I suspect something could be worked out.Xar wrote:C'mon, Menolly, you can do it... I'm sure Bhakti will give you his support in this
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The Undead don't love others. They are damned mortals and souls, who have lost that ability.When they become undead, will they be Loving? Or will they have no choice but to follow Quee, and be Warlike? Because if THAT'S the case, I'm adding Life to my Domains, so that all who Live must also be Loving.
DEATH IS A PREFERABLE ALTERNATIVE TO COMMUNISM!
For the most part, divine domains can overlap; otherwise, how could you be the god of Love if someone else is the God of Life and someone else still is the God of Death? Who would Love?Bhakti wrote:And yet, let's say I choose dragons, also. In order to Love for as long as possible, they use their knowledge of the secrets of undeath. When they become undead, will they be Loving? Or will they have no choice but to follow Quee, and be Warlike? Because if THAT'S the case, I'm adding Life to my Domains, so that all who Live must also be Loving.Xar wrote:It's usually assumed that the "secret" would spread; the idea is that Quee should choose a standard race and name it undead (say, undead dragons), and that means that dragons as a race are fond of undeath to cheat oblivion. Other races may know the secrets of undeath, but they simply don't use it as much as dragons, in that case.
The flip-side question is: In another reality, there was a god of the undead named Mephiston. If he did not ask someone before they died, he would often ask the dead if they wished to become undead. Now that there is an actual god of Death, will Quee have that option? Or are the dead in Maeror's territory, and, thus, inaccessible to anyone else without the individual's expressed desire while still alive? Because if THAT'S the case, I'm going to add Life to my Domains, so no other god can talk to any who Live.
Essentially, the undead vary among themselves, although not as much as living creatures. An undead creature can potentially love; if it does, it is still an undead (under Quee's dominion), but he also pays allegiance to you. Dual allegiance, so to speak.
As for death and the undead... well, technically speaking, the situation is like this:
-Some people who die automatically return as undead (those who die with unfinished business may return as ghosts, and so on); in these cases, the person's soul never travels to Maeror's realm, and so they belong to Quee.
-Some undead are simply reanimated corpses, without a spirit to speak of; zombies come to mind. These undead corpses, too, are under Quee's control, although their souls are a different matter (and belong to Maeror).
-Some other undead willingly choose undeath over life (the ancient wizard prolonging his life through undeath, the priest who makes a pact with Quee to exist forever, and so on); these also belong to Quee, since they willingly give themselves to him (either directly, like the priest, or indirectly, like the wizard).
-Maeror rules over the souls of the dead who have not entered binding pacts with other deities (so, most of the souls belong to Maeror). He also receives the souls of all worshipers from all other deities. Ultimately, Maeror will be responsible for deciding what kind of afterlife he wants the souls of the world to have; whether to send the souls of your worshipers to you (as happens in many fantasy pantheons) or to keep all souls in a generic afterlife (like in the Greek pantheon, for example).
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Xar, Do you need to see the prophet publically displayed here? Or does he come into play at the first turn?
(Do I even DARE display a prophet??)
(I've seen in the rules thread that the actual revelation does not happen until the game starts).
As for delivery, the e-mail listed under prebe's profile is fine.
Oh, btw, here's my symbol:
(Do I even DARE display a prophet??)
(I've seen in the rules thread that the actual revelation does not happen until the game starts).
As for delivery, the e-mail listed under prebe's profile is fine.
Oh, btw, here's my symbol:
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That sounds fair enough.Some people who die automatically return as undead (those who die with unfinished business may return as ghosts, and so on); in these cases, the person's soul never travels to Maeror's realm, and so they belong to Quee.
-Some undead are simply reanimated corpses, without a spirit to speak of; zombies come to mind. These undead corpses, too, are under Quee's control, although their souls are a different matter (and belong to Maeror).
-Some other undead willingly choose undeath over life (the ancient wizard prolonging his life through undeath, the priest who makes a pact with Quee to exist forever, and so on); these also belong to Quee, since they willingly give themselves to him (either directly, like the priest, or indirectly, like the wizard).
-Maeror rules over the souls of the dead who have not entered binding pacts with other deities (so, most of the souls belong to Maeror). He also receives the souls of all worshipers from all other deities. Ultimately, Maeror will be responsible for deciding what kind of afterlife he wants the souls of the world to have; whether to send the souls of your worshipers to you (as happens in many fantasy pantheons) or to keep all souls in a generic afterlife (like in the Greek pantheon, for example).
Here is my symbol:
DEATH IS A PREFERABLE ALTERNATIVE TO COMMUNISM!
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Undine Sovereign of the Seas, Reeve of the Rivers, Lord of the Lakes
Domains: Seas, Water
Symbol: Pearl, Dolphin, Waterfall
Dogma: The waters will provide all that the true heart desires. The waters will destroy all that the faithful heart despises. The waters will conceal all the loyal heart's secrets. The waters will wash away all trace of the perfidious heart's achievements. Be true, be loyal, be faithful, lest ye be engulfed.
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Domains: Seas, Water
Symbol: Pearl, Dolphin, Waterfall
Dogma: The waters will provide all that the true heart desires. The waters will destroy all that the faithful heart despises. The waters will conceal all the loyal heart's secrets. The waters will wash away all trace of the perfidious heart's achievements. Be true, be loyal, be faithful, lest ye be engulfed.
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Heh. True enough. I just figured anyone who had been hurt by an incarnation of Queeaqueg as badly as the first Pantheon was would want to know the limits of this incarnation's areas of influence as precisely as possible.Norn wrote:How do you know that it wasn't?Bhakti wrote:Come talk to me the next time your world is shattered.Norn wrote:You guys really know how to overcomplicate things.
I am the self-fulfilling prophecy. Give love, and you WILL receive love. Let your every answer, your every action and reaction, your every desire, be rooted in love.
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