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4 hours ago, 1corpus christopher said:
Keep in mind that Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson founded National Allied Publications in 1934. The Major outranked the other players.
Action & Detective Comics are offspring of National Allied.
Wheeler-Nicolson was fairly quickly forced out by figures with strong, if not legally provable, organized crime connections.
For at least a decade or two, Batman was published by the Mob! (Which could be the basis for a really cool character...)
What became Marvel was also a shady, marginal business. So were most of the early comics companies. In fairness, like many other small companies, they could only stay in business by keeping the wise guys happy.
The military connections of their founders are probably less important than this. -
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Second and last bonus pick.
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The people had gathered in a circle. The sacred bowl had been passed. The singing had begun. It began discordantly, with each singing their own tune, often out of tune, but presently it began to take on a unified character.From many voices came a single tune - a Harmony. From many, one.
Secondary Domain: Harmony.
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Making one out of many could arguably be taken as an interference in Etterskell's domain, but it's reasonable that there should be an opposing pole, and it fits in nicely with Oeneus' existing domains.
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The first of my bonus picks will be an Interference.
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"The Shepherd is my lord. I shall not want. He makes me sit, beg, stay and roll over..."
To protect the flocks from wolves, you need your own wolves.
Interference (Fitz): Dogs are domesticated Wolves.
And don't say Oeneus is is a complete deadbeat dad - he invented puppies for his kids!
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Second bonus pick soon. Working out some details.
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I should get my last two picks in today. I pretty much know what they are going to be. I just need to scan the thread again first.
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Catch up pick. The last of my regular picks.
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"Enough of this!" thundered Oeneus. "Time to Roll some Stones! I will create a being so mighty in my ways that all will be in awe!"
And thus was created his undying Avatar: Keef.
(Any similarity to anyone living, dead or other is purely coincidental.)Mythic Monster or Guardian: Keef.
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3 hours ago, Enforcer84 said:
Ceass's gift to Civilization, a form of art so combative, so rooted in struggle that it is often callously and crassly aped by those in power to seem more authentic. But the true artist can spot the difference. And fakers aren't tolerated. The goddess of strife listened to the world and thought it sounded a little too "well-crafted."
Her gift: Punk Rock. A music, a scene, a style, and a revolution of soem form or another.
The God of Music is not impressed.
Another grudge. That's two, and I've only got three picks left... -
Resists the temptation to post Satyr pics.
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Hmm. One catch-up pick, and two bonuses to go for Oeneus.
A grudge against Crax, for the Flora Intoxicana.
A general thought about Oeneus: while he is clearly on the more Chaotic end of things, his gifts bring joy and culture as well as more destructive things. I should probably stress that a little.So: one pick to shaft Crax, another two to do the second bit.
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Up until ten years ago, Myanmar had its own system of measurements. It has changed to metric since, apparently.
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The chanting crowds were drawing nearer. "He-don-ia! He-don-ia!" came from one direction. "Mar-ket! Mar-ket!" came from the other.
Soon they would meet, and the mayhem would begin.
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Where there is competition, there are fans. And when you mix rival fans and the gifts of Oeneus, there is trouble.
Whether it is chariot racing or Foote-the-Ball, there are hooligans.
Secondary Domain: Hooliganism.
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Pythons are obviously a Burmese unit of measurement.
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15 hours ago, death tribble said:
You want an update ?
Say no more !
WORLD CREATION SUPERDRAFT 7
OUR WORLD CREATORS THIS YEAR ARE . . .
Player 1. Assault God of Intoxicants, Oeneus
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Geography. Pastures
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Sentient Life. Satyrs
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Gift to Civilization. Herding
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Fauna/Flora/Ore. Caprines (sheep and goats)
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Interference. Fitz’s Monuments are built with rollers
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Mythic Monster or Guardian.
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Secondary Domain. Sex
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Secondary Domain . Music
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Secondary Domain: .
Player 2,Cancer God of Fire, Thoal Anni’in
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Geography. The World is a cylinder
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Sentient Life.
