What Happened To You Today?

Maerethryn

Decided it was worth losing half my lessons to change class to Shaman. Maerethryn has evolved into a very different character than my initial vision for her but I'm much, more inclined to play now that I have a better sense of who she is.

Also managed to set up a hunting alias thing to use curse or jinx as appropriate which I realize is simple but still probably the most complicated thing I've written so, ya know, baby steps.

Jiraishin

Got hit on by the Lady of the Waves. 

Achilles

Standing slightly taller than the usual, this oversized runic totem bears an inexpertly sketched array of inscriptions on five of the standard slots that do not conform to the regular standards of the runewarden's craft. A masculine face peers out of the top-most slot, shadows obscuring all but the most prominent features. 

It's happening

Kyrra

Achilles said:

Standing slightly taller than the usual, this oversized runic totem bears an inexpertly sketched array of inscriptions on five of the standard slots that do not conform to the regular standards of the runewarden's craft. A masculine face peers out of the top-most slot, shadows obscuring all but the most prominent features. 

It's happening

Where can I meet this fellow? Professional interest and what not...

Agzohmqueks

The mage Tatynne points an elemental staff at you, and a stream of bile-like acid streams out, covering you with agonising, burning acid.

A soot-blackened tinderbox has been slain by the mage Tatynne.

Your starburst tattoo flares as the world is momentarily tinted red.

...I wondered why I felt a bit off, I forgot I was a tinderbox!

Archaeon

Killed. Got killed. Killed. Got killed.


@Farrah
@Vinzent
@Mezghar
@Idoll
etc.

good fights!

Vinzent

You dive behind cover as the massive flame-infused creature reaches critical mass. Screaming in rage and pain, a coruscating fire elemental explodes with a massive blast, decimating almost everything in the surrounding area.

As the elating experience of victory washes over you, you feel your understanding of the world improve.

Your soul cries out in ecstasy as it reaches new heights of power. You have advanced to level 92.

You have reached the illustrious level of 4th Order of the Hyperphysical.

Khurgen

Hunted up level 91 today, joined in on some raiding, died a few deaths, fell back to 90, got some kills, gained 91 back. It was a good day and I had a blast.

Auronai

Decided Hasan and Shaman was not the flavor I wanted. Became an Occultist and joined Ashtan. The whole Chaos thing seems super interesting and I was welcomed by a bunch of helpful folks. 

Was taken hunting at 23, came out at 38. Hunted myself to 50. Making progress! 

Wicella

From yesterday: 

A rotund merchant beams broadly at you.

A rotund merchant exclaims, "You look as if you have recently suffered a loss, Wicella! I can help with that. 250 gold, and the lost item triumphantly returns to your person once more!"

You give 250 gold sovereigns to a rotund merchant.

A rotund merchant says, "Well well, a paying customer! Absolutely, one moment..."

After rummaging around in the shadows, a rotund merchant suddenly pulls out a well-insulated doeskin dress with an exaggerated flourish, throwing it to you and pocketing the gold.

You say in a primal voice, "What."

You say in a primal voice, "I was wearing that when I went into the maze."

Pyori

The apparitions in there steal shit you're wearing.

Sobriquet

What an awesome hunting death:

https://ada-young.appspot.com/pastebin/qYiRXnzq

Maerethryn

Summoning your malign power, you direct a twin assault of the curses bleed and bleed at A warthog.
You point an imperious finger at a warthog and blood begins to flow from his pores.
You have slain a warthog, retrieving the corpse.
You have learned new Attainment abilities: Multiclass and Sustenance.
Your soul cries out in ecstasy as it reaches new heights of power. You have advanced to level 80.
You have reached the illustrious level of Logosian.
You have received 20 Bound Credits!
A large pile of sovereigns spills from the corpse.
You point an imperious finger at the corpse of a warthog and blood begins to flow from his pores.

Driden

i drove the leadership of hashan insane today. It was fun. 

Asmodron

Driden said:

i drove the leadership of hashan insane today. It was fun. 

Stick to driving gods insane. It is far more entertaining.

Keorin

hmm, makes me wonder why Hashan struggles to keep active gods

Pyori

Didn't Cyrene lose Prospero in like less than a week?

Keorin

Much as I enjoy playing there overall, there are certainly things to criticize about Cyrene, don't get me wrong .

With that said, I still think that shouting about how you want to kill all the gods, and supporting that as city leadership, is a bit dumb.

Maerethryn

I beg that we Hashani not be judged on the actions of one.

Asmodron

Keorin said:

Much as I enjoy playing there overall, there are certainly things to criticize about Cyrene, don't get me wrong .

With that said, I still think that shouting about how you want to kill all the gods, and supporting that as city leadership, is a bit dumb.

What is RP?

Should Driden want to slay the Gods, then by all means. Even Twilight supported such a concept.

It was made clear to Driden he should not target Ourania and Twilight. He understood that.

By all means, give me a show.

Minifie

I don’t mind if Driden’s RP is to want to overpower the Gods. Being an atheist character is bad RP since gods can kind of come and zap you (although I suppose you could roleplay a delusional person then).

He does have to keep in mind the gods can zap one shot, maggot etc, so while he can RP to overtake them, he will just get rekt, and if that is fun for him and the gods, why not let it happen? I’m sure phaestus and  neraeos (if mispelt either I am sorry) enjoyed nuking him!

