/qu/ - Quests/Roll

>>907
So is this taking place during modern day, regular earth or what?

Ah, yeah, sorry. Much like the linked original thread, this game is taking place during the Ancient Greece of myth. Monsters and heroes exist, there are no great empires and Greece itself is thorn up between warring city states. Great opportunities to act the savior,

God: Gideon

I send a flash of inspiration to a philosopher interested in aeolipyles, Antikythera mechanisms and similar devices, imparting upon him inspiration of the design for a small, steam powered brass construction able to drive in a straight line, as well as the knowledge that this curiosity was a gift from the god Gideon.

God: Caelum

To a warlord leading his suffering tribe from the north i send the knowledge to build a kingdom, in return for my help in each city he is to build an temple to my glory.

>>914
In a brilliant flash of inspiration, the philosopher and inventor, for Aristarchos was his name, begins to build. While this development is and will be truly breathtaking, it was mainly the child of Aristarchos himself, though he knows for a fact that he connected the dots through divine guidance.

When the little machine is complete, Aristarchos makes a show of it and puts great emphasis on how it could be used in the future, speaking volumes of the deity that granted him the chance to further his research in such a way, Gideon. Most think of the old, eccentric inventor as a mad genius instead however, knowing full well of his past experiments with cogs and steam.

Followers: 1
Miracles: You can communicate with your prophet, Aristarchos, through sudden bursts of information, knowledge, emotion or inspiration.

>>916
The incredible amounts of information necessary to properly build, control and rule a kingdom is too much for the mortal mind to suddenly take in, as the chosen warlord falls off his horse in an epileptic fit. He is dead before his men know what to do. A god has to be careful with what exactly they bestow on mortals. A human being can only take so much.

While this is very punishing, it's also the result of a newbie mistake. I'm giving you a chance to correct this through the means of choosing another prophet among the men stunned by their commander's sudden seizure and death, using his technical "sacrifice" as a power source.

Followers: 0
Miracles: You may appoint a new prophet among the warlord's soldiers once, a chance to answer their many questions and find a new way into worship.

>>956
Caelum says "Fuck IT", in his divine mind he designs a book about rulers,how they should rule and yadayada. He calls it "The Prince" and gives it to the warlord's second in command with the hopes that he is less retarded. Caelum takes special care to make the book readable to stupid and still convey useful information

In return he is to build educational centers in Caelum's vain hope that people would stop being stupid.

Caelum lets out a heavy sigh.

>>956
Continue to grant him flashes of inspiration with larger and more advanced steam device designs progressing towards a steam-powered boat. (I'm assuming nearby water here, seeing as Greece is basicly Islands: The Country)

>>958
The second in command of the wandering warriors receives adequate information to get the context, without being violently bombarded like his old leader. He choses not to speak to his army regarding the sudden messages, but instead choses to rally the rest of the band, motivating them to prepare for further campaigns and not let their leader's death get to them. They're done suffering and dying one by one.

The next night, he tries to reach out to you, grateful for this opportunity, but asking why his leader had to die for it.

Followers: 1
Miracles: You can communicate with your prophet, Gerlach the new tribe leader, as a disembodied voice.

>>960
Aristarchos continues to put his great mind and divine guidance to good use, following along with the many rushes of creativity you grant him. As he is seen less and less in the city, staying in his workshop for weeks at a time to work on his next great machine, five young local students take interest in the philosopher's great work. They approach him asking for tutoring, which he is unsure about.

Miracles: You can communicate with your prophet, Aristarchos, through sudden bursts of information, knowledge, emotion or inspiration.

>>963
Caelum says "Because he was too stupid to get my message his brain fried, basically.
But don't you worry man, i will set you up really good. You will go south and capture the first city you see without tall, stone walls."

Caelum also instructs his new prophet in the proper way to run brothels as to keep the places healthy.

>>963
Gideon bestows another burst of information, this one in the manner of teaching methods suitable for tutoring students and younger philosophers in the ways of steam and cogs, that their minds may be prepared to recieve the touch of Gideon himself.

>>965
Gerlach is left worried about your apparent ability to deem those of lesser intellect more or less worthy of life, but choses to brush it off and get some rest for the coming campaigns. If what this powerful entity is promising is true, he has a future in gold to expect…

The following morning, Gerlach assembles his tribe and tells them of the messages that have been bestowed of him from the wise god Caelum. This god has promised them a much greater lot than what they are relegated to today and has told him just how to achieve it. The tribe makes their trek south and, indeed, invades a smaller and fairly unprotected town. The battle is brutal still, but with losses, the battered and bruised tribe finds themselves victorious. Any warriors or guards are slaughtered mercilessly, as any children are taken in for future slave labor.

