[dungeoncrawl] Re: My Characters
- From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:58:22 -0400
I have no problem with Dennis as a sun god. It certainly does fit
with him always being awake.
I have no problem with her getting ambition, although I was kind of
hoping for it for Magnus. I see it as being one of the driving forces
of his life, although I suppose you could say that of a lot of
characters. But I thought you wished to place Mileena with Ancalagon.
I still see her as necromancy and death, with Amrikol ruling over them
once they pass through her hands.
I like the idea of Ambrosia being against slavers. But Mileena
can't be the god of independence and oppose Ambrosia in that regard, can
she?
jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I see what you mean about Dennis and
> Zolkiir - I keep seeing Zolkiir as a
> god of magic or something, and Dennis
> as oghma. Instead of knowledge, how
> about we make him a sun god? If we
> stick with the "constantly awake" idea,
> and associate him more with
> civilization and culture, then
> knowledge is easier to separate.
>
> As for Mileena, let's look at it a
> different way. Since Ancalagon is more
> suited to necromancy anyway, and
> Mileena isn't necessarily a death
> goddess, can we focus on her unique
> relationship between several gods?
> She's Magnus's daughter, Ambrosia's
> daughter, and Ancalagon's foster
> daughter. That's
> ambition/independence/necromancy. I
> personally believe she'd make a really
> cool goddess, but any ideas?
>
> One suggestion is to expand on an idea
> for Ambrosia that i didn't mention. I
> think it would be cool if she
> originated a prestige class of female
> slaver hunters. Maybe Mileena could
> oppose her somehow?
>
> >
> > I agree that the characters
> involved get first crack at
> everything. Anyone
> > we would bring in gets the crumbs.
> Once again, it only makes sense. We
> should
> > only be bringing other characters in
> once we figure out the people that went
> on
> > the mission, and we see if we have
> holes. I think we should nail down who
> wants
> > to be a god from the main group, then
> nail down their portfolios. From there,
> > we can see if we need others.
> > And yes, we will have multiple
> characters that want the same
> portfolio, but
> > I think we can find ones that fit for
> all of the ones that went along, at
> least.
> >
> > I think Dennis should be a major
> power, just because he had the tooth.
> But
> > I love your description of him! It's
> great! However, Zolkiir would like the
> > knowledge portfolio. Any chance of
> that?
> > Shawn Barrick and I had spoken of
> Ancalagon before, and he's not sure he
> > would want to be the God of Death.
> He believes Ancalagon is more
> interested in
> > playing and experimenting with people
> than he is killing them. Something to
> > think about. I would actually love
> to see the Death Portfolio go to someone
> > that doesn't want it. What if
> someone decides, for example, that
> Magnus should
> > be the God of Death, because he
> killed so many people? (Please, please
> don't do
> > this.) That's going to affect the
> deity he becomes. Could be interesting.
> > Mileena will be the hardest to
> do, since she doesn't have a lot of
> history
> > with the group. I don't know about
> temptation. It doesn't quite seem to
> fit.
> > Hmmm. She is a toughie.
> > I like Ambrosia, but I would
> rather not bring any deities from other
> systems
> > over if we can help it. It's natural
> Ambrosia might want to allow Sharess,
> but
> > I would prefer we didn't. I think
> foreign gods trying to muscle their way
> in
> > should happen, but should be the
> focus of plots in the future.
> > Your description of Ilusdris
> gives me more hope for him as a
> demipower. You
> > may be able to sway me on this one.
> > Zolkiir does NOT want to be god
> of magic. I said a lot about him in my
> > e-mail yesterday. Let me say that
> Zolkiir is not as interested in magic.
> It's
> > a means to an end to him at this
> time. Remember, he has traveled the
> planes and
> > flown in an X-Wing. Knowledge in
> general is more important to him, as are
> > inventions and technology.
> > I wouldn't set Talosaard's
> portfolio up as you did, because it
> doesn't fit a
> > CG person. I would go along the
> lines of protection.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jim and Karen wrote:
> >
> > > Ok,
> > >
> > > Here are my thoughts on at least my
> own characters, and perhaps some NPCs.