Pyori

Minifie said:

(if mispelt either I am sorry)

You didn't. You did misspell misspelt though.

Rangor

missspelt

Caelan

Misspelled.  We are all dumed

Pyori

Caelan said:

Misspelled.  We are all dumed

Dumbed, maybe.

Keorin

Personally, I think there's probably ways to roleplay "I hate the gods and want them all to die" well. I think it would be about as irrational as you can get, and you'd need some strong reason, but it could be interesting.

I don't think that shouting at the gods and the world about your intent to kill them and how you're planning to do it is a great way to roleplay that out, however. It's annoying and attention grabbing, more then anything else. But hey, if you want your city known as a place where people yell stupid shit at gods, then go for it, I guess.

And to be clear, I've nothing against Hashan, I think Hashan's great. But I think it has some leaders that seem to be doing their best to make the city earn every bad reputation its gotten in the past.

Asmodron

Posted a new controversial change. Got the popcorn ready for the onslaught to come.

Pyori

Keorin said:

more then anything else.

               

Keorin

I am ashamed

Vastar

Keorin said:

Personally, I think there's probably ways to roleplay "I hate the gods and want them all to die" well. I think it would be about as irrational as you can get, and you'd need some strong reason, but it could be interesting.

Though I am of course disapproving of those who would deny the ineffable nature of My existence (and, I suppose, that of certain Brothers), it is perhaps worth making a comment on this. Specifically the contrast between an "atheistic" viewpoint and a "misotheistic" viewpoint, and how you might roleplay one or the other.

Atheism, at least in the context of "does not believe gods are real" within Achaea's setting, does not really exist. The Gods are a very real, very evident presence on both the Prime Material Plane and on any other Plane in which They might take an interest. This is helped, of course, by how during the eons upon eons and millennia upon millennia before Maya's unfortunate run-in with the Horror, the Gods and Aldar explored near-endlessly across the multiverse. Achaeans live in a very large universe. While the world of Achaea was the Aldar's pride and joy on the Prime Material Plane, there is much more out there.

Anybody claiming that the Gods don't exist quite possibly never encountered the Gods at all. This may well have in fact happened, as the multiverse is a vast place with countless universes within its borders, though to keep potential stories intact for the future no details will be provided. Or, and this is the more likely of the two, that mortal is simply mad and delusional. In some cases, a Divinity might be merciful to the poor, insane mortal. In others, annihilation is a swift response, especially if the God were to feel insulted (and this may also constitute mercy in the minds of some Gods). In brief, take Achaea to be in most aspects a polytheistic society. For example, a (denizen, at least!) merchant setting out on a trading voyage to various islands via a ship would probably offer some sort of prayer to not just Prospero (for wealth and success), but also to Neraeos (for calm seas) and Vastar (for good winds and easy skies). If that merchant were also to possess a certain, shall we say, more ruthless streak, they might also offer prayers to other gods, such as Sartan (strength according to the Truths, or to endure).

This would be noticeably divorced from a misotheistic viewpoint. Misotheism, or more accurately dislike, even hatred, of the Divine, is a view that can be and has been explored within story arcs before, up to a certain point. The Tsol'teth believed that while the Gods existed, They were not insurmountable as They claimed* to be, nor were They unkillable as the War of Humanity proved, and that They were not worthy of worship. And so they worked, for long centuries, in order to create their own Divinity as a proof that they didn't need the Gods of Ayar's Creation. This is honestly, I think, not something that should be expected in an achievable sense by modern Achaeans, though dedication to that goal would certainly be admirable. It took all the Tsol'teth mastery, accompanied by their meld and the singular devotion of their entire race (and certain dark deals made with Slith), to make that happen. Even then, it was only with the lack of certain paths of intervention by Achaeans that they could bring it about, though it has certainly produced a most interesting Divine character for the Tsol'teth plotline and wider Achaea (including the reaction of the other Gods) going forwards!

Regardless, it is a view that can certainly be held by players, if they wish to do so! A sailor who was abandoned by Neraeos and continually set adrift at sea, for example, might have reason to hate Neraeos for cursing his or her life so greatly. Or a merchant who meets with nothing more than failure in every business venture might come to at first wonder why Prospero abandons him, then move on to hating Prospero (and perhaps even denying Prospero as worthy of worship, instead choosing to worship Sartan or Twilight or Babel or Vastar or who knows). But, given the as-noted real and evident presence of the Gods, it is not something that players should expect will not have repercussions at some point along the line, if not multiple points. That may be Gods deciding to play with what amounts to an uppity bacterium (often involving a zap), it may be Gods deciding to ignore things that are frankly far less than Them and Their plans (which could well span all Creation if not beyond!), or it may be Gods simply deciding that the mortal is not worth Their time or effort and delegating such incidentals to Their dedicated followers.

Ultimately, the course of RP for your character is up to you to determine. In particular, though, I would note that how you choose to interpret a misotheism route is as important as taking the route itself. Given the individuals against which you would be setting yourself, it is perhaps even more important.

* I of course am willing to offer any mortal who thinks Myself less than insurmountable a reasonable chance to prove their claim. By which I mean I shall hold down the zap key with My Divine finger until they understand the depths of their mistake.