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Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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All it takes is one god spending a Free Point to give a species (or ten) access to magic. Or just create a species that inherently has magic.

Is there some sort of Geneva Convention where we all agree not to let the mortals learn how to become a bunch of little Gandalfs? Has Vestec signed this pact?

@Cyclone

Even if there was such a pact and Vestec signed it, we all know he would be the first to break it.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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Air elementals are going to be what he at first intends to create, but as you'll see when my post comes out, he does so in an unusual way...

Basically he uses a great deal of magic to animate the forces of nature. What this means is that though there will at first be only pure spirits of air and wind, upon dying they will be reincarnated not just as more Windy Bastards but also as living earth, living fire, storm elementals...

There will be a menagerie, or at least that was my plan. Teknall can attempt to protect/claim dominion over the earth ones, or just make something similar.

See, I was going to have a whole surprise subplot where the lesser elements rise up and rebel against Zephyrion and the tyranny of the sky, but now you've got me to spoil all of that!

@Cyclone

Okay. We'll keep the title of true elemental to your creations. I'll just refer to them by whatever proper name I decide on.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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What, are the White Giants not good enough to battle against the Ashlings?

@Scarifar

The White Giants seem to be a close match for the Ashlings. They work, but they'll need some help if they want to succeed in the long run.

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I was under the impression that Zeffy was going to make elementals, but you could always do something similar. Like, golems or something.

@Muttonhawk

Zephyrion is making air elementals. Teknall will be making earth elementals. Basically, they'll be magical constructs/creatures of stone and earth. They were originally going to be something like golems or galeb duhr, but I figured that Slough would eventually make living stone creatures when she passes through Teknall's territory, so why go for simple stone creatures? Give them earth magic, to let them glide through solid earth and stuff. I eventually realised that what I was basically making was an earth elemental.

They will still be very different to the air elementals in pretty much all regards. And I'll probably also pick a cooler name, with earth elemental being an alternative/common name.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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They don't exist yet.

I still have to respond to all the stuff that's happened.

@Antarctic Termite

Oops, sorry. Forgot that. I'll edit that out.

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Alright. Although I kinda want a first-gen Demi. Perhaps Teknall could predict that micro'ing civilizations would be a pretty difficult task, and make the demi earlier?

Also putting out a final call thing, if anyone wants to be the other parent of my Demi of Smithing, now would be a good time to say so.

@Skyrte

Teknall will make your demi when he deems it appropriate. If we get a mother then he can be born relatively early. But otherwise there will be a bit of waiting.
But what would a demigod of smithing do in the absence of civilisation, anyway?

Do you have a character sheet we could look at by any chance? It might help people make decisions.



As for life, I'm thinking of having Teknall create earth elementals, with the initial purpose of being a defence against the Ashlings. To generalise their purpose, their level of aggression would be proportional to violence of the target. So creatures like Ashlings, eldritch abominations out to consume the world and blood-thirsty predators would make them really mad, but docile creatures like most beasts and the White Giants would be left alone.

For sentient life, we all know what Teknall wants. Dwarves. Or at least a race functionally similar.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

Teknall walked, observing the craftsmanship of the other gods. Slough continued to populate the world with all manner of life, both mundane and extraordinary.

Then there were the Ashlings, which Teknall recognised as bearing the corrupting mark of Vestec. Not only were they themselves corrupted, but they had been imbued with the power to spread such corruption. They were special in their own way, but unlike every other creature he saw they threatened to upset the balance of the global ecosystem. He would need to fix that. As Toun had created the White Giants to defend against unnatural life, Teknall too would have to add his own contribution to the defence of Galbar.

As he walked, he came near a pack of four Giant Ashlings. As a god, they could not possibly surprise him, as he had seen them coming from over a hundred miles away, but he expected that they may have the sense to not attack a god. He had thought too highly of them. As soon as the Ashlings sensed Teknall nearby, they turned and approached, their towering forms galloping towards Teknall. Not intimidated, Teknall drew his adamantine maul, and his eyes flashed with divinity as he grew in stature to match the size of his opponents.

The Ashlings spread out and came in flanking Teknall. Three of them moved within striking range first, but before they could act Teknall swung his maul with speed which made it seem as though it was built of light wood rather than solid metal. But the maul carried a lot of momentum, and it was charged with divine power, so it plowed right through the first two Ashlings, shattering them instantly and burning their ash with golden light, leaving no remains. The third Ashling ducked, and went to strike with its claws, but Teknall parried the blow with the handle of his maul and pushed the Ashling back with a mighty kick. As the Ashling reeled, Teknall rose the maul over his head and swung down, shattering the Ashling like the others.