Spurred and motivated by their victory, the tribe gathers themselves in the center of their new town the following night, sitting in a circle around a great bonfire. Gerlach steps up to the fire first, loudly exclaiming for further guidance from their new deity.

Followers: 612
Miracles: You can communicate with your prophet, Gerlach, as a disembodied voice. You can manifest visages and speak through fires when your name is called out by your prophet.

>>968
Aristarchos takes the new information as a sign to take these students under his wing and proceeds to do just that. Not only are they introduced to the ways of steam technology, amazed and left paralyzed in awe by the enormous project their new teacher is working on. As the tutoring continues, Aristarchos introduces the five to his guiding god, Gideon. While they originally find the idea of a new, unknown god strange, the incredible jump in knowledge and development from their teacher is enough evidence to attempt contact, at the very least.

The following week, the students assemble a small idol out of brass, mainly out of spare parts from Aristarchos' work. In prayer, the five await answer from this new guiding voice.

Followers: 6
Miracles: You can communicate with your followers through sudden bursts of information, knowledge, emotion or inspiration. You can speak directly to anyone nearby through any idol constructed in your image.

I just now realised I failed to namefag last two posts. FUCK.

That's what I get for switching computers and having the memory of a marginally retarded goldfish I guess.

>>969
Caelum lets out a heavy sigh, once again.

"Listen up ye bastards, first thing you will do is make yourselves masters of this land, you will build, build to last. Raise high walls, forge great weapons and don't be retarded."

Caelum teaches his followers about hygiene among other things, this includes sewers because Caelum does not want them to die from some plague or another. Caelum is very pleased of himself. Also they will build the "Place where you go to be less stupid".

>>971
Thats nothing mang,i just shitposted while namefaging.

(Alright, I'll bite.)

God: Baragon.

I find the wise elder of a tribe of nomads. While he rides in front of the tribe, I make a vision of a tornado appear to him, with a silhouette inside: me. I tell him of my divinity, and to spread the word to his tribe that I am the god of the winds.

>>981
The tribe heeds your word the following morning, beginning to fortify this new home of theirs. Gerlach continues to lead his people and make sure everything is designed in the way he wants to, putting great emphasis on the fact that he is the voice of Caelum, the one in direct contact with the gods.

The town is fortified, tall walls of multiple thick layers of wood make a sufficient barrier. The earlier mentioned slaves are put to good use to rebuild what was damaged in the battles and schools are established. The tribe cheers for this new development, opting to construct a temple in the middle of the town, at the top of which they have another great bonfire every fifth day for nightly sessions (lead by Gerlach) to contact their deity.

Meanwhile, an army belonging to a city connected to the conquered town begins to march to reclaim their land…

Followers: 612
Miracles: You can communicate with your prophet, Gerlach, as a disembodied voice. You can manifest visages and speak through fires when your name is called out by your prophet. You can speak directly through your prophet at any time and it is obvious you are speaking and not Gerlach.


>>991
The wise elder, who goes by name of Zavan, does get your message and halts his tribe's travel to call out that he just now had a vision. He saw a god, Baragon, that ruled the winds and will help them through the rough conditions to their next safe shelter. Hungry, weak and desperate, the nomads gladly sacrifice one of their goats in an attempt to gain the favor of this new figure, hoping for protection from the coming desert storms.

Followers: 10 (The rest of the tribe is yet to be convinced)
Miracles: You can communicate with your prophet, Zavan, through visions and dreams. You can halt and redirect the winds for the sake of protecting your followers.

>>969
As the students pray at the idol, Gideon adresses them. "Welcome, young initiates, to the this blessed site. As Aristarchos has been granted his task, so shall you be granted yours. I trust that you are familiar with Aristoteles' concepts of Natural motion. You are to craft two spheres of brass and fill one with air and the other with water. Then you are to drop these from atop the tallest building you can while others of your number observe which one hits the ground first. Compare what you find with Aristoteles' thoughts."

may as well.

