A Divine Journey into the Unknown

• Create the world's geography, climate, and laws of physics together
• Define your god's nature and Domains (Fire, Death, Dreams, Secrets, etc.)
• Birth mortal civilizations and guide their evolution across generations
• Form alliances, rivalries, and betrayals with other gods
• Investigate mysterious phenomena that hint at the true nature of reality—singing monoliths, faceless entities glimpsed at midnight, lands where sound vanishes or memory fails. Some mysteries predate even your awakening, but the only way to learn is to explore, create, and experiment
• Face unexpected chaos as you learn to harness the powers of your domain
• Collectively shape the endgame: Will your pantheon triumph, fail, or find something stranger than either?

• Lucid (in-Domain): Automatic success, no cost. Your god lights a fire, guides a soul to the afterlife, whatever fits naturally.
• Hazy (stretching boundaries): Minor cost. You create underwater flames, or raise a corpse temporarily. Define a consequence (a "Ripple") or collaborate with another god.
• Surreal (reality-bending): Significant cost. You create sentient creatures, reverse time, shatter mountains. Spend your god's Conviction (a resource that regenerates through worship and roleplay) and accept the risk of Turbulence—glitches in reality that may spawn unpredictable results.
• Nightmare (breaking existence): Catastrophic cost. You attempt to kill another god, erase a civilization, or punch a hole into the very fabric of reality. This ALWAYS triggers Turbulence (ranging from whimsically strange to existentially horrifying).

• Collaborative mindset: You're here to co-author a story, not "win" against other players. Rivalries are IC drama, not OOC conflict.
• Creativity, not power-gaming: Ask "what's interesting?" before "how powerful can I be?"
• Consistent posting: The game dies if people vanish. 1x/week minimum.
• Openness to surprises: You, alone, can't control where the overarching storyline goes. Embrace it.
• Mature writing: 18+ encouraged (for thematic depth, not gratuitous content). Strong prose is expected; grammar/spelling mistakes are fine, lazy writing isn't.
• Respect for other players' creative vision: If another god creates something, engage with it. Don't retcon/ignore it out of existence.

• God Concept (3-5 sentences): What kind of deity are you? What Domains call to you?
• Appearance: Describe your god's visual form. What marks them as divine? Are they humanoid, abstract, monstrous, beautiful? Limit character portraits to artistic depictions. No anime images or real life face-claims.
• Motivation: Why does your god exist? What do they want? What's their moral code (if any)?
• Roleplay Example: Post a brief scene (1-2 paragraphs long) showing how your god interacts with the world or another character. Let me see your writing style.
• Availability: How many times per week can you realistically post?
• Experience: Have you been a part of a play-by-post roleplay before? What did you like/dislike about it? This is more so for my curiosity than anything else, so feel free to ignore this if you don't want to say.

• Player Limit: 8 gods (if 9th+ apply, I'll waitlist you; first person on waitlist joins if anyone drops)
• GM Style: Collaborative improvisation. I provide structure and adjudication, you provide the magic. Your brilliant ideas become canon.
• Content: Violence, death, existential horror, moral ambiguity all welcome. I'll give content warnings for major events. Sexual content fades to black (or goes to DMs, whatever suits your needs), but romantic tension/desire is fine.
• Communication: OOC chat for coordination, plot discussion, and real-talk if pacing/tone issues arise. I am amenable to making a discord server for OOC talk if the majority wants it.

• Applications close: November 29th, 2025, 00:00 UTC
• Recruitment phase ends, game begins: December 1st, 2025
• Opening IC post: You awaken on the black shore with no memory
• Week 1-2: Awakening phase (you discover your Domain, meet other gods)
• Week 3+: The world building truly begins

To be clear, are we replying to this post as an application? Or are you waiting for enough interest to make the thread proper and then we apply? I'm definitely interested just wanna know how to move forward.

I've had an idea of a God for a bit now, one with a dual persona - essentially they occupy disparate (but complementary) domains as functionally two different gods. Split personality, in a way, would that be possible here?

Ariander, lord of arrows (RP sample WIP) [+]

Ariander

God of the hunt

God Concept:

Ariander is the guardian of all those who look to the fruit of lands untilled to thrive—while this usually includes game hunters as shown by his characteristic use of bow and arrow, his domain also embraces that of fishermen, military scouts, falconers, and traveling merchants. Above all, a prayer to Ariander ensures a steady hand, a clear day, and a predictable target on the other side of your weapon. Ariander is also venerated by those seeking safe passage through uncharted areas, or even something as simple as clarity of thought.

Appearance:

Of the few mortals who have seen Ariander in the flesh, fewer still have actually recognized the nondescript hunter in front of them as the god himself. When hunting in the wilderness, Ariander takes the form of a young man armed with a long black bow and garbed in simple earthy tones, intently stalking his next kill. However, it is rumored that from time to time, when this simple hunter finds himself illuminated by the golden rays of sunrise or sunset, his simple rags are momentarily transfigured into brilliant flowing robes of azure and bright orange. Ariander can also be commonly seen riding on his black stallion steed Ussimo (occasionally on top of bodies of water) or with his falcon companion Yaerha perched upon his arm.


