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[color=AC86AD] ► P R E M I S E[/color][/h2][/sub][/indent]
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[sub]This RP is a Slice of Life and Plot Driven cocktail that will be focusing on mythological gods from ancient pantheons. Players will be playing one to three gods straight from ancient mythology navigating mortal life in the modern era. After finally settling into life on earth, the gods are once again thrown into chaos when one of their own mysteriously dies – a feat thought impossible.

When I say it is a cocktail, I mean that players will be able to choose for themselves whether to focus more on the plot aspects of the roleplay or if they would prefer to experience slice of life moments. 
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[sub]The immortal realms quaked under their feet, the ground rumbling like rattling breaths. Then, the realm split open, the core of their heavenly refuge cracking. The gods and goddesses shrieked and yelled in confusion. The heavens that the pantheons shared — Asgard, Mount Olympus, Takamagahara, Topan, Aaru — begin to splinter. The harvest deities, those that tend to the World Tree that grants the gods their immortality, glance into the leaves of the large oak as the World Tree begins to blacken and crumble.


It was a calamity for the gods. Their homeland being destroyed in-between heartbeats. The tree — Yggrasil, Yax Imix Che, the Tree of Ambrosia, Fusang - poisoned right under their noses. Without the divine power of the World Tree, the energy of the World Tree’s roots spread across their celestial perch, their world begins to shatter. Right before the World Tree dies, before the ground disintegrates beneath their feet, a god plucks a single fruit from the tree.


Then, they fall.


A god cannot pinpoint exactly when they fell, for time has passed too long, but it was somewhere in the first century. Without their land and the strength of their divinehood, the mortals began to forget them. Over time, some pantheons began to disappear, having given up on godhood.


Their powers dwindled and they feared their immortality would be gone soon, too, without Ambrosia to sustain them. The god, the Fruit-Bearer, offered salvation to them - they planted the seed of the fruit and, from it, a new tree took root. Every year, a deity must consume Ambrosia, the nectar of the fruit from the World Tree, or else they lose their godhood. The first years it was a solemn occasion, where they honored their fallen brethren and sister pantheons. As the years went on, they became more enraptured within themselves, and the yearly visit to the World Tree has become a festival lasting two weeks.


It is October of 2022 and the Festival of Life is about to commence in Seattle, where the new World Tree has been planted. The gods come from all over the world, and some who have called Seattle their home, to participate in the festival. 


Little did they know that the calamity of the Fall would come to haunt them once more.
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[sub]We want to emphasize player choice and the use of consequences in this roleplay.

We also want to stress that it is [i]your[/i] choice how you want to play. If you prefer slice of life, then there will be moments and choices to take advantage of that. However, there will be a plot that runs in the background to drive the roleplay forward to avoid stagnation. Interacting with the plot or not is your own personal choice. Overall, whichever you choose, there [color=white][u][b][i]WILL[/i][/b][/u][/color] be consequences.
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[sub]Like Descension 1.0, we will be using Narration Posts to move the plot forward. Narration posts will be written by the GM and will mark the end and beginning of a new scene. This is rather straightforward and used by most roleplays in some capacity. 

We will give a two-week advance most of the time before a scene ends and a new narration post is posted. There will be times where I might make the executive decision to push a post out in order to keep momentum, but for the most part there will be a warning. To keep the narrative flow, we ask that you finish up your scenes before then or utilize the good ole Flashback in your post. 
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[sub]Event Mode is a new mechanic that we are very excited to be using! It is inspired by tabletop games like Dungeons and Dragons. Of course, don’t be worried about failing a dice roll and [i]dying[/i] or something. Event Mode is used for when a player wants to get involved in the plot. 

How this works is that we will hold a private DM conversation with the player(s) in which we set the scene. The player(s) will make their own creative choices and we will change the scene accordingly. This is for when someone wants to write a plot post, we can give them the barebones of a scene they can write in their post later on. Player(s) do not need to explain their choices to us in DMs or give reasoning, as their character’s thought process can be explained in their post.

To get involved in an Event Mode, we will most likely put in narration posts leads that a character can follow up on. If your character wishes to follow up on one of those leads, then hop over into the designated discord channel and put in a ticket! Be warned, though, not [i]all[/i] leads will be listed. If you wish to enter Event Mode without leads being given, just make a ticket and we will get back to you.

Remember! Choices have consequences.
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[sub]No deadlines! …to an extent.

The only one who really has a deadline is me, unfortunately. Narration posts will be stated when they will be posted, as stated above, and as such it is [i]your[/i] responsibility to wrap up your scene beforehand. If you cannot wrap it up, because sometimes life is like that, then try to use flashbacks in your next post (also stated above). For the most part, you won’t get penalized for missing narration posts here and there.

[i][b][u][color=white]HOWEVER![/color][/u][/b][/i] If you ghost in the discord, are not active enough in the thread after given a warning, or are holding writing partners back, then I reserve the right to kill off your character. Don’t worry! If you are [i][b][u][color=white]COMMUNICATING[/color][/u][/b][/i] with me and forewarn me of inactivity, I will just put a pin in your character and scene.

We are here to have fun, which is why I am not going to babysit you guys. I get that sometimes life gets in the way or inspiration isn’t flowing. Me breathing down your neck isn’t fun for me, so I doubt it’ll be fun for you.
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[indent][indent][indent][quote][sub]There are many changes from 1.0 & 2.0 that I have written here to be more clear.[/sub]

[center][h3][color=white]THE COLOSSUS NO LONGER EXISTS.[/color][/h3][/center]

[sub]The Colossus restricted a lot of storytelling and made the plot overly-complex. With a new simpler, but no less interesting, plot in place, the Colossus is no longer needed as a plot device.

Furthermore, I am removing the "all pantheons allowed" approach. There are three reasons that I am doing this: one, for the plot; two, to avoid spreading characters across too many pantheons and limiting interaction; three, to avoid obscure pantheons being chosen which, in the past, has affected viability of relationships for that deity.[/sub][/quote][/indent][/indent][/indent]

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[color=white]⤞[/color] You can have a total of [color=white][i][u][b]THREE[/b][/u][/i][/color] characters.
[color=white]⤞[/color] [color=white][i][b][u]NO WHITEWASHING[/u][/b][/i][/color].
[color=white]⤞[/color] The only pantheons that will be accepted are:
[indent][indent][color=white]⤞[/color] Greek Pantheon.
[color=white]⤞[/color] Norse Pantheon.
[color=white]⤞[/color] Egyptian Pantheon.
[color=white]⤞[/color] Aztec Pantheon.
[color=white]⤞[/color] Japanese Pantheon.[/indent][/indent]
[color=white]⤞[/color] Gods that exist both in Greek and Roman myths will be considered the same God. Example: Zeus and Jupiter.[/quote][/indent][/indent][/indent]

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[color=white]⤞[/color] [url=https://discord.gg/NBFWtUqjJV]Discord[/url] is [color=white][i][b][u]REQUIRED[/u][/b][/i][/color] for communicative purposes.
[color=white]⤞[/color] RPG rules must be followed and the usual no meta, godmodding, etc etc.
[color=white]⤞[/color] Tag posts with TW in the beginning if it contains sensitive content! Same for the CS.
[color=white]⤞[/color] [b][i][u][color=white]COMMUNICATE[/color][/u][/i][/b] with me! I am here to help you!
[color=white]⤞[/color] Have fun [b][i][u][color=white]OR ELSE[/color][/u][/i][/b][/quote][/indent][/indent][/indent]

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