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#1 fallen_demon

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Posted 15 December 2004 - 09:00 PM

When a god looses all of their worshipers, they die, correct?  So wouldn't any mortal that newly acendeds to godhood (I know i'm making sound a little to common, but it happens enough) immediately die from worshiper lack?  I know I must be missing something, but I don't know what.
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Posted 15 December 2004 - 10:01 PM

Which is why only the greatest of mortals have even the opportunity to ascend to godhood. Essentially, by the time a mortal is ready to ascend, s/he most likely has already achieved great fame/infamy.

#3 Stone Wolf

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Posted 15 December 2004 - 10:11 PM

Also, if they're replacing a slain deity, they seem to get at least some of that worship energy automatically. For totally new Powers, they'd better hope that they either have a lot of worshippers already, or that they have an established Power helping them out. In the Player's Option books, it says that a mortal seeking to become a Power needs a Power to act as a sponsor.

#4 Archmage Silver

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 01:18 AM

In the Player's Option books, it says that a mortal seeking to become a Power needs a Power to act as a sponsor.

Either that or Lord Ao's direct intervention which is very unlikely.

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 05:37 AM

True, an overpower can help as well. They'd only be a single-realm power though, so they'd be kinda weak.

#6 Archmage Silver

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 06:00 AM

Yeah well, 'even' a single-realm power is quite powerful compared to i.e Elminster...

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 06:48 AM

Yeah, but they're wimps compared to multi-realm Powers.

#8 Archmage Silver

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 06:54 AM

True. Ever thought of playing a god in RPGs? :rolleyes:

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 07:02 AM

Ever played Amber?

#10 Archmage Silver

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 07:05 AM

Nay. You tell me.

#11 Stone Wolf

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 07:35 AM

A quick bit of info.

It's a diceless RPG, and the reason I mentioned it is that the characters are fairly close to deities.

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 07:52 AM

More info (read the reviews).

#13 Archmage Silver

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 07:59 AM

Yes, I read them, but can't say I'm impressed. Not to my liking very much, I'm afraid. It's just about the too powerful chars an' all that. I prefer FR and Dragonlance.

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 08:14 AM

I didn't say it was good, just that the characters are fairly god-like. ;)

#15 Archmage Silver

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Posted 16 December 2004 - 08:17 AM

Heh, ye got that right! The fun just seems to disappear with such chars...

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Posted 17 December 2004 - 03:03 AM

Edited. Misplaced post. Bah !

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Posted 17 December 2004 - 05:39 AM

Err... Amber characters aren't really that powerful compared to high-level D&D characters... (who can only be trumped by mortals who have DragonBall powers anyways...) - a dozen or so dire wolves can actually threaten two fairly old amberites...
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Posted 17 December 2004 - 09:36 PM

Ever thought of playing a god in RPGs?


Heh. Closest I ever got to playing a god in an RPG was when a buddy asked me to RP a Demon Prince for his In Nomine game.
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Posted 18 December 2004 - 01:08 AM

Heh. Closest I ever got to playing a god in an RPG was when a buddy asked me to RP a Demon Prince for his In Nomine game.

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Posted 18 December 2004 - 05:00 AM

Heh. Closest I ever got to playing a god in an RPG was when a buddy asked me to RP a Demon Prince for his In Nomine game.

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