The Fragile Gods of Somewhere [CYOA/Multiplayer Godgame]

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paper bag with a face: Jun 2, 2007

D

Low level adventurers need some adventures to go on. Pack it in redemptionailures.

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AJ_Impy: Jun 17, 2007; SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?; Yam Slacker

dog kisser posted:

Disclaimer: Belief may not have any effect here! Vote A at your peril!

Then we embrace peril as if it were a shard of a fallen god. Belief can elevate a wisp to a power, if only fleetingly. Belief can send islands into the sky. Belief can drive a maddened, broken Fortugnat deep into the bowels of Somewhere and drive him to the brink of becoming something other... but belief can bring him back from the brink just as well.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 16:05

Dog Kisser: Mar 30, 2005; But People have fears that beasts do not. Questions, too.

AJ_Impy posted:

Then we embrace peril as if it were a shard of a fallen god. Belief can elevate a wisp to a power, if only fleetingly. Belief can send islands into the sky. Belief can drive a maddened, broken Fortugnat deep into the bowels of Somewhere and drive him to the brink of becoming something other... but belief can bring him back from the brink just as well.

I applaud your conviction!

# ? Apr 21, 2016 16:08

hollylolly: Jun 5, 2009; Do you like superheroes? Check out my CYOA Mutants: Uprising

How about weird historical fiction? Try Vampires of the Caribbean

E Deesix,

# ? Apr 21, 2016 16:17

Magnusth: Sep 25, 2014; _{Hello, Creature! Do You Despise Goat Hating Fascists? So Do We! Join Us at Paradise Lost!}

A

I BELIEVE!

# ? Apr 21, 2016 16:17

Waci: May 30, 2011; A boy and his dog.

Roland T. Dapperman posted:

D

Low level adventurers need some adventures to go on.

This.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 16:22

Nothingtoseehere: Nov 11, 2010

# ? Apr 21, 2016 16:46

mcclay: Jul 8, 2013; Oh dear oh gosh oh darn; Soiled Meat

# ? Apr 21, 2016 17:01

Barbed Tongues: Mar 16, 2012

Enslave them. The last broken promise of their God fulfilled.

D.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 17:27

Abyssal Squid: Jul 24, 2003

^^^ I hope this makes you reconsider, Barbed Tongues

C:ii! When in doubt, eat or lick everything. This is a vote specifically for licking the Fortugnat.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 17:35

Arkanomen: May 6, 2007; All he wants is a hug

E

They have forsaken their god, and so have forsaken our teachings. Return to the underground, teach the true inheritors, the Anomalice. We will return one day.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 17:37

TheNabster: Apr 26, 2014; "Today I will cause problems on purpose"

*Snap Fingers* Hit it!

E

# ? Apr 21, 2016 17:49

Nyaa: Jan 7, 2010; Like, Nyaa.

D someone have to teach others the lesson of slavery is bad.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 18:14

Puppies are dicks: Jan 31, 2011; WHY YOU GOTTA BREAK A BROS HEART

Absurd Revolver posted:

C.

Let's become the terrible cannibal monster we were always meant to be.

Chew them up, crunch them down... crisp them in the vegetable drawer crafted of demonic lice and mutation-milk? Yeah that sounds right.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 18:32

Gravedust: Nov 2, 2011; _{You're going to die.}

E.

Bail out! Bail out!

# ? Apr 21, 2016 19:29

DivineCoffeeBinge: Mar 3, 2011; Spider-Man's Amazing Construction Company

D. Freeing the Fortugnats will make for a great future CYOA Adventure!

# ? Apr 21, 2016 19:36

Dog Kisser: Mar 30, 2005; But People have fears that beasts do not. Questions, too.

Leaving this open for a bit longer, but D seems extremely likely so far! We already have 21 votes, and 21 people voted last time, but I'm too busy to update at the moment, so no need to close it just yet.

SOMEWHERE FACTS!
Not sure where to put this, so I just figured I'd put it here!

Somewhere has no sun or moon!
The Ocean itself provides illumination, and it flows into and away from Somewhere like the tides.
When it's closer, it's brighter, and it's day.
When it's further, it's darker, and it's night.
Somewhere DOES have stars - the Wisps, glowing from outside the barrier and trying to get in. Their motion can be seen, but they appear to be moving far slower than reality.
To the Gods, Somewhere is like a flat sheet that they view from above, but to the People it appears to be a sphere.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 19:45

Dog Kisser: Mar 30, 2005; But People have fears that beasts do not. Questions, too.

I didn�t answer the filth. They would come to know my name very well indeed. I simply reached down and lifted him off the floor and told him to

So he did. Now my two Peoples have become one, after all, and none can stand before us!

(The Fortugnats have become Slaves! Mad King Deesix has become Tyrant King Deesix! The Anomalice are his Chosen People and his Holy Army. They have gained a Place of Power - The Tomb of the Last Gamble.

(Wuh oh! Looks like the Fortugnats are now the UNFortugna- anyhow, that�s it for the first CYOA game. Each time we run through one of these, it�ll cause some sort of effect or story hook on the world. In this case, we now have a crazed army of subterranean mutants and a slave force. I can honestly say that�s NOT where I expected this to go. To those who were hoping for redemption� sorry! Maybe he can still be saved by the love of a kind God?

