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<blockquote data-quote="paradox42" data-source="post: 4987046" data-attributes="member: 29746">Method 3: OmniscienceThis one is simple to lay out- but the devil is in the details, as it were. As the nickname implies, this method requires that the deity attempting it literally Know Everything, even if only for an instant. The idea here is that once the deity knows everything that is knowable, it knows how to &quot;rewrite&quot; itself as a Sidereal, and immediately does so.But as I said, the devil is in the details. Consider what &quot;Everything&quot; really encompasses, even just within the game rules: the character must know all the stats of every creature that exists, and all possible outcomes of each creature using any of its abilities in any combinations (taking into account all possible die rolls involved). For example, a 1st-level Wizard who has Magic Missile can deal 2, 3, 4, or 5 points of damage with the spell, and that damage will have differing effects on different potential targets depending on variables such as immunity to Force damage (ala Force Dragons), use of a Shield spell, or many others.And this doesn't even take into account whether you count knowledge of future events and/or possibilities as part of the &quot;Everything&quot; that must be learned. My own game features the concept of the &quot;Many Worlds&quot; interpretation of quantum theory, so in effect, all possibilities actually do exist in parallel universes. This means that the would-be Sidereal trying to get it by this method needs to know them all- all possible futures or outcomes, in all possible timelines.Absurd? Certainly. Impossible? Depends on what the DM allows. Worthy of comparison to an entire infinite plane of existence (and more to the point, becoming the actual soul of one)? Definitely. Or so I reasoned, anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="paradox42, post: 4987046, member: 29746"] [b]Method 3: Omniscience[/b] This one is simple to lay out- but the devil is in the details, as it were. As the nickname implies, this method requires that the deity attempting it literally Know Everything, even if only for an instant. The idea here is that once the deity knows everything that is knowable, it knows how to "rewrite" itself as a Sidereal, and immediately does so. But as I said, the devil is in the details. Consider what "Everything" really encompasses, even just within the game rules: the character must know all the stats of every creature that exists, and all possible outcomes of each creature using any of its abilities in any combinations (taking into account all possible die rolls involved). For example, a 1st-level Wizard who has [I]Magic Missile[/I] can deal 2, 3, 4, or 5 points of damage with the spell, and that damage will have differing effects on different potential targets depending on variables such as immunity to Force damage (ala Force Dragons), use of a [I]Shield[/I] spell, or many others. And this doesn't even take into account whether you count knowledge of [B]future[/B] events and/or possibilities as part of the "Everything" that must be learned. My own game features the concept of the "Many Worlds" interpretation of quantum theory, so in effect, all possibilities actually do exist in parallel universes. This means that the would-be Sidereal trying to get it by this method needs to know them all- all possible futures or outcomes, in all possible timelines. Absurd? Certainly. Impossible? Depends on what the DM allows. Worthy of comparison to an entire infinite plane of existence (and more to the point, becoming the actual soul of one)? Definitely. Or so I reasoned, anyway. [/QUOTE]

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