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Gift to Civilization:
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Fauna/Flora/Ore.
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Interference:
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Mythic Monster or Guardian.
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Secondary Domain. Purification and Healing
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Secondary Domain.
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Secondary Domain.
Player 3,Csyphrett God of Heroes, Clarkent Kal
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Geography. Watch Tower
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Sentient Life. Gandians
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Gift to Civilization: Book of Dooms
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Fauna/Flora/Ore.
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Interference:
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Mythic Monster or Guardian.
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Secondary Domain. Justice
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Secondary Domain Righteousness
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Secondary Domain. Exploration
Player 4. Death Tribble, God of Murder, Crax
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Geography.
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Sentient Life: K’rac C’ho C’o
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Gift to Civilization.
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Flora/Fauna/Ore: Flora Intoxicana aka The Murder Plant
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Interference: Murdered an entire continent
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Mythic Monster or Guardian. The Soul Eater
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Secondary Domain. Evil
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Secondary Domain.
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Secondary Domain.
Player 5, DShomshak God of Multiplicity, Etterskell Breaker of the Sharded World
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Geography. Cracks that can take people backwards or forwards in time
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Sentient Life. Chimerae
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Gift to Civilization. Alchemy
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Flora, Fauna, or Ore.
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Interference. Hypostases and Composite Dieties
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Mythic Monster or Guardian.
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Secondary Domain. Accidents
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Secondary Domain. Parts and Wholes
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Secondary Domain: Transplant Surgery
Player 6. Enforcer84 Goddess of Strife, Ceass
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Geography. Wildlands
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Sentient Life.
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Gift to Civilization.
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Flora, Fauna, or Ore. Hippopotamus
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Interference:
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Mythic Monster or Guardian:
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Secondary Domain: Freedom
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Secondary Domain / Option: Courage
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Secondary Domain / Option.
Player 7. Hermit Goddess of Hope, Nadiya Brightbringer
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Geography. Elven Lands
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Sentient Life. Elves
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Gift to Civilization. Competitions and Champions to settle disputes etc
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Fauna/Flora/Ore: Skywood
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Interference: .
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Mythic Monster or Guardian.
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Secondary Domain. Resiliance
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Secondary Domain: Intuition
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Secondary Domain / Option.
Player 8. L Marcus God of Intrigue, Masque
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Geography.
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Sentient Life. Shades
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Gift to Civilization. Espionage
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Flora, Fauna, or Ore. Spiders
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Interference: .
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Mythic Monster or Guardian.
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Secondary Domain. Ambition
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Secondary Domain. Intelligence and Wits
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Secondary Domain: Shadows
Player 9. Logan God of Avarice, Nagus Sterling
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Geography. .Holy City of Hedonia
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Sentient Life: Dwarves
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Gift to Civilization.Commerce
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Flora, Fauna, or Ore. Squirrels
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Interference.
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Mythic Monster or Guardian. Fleeze the First Dragon
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Secondary Domain . Profit
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Secondary Domain:/Option: Opportunity
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Secondary Domain / Option.
Player 10, Old Man God of Illumination, Alitheon
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Geography. The Celestial Skies
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Sentient Life.
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Gift to Civilization.
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Flora/Fauna/Ore: Fireflies
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Interference.
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Mythic Monster or Guardian. The Flaming-Eaux
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Secondary Domain. Learning
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Secondary Domain. Death and Rebirth
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Secondary Domain. Guidance
Player 11, Pariah Goddess of Small Things, Strangecharm
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Geography.
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Sentient Life. Wisps
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Gift to Civilization.
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Flora/Fauna/Ore. Talking Mice
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Interference.
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Mythic Monster or Guardian.
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Secondary Domain. Sand
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Secondary Domain. Rain
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Secondary Domain.Choices
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Secondary Domain. Coincidence
Player 12, Pattern Ghost Goddess of Reflection, Aziza
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Geography.
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Sentient Life.
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Gift to Civilization. Philosophy
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Fauna/Flora/Ore.