God; Faellegar, god of metals and machinery. i appear to a tribes blacksmith as a vision in his forge fire. i show him designs for various farming implements, weaponry, and engineering tools, as well as a nearby place where they are to settle. i command him to gather his shaman and his village elders to explain his vision.

this may be fun.

>>1035

The students follow your instructions as told, their work granting them a greater understanding of physics, while also reinforcing Aristotle's concepts of weight and natural motion further, not to mention his element theories (as water contains many times more earth than air). As they continue the work, they search out other acquaintances of theirs, more students of the same field. Soon, numerous students of all kinds of fields are coming to your idol for tutorage.

Meanwhile, Aristarchos continues working on his great steam-driven machine. Slowly but surely, the first prototype of a steam-driven boat is complete.

Followers: 14
Miracles: You can communicate with your followers through sudden bursts of information, knowledge, emotion or inspiration. You can speak directly to anyone nearby through any idol constructed in your image.

>>1040
Not to be a dick or anything, but Aristotle's principle is wrong. Two objects with different mass but the same size and shape fall at the same speed. Gideon was basically informing them of a mistake in current physics understanding by telling them to test it rather than just telling them the mistake outright.

>>1039

Keep in mind, what you're the god "of" isn't predetermined from the start. Sure, you might aim to become a god of metals and machinery, but it all depends on what your followers think and say you can do. If you want to be the god of a specific thing, you have to plan carefully and be very selective in how you present yourself.

That said, you do appear before a tribe blacksmith and bestow the chosen vision. The blacksmith, Hyginos, is quick to do as instructed and makes haste so his tribe's shaman and elder. The three decide to follow the words of this strange spirit, gathering up their tribe and moving to the chosen location, as Hyginos waits by the forge (this time with the tribe shaman) for another vision.

Followers: 3
Miracles: You can communicate with anyone watching by the means of images and voice, but you can only manifest either of these in Hyginos' forge.

>>1043

Oh. Well, that's me for not knowing basic physics, I guess. I was always of the impression that objects of more weight fell faster.

Turns out I'm about as knowledgeable as physics as the old dudes I'm supposed to be running a game for. That's embarrassing. Alright, slight fix. Honestly, the new information and rewriting of such a famous philosopher's theories would be a pretty big deal, striking the students with awe. The results are pretty much the same, but you draw in more curious students, bringing your Follower Count to 22.

Holy shit that's dumb of me. Deepest apologies.

>>1033

"The path to victory is paved with iron and blood, the name of the worksmen that built it are discipline and loyalty. For an army to be strong it's leaders need to be strong, for strong leaders to conquer they need strong men, a strong man is a disciplined man and a loyal man. He will hold a shield-wall with his fellows and will not break it, when he is sent against ten times his number he will march on and will not question victory or have any doubt. Such men are the basis of a kingdom that will last."

Caelum teaches his followers to group themselves into centuria, to appoint commanders and the basics of logistics.

Caelum is quite proud of himself once again.

Rightio. anyways, im assuming this takes place somewhere around the Heroic age, before the advent of iron.

I appear in the fires of Hyginos' forge, and give the following message, "You have done well, Hyginos. Now, go forth into the nearby hills, and search out deposits of red stone, and collect many bushels thereof. When you return with these, i will instruct you in the smelting and purifying of the ore contained within. and you, Heiros,* will tell your people of my visions, and that they are to assist in the building of these new devices that Hyginos has seen. Though the work will be hard and long, it will bring about a new age of prosperity for the people and the coming generations."

*the shaman. figured i should give him a name. and the devices shown in the first vision are the basic ox drawn plow, with an iron share and coulter, the water wheel, the concept of basic gearing, and the bloomery, which is what i will be instructing Hyginos in the use of during my next broadcast.

>>1046
The five scholars listen and obey, now convinced without a doubt in the wisdom of Gideon. By Aristarchos' hand, six rings are forged, six gears to represent those closest to Gideon himself. Aristarchos the Prophet and the five Sages. They continue to do as their god asks of them, preaching knowledge in all the spheres, pulling in more and more people to the ever growing cult of the Grand Brazen Teacher. Word begins to spread of this new "Gidean School" and philosophers from neighboring cities are traveling to look for themselves.

In the meantime, Aristarchos presents the steam-powered ship to the rest of the city. The sheer possibilities of this brilliant invention are staggering and people are urging Aristarchos to build more of them. To help in this, the prophet takes trusted men from the School (Not the Five Sages, however).

