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Micohuayan Afterlife Quest

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You are dead. Your body is broken, but your soul still remains. In your final hour, you chose to pray to Rytam, the God of Tribulations. As a result your soul has left the earthly plane of Nechachalaniliztli, and you now find yourself in Micohuayan, the afterlife of strife and competition. Yet, among all afterlifes, Micohuayan is unique- On the last week of every year, Rytam holds the grandest tournament in all of reality. He tests physical skill, mental prowess, leadership, and every quality under the Suns. And at the end, the top three winners get to return to the real world. Godkings abuse this to seize immortality, with many demigods and legends competing each year- Yet Rytam is fair, and even the poorest of commoners have the chance to win if luck and determination are on their side.
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    Summary:
    You are dead. Your body is broken, but your soul still remains. In your final hour, you chose to pray to Rytam, the God of Tribulations. As a result your soul has left the earthly plane of Nechachalaniliztli, and you now find yourself in Micohuayan, the afterlife of strife and competition. Yet, among all afterlifes, Micohuayan is unique- On the last week of every year, Rytam holds the grandest tournament in all of reality. He tests physical skill, mental prowess, leadership, and every quality under the Suns. And at the end, the top three winners get to return to the real world. Godkings abuse this to seize immortality, with many demigods and legends competing each year- Yet Rytam is fair, and even the poorest of commoners have the chance to win if luck and determination are on their side.

    Mechanics:
    This is my first quest, and it will be largely drawing from the same mechanics as Now You Feel Like Number None- Skills are used in place of CK2 style checks, experience is used to upgrade skills, and the quest as a whole is narratively based on votes and skills rather than a random percentage based numbers game. Right now, you need to choose the category the story will start from- That will determine the options available during character creation.

    Past Lives:

    [ ] A Citizen Under the Godkings

    You grew up in a society run by one or more of Nechachalaniliztli's Godkings. These demigods carved out cities at the edges of civilization, and to live there is to constantly live in danger. Incidentally, they are also the only ones who mandate state worship of Rytam. There are a vast array of people living there, from the richest aristocrats to the poorest street urchins- But either way, all true citizens of the city state make it to Micohuayan when they die.

    To have this start means that you will begin with advanced knowledge- You will know a lot about Micohuayan, you will know about past tournaments, and you will have many skills. In a morbid sort of way, you have been preparing your whole life for this. However, your past allegiance will greatly complicate your afterlife's opportunities. The majority of people in Micohuayan are made up of people from the city states, and the politics they carried in life follow them into death. You will not have much freedom, as important figures from your home city will expect you to obey their orders and follow the hierarchy- This could range from handing out missions, to picking your teammates, all the way to forcing your assistance during a crucial moment. Rytam looks down upon making people outright throw matches, but there isn't any rule against forcing you to expend resources or energy in the process of assisting someone. You can go against this expectation and strike your own path, but this will earn the enmity of your previous city and a reputation as rebellious.

    Overall, this pick would result in a somewhat risky but somewhat rewarding story that centers on politics and diplomacy alongside adventure.

    [ ] An Isolated Believer

    You grew up within civilization, with a variety of places and targets of worship. Yet, you do not worship the same as your peers. Whether your family were refugees from the wilds, immigrants from the city states, or one of the few who still follow Rytam's old cults; Your family has managed to survive. Religious persecution is not very common, at least towards those who worship Rytam- Yet you have still experienced troubles in life from your adherence to the faith.

    To have this start means that you have an experienced worldview and a detailed understanding of Micohuayan. You have not trained in the same way as those at the frontier, but you have still done a little practice in preparation for your death. You also have a better knowledge base than someone from the frontier- You will have access to a more diverse pool of skills and information that you may start with. You will also enjoy a very smooth start to your afterlife, as isolated believers make up the second largest number of people in Micohuayan. You will have a lot of flexibility in picking teams and allegiances, and many factions cater to unattached arrivals. While the frontier citizens may scoff at your softness or look down on your weakness, they will be more paternalistic than aggressive.

    Overall, this pick would result in a down to earth and more balanced fantasy adventure with leadership and community building.

    [ ] A Very Recent Convert

    Soul magic is interesting in Nechachalaniliztli. In order to send your soul to an afterlife, you simply have to pray to your god of choice before dying. As a very recent convert, you never really worshiped Rytam. You might have worshiped another god, or none at all- Many people chose to keep their options open, and most Gods are willing to be flexible. If you properly repent, donate, or sacrifice, most afterlives are open to you. Yet, Rytam is unique. He does not care who you are, what you have done, or what God you worshiped before you prayed to him- You could curse him and praise him in the same breath, and he wouldn't care. As someone who only began to worship Rytam as your last words, you are determined. It could be that you want to return to life in order to right the wrong that killed you, or maybe you have unfinished business, or a family- Perhaps you are simply a coward, who fears the eternity of isolation or servitude that other afterlives bring. Regardless, you are determined, and you are largely alone.

    It is uncommon to swap worship to Rytam, and those that do lack the knowledge and preparation that everyone else will get. You will have a diverse pool of skills and information, and you will also have a very special opportunity- If you worshiped a god before the swap, you will still have access to the divine magic that you learned. It will be difficult to practice or advance while in Micohuayan, but even rudimentary secret magic can be a game changing utility or trick in a fight. While you will not be downright isolated, life is not good for the ignorant in Micohuayan. Allies will be fewer