Pantheon: The Third Age - Rules and Comments Thread
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Good idea.
After my prophet's rousing speech, the Fallen Ones destroyed the invading army, and the crusade continued, sweeping across Eiran and obliterating all in its path, until its final culmination - the destruction of the false Ark, and the release of Bel.
At which point, triumphant, He granted His followers peace, and then initiated the process of transforming the now-barren world of Eiran into a uniform void of perfect stillness over which He holds perfect dominion.
And is finally at peace.
After my prophet's rousing speech, the Fallen Ones destroyed the invading army, and the crusade continued, sweeping across Eiran and obliterating all in its path, until its final culmination - the destruction of the false Ark, and the release of Bel.
At which point, triumphant, He granted His followers peace, and then initiated the process of transforming the now-barren world of Eiran into a uniform void of perfect stillness over which He holds perfect dominion.
And is finally at peace.
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Okay, so... based on the assumption that Bel wins, and Eiran descends to Oblivion... what's say we each of us write the personalized story of our gods' last moments before the world freezes into stasis? Post them all in the IC Stories thread as a last harrah!
P4 is supposed to be all new characters anyway, so there's no reason this can't be a tidier way to end the world. (Unless Xar finally starts processing... hint hint...) Let's say goodbye to our characters in style.
P4 is supposed to be all new characters anyway, so there's no reason this can't be a tidier way to end the world. (Unless Xar finally starts processing... hint hint...) Let's say goodbye to our characters in style.
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I will enjoy reading others tales, if they decide to do such. But, I will hold out hope for the AllFather one day returning to the third age of Eiran, and will let cho linger until then. Between the threat to her prophet and other matters she cares dearly about, I will await an official continuation or summation of the end before accepting another view.
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At least Asta gets to look out after the oblivion - he is the Omega after all.
But it would be interesting to think about what Madadeva would feel as all those with desires are wiped away by Bel's immortals.
As to the dragon, I bet they left the bones and hide!!
But it would be interesting to think about what Madadeva would feel as all those with desires are wiped away by Bel's immortals.
As to the dragon, I bet they left the bones and hide!!
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Hey, I got my people off of Eiran before the world ended, flying away in their own little proto-world. Everything after that is just gravy. Even if locking up another god is some damn fine gravy.
If we don't have any word back from Xar in six months or so, I might consider a direct Pantheon sequel set on (or deriving from) the Arc.
But as for Eiran... other than trying to figure out what I was supposed to now (yeah, yeah, fix the world again) and seeing if I was on the right track, I'm not really invested. Anyone can include Simjen as they see fit, so long as it's respectable.
If we don't have any word back from Xar in six months or so, I might consider a direct Pantheon sequel set on (or deriving from) the Arc.
But as for Eiran... other than trying to figure out what I was supposed to now (yeah, yeah, fix the world again) and seeing if I was on the right track, I'm not really invested. Anyone can include Simjen as they see fit, so long as it's respectable.
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Murrin wrote:I wish I could say your prophet died peacefully, but of course Bel was imprisoned, and my people were rightly pretty upset at the other gods. I can't say I blame them for roasting him alive - they were in the desert, after all, and terribly short on supplies. I don't blame them. I blame Simjen.
I've just seen the flaw in Bel winning
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Yeah, that was my thought about his post too. When Bel's victory involves:
1 - The death of everyone who does not join his cause
2 - The death of everyone who does join his cause, because they too need to be punished for the acts of violence they comitted while carrying out point 1*, and
3 - The destruction of the world
Then it seemed odd to highlight the death of one (delicious) dragon as the "flaw".
It may seem unlikely, but the way I see it is Bel getting imprisoned essentially turns his followers into an NPC faction, and we all know from playing this game that NPC factions get an unfair advantage when it comes to messing up what the players are doing.
[*Bel is very much an "ends justify the means" guy.]
1 - The death of everyone who does not join his cause
2 - The death of everyone who does join his cause, because they too need to be punished for the acts of violence they comitted while carrying out point 1*, and
3 - The destruction of the world
Then it seemed odd to highlight the death of one (delicious) dragon as the "flaw".
It may seem unlikely, but the way I see it is Bel getting imprisoned essentially turns his followers into an NPC faction, and we all know from playing this game that NPC factions get an unfair advantage when it comes to messing up what the players are doing.
[*Bel is very much an "ends justify the means" guy.]
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