Post by droemar on Apr 17, 2007 23:09:27 GMT -5
Uh, I guess I have kind of a storyline idea. I used to be heavy on the TLK RP but took a break, and now Inque (Valaera) has dragged me back in. So I'll chuck something out here for old time's sake.
I have a character raised in a pride that believed itself divinely superior to all others. Kind of along the same lines that China and Egypt's rulers were believed to be gods on earth. The pride rules with a not so pleasant fist, but the population they rule believes in them as gods just as much as the wild dogs believe in Mithra and so on.
Anyway, getting off the subject, cause I'm not proposing a new pride. My character, Khephra, is from this pride. A third or fifth born son and therefore not able to inherit by any means. So, the ambitious little punk sets off to see who he can convert to his own personal religion. Khephra believes he is a god, and intends to convince others that it will be worth their while to worship him.
Khephra is subtle; it doesn't do to shout in the face of skeptics. And while he may believe he's entitled to some things, he knows he has to work at getting them. If he can pull tricks or astonish the lesser creatures, he'll do so by any means necessary. And what if he shows others that they could be gods too, like all the other gods from his pride? Then just who would follow him to gain power?
Khephra's main role would certainly be that of a villain, a charismatic sort and perhaps one a little better educated than he lets on. (I suppose I might need permission from the mods as to what kinds of knowledge and/or tricks are in Khephra's repetoire; i.e. what kind of astonishment would it be invoke the name of a long dead ruler and claim to have spoken with them? Or to have spoken with someone like Mithra and sympathize with her cause? Not to mention that any knowledge of science can sometimes pass as magic, such as making fire change colors with a certain kind of herb, or even poisoning someone and claiming it's divine retribution. Even something as simple as having a bird spy for him and then spouting secrets would convert some folks.)
I suppose all of this would depend on character gullibility (and most hardly are; if someone takes pains to write an inner monologue everyone around them suddenly becomes telepathic) and a certain amount of Mod secrecy. Give the players the idea that maybe this guy really COULD be a god, just because he manages to straddle that line of plausibile deniability. (I'm seriously not asking for the ability to hurl thunderbolts or teleport, or anything even close to that.) But I could well be wrecking that by posting all this in the first place.
Anyway, since the Sunrise MUCK appears to have gods with a real following, religion is obviously a motivating factor. If Zira's pride got it even halfway into their head that a god was on their side, what kind of war would they be willing to wage on the goody-goods? (Even if Zira herself didn't believe, but she saw that her soldiers did, or wanted them to believe?) Especially if the wild dogs were convinced that Mithra was an ally of Khephra and that marching on the Kivuli would usher them into a Divine Era?
Just an idea. I got a pretty good response tonight when Khephra announced he was a god, and all he did was talk. I see the potential for a big storyline, I guess. But if it's a no-go I'm sure I can have plenty of fun still playing Khephra's delusions of granduer.
I have a character raised in a pride that believed itself divinely superior to all others. Kind of along the same lines that China and Egypt's rulers were believed to be gods on earth. The pride rules with a not so pleasant fist, but the population they rule believes in them as gods just as much as the wild dogs believe in Mithra and so on.
Anyway, getting off the subject, cause I'm not proposing a new pride. My character, Khephra, is from this pride. A third or fifth born son and therefore not able to inherit by any means. So, the ambitious little punk sets off to see who he can convert to his own personal religion. Khephra believes he is a god, and intends to convince others that it will be worth their while to worship him.
Khephra is subtle; it doesn't do to shout in the face of skeptics. And while he may believe he's entitled to some things, he knows he has to work at getting them. If he can pull tricks or astonish the lesser creatures, he'll do so by any means necessary. And what if he shows others that they could be gods too, like all the other gods from his pride? Then just who would follow him to gain power?
Khephra's main role would certainly be that of a villain, a charismatic sort and perhaps one a little better educated than he lets on. (I suppose I might need permission from the mods as to what kinds of knowledge and/or tricks are in Khephra's repetoire; i.e. what kind of astonishment would it be invoke the name of a long dead ruler and claim to have spoken with them? Or to have spoken with someone like Mithra and sympathize with her cause? Not to mention that any knowledge of science can sometimes pass as magic, such as making fire change colors with a certain kind of herb, or even poisoning someone and claiming it's divine retribution. Even something as simple as having a bird spy for him and then spouting secrets would convert some folks.)
I suppose all of this would depend on character gullibility (and most hardly are; if someone takes pains to write an inner monologue everyone around them suddenly becomes telepathic) and a certain amount of Mod secrecy. Give the players the idea that maybe this guy really COULD be a god, just because he manages to straddle that line of plausibile deniability. (I'm seriously not asking for the ability to hurl thunderbolts or teleport, or anything even close to that.) But I could well be wrecking that by posting all this in the first place.
Anyway, since the Sunrise MUCK appears to have gods with a real following, religion is obviously a motivating factor. If Zira's pride got it even halfway into their head that a god was on their side, what kind of war would they be willing to wage on the goody-goods? (Even if Zira herself didn't believe, but she saw that her soldiers did, or wanted them to believe?) Especially if the wild dogs were convinced that Mithra was an ally of Khephra and that marching on the Kivuli would usher them into a Divine Era?
Just an idea. I got a pretty good response tonight when Khephra announced he was a god, and all he did was talk. I see the potential for a big storyline, I guess. But if it's a no-go I'm sure I can have plenty of fun still playing Khephra's delusions of granduer.
And any information on the gods that are already worshiped I'd love to have. Are Gaia and Mithra the only ones?
