Hael

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

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I'm inclined to agree with Dawnscroll, because, um...

Some spoilers, naturally

IIRC:

• Lol @ Solembum (or however you spell the weird, shape-shifting cat-thing's name)
• The story with Galbatorix struck me as cheesy
• The weird girl (Angela, I think?) was weird and seemingly there for no plot reasons.
• Saphira was exactly the sort of overprotective mother figure that I hate in stories of all forms.
• The movie just struck me as so hilariously bad...maybe it's just how the wraith and Galbatorix looked, but something made me laugh the whole way through
• Some plot twists (there's a giant, secret trove of dragon eggs!) had zero foreshadowing and just came out of nowhere simply to peddle the plot along
• The secret name of the magic language that makes Eragon into a god was just...on some old stone tablet? That Galbatorix dug up somewhere? REALLY? Christopher Paolini (or whatever the author's name is) had the potential for something epic here, but it was just...that simple? And they had talked about it so much throughout the books...

To balance out that rant with some rare positivism, I really liked the Urgals. Everything about the Urgals as a race and their contribution to the story was compelling, but beyond that the only characters I really liked were the old elf and his similarly decrepit dragon. Can't even remember their names though, it's been a while :/

Throughout much of the books I thought the story was mediocre to good, but at the end I kind of had an epiphany in which I realized all of those things I just listed, and in reflection I kind of tore the series to shreds in my mind for a day or two before concluding that it was overrated.

@Cyclone

ME and MY COLLECTION OF INHERITANCE CYCLE BOOKS are offended!

*slaps you with a dragon tail*

EDIT: I realize what you're saying, but believe it or not, the cliche and simplicity of it all felt... well, refreshing. Every author tries to be so "unique and creative" that they reek of desperation. It was nice to have a story that was just a story.

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Lifprasil when all these sentient species

@poog the pig

Haha, don't forget, just because he might be a Demi of Sentience, but his mother is in charge of those Minds that contain the sentience.

I have to wonder how that would play out if they were on opposite sides of a conflict and both Gods. Who has more control over the races? The one in charge of their minds and intelligence, or the one in charge of their emotions and sentience? A difficult question indeed

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@Hael
What happens if you stump them with a true riddle?

@Mardox

They'll give you some powerful object or knowledge, I assume. Or magic.

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@poog the pig The Inheritance Cycle RUINED thay concept for me. I can't help but think of dragon riding with disdain anymore. :/

@Dawnscroll

Wait... are you saying you didn't like The Inheritance Cycle, or that something in the book messed it up for you somehow?

I ask mainly because I loved the Inheritance books. It's okay if you don't, but... why? What is it that bothered you? I MUST KNOW

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They could be the riddler dragons!

'PASS MY RIDDLE. IF YOU'RE RIGHT, I'LL GIVE YOU SOME POWERFUL OBJECT/ADVICE, IF YOU'RE WRONG, I EAT YOU.'

@Rtron

"What walks on four legs in the morning
Four legs in the evening
Four legs at night
And is about to eat your mortal ass

That's right, it's me!"

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Maybe. The GMS shall confer and get back to you.

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You could make their social traits various rather than just one single thing. Say they're as varied as humans with (for example) Black Dragons being solitary, while Ruby Dragons live in clan where whoever is strongest rules and there is constant infighting, while Gold Dragons are much more communal, hoarding their gold together in large clans. So on so forth. Mention a few, but it takes the work load off of you and allows some of us, if we so desire, to make dragon cultures.

@Rtron

@Vec
Can Vulamera influence some of the dragons into the Violet Dragons, who hoard wisdom as much as gold? They won't be smart in the book sense, but very wise and meaningful Like if Vowzra tried to write poetry.

They'll still be violent, solitary, aggressive dragons, but they'll be sources of wisdom and deep knowledge to those who can find them without getting killed.

I could have my hero go on a legendary trek to find one of these dragons. It'd be a nice plot device.

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bt-dubs @Kho, there was a buddy of mine already asking permission to pull the fire portfolio before KabenSaal popped up.

@poog the pig

I also heard Mardox considering the Fire thing, at least briefly.

But fire has many sides: the warm and safe, campfire side. The destructive and violent, lava side. The passionate and emotional, bonfire side.

So I don't personally think there's not a problem with having a million fire gods. It's a big domain, with many potential personalities and uses hiding inside

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I sometimes think that maybe we are not as casual as we think ourselves to be ;.; But that shouldn't discourage you from joining in, take @Hael for example, he/she take ages to write a single post but we don't mind ^.^

@Vec

Heeyyyy, I made two posts this week!

Although, overall I've only made 4, so I guess that's a good point :P

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Is Nevix still in this RP?

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@Fabulous Knight

Normally I'd be inclined to agree that it's at least two or three Might, but there's a loophole. I assume that there are only a small number of these beings that will be the progenitors for the entire race, so if Mammon moves quickly he could spend one Might affect them all with a censure that would be passed down. That seems like a crafty thing to do, fitting for Mammon and appropriate seeing as it'd be silly to most likely spend more Might adding a curse than making the entire race in the first place had cost Vulamera.

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@Cyclone

Haha, but he most move quickly!

*Vulamera hides them away until they're massively populated*

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@HaelThat sounds like something Mammon would take absolute pleasure in doing. How much might would you say it'd cost?

@Fabulous Knight

A permanent curse on the entire species?

That's a question for @Cyclone and @Rtron, but I say... 2 or 3 might, since this is a big thing and it's a whole species.