Motivation:

Ariander is most revered among those who live life on the periphery–hermits, outcasts, and stragglers from society. In times of want, it is not uncommon for rural revolts to gather around minor cults of Ariander among the peasantry. But Ariander has no particular need for grand temples or elaborate prostrations—he prefers to test the piety of mankind by appearing at the doorsteps of various mortals disguised as a poor and shivering trapper, asking only for a hot meal and a place to stay the night. Their response to such a request usually precedes unexplained good fortune or terrible yet righteous curses befalling the chosen household. Just as Ariander loves hunting the largest of game, he also feels a calling to uplift the small and to bring the mighty low.

Roleplay Example: WIP

Availability: 1-2x a week

Experience: Returning after 7 year long hiatus from forum RPing.

God of mercy, definitely not a good influence [+]

Yzechr

God of Mercy, Perception, and Corruption.

God Concept: Yzechr is the only god who will reach out to help the lowliest scum, the most wicked, the most unfortunate. When the whole world turns its back on you, they will come, give you sweet words of encouragement; “Let the world burn! It’s your only salvation!”. Yzechr is said to be the creator of perception, making the world see and hear each other for the first time. They have the ability to hear every crying voice in the world and can give respond to them no matter how far away they are. Yzechr is the instinct to protect oneself, the will to survive regardless of who will pay the cost. As such, they are usually worshiped by outlaws, outcasts, artists, rebels, scouts and watchmen, or those with low standing in the community.
Appearance: They have numerous forms, often appearing in front of mortals by mirroring their own appearance. However, you can know it is them by the black mists swirling around, giving a mysterious and divine atmosphere. If they do not assume the form of others, the black mist will simply make up all the body parts, usually with hollow eyes and mouth.
Motivation: To protect those who should be damned. There is no such thing as the one who doesn’t deserve Yzechr mercy, for Yzechr will surely respond to everyone who called, as long as they are willing to fight with everything they got and abandon their moral principle. Yes, that included those who are targeted by other gods.

Roleplay Example:
Yzechr looks at the boy in rag clothes prostrating on the stone-cold floor, he himself wearing the same face with the black mists swirling around his divine body. Those mists slowly envelop the tiny cell they are in, as if to make it disappear from the world. “Your kins are gone, your homeland occupied, and yet you still wish not to dirty your hands?” The voice is young, but the tone is far from innocent.

The boy shivered from the coldness of the god's words, ten times colder than the stone floor below him. Everyone knows Yzechr; the god of mercy, is the cruelest entity in the realm. He who preys on the weak and takes away even their last integrity, their last humanity, until nothing is left.

Unfortunately, he is that perfect victim.

“Until sunrise, this blade will remain unseen by everyone but yourself.” The black blade is revealed among the mists. The steel door suddenly unlocked with a loud click, and yet no one seemed to hear it outside of this tiny room. “Only those who fight have the right to live. So my dear mortal, I hope you choose your future wisely.”

The mists are gone. The god is gone. Only the black blade taunting the boy of his own situation. The blade that is hungry for blood, human blood. Even if he can survive the night, his innocence will forever be gone.

Availability: 3x per week
Experience: I usually rp in my own language and just recently tried an English forum (English is not my first language). I like pbp because I can edit my grammar and run it through the spell check program. Yes, this is the already edit version. T_T

(The starting domains are perception and corruption)

Let me know if I have to fix anything!

Edit: Change the pronoun, change one of the domains from deception to perception

Ok ignore my last post I just read the last words ahahah

I'll have my concept up later, but I'm thinking a God(s) of some sorts esoteric contrast - Kindness and Cruelty, something like that. Not the most powerful for a creation myth but the world needs conflict, eh?

If need be I can pivot to a god that's a little more central in terms of domain, like sea or earth :B

Orranoth

Orranoth [+]

God Concept (3-5 sentences):
A god of magic, and of the powers of the sky. (The Domains of Magic And Sky) This deity is the provider of Esoteric knowledge and the provider of blessing from the wind and rain. He is a god who is both a caring provider AND wise teacher, and is the divine manifestation of seeking out inspiration and the unknown.

Appearance:
His eyes are like stars that shine in the night sky, to some. To others his eyes are a deep glowing blue within blue. He is dressed in a long flowing white robe symbolizing the clouds, and of course he has the stereotypical white beard and moustache. Different mortals see him differently.
Motivation:

He is there to gift mortals with the powers of the sky and magic. He wants to ensure people use magic responsibly, and not abuse others for it. He also blesses the earth with his rain.
Magic, in Orranoth's ideal world, would only be a source of beauty, blessing and provision for the people. Mortals would prosper and the only difference between the mortals and gods would be that mortals would be just lesser divine beings.
Those realms that exalt Orranoth above other gods will have their lands blessed with the wind and rain, and will be a haven for magical knowledge.