> > > We're quickly going to run into
> plenty of situations where more than one
> > > player has legitimately good ideas
> that don't work well together, though -
> I
> > > think voting will ultimately help a
> great deal. Maybe we should take the
> > > "low hanging fruit" - stuff like
> Dennis, or maybe characters like Faceus
> and
> > > Nelik - and agree on what their
> domains will be early on. This will
> let us
> > > haggle over the ones that remain.
> > >
> > > For example, Ancalagon would make a
> great death god - but there may be good
> > > reasons for another character to
> take the same role. My only
> recommendation
> > > is that we favor characters who
> were involved in one way or another
> with the
> > > quest before going to characters
> who weren't - this may mean that
> uninvolved
> > > characters are more likely to be
> demipowers than others. Give this a
> quick
> > > read - am I on track?
> > >
> > > P.S.: I want to apologize if my
> emails came across as harsh or "poo-
> pooing"
> > > other people's ideas. I was
> working like crazy, and trying to
> participate
> > > in this neat conversation - I
> reread my emails, and they did seem
> more blunt
> > > than I realized. Sorry about that!
> > >
> > > Dennis: NG, intermediate power
> (maybe greater, but not necessarily):
> god of
> > > knowledge, history, literature, the
> arts, and culture. Patron of bards. I
> > > see him having more power than he
> ever admits or displays - for one
> thing, I
> > > think it would be neat if he can
> never sleep (for if he does, the Tooth
> of
> > > Dendar will be unprotected, leaving
> it vulnerable to evil). He would look
> > > young and charismatic, but he would
> forever have very tired and somewhat
> > > troubled eyes.
> > >
> > > Escrima: N, goddess of winter,
> loneliness, and secrets. Patron of
> loners
> > > and bounty hunters.
> > >
> > > Ancalagon: NE, greater power(?).
> god of death and the underdark. Ruler
> of
> > > the world below (in a benign way -
> more like Hel than Loki. Amrikol would
> > > represent wanton, malicious evil).
> > >
> > > Mileena: CN, lesser power.
> Goddess of necromancy, (what she wanted
> all
> > > along), temptation, and deception.
> (sort of a mess. ideas here?)
> > >
> > > Ambrosia: CG, (intermediate?
> lesser?) power. Goddess of freedom,
> > > independence, romance, passion, and
> creativity. Patroness of festhalls.
> > > Hopes that Sharess will be
> permitted to function as a demipower of
> pleasure
> > > and lust (under her). This may
> sound weird - you'd think she'd want
> this
> > > for herself - but she'd campaign
> for Shelensia to function as her
> superior -
> > > the goddess of leadership,
> fairness, love, and beauty. On one
> condition,
> > > though - she'd have to expand her
> interest (and persona) beyond the drow
> to
> > > all races. Love has no color.
> > >
> > > Amrikol: God of destruction,
> tyranny, and, conquest. You know, bad
> stuff
> > > that hurts people.
> > >
> > > Talon: God of murder, assassins,
> poison (of course - what did you think?)
> > >
> > > Iludriss: Demipower of madness,
> despair, and the fog of war (maybe,
> maybe
> > > not - he might just be a divine
> agent). I figure if the orc gods can
> exist,
> > > so can this wacko.
> > >
> > > Celane: N. Lesser(?) Power of
> Divination Magic, Portals, Guards, and
> Wards
> > > (although Zolkiir should have first
> dibs on arcane magic type stuff. By
> > > the way, now that I think about it,
> what about Zolkiir as a god of magic?).
> > >
> > > Nibrodius: CN. God of natural
> disasters - fires, floods, etc. God of
> > > misfortune.
> > >
> > > Marcus Drake: NE. God of
> cowardice, betrayal, blind loyalty.
> > >
> > > The Forester: Not a god; an
> immortal servant and spokesperson for
> Amrikol.
> > >
> > > Talosaard: CG. Lesser power of
> duty, loyalty, sacrifice, and humility.
> > > Patron of bodyguards. *** Major
> concern: does CG really fit this
> portfolio?
> >
> >
> >
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