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Interference.
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Mythic Monster or Guardian.
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Secondary Domain. Truth
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Secondary Domain: Indecision
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Secondary Domain:
Player 13, Psybolt God of Hatred, Mister Rancor
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Geography.
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Sentient Life. Humans
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Gift to Civilization. Politics
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Fauna/Flora/Ore. Mosquitos
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Interference.
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Mythic Monster or Guardian. Pontianak
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Secondary Domain. Intolerance
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Secondary Domain: Vengeance
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Secondary Domain: Manipulation and Lies
Player 14, Sociotard Fitz, God of Bastards and Neglect,
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Geography. Elemental Plan of Sewage and Middens
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Sentient Life. Rivers
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Gift to Civilization. Monuments and Pilgrimage
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Fauna/Flora/Ore. Wolves
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Interference. Alchemy lances protected by the Sons of a Gun
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Mythic Monster or Guardian.
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Secondary Domain. Midwifery and Birth Control
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Secondary Domain: Water
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Secondary Domain:
It would be nice if these included bonus picks too, to make it easier for us to know where we are up to.
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3 hours ago, death tribble said:
Fauna: Flora Intoxicana aka The Murder Plant
"Hmm..." said the god of Intoxicants. "Meddling in my domain? I must contemplate."1 hour ago, Hermit said:Gift to Civilization: Competitions and Champions to settle disputes and to Entertain in lieu of war
Oeneus approves!
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I lost a bit of momentum last weekend, so three picks to catch me up.
Fauna: Caprines (Sheep and Goats.)
Satyrs are pretty much human/goat hybrids, so the world needs goats.Geography: Pastures
Beyond the cities and fields lie grasslands, meadows and hillsides, where sheep and goats (and other creatures) can graze.
Gift to Civilization: Herding
Where there are sheep, there are shepherds. And where there are shepherdesses, there are satyrs.
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The foreman said: "By the Bastard! How are we supposed to move these rocks? This monument won't build itself!"
The devotee of Oeneus looked up from his reverie, and said: "Rollers. We put them on rollers."
And that is how Oeneus became the god of Sex, Drugs and Rolling Rocks...
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Interference: Fitz's monuments are built using rollers.It's too petty to justify this as a Secondary Domain, unless DT declares otherwise.
I originally intended to use this joke much later in the draft, as the end of a Shaggy Dog story.
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Oh dear. I may have to use my punchline pick earlier than I had hoped.
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Oeneus needs someone to party with. Someone with similar enthusiasm for drunkenness and lust.
Sentient Life Pick: Satyrs.
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1 hour ago, Pariah said:
Imagine a stone. Cleve that stone exactly in a half. Then take one of the two halves, and cleave it. Continue until you reach the smallest, perfect grain of sand.
Of such is the Chimney World made.
Secondary Domain: Sand
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In a vision, Oeneus saw where you can go with this.
Oeneus starts hitting the poppy.
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9 minutes ago, Sociotard said:
Request: would any divinities present mind being my god's absentee parent? I'd like to play one who clawed his way up from demigod to full apotheosis as ...
God of Bastards and Neglect.
(Neglect as in he looks out for the neglected and admonishes those neglecting)
Oeneus is the God of casual sex, so, yeah.
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I can see this being quite a tactical game this year.
A God of Illumination and a Fire God? Hmm. Clearly not the same thing.
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17 minutes ago, Old Man said:
On the first day, Alitheon said,
“Let there be light,
For I have arrived.”
Thus spake Alitheon, the God of Illumination!
Interesting. This closes off one of my lines of development for Oeneus. Or does it?
A Thread For Random RPG Musings
in General Roleplaying
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Profit is the only legitimate value. Public infrastructure ("the commons") is useful only if it supports profit making, and "should" be eliminated if someone can make a buck from providing it. Other social goals/values are "government regulation", and thus bad.
Extreme examples: all roads should be toll roads. All hospitals should be private. Regulations involving, say, air, water or food quality/safety, are bad.
But this is politics.