However, other trade-based cities are looking enviously at the sudden developments. Plans are being made…
Followers: 300
Miracles: (In addition to everything given before) You can now communicate directly with anyone carrying one of the six gears as a disembodied voice. Additionally, more brazen idols are being made, increasing your range of direct influence.

>>1047
The people cheer for their newfound guidance and power. They have found a new god in Caelum and a new leader in the form of his mouthpiece and prophet, Gerlach. The tribe opts to rename this village "Cael" in their deity's honor, as it will be the future capital city of their great empire.

But while the people are enjoying their newfound success and planning their next move, the army is approaching fast, fully intent on taking Cael back. It is clear something has to be done fast…

Followers: 612
Miracles: You can communicate with your prophet, Gerlach, as a disembodied voice. You can manifest visages and speak through fires when your name is called out by your prophet. You can speak directly through your prophet at any time and it is obvious you are speaking and not Gerlach. While within Cael's walls, you can manifest as a small wisp-like flame, for all that it's worth.

>>1063
You would be correct in that assumption! I'll let naming Heiros slide, but remember, usually, you're only, and only, controlling what your god does. I control the rest of the world and how it reacts to what you do.

The tribe elder and Hyginos are quick to gather a large group of gatherers to main the instructed ores. In the meantime, Heiros gathers the remaining people and tells them of the visions the three have seen. He speaks volumes of how this god has promised a grand future for them and they enthusiastically begin working, spurred by the notion of divine guidance.

Followers: 206
Miracles: As before, you can manifest your voice and chosen images. Now though, Heiros has prepared a ritualistic fire which you can always manifest through, forge or not, as long as it is prepared in this specific way.

>>1079
Gideon instructs the Sages to send messages to the closest 5 trade cities that if they are willing to enter an alliance with the one Aristarchos is based in and to accept the divine guidance of Gideon.

Aristarchos himself, in the meanwhile, is given inspiration for a new invention, as soon as the men working on making more steam-ships are capable of doing so mostly on their own. This next invention is utilizing steam yet again, but this time for a vehicle that can move on land.

>>1079
Caelum palms his own face.

Then once again he goes to his retar-prophet and tells him what to do step by step.

"You will group your men into
centuries,each is to have between 60 and 100 men and is to be lead by an skilled individual. Each is to be capable of both independent and cooperative action, they are to be well supplied. These centuries will only be recruited from citizens of Cael, half will be armed with spear,shield and sword and the other half will be archers with swords."

Caelum then tell his stupi-followers that they are to intercept the incoming army. Using any terrain advantage they are to lay ambushes and traps, do as much as they can to damage the enemy's numbers and morale before a pitched battle that is to crush them.

Then he flies off in his wispy form to spy at young maidens.

>>1033
As the tribe progresses through the desert, they face no sandstorms, as Baragon has halted the winds that stir them up. When the winds do blow, they always seem to blow in the direction of an oasis or perhaps a rare merchant caravan.

God: Ge
Deep in the countryside, there is a village in strife. They bicker and fight among themselves, and they suffer for it. Starvation and death claw at their walls. There is one man among them of stout heart and soul. As he dreams, I show him two visions–the ruins of his home as jealousy and greed rip it apart, and of his village, proud and prosperous through the power of cooperation.

God: Atax, Valour's Just Reward
Special: Gets human sacrifice directly through acts of war (with the correct adornment assumed and simple rite performed), drastically reducing the stigma of the sacrifice.

I send a dream to a young warrior, a man who throughout his childhood was plagued with illness and grew weak, spending his time in scholarly pursuits, but in his adolescence trained himself relentlessly and who has proved himself both fearless and fearsome in his first battle today.

As he drowses deeply, steeped in victorious drunkenness, I appear to him in the form of a slender but well-shaped virgin and caress his brow.

"Listen well, hoplite, for you are to be first and foremost amongst my many lovers: the beacon of Atax."

Pressing myself against his dream-form, I whisper slowly, softly, in his ear, pausing after each sentence until he understands it.

"Let the weak of spirit till the fields, the weak of arm gossip and argue in the stoas, and let the strong win glory in battle against the vile and ignorant."