The final Ashling realised it was bested and began to flee. Teknall took his right hand off his maul and channelled his will, and in that hand formed a relatively small war hammer. This hammer was weighted perfectly, by balancing the placement of alloys of adamantine, mythral, titanium and steel, such that it could be thrown effectively. With an overhand throw, Teknall hurled the hammer at the retreating Ashling, the hammer spinning end over end until it struck the Ashling. As with the maul, the Ashling exploded on impact, and not a trace remained. With a wave of his hand the throwing hammer disappeared and reappeared in his grip. His quarry defeated, Teknall stowed the maul and throwing hammer and shrunk back to his normal size.

"What a nuisance," he grumbled.

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Not long in the future a great light flashed over the horizon like a beacon. Teknall saw this, and decided to inspect it, as it had seemed to come from the Ironheart Ranges. In a few massive strides, Teknall was at the base of a massive 20 kilometer tall volcano, towering high above all else. His jaw dropped at the sight of the impossibly high mountain. How had he not noticed this sooner? It was visible from at least 500km due to its great height. Some of the magic or chaos in the Blueprint must have been responsible for the formation of such a spectacular landform.

Atop the mountain he sensed the presence of an Avatar of Ull'Yang, and in a single bound Teknall stood atop the mountain beside the radiant Avatar of Ull'Yang. He breathed slowly as he took in the surroundings. Here was a vantage point of the world as brilliant as that of the Celestial Citadel. The clear skies meant he could not only see a huge portion of Galbar but also clearly see the heavens, unimpeded by the thick troposphere. Yet its sheer height made it uninhabitable, with only a measly 5% of the normal atmosphere and temperatures hovering around -50°C, except for when volcanic smoke rose from the depths. Due to its size this volcano would probably only properly erupt very rarely- more often than not the magma would find an easier way out, although if it did erupt the lava could possibly shoot all the way into space, if it were to erupt violently rather than have a gentle overflow of lava, which seemed to be the style of eruption which would allow such a volcano to form.

Teknall turned to Ull'Yang, and said, "Nice view up here, isn't it?"

Summary

-Teknall fights a pack of Ashlings, obliterating them with his maul and new throwing hammer.
-Teknall visits Ull'Yang's avatar atop the massive volcano

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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It's only a couple of miles (say, 5) in diameter.

@Lugubrious

Wow, that's tiny.

But would life spill out of the Deepwoods proper, so the forest ends up extending many, many miles more?

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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She's interested in seeking a crafting-related favor, in exchange for a future favor of similar caliber from her. Not anything requiring might, and probably something she could manage on her own.

@The Omnipotent Sphere

Sure. I'll get him posted some time.

Also, I suppose I should get on the species building train. I've made common trees so far, which are useful, but not very interesting.

@Skyrte I have been considering how to get your demigod into the world. If we can't decide on a mother, it would be quite natural for Teknall to craft your demigod, especially if he's made of stone. In such a case, he would do so after civilisation has taken root and Teknall realises that micromanaging the entirety of civilisation across Galbar is something he needs help with.

As for water, yeah, rivers and lakes would be good. He have enough precipitation to create such things. Hael said Vulamera would be creating another ocean too, so that will help.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

@BBeast Where would it be convenient for Belru to find Teknall?

@The Omnipotent Sphere

At present he's been wandering the globe. In my next post, however, he'll be heading over to the big volcano Ull'Yang found. Belru would see the signal too. That volcano will be the best place to find him in the near future.

Why?

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

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Man thats some fascinating number crunching you got there. Have you also taken into consideration the might needed to induce a supernova at the end of each cycle?

@Vec

Yes. Between Turn 2 (starting at the Big Bang) and Turn 3, you underwent 3 cycles, expending 3 Might. At the start of Turn 2, you were yet to benefit from special boosts, so had 5 Might at the start. I built this into the initial conditions (you will note that you start at Turn 3, unlike the normal simulation which starts at Turn 2). The assumption was that the time between Turn 3 and Turn whatever-it-takes would be less than the 2-ish billion years needed to reach Cycle number 4, meaning no further supernovae were made.

Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

Here's the Python Source Code of my simulations if anyone is interested.

divinus.py

"""
Simulates the levelling up in the RP Divinius,
assuming all Might is used for levelling or Holy Sites
"""

def simulate(holysite_saving):
"""holysite_saving: how many turns worth of might will be spent on
Holy Sites. 0 means no Holy Sites constructed"""
turn = 2
level = 2
might = 0 # the currency used to level up
mpt = 5 # might per turn
holy_sites = 0 # these produce might too
build_cooldown = 0 # turns until next holy site
while level < 100:
might += mpt
print("**Turn " +str(turn)+' start**')
print('Level: '+str(level)+', Might: '+str(might)+', M/T: '+str(mpt)+', Holy Sites: '+str(holy_sites))
cost = get_cost(level)
levelled = False #flag, for if any Might has been spent
if build_cooldown < holysite_saving:
# Save Might for a Holy Site, instead of levelling
if build_cooldown == 0:
# strategy: spend all might on Holy Sites when possible.
mpt += might/2
print('!! Built a Holy Site with '+str(might)+' Might')
might = 0
holy_sites += 1
build_cooldown = get_cooldown(holy_sites)
levelled = True
else:
# Level up as much as possible.
while might >= cost:
levelled = True
might -= cost
level += 1
mpt += 1
print('! Levelled up to Level '+str(level))
cost = get_cost(level)
if levelled:
print('Level: '+str(level)+', Might: '+str(might)+', M/T: '+str(mpt)+', Holy Sites: '+str(holy_sites))
turn += 1
build_cooldown = max(0, build_cooldown-1)

def get_cost(level):
"""Returns the cost to level up from integer 'level'."""
if level == 1:
return 3
elif level == 2:
return 4
elif level == 3:
return 5
elif level == 4:
return 6
elif level >= 5 and level < 10:
return 10
elif level >= 10 and level < 20:
return 15
elif level >= 20 and level < 50:
return 20
elif level >= 50 and level < 100:
return 30
else:
return 100000

def get_cooldown(holysites):
"""Returns the turns it will take until you can build your next holy site,
given the amount of holysites you already have at the moment of finishing
building."""
if holysites == 1 or holysites == 2:
return 4
elif holysites == 3:
return 8
elif holysites == 4:
return 12
elif holysites >= 5:
return 100000
else:
return 0

divinus.py, for Ull'Yang

"""
Simulates the levelling up in the RP Divinius,
assuming all Might is used for levelling or Holy Sites
"""

def simulate(holysite_saving):
"""holysite_saving: how many turns worth of might will be spent on
Holy Sites. 0 means no Holy Sites constructed"""
turn = 3
level = 2
might = 2 # the currency used to level up
mpt = 7.5 # might per turn
holy_sites = 0 # these produce might too
build_cooldown = 0 # turns until next holy site
while level < 100:
might += mpt
print("**Turn " +str(turn)+' start**')
print('Level: '+str(level)+', Might: '+str(might)+', M/T: '+str(mpt)+', Holy Sites: '+str(holy_sites))
cost = get_cost(level)
levelled = False #flag, for if any Might has been spent
if build_cooldown < holysite_saving:
# Save Might for a Holy Site, instead of levelling
if build_cooldown == 0:
# strategy: spend all might on Holy Sites when possible.
mpt += might/2
print('!! Built a Holy Site with '+str(might)+' Might')
might = 0
holy_sites += 1
build_cooldown = get_cooldown(holy_sites)
levelled = True
else:
# Level up as much as possible.
while might >= cost:
levelled = True
might -= cost
level += 1
mpt += 1.5
print('! Levelled up to Level '+str(level))
cost = get_cost(level)
if levelled:
print('Level: '+str(level)+', Might: '+str(might)+', M/T: '+str(mpt)+', Holy Sites: '+str(holy_sites))
turn += 1
build_cooldown = max(0, build_cooldown-1)

def get_cost(level):
"""Returns the cost to level up from integer 'level'."""
if level == 1:
return 3
elif level == 2:
return 4
elif level == 3:
return 5
elif level == 4:
return 6
elif level >= 5 and level < 10:
return 10
elif level >= 10 and level < 20:
return 15
elif level >= 20 and level < 50:
return 20
elif level >= 50 and level < 100:
return 30
else:
return 100000

def get_cooldown(holysites):
"""Returns the turns it will take until you can build your next holy site,
given the amount of holysites you already have at the moment of finishing
building."""
if holysites == 1 or holysites == 2:
return 4
elif holysites == 3:
return 8
elif holysites == 4:
return 12
elif holysites >= 5:
return 100000
else:
return 0