With those words, the Millenial Kingdom came to an end, the New Earth and the New Heaven were forged and vanished from the universe to whatever paradise the Almighty had in store for the faithful. Meanwhile, everyone who either rejected God or failed to live up to the standard are down here, in the Lake Of Fire, burning for eternity.
You can still hear that idiot as well as that Satan creature screaming their devotion as if it would save them. It won't save anyone down here, and everyone knows that. They know that they're at the end of the line, and that's why the number of voices are so few to be heard in the darkness and flames.
So why are you looking at this? What is this place? Why are you standing on water smoother than a pane of glass without a single ripple? You know you're still in the Lake, the pain is as much spiritual as physical, they might as well be the same thing now really. But this is not fire, or darkness, and if it wasn't for the wind blowing on your face, hot and thick with sulfur, you'd think you somehow traded places and were standing in the New Heaven.
But that's impossible.
There are no words, no angels, not even the 'Glorified' or whatever they were called. Just the clouds, the sky and the water, and the pure and perfect silence only marred by those two idiots screaming to Heaven and the stink of Sulfur.
"It's beautiful." You mutter and in a blink the vision fades and you're back in the darkness, back in the same pitch-black, burning morass of flames and screaming as you sit on the hard ground...at your feet...
You're sitting on solid ground, uncomfortably warm, and it feels like rock rather than soil or even dried grass but it's ground. It is solid, normal, rocky ground, and you can actually see the flames of the Lake licking against the roughly-circular edges of the rocky ground you are currently sitting on.
Somehow, you did this, that dream was a key to something, you don't know what. But now that you see this, you have an understanding, an inkling of possibility that maybe, just maybe, there's a way to make lemonade out of lemons, or even just burn life's house down with the lemons. Whatever.
The fact is that somehow, some way, you just might have the means to make being at the loser's table a...should you say it?
It wouldn't hurt, would it?
Eh, go on, say it.
You smile, "This is going to make things a Hell more interesting."
Disclaimer: If you actually take this seriously on religious ground, make some room for those who just want to have fun.
Gameplay Notes:
1. Until you introduce a concept of Time, any and all actions written in or voted on will be done.
2. Do not introduce the concept of Time until you are ready to find/make a way out of Hell.
3. There is no obligation to try and take on God again. He won, so let Him have the victory so that you don't get blasted down into the Lake again.
4. Have fun.
Starting Gameplay Mechanics:
-Focus: Focus is how the MC manipulates reality down in the Lake Of Fire and maybe outside in the Material Universe as well. It starts weak but can get stronger. Focus is spent performing actions, and spending more Focus increases the chance of success.
-Stress: When your Focus is reduced to 0, you gain a point of Stress. When your Stress is equal to your Focus, your Focus doubles.
-Region: You can create a rough patch of rocky ground with you at the center in kilometers equal to your Focus, but without investing Focus to create Permanency, the Lake of Fire will burn it back up again. Regions cannot be expanded, only new ones made.
-Permanence: Permanence is generated by spending Focus at a 2:1 ratio. As long as 1 Permanence is retained, the Lake of Fire cannot burn the land generated. Investing more Permanence in a Region hardens it from damage and allows for future improvements by spending invested Permanence.
Choose your difficulty:
[]Sulfur Sketcher (Easy)
-Open Rolls
-Starting Focus set to 100
-Start with a Region already generated with 2 Permanence
-Time can be introduced early with no penalty.
-No Write Ins
-You have to give orders to everyone all the time.
[]Ash Brickmaker (Medium)
-Open Rolls
-Starting Focus set to 50
-Start with a Region generated with 1 Permanence
-No Write Ins
-If Time is introduced, you only have 2000 years to open a gate to the Material Universe.
-Angels may arrive if you create too many regions to despoil your creation.
-The Antichrist may try to usurp you.
-People will operate autonomously as long as you are overseeing them.
[]Hell's Architect (Hard)
-You can generate Permanence on a 1:1 ratio.
-You have 1 continue if you fail.
-You are allowed a character sheet.
-Anyone dredged up from the Lake will operate independently if they can be motivated, freeing you from having to direct their every move.
-You will be warned if Angels arrive.
-Write Ins are required until you can create a society and can delegate responsibilities.
-You only start with the patch you woke up on.
-Starting Focus is 10.
-You will only have 100 years to create an exit if you introduce time.
-Angels will constantly arrive should you generate more than 9 regions.
-The Antichrist and Satan will both try to usurp you.
There is no such thing as [Time] in the Lake of Fire, nor [Light], [Warmth] or any other concepts.
What exists is [Pain] and [Fire] and plenty of it in great numbers to ensure that the very concept of [Eternity] was only fire and agony. Frankly, whatever agony the flames brought was only exceeded by listening to the screaming praises of those idiots whose existence allowed so many...fuck, there had to be [i]trillions[/i] of people in this infinite expanse, and here you were sitting on a patch of rock floating amidst the eternally-hungry flames in the darkness.
You need to consider your options as you concentrate your strange new power into creating [i]something to write with[/i].
*pop*
There was no light to herald its arrival, but you were now holding in your hands some paper and a sharpened pencil, and another brief thought gave you a lantern to write by as you begin listing what should be your immediate goals:
1. Find a way to expand these new powers.
2. Find a way to create a new society that is sufficiently advanced.
3. Find out if there's still a universe out there.
4. Get Out Of Hell.
Those all seem like reasonable, and somewhat achievable goals. And it's not like time is a factor down here, so you have as long as you want in order to find a way to rescue people, create land to build on, and then bust out of this burning garbage pile and go somewhere actually cool. After all, you were able to witness the end of the old Earth, but there was nothing done to the rest of universe.
Which means that you might be able to see the night sky once again. Who cares about seeing the sun, if you can see the night sky after experiencing 1000+ years without it, it'll be worth it. Hell, fuck the sun!
Hmm, since there might be a chance of lightning strikes if anyone uses that guy's name in vain, maybe you should figure out a cool new swear-word?
[b][]Write In:
[]Nah.[/b]
Looking around your little patch of rock, you consider what your first step should be. With any luck, you will be able to figure out some potential courses of action.
[b][]Write In:[/b][/Time]
[X]First things first, I need some grandiose spires. Just wonderful, beautiful things. I love me some spires. Let there be [Dirt]
[X]Secondly, I need to be able to see, you know, just... to look around at my handywork. Or at least hear it. Let there be [Infrared light] and [Sound]
[X]Fourthly, I want candy. I want chocolates, and lolipops, and rock candy. I want a lake of stew and of whiskey too. I want roast chicken, and fambe pork. Let there be [Delicious Food]
We're not ready for an ecosystem yet. Plus, I'm pretty sure we can't deligate enough to copypaste a generic one. Besides which, I have some great ideas for hell ecosystems, if we want to go there...
[X] Nah.
[X]First things first, I need some grandiose spires. Just wonderful, beautiful things. I love me some spires. Let there be [Dirt]
[X]Secondly, I need to be able to see, you know, just... to look around at my handywork. Or at least hear it. Let there be [Infrared light] and [Sound]
[X]Fourthly, I want candy. I want chocolates, and lolipops, and rock candy. I want a lake of stew and of whiskey too. I want roast chicken, and fambe pork. Let there be [Delicious Food]
No need to copy paste acitons folks, just try to put up something new.
[X] Scatter floating orbs of light for [Light]
[X] Try to make a small orb of [Traquility], see if it can cancel out the [Pain]
[X] Try to make a steady stream of [Water] to cancel out the [Fire]