Roleplay Example:

Orranoth smiled as his worshipers gave him a sacrifice - A strong adventurer offered him the Lion on the alter. An old man offers him all that he owns, his entire herd of camel. A wise little girl could only offer the divine father a couple of bags of seeds, offering them to the god of skies in her prayers, asking the Wise One to transform them into a forest. The curse of drought over the world was lifted, and he, the Sky Father Orranoth blessed the land, bringing the wet, relieving rains, and the seeds would become his Enchanted Forest.

The seeds were planted, and the soil began to glow. Instead of taking centuries, decades, or years, the massive forest grew in three days. Unicorns made their homes in this hallowed place. Benign and wise witch folk hid here from persecution of the ignorant, and the rarely virtuous dragon, likewise made this their home as well. (Thus guarding the creation of the wise Orranoth.)

Availability: At least three times a week, Probably more.

Experience:
I have been role playing for many years, with mixed success, but when I really manage to hit my stride, I'm usually very good at it. I sometimes have trouble keeping up with very indepth role plays but since this is in Casual interest checks I'll probably do well with it.

I had to edit my CS a few times due to the fact I'm so excited to try this.

As soon as I saw this I had to apply. I'm technically in another god game but it's dead.

In general, this goes for all interested and potential players, the gods in this roleplay are neither omniscient (the very fact you 'spawned' in a world without your knowledge attests to this), nor omnipresent (gods, in all their power, still can't be everywhere, all at once. Certain Domains could help facilitate an increased awareness of things, but in general...

Deities are able to sense:

• everything within a certain range of their true bodies
• any of their followers or sacred relics
• any of their temples, and
• any other, non-believer, that dares utter their true name out loud).

Additionally, being under the protection of greater deity can shield a mortal or lesser deity from the scrutiny of another greater deity. More on divine ranks later.

They could be said to have limited omnipotence (any action that falls within one of their Domains is infinitely more easier to do than if it wasn't).

<Snipped quote by Vec>

Will we be a Pantheon or will the gods be more like RPG deities?

• Fire — Flame, heat, destruction, rebirth through burning, passion, forge-work
• Water — Oceans, rivers, flow, adaptability, erosion, life's essence
• Earth — Stone, mountains, stability, endurance, minerals, foundations
• Air — Wind, breath, freedom, change, storms, the intangible
• Death — Endings, decay, the afterlife, mortality, transition, grief
• Life — Growth, birth, vitality, healing, fertility, renewal
• Dreams — Sleep, visions, unconscious mind, prophecy, imagination
• War — Conflict, strategy, violence, glory, discipline, martial prowess
• Peace — Harmony, diplomacy, cease-fires, reconciliation, tranquility
• Forge — Crafting, metalwork, invention, tools, construction, artifice
• Harvest — Agriculture, seasons, abundance, cycles, providence
• Hunt — Tracking, predation, survival, the wild chase, primal instinct
• Knowledge — Wisdom, study, libraries, truth-seeking, enlightenment
• Secrets — Hidden things, mysteries, whispers, forbidden lore, espionage
• Light — Illumination, revelation, hope, purity, the sun, clarity
• Shadow — Darkness, concealment, the unseen, subtlety, dusk and twilight
• Music — Song, rhythm, harmony, artistic expression, emotional resonance
• Language — Words, names, communication, binding oaths, the power of speech
• Storms — Thunder, lightning, tempests, rage, sudden change, cleansing
• Stars — Celestial bodies, navigation, fate, distant beauty, cosmic perspective
• Stone — Permanence, monuments, memory carved in rock, slow strength
• Beasts — Animals, instinct, the natural world, primal nature, wildness
• Madness — Insanity, broken minds, visions beyond reason, divine frenzy
• Love — Affection, desire, bonds, connection, passion, devotion
• Hate — Enmity, grudges, vengeance, spite, destructive emotions
• Contracts — Oaths, agreements, bindings, justice, deals, cosmic law
• Plague — Disease, contagion, rot, pestilence, corruption of flesh
• Healing — Medicine, restoration, mending, recovery, tending wounds
• Travel — Journeys, roads, crossroads, wandering, exploration, migration
• Home — Shelter, hearth, family, belonging, sanctuary, rootedness
• Luck — Fortune, chance, gambling, serendipity, probability, fate's whims
• Memory — Remembrance, history, nostalgia, records, the past preserved
• Oblivion — Forgetting, erasure, the void, nothingness, what never was
• Truth — Honesty, naked reality, exposure, authentication, the undeniable
• Lies — Deception, illusion, manipulation, false faces, twisted reality
• Beauty — Aesthetics, art, desire, perfection, what captivates the eye
• Ugliness — The grotesque, the repulsive, what is shunned, monstrous forms
• ...

• Time — Moments, duration, aging, memory, inevitability, temporal flow
• Chaos — Entropy, unpredictability, madness, freedom from order, wild chance
• Order — Law, structure, hierarchy, patterns, cosmic balance, regulation