The Sands of Time - In the Beginning

[Satan's Onion]

First, I think we should introduce ourselves, and lay out the basic relationship between us--the whole god/prophet thing. (And he is, if only by default.) We can then strike a kind of deal: His worship, and the worship of however many others he can convert, gets him...I dunno, something nice and poetic like "warmth in the cold, and a beacon of hope in the night which is dark and full of terrors".

I'm a little torn. On the one hand, I think it'd be cool to be one of those gods who are all about encouraging peace and reason and such; on the other, if we're playing a god and not using our powers to terrify and manipulate, aren't we kind of missing out?

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Well seeing as our first act was the murderise a bunch of animals just for being hungry, I'd say we're probably already on the path that inevitably leads to the destruction of the enemies of our followers. So we should add that to the list of benefits we offer him.

[Lumenskir]

Well seeing as our first act was the murderise a bunch of animals just for being hungry, I'd say we're probably already on the path that inevitably leads to the destruction of the enemies of our followers. So we should add that to the list of benefits we offer him.

The problem with that is long-term follow through. It's easy early on when it's some wolves and maybe enemy villagers, but eventually you have to start expending massive amounts of power to deal with opposing armies and whatever else is out. If you have a large enough worship base it's feasible, sure, but the second we start to falter you cause people to doubt, which means it's that much harder to smite the next set of guys, which causes more doubt, and so on, and then we're a footnote, assuming the overwhelming horde happens to have some pen and paper.

Therefore, I second that we tell him to tell his friends to settle near the eternal flame. We consolidate our worship base, demonstrate that if they stick near us we'll keep them safe from the dark and cold, and eventually we can work out a way to allow them to use the flames to make their own (holy) tools* to spread our power/word.

*See, if you give them a tool, the onus is on them to use it right. If they fail, you just say that they weren't worthy but if everyone believes harder they'll get the hang of it and make it work on the next go around.

[Locke cole]

I say we start gathering more worshippers. Let us speak to our prophet-to-be, and tell him to gather more before the Flame. This is where they shall build, protected by the Light of the Flame.

Our prophet, marked by the Flame, but not destroyed by it, is to be The First Firebrand.

[Krylo]

I say we do nothing for now, as we are still unsure of how our powers work and our own place in the universe. Plus, leaving a little mystery could help, and he'll probably convert others and form a church around our flame without our directives.

[Krylo]

Plus: Are we really sure we want to be a fire god? Maybe we want to diversify a little when we learn how stuff works better. No sense locking ourselves into all this fire stuff.

[Locke cole]

We've gained a bit of affinity, but there's no need to lock ourselves in. We can always branch out. However, our first Miracle should be a good thing to focus on at the beginning. Get them to worship it and use it. We don't need to do everything with Fire.

Heck, we could leverage the Enhancement affinity we also picked up, and become a god of the Forge, maybe.

Besides, it's a tried-and-true thing. Lots of gods use magical fire as a jumping-off point, whether they're Fire gods or not. [citation needed]

[Arhra]

KNEEL BEFORE ZOD.

[Krylo]

I mostly just want to turn into Crom, and have people worship the fuck out of us without ever having to do anything.

[Sifright]

Originally Posted by Aldurin

EDIT: Or as a means of expanding our affinity, attempt to channel power to slowly regrow the forest before the follower's eyes.

you direct a small amount of power from you into the clearing, seeds deep in the soil begin to very slowly sprout and small shoots raise from soil.

You feel almost powerless

Originally Posted by Arhra

KNEEL BEFORE ZOD.

You notice that a small amount of energy is flowing from you into the eternal flame.

You struggle for a moment trying to conceive of a way to communicate with your follower.

Using the last remaining energy within you, you direct a surge of power into the flame, it roars and crackles allowing you to speak through the fire.

"KNEEL BEFORE ZOD"

Your follower raises himself from the floor in wonderment and not a little trepidation and instead kneels before the flame.


You feel less energy flowing into you from your follower how ever you have a greater understanding of his emotional state.

He currently feels, Shock, Awe, Gratitude and Confusion.

Originally Posted by Vauron

Speak from the flames, commanding the follower to gather others to settle near the Holy Pyre.

Originally Posted by Hawk

We should definately try to communicate with him at this point and therefore establish a proper identity. Then we can start giving out directives to gather more followers.

Originally Posted by Satan's Onion

First, I think we should introduce ourselves, and lay out the basic relationship between us--the whole god/prophet thing. (And he is, if only by default.) We can then strike a kind of deal: His worship, and the worship of however many others he can convert, gets him...I dunno, something nice and poetic like "warmth in the cold, and a beacon of hope in the night which is dark and full of terrors".

"GATHER YOUR KIN, FOR THESE FLAMES SHALL PROTECT YOU IN THE DARK OF NIGHT"


You begin to feel fatigued there is little energy remaining inside you. The world begins to blacken once more and your senses begin to shutdown.

Status

You are completely powerless
You can still feel a gentle tug on your essence it HURTS

You have one follower
He is filled with Purpose

You have a slight affinity towards Fire, Enhancement and Growth


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