gods.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, until my next IC post I thought that I'd make sure that everyone was on the same page in regards to my PCs and not in some weird feedback loop of expectations that would never be fulfilled as everyone expected Zagyg to do something silly just for the sake of being silly. Zagyg's certainly not beyond that, but that's not the only trick the old dog knows. </p><p></p><p>Rikandor, please don't think I'm pouncing on you specifically. It was just a convenient segue from talking with several posters in the chat room and realizing that everyone might not really understand how I intend to portray Zagyg and Murlynd in this IR, and how and why I'm interpreting them. It seems to be a common problem, so I decided to take the opportunity to address it in a common and public manner. So, anyways, back to everyone's regularly planned posting barrage and assaults of the senses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Heard, post: 1966772, member: 7280"] [COLOR=Red]OOC:[/COLOR] I don't know who or how you're used to Zagyg having been played in previous games, but I assure you that - like normal people with mental health issues - Zagyg being mad does in no way suggest that he doesn't have clear reasons for his behavior. That is: he's not Chaotic Random like it seems to be somehow though of by the players of the IR so far, else he wouldn't have been an acceptable choice for worship across the Flanaess for a lot longer than Iuz has been eating hot meals. This...thing...that you and others seem expect of Zagyg, this would be a dangerous deity - something that good and lawful powers would have to work to destroy. Instead Zagyg works directly under the influence of Boccob, whom among other things is the god of foresight. Zagyg is the god of the unpredictable, ergo Zagyg's place in the order of all things is to assure the god of seeing the future that he's not blindsided by...things that you can't foresee - Like, apparently, IRs. Zagyg hasn't been on Oerth sufficiently long enough time for Aestia to be reflective of Zagyg, though it does have important "Zagyg reasons" for being a choice for Zagyg to make his refuge there. Perhaps everyone has just been confused by Aestian diplomatic customs, but I thought it was important to nip this particular track of thought in the bud: Zagyg is neither the god of chaos, madness, madmen, randomness, or any other such nonsense. He might seem to be so, but then so might Iuz or Morwel or any multitude or perfectly logical people. He [i]is[/i] insane, but that is the nature of his personality- not his divinity, his worshippers (despite his tendency to succor those who find themselves inexplicably mad), nor is it his only outlet of personality. Illithids might be singularly described as "hungry" (or not), but Zagyg is nothing singular. He's nothing less than the divine personification of "everything I didn't think of" from the god who sees the future and arcane magic. That's the craziest thing about Zagyg, he's got a really crappy job as a deity that amounts to "expect the unexpected." Anyone would have stress issues with a job description like that, he's the insurance agent of the Greyhawk gods. Anyways, until my next IC post I thought that I'd make sure that everyone was on the same page in regards to my PCs and not in some weird feedback loop of expectations that would never be fulfilled as everyone expected Zagyg to do something silly just for the sake of being silly. Zagyg's certainly not beyond that, but that's not the only trick the old dog knows. Rikandor, please don't think I'm pouncing on you specifically. It was just a convenient segue from talking with several posters in the chat room and realizing that everyone might not really understand how I intend to portray Zagyg and Murlynd in this IR, and how and why I'm interpreting them. It seems to be a common problem, so I decided to take the opportunity to address it in a common and public manner. So, anyways, back to everyone's regularly planned posting barrage and assaults of the senses. [/QUOTE]
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