"Let every man of courage and resolve adorn his plain shield with xiphiums and daffodils, and into the ear of each foul wretch delivered to a swift and deserved end by a gladius let my name be murmured even as their eyes darken, that their wretched souls may bear tidings of the sacrifice to me on their way to the pale and empty mist which awaits all cowards in the beyond. But to he who clears the battlefield in my name I will surely send my blessing - a swift strike, the aroma of sweet grapes at unexpected moments, and in the course of time and valor, as crops come even to the meek harvester, so will my valorous worshippers find themselves the objects of womens' desires."

"He who would ask my protection, a steady shield in battle, is no true follower of Atax. Pray for more strength and speed to slay greater foes with your right arm; look to your own manhood alone to keep aloft your salvation and my sigil. It is even thus that while the lover nourishes her mate, he would be ashamed to say to her 'Whereunto shall I turn to defend us from the wolves? Stand before me and shield you me from their teeth with your soft skin.' Even so shall a man be ashamed to ask of Atax that she with her soft flesh shield him from harm, even as she nourishes him with slaying strength and tender ministrations."

"Unto he who has slain countless foes and lived a good and sacred life, offering up my name to the dying, ceding to me the glory of battle in the understanding that it rebounds upon him triply, I will in the fullness of time send the Sacred Concubines, in whose ministrations he will find the very knowledge and euphoria of the ether. But the Concubines will not appear to even such a man, unless it be that he for all his career in the name of Atax hath not slain a man and neglected to mention her; nor hath he in all his career in her name bed a woman but that she first made professions of filiality to Atax, and woven in her hair the xiphiums and daffodils."

"To he who lies dying, his shield arm beaten down at last, bethink yourself of what sacrifices you have made to Atax, and if you know them to be worthy, free yourself from care, and murmur the name of Atax as you pass, that your valorous soul may bear tidings of your valiance and brokenness to me on their way to the pale and empty mist, and be taken in and clutched instead to the bosom of Atax for all time, in the manner of drunken lovers in the fullness of spring. No wound will remain unmended when a true warrior's soul is gathered to the nourishing bosom of Atax."

"In all things be wary and cunning, in battle be savage and elusive, and in your innermost mind remain through all things joyous and detached in the anticipation of the women Atax will bring you, and the union you hope to win with Atax in the hereafter."

"Now wake, bold hoplite, and be scribe for the last time as has been your quondam wont. Write all I have told you, and see that it is copied by those whose arms are not suited for instruments more bold than the pen. Seek ye out your most valorous companions of this last battle and relate unto them the blessings and the admonishments of Atax, Valour's Just Reward."

>Beat that
>Atax will also accept the worship and sacrifice of other gods just saying

God/Spirit; Kalypso*

I appear as a waking dream, a shadowy feminine form, to a youth tasked with retrieving intelligence from a rival city, its defensive power, provisions for siege etc, and gift him with a better understanding of subterfuge and deceit, ways to hide in crowds, and how to best use shadows. All that I ask in return is that he build a small shrine upon his successful return, and gather to me those others like him, tasked to matters of shadow and concealment

*Kalypso is Greek for 'she that conceals'

>>910
Well fuck, I wanted this to go somewhere.

>>1931
That's what I wanted too. Sadly OP doesn't seem to have planned it out properly and abandoned us when he ran into some wrinkles.

>>1933
The idea is too epic to let it die just like that, though. I doubt OP will ever return, so we shouldn't count on him. Instead I propose that someone willing to GM this shit starts a new Apotheosis thread and we'll try to start off a new game. I'd do it myself but unfortunately I'm too much of a faggot to be a GM for anything.

>>1972
I just came on here to suggesst that XD. Maybe I will, but I will need to do some planning. I'd probably update once every few days or so at first, to get the ball rolling.

>>1973
That would be great, based anon. Be sure to check out the original thread, the game they had there was extensive enough to help you with your planning. Also, it seems that they actually continued their game and still keep it running, they just moved it onto another forum: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Apotheosis_RP/index/

They keep it a bit more organised there, they got all the posts from the old thread, some new concepts, art, in-jokes and shit, be sure to check it out.

I actually thought of joining them for a while due to epicness of the lore they created, but they're in really advanced-ish phase of the game, they have shitton of players (enough to confuse you over who is who), NPC gods, they even extended the world map to the Middle East (and some other places too, as far as I remember) Too much clusterfuck for a new player to join, so I still hope to have a clean 8chan edition after all.

>>1975
I read the entirety of the SpecEv pages, about 17, I will check out the rest there, thanks. I will probs do something as soon as tonight, but we shall see.