Let�s see! Time for the Second Age of the Gods!

edit: ALSO - not all God Corpses will end up making some monstrous beast, most will just evaporate. This only happened because you chose the options you did - if you hadn't gone Down, something entirely different could have happened!

-O-
When the last of the Gods fell, Somewhere went dark.

Thousands of Wisps died instantly, too far from the lifegiving Something to survive the change. But many more lived on in hellish half-lives on the scraps leaking out of the barrier. Recently, the barrier has become porous once more, and eager Wisps claw at the openings. Much time has passed in obscurity, and the world below has changed dramatically. But the time for exploration is later, once a foothold in the world has been gained. For now, it�s a battle to be a God of Somewhere!

dog kisser posted:

GODS

To create your God, simply list your Name and Specialty. That�s all. For instance, Thakoth, God of Rain or Vendri, Goddess of Molten Steel or Wallace, God of Candy. Keep it simple, at least initially. You�ll have the chance to add to your Portfolio, with time - if you survive.

For you are indeed Fragile. Each God begins with 3 HP, and each turn you must roll a d20 to determine the magnitude of your Action.

On a dice roll equal to or below 10, lose 1 HP.

On a roll of 1, lose 2 HP and your Action backfires entirely, causing the opposite effect.

On a roll of 20, your Action is greatly magnified [i]and you gain a +1 Bonus to Actions thereafter.

WISPS
The Gods aren't alone on Somewhere. Only five Gods can be active at once - Somewhere is still rather small, after all - but the would-be Gods outside can still affect the outcome as Wisps.

Any reader not currently portraying a God is a Wisp - Wisps have no Names or true personalities, but may affect Somewhere through affecting the Gods.
A Wisp may still add or subtract one point from any active God�s Action. If this drops their roll below 10, so be it - the Ocean is a harsh place.

Dice rolls only go between 1 and 20 - any bonuses or maluses that would cause them to exceed these thresholds merely become a buffer. For instance, a roll of 19 with +3 granted by Wisps would mechanically become a 20 - but would require -3 to lower it to a 19, rather than -1. Mostly you don't need to concern yourself with the math!

If you took any Wisp actions last Age, add your total Wisps to your 1d100 roll! Gods from last Age cannot be Gods this Age!

Don't bother making Icons until you get in, incidentally. Next update will be in a few days - lots to prep for the beginning of the Age!

edit: Also haven't forgot about the Remnants from the Fallen Gods - you'll see them this next Age!

Dog Kisser fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Apr 21, 2016

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Theantero: Nov 6, 2011; ...We danced the Mamushka while Nero fiddled, we danced the Mamushka at Waterloo. We danced the Mamushka for Jack the Ripper, and now, Fester Addams, this Mamushka is for you....

CZAR! GOD OF HUBRIS!

CLAIMING GODHOOD: 89

# ? Apr 21, 2016 22:01

paper bag with a face: Jun 2, 2007

Gulm, God of Laziness

~~1d100+4 = 39~~

The wisp puts off manifesting until tomorrow. There's still plenty of time, right?

# ? Apr 21, 2016 22:02

Nothingtoseehere: Nov 11, 2010

Rhuax, God of Fire and Destruction

~~http://orokos.com/roll/394791: 1d100+1 31~~

# ? Apr 21, 2016 22:05

Juchero: Feb 15, 2008; Wedge Regret

Tidur, God of ~~Sleep~~Rude Awakenings

1d100+4=89

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Waci: May 30, 2011; A boy and his dog.

Reda, God of Order.

1d100+4:53.

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Abyssal Squid: Jul 24, 2003

Uguu, Goddess of Anime
1d100+2=77

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TheNabster: Apr 26, 2014; "Today I will cause problems on purpose"

Grandmother, God of House and Home

1d100+4 = 61

# ? Apr 21, 2016 22:41

Deltasquid: Apr 10, 2013; awww...
you guys made me ink!

THUNDERDOME

Eleathas, the Goddess of Civilization

Rolled: An 80!

# ? Apr 21, 2016 22:48

AJ_Impy: Jun 17, 2007; SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?; Yam Slacker

Karthomis, God of Altruism lets someone else go first. No, I insist. It's fine, really.

30

# ? Apr 21, 2016 23:14

RandomPauI: Nov 24, 2006; Grimey Drawer

Cower before me as I roll a...

(Rolls a 36+3 Counts the number of people with higher rolls)

Being a wisp is more fun anyways.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 23:15

Successful Businessmanga: Mar 28, 2010

RandomPauI posted:

Cower before me as I roll a...

(Rolls a 36+3 Counts the number of people with higher rolls)

Being a wisp is more fun anyways.

You wisped 4 times in the last age, just fyi.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 23:17

UnCO3: Feb 11, 2010; Ye gods!; College Slice

Lazisylis! God/dess of--

Become!: 1d100+2 28

-- uh, well, hmm

Side note, dog kisser, you might want to specify a campaign name to roll under on orokos so they're all in one place.

# ? Apr 21, 2016 23:48