You are all GODS!!

[Voda Vosa]

Are we allowed to 'create' races?... or do they have to be stock?

I can see Lavaria 'infusing' current races in the SRD with the spirits of fire elementals making new races and the like with fire based defenses and powers. Kinda like giving them the fire subtype but more customized. Is this a possibility?

What about having the regular fire elementals for starters, but you know, smart ones. As the thing goes, other gods will have their race of followers, and then the stealing can began. I think asking the Forger is just too easy piece.
I propose one race of sentient creatures each, and then minor stuff.
The Seeder will create the Shenlins and bring a seed of each species of plants in Geas to this new world. Of course HE has them inside of him, but technically it's transporting.

Also on something completely unrelated: Try listening "A brave new World" from Iron Maiden, great song for this game.

 

[Rathan]

It was more of a general question VV.... I was more thinking for later on when we have enough DR to create mortal beings anyways I just thought I'd ask the question while it was fresh in my mind.

My first race I would be bringing here would be fire elementals anyways.... and of course making them of average intelligence was my first priority...

It would also be a cool mechanic to be able to 'infect' some other deities creations as well with spirits of fire elementals thus the birth of mixed races

 

[GlassEye]

This is D&D anything is possible.

You would need to figure how you will aquire your specimen's then, ship in or steal (??) or have someone create some base creatures for you. I'm leaning towards having a The Forger like entity of Life pass you guys way, but this is only a thought so far (alot of brainstorming).

HM

Gah! Lots of ideas but little time to post at the moment. Anyway, I am opposed to an entity creating life for us. I feel it really lessens the impact of the story. Why should I care about this world if I didn't create it; why should I care about any race on it if I didn't create any of them? If you want to limit us in race creation have residual power from creation imbue the area and us gods can create a race or two (or whatever) from it before the power fades and we are back to our normal DR0 selves.

My personal preference would be to hand-wave the power and work solely story-based. I'll use my own character as an example: I have from the beginning described Ubariya as a pregnant woman (see her 'secret history' for the why). She has mixed blood with Duretep during their oath and absorbed a small portion of power from Heliasillyel during their bargain and therefore I could theoretically justify coming up with at least three races from the soul-eggs she carries in her belly: one untouched by the others' power, one affected by Duretep's madness (and Frozen Messiah and I have discussed this possibility quite a bit), and one affected by Heliasillyel's power.

Anyway, that's all I have time for right now. More later.
--GE

 

[Myth and Legend]

Working in story mode only is awesome, this was the first kind of pbp RPing i ever did. BUT it requires mutual understanding, otherwise there will be people pointing fingers "Hey your guy is stronger/better/flashier than my guy!"

BTW HM can you let Heliasillyel guide the Forger's power in the creation of the sun? I'd like to RP and describe the birth of a star. Also, i'm still very keen on the idea of the Goddess, sitting in the middle of the sun's body in lotus position, whenever she isn't roaming the earth or visiting other Deities.

I'm also for us having a divine meeting grounds, sort of like a "Keep of the Gods", maybe a castle made of white granite on top of Mount Everest? It's like a neutral place we can use to meet up without worrying over mortals (it should be warded against creatures that do not possess a DR), or risk entering anotehr God's domain, but still something corporeal and not like the Mist.

 

[Rathan]

I would have to agree with ML here as well. A 'Keep of the Gods' is essential as it will allow us neutral ground if need be for disputes between Gods and Goddess and their transgressions. I was also thinking either massive and granet or a palace of pure silver and gold. Like shining citadel so to speak.

I also like the idea of having the forger HELP us create our own births of mortals on the face of the planet. Perhaps when the forger creates this world he dies in the process giving us one last gift of the temporary ability to create life or some such situation?... I dunno just throwing the idea out there is all.

 

[Frozen Messiah]

I'm also for us having a divine meeting grounds, sort of like a "Keep of the Gods", maybe a castle made of white granite on top of Mount Everest? It's like a neutral place we can use to meet up without worrying over mortals (it should be warded against creatures that do not possess a DR), or risk entering anotehr God's domain, but still something corporeal and not like the Mist.

I already have knowledge of a place called Common Ground, a demiplane meant for just this reason. It's from Manual of the Planes so if there are any questions I can answer them quite easily.

It's basically a huge circular room with a massive domed roof and a floor of polished jade. In the center there is a gold-veined black marble great table with many chairs around it (I suggest that everyone has a distinct chair for their diety). Doorways full of mist are on the walls that act as portals to the dieties realm. At the center of the table sits a black orb which a diety may touch to transmit a sending to another diety, this sending can be ignored. Time within Common Ground is static meaning no time goes by in the real world and nothing can harm anything else in the plane.

So if within all of our realms we have a doorway to this place and then we can use it as we see fit.

 

[HolyMan]

HM: Dual classing seems like a good choice. It will take us 20 months to max out our deities, which is bearable. So should i use the rules you posted for the second class or the Gestalt rules in the SRD?

We will level up like muticlassing, maybe thats what all deities do?? How else do you explain them being so high a level.

And HP will be max for each class at each level. So a fighter1/cleric1 with a CON of 14(+2) would get 22 HP when he recieved 1,000xp and became a fighter2/cleric2

HM

EDIT: And I like the meeting room ideal a place with a doorway with each holy symbol on it. Instant transport to each others realms.

 

[HolyMan]

Great posts so far everyone I can't wait till the world is ready. For those of you undecided about geography or what you think you can contrbuite just post your character giving himself and some of his power to The Forger to empower the OverGod. And then later you can post in what it is you gave to the world even if it is just helping shape the planet.

HM

 

[GlassEye]

Yeah, great posts guys. Still at work right now so I don't have time to make my post, yet...

 

[GlassEye]

Sound off if you do or don't plan on making a world creation post. Otherwise we can have Voda Vosa do his vegetation post (if he plans on it, that is) and move on.

I am done and don't have further plans to post concerning world creation unless I get inspired by someone else's post.