The Sands of Time - In the Beginning - Page 4

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 05-11-2012, 09:58 AM

I guess we're pretty much out of things to do now that we're powerless then. If there is even the slightest bit of energy left inside us I suggest we conserve it until our followers returns with others.

It also seems we started drawing less energy from him the moment we made demands, so we should probably be more careful about that in the future, it probably means he's now more afraid of us and fear might be the opposite to what we need to feed on. Hopefully we can negate this with wonder and more followers.

Also it seems we're named Zod now. I'm not overly impressed with that designation but oh well.

Lumenskir · 05-11-2012, 12:15 PM

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"KNEEL BEFORE ZOD"

Boo. Only the insecure gods need names.

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

Is this supposed to be our follower's influence, or something else? Like, just the act of being can ache if we don't have enough power?

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A way to determine how much power we can expend would be nice, just so we can avoid going non-existent through a mistaken over reach. Also a way to see if there's an easier way to get affinities beyond just making it rain with power and seeing what sticks.

Krylo · 05-11-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lumenskir

Is this supposed to be our follower's influence, or something else? Like, just the act of being can ache if we don't have enough power?

I think it's the eternal fire. I believe it was mentioned that the fire is draining us slightly.

Locke cole · 05-11-2012, 03:30 PM

Well, all we need is for our worshippers to come here and start, well, worshipping. A town full of followers should be able to counterbalance that.

Lumenskir · 05-11-2012, 04:00 PM

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I think it's the eternal fire. I believe it was mentioned that the fire is draining us slightly.

Oh, duh, that makes the most sense. Maybe a list of what and how much power we're expending at any given time would be good for accounting.

Arhra · 05-11-2012, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawk

I guess we're pretty much out of things to do now that we're powerless then. If there is even the slightest bit of energy left inside us I suggest we conserve it until our followers returns with others.

It also seems we started drawing less energy from him the moment we made demands, so we should probably be more careful about that in the future, it probably means he's now more afraid of us and fear might be the opposite to what we need to feed on. Hopefully we can negate this with wonder and more followers.

Also it seems we're named Zod now. I'm not overly impressed with that designation but oh well.

Since it appears to have flown over a few heads...

Lumenskir · 05-11-2012, 07:20 PM

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Since it appears to have flown over a few heads...

I can't speak for Hawk, but for me it's the fact that we even have a name, regardless of whether its a nerd reference or not.

I mean, lets take a random sampling of three religions that have survived for a while with a lot of influence and see how they address their deity:

Judaism: G-d
Christianity: God
Islam: Allah*

*Allah means "God"

Saying we have a name implies, at the very least, that we have to differentiate ourselves from all the other potential deities out there, whereas going either nameless or just descriptive instantly elevates us above all the others. Even if there are no other deities, it's a lot like trying to give yourself a nickname, which, just, not cool no matter how you slice it.

Arhra · 05-11-2012, 08:03 PM

Oh no, I meant I said it as a joke.

**Satan's Onion** · 05-11-2012, 10:30 PM

Gods can have more than one name, and tons of different titles 'n' stuff.

Anyhoodles, let's lie low until he brings some new worshipers. The whole "new shoots coming from the ground which is basically still smoking" is a nice touch, and should win a few more people over.

Aldurin · 05-11-2012, 10:34 PM

Well the big thing we can sell them is that there is power in things they can't see. Since it seems like the forest is regrowing at a rate where the change will be noticeable if they stop paying attention for a moment. Also having plants actively grow faster around fire adds further to our awesomeness in their eyes.

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05-11-2012, 10:34 PM	#40
Aldurin Lakitu Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,648	Well the big thing we can sell them is that there is power in things they can't see. Since it seems like the forest is regrowing at a rate where the change will be noticeable if they stop paying attention for a moment. Also having plants actively grow faster around fire adds further to our awesomeness in their eyes.