The Immortals Handbook

[Upper_Krust]

hey Iceflame55 matey!

No need for blushes when you ARE a genius.

Well genius is a pretty strong word but I think I can handle it.

...that said there are quite a few geniuses on these boards so I'm in good company.

And my mind tends to act strangely when surprised; I had honestly though you'd hit a big enough snag you'd given up! I'm very glad though my assumpion was wrong though

I had never given up though things were set back a few months when I was concentrating on the CR/EL system.

*Forgive me if I'm being rather talkative. It happens when I'm excitable

Thats okay mate, I appreciate the interest.

 

[historian]

Howdy Krust!

A few of the Metempiric powers may eventually wind up as Omnific powers in one form or another.

The Supernal template is still (indirectly) going to be in the book - I'll say no more than that.

Sweet!

Quick question -- could you give me an idea as to the supernal templates 'average' CR (I know this depends on several things, but I'm thinking more middle of the road)? How about a high end time lord?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Upper_Krust]

Howdy Krust!

Hiya mate!

Sweet!

Quick question -- could you give me an idea as to the supernal templates 'average' CR (I know this depends on several things, but I'm thinking more middle of the road)? How about a high end time lord?

Thanks in advance.

Well I have made a few changes recently, and Time Lords now start at about CR 1000+. I think it makes much more sense to reign the high end CRs in a bit, so that they see more use.

Supernals (in the guise of the formerly more powerful Time Lords) are technically any CR above that you want, its an open ended template but there are set guidelines, which of course I don't want to give away. If that sounds like a contradiction you will just have to wait and see.

 

[DarkElven]

Hey Krust, how have you been?
Its been probably closing in on a year and a half since I posted anything anywhere...

But I just had to come out of the woodwork to congratulate you on getting close to release! (If its not the case perhaps by starting a paranoid riot believing its almost out will goad you into pushing it out)

Even though I am going to continue staying out of sight and out of mind, I just wanted to reiterate, once more, just how excited I am to see it!

Just one question.

Why are you reading this instead of finishing it! *cracks whip*

Take care.

 

[Upper_Krust]

Hey Krust, how have you been?

Not so good mate, sore throat these past few days, only just about shaking it off now.

Its been probably closing in on a year and a half since I posted anything anywhere...

Maybe you are holding yourself in reserve for a massive counter offensive.

But I just had to come out of the woodwork to congratulate you on getting close to release! (If its not the case perhaps by starting a paranoid riot believing its almost out will goad you into pushing it out)

Well lets just hold off on the back slapping until people have it in their hands.

Even though I am going to continue staying out of sight and out of mind, I just wanted to reiterate, once more, just how excited I am to see it!

I appreciate the excitement.

Just one question.

Why are you reading this instead of finishing it! *cracks whip*

I was just being courteous.

Take care.

Thanks.

By the way I should have the domain name by tomorrow (yes I know finally), so with a bit of luck I should have the website up before the weekend.

 

[Zhnov]

(If its not the case perhaps by starting a paranoid riot believing its almost out will goad you into pushing it out)

Shall we count potential rioters? UK fan club thread, anybody?

<sigh> What a lurker magnet.

 

[Fieari]

Tommorow? Tommorow?!? Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy...

Pity that doesn't mean the PDF is ready tommorow though. I really need this handbook. Gah!

To make this not be just another whine post, here's a story related question. Back story for one of my campaigns includes a guy (mortal) some indeterminable period of time ago probably in another plane who strived to become a god somehow, and succeeded. He then went on a devestating rampage throughout the multiverse, really... shall we say... enjoying his powers, mostly by ripping things apart. The guy fancied himself a real god of chaos. It got to the point where local deities really couldn't do anything to stop his onslaught, which is where my (mentioned in a previous post) World Phoenixes came in. Even they, massing as an army, couldn't destroy him utterly, but they did at last manage to lock him into a single plane, more or less for all eternity.

The campaign involves the keys to this lock, which basically manifest in the life force of specific mortals scattered around the multiverse. The essence of the keys (or locks, if you will) is inheritable, so as long as each key/lock holder has a son or daughter, things are okay.

At any rate, my related question is: What is the most rapid advancement plan for a deity looking to gain pure destructive power? I can't imagine it'd be collecting worshippers, although that might help... I'm thinking Black&White, make some nations fear and tremble about you to gain power. Sacrifices? I know you mentioned they can kill other gods to absorb their essence, so I'll likely be using that route, but I was wondering if there was anything MORE that could be done? And how effective is absorbing weaker deities? I mean... can you work your way up by slaughtering those obviously weaker than yourself?

Does worship follow you wherever you go, assuming you can planeswalk?

Does your system have any sorts of rules for what I described, namely, "Locking a god away in a plane where he can't do any more damage"?

 

[Upper_Krust]

Hi Fieari and Orlic!

Tommorow? Tommorow?!? Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy...

Well I'll definately have the domain name tomorrow, give me another day or two after that to get everything on the website sorted.

Pity that doesn't mean the PDF is ready tommorow though. I really need this handbook. Gah!

Sorry about that.

To make this not be just another whine post, here's a story related question. Back story for one of my campaigns includes a guy (mortal) some indeterminable period of time ago probably in another plane who strived to become a god somehow, and succeeded. He then went on a devestating rampage throughout the multiverse, really... shall we say... enjoying his powers, mostly by ripping things apart. The guy fancied himself a real god of chaos. It got to the point where local deities really couldn't do anything to stop his onslaught, which is where my (mentioned in a previous post) World Phoenixes came in. Even they, massing as an army, couldn't destroy him utterly, but they did at last manage to lock him into a single plane, more or less for all eternity.

The campaign involves the keys to this lock, which basically manifest in the life force of specific mortals scattered around the multiverse. The essence of the keys (or locks, if you will) is inheritable, so as long as each key/lock holder has a son or daughter, things are okay.

Interesting idea.

At any rate, my related question is: What is the most rapid advancement plan for a deity looking to gain pure destructive power?

Slaying more powerful deities.

Absorbing the power from artifacts.

I can't imagine it'd be collecting worshippers, although that might help... I'm thinking Black&White, make some nations fear and tremble about you to gain power.

Such nations are already likely to have gods of their own who won't take kindly to your interference.

Sacrifices?

Can give you a short term boost, but generally used to empower mortals who perform the sacrifice ceremony.

I know you mentioned they can kill other gods to absorb their essence, so I'll likely be using that route, but I was wondering if there was anything MORE that could be done?

There are other things, some limited to a place, some limited to a time.

And how effective is absorbing weaker deities?

Not very. You really need to be killing more powerful deities to see any rapid advancement in power.

I mean... can you work your way up by slaughtering those obviously weaker than yourself?

You could but it would take you ages, depending on how much weaker the victims were.

If you killed about 100,000 Quasi-deities you might make it to Greater Power.

Does worship follow you wherever you go, assuming you can planeswalk?

Yes.

However, worship starts to wane when you are magically severed from your worshippers (ie. when you can't grant spells).

Does your system have any sorts of rules for what I described, namely, "Locking a god away in a plane where he can't do any more damage"?

Yes. There are spells are used to bind deities.

 

[Iceflame55]

The site goes up tomorrow? YIPPEE!!!!!!!!! *Starts to bounce around room like Tigger on Speed*

I'm with Fieari on the lament about the .PDF not being up as fast as the site; but at least it means we're nearly to the Ultimate Prize

 

[CRGreathouse]

Well I'll definately have the domain name tomorrow, give me another day or two after that to get everything on the website sorted.

Interesting. Thursday or Friday and the site's up? Awesome!

(With no intended disrespect,) I'd be happy to see it up by Monday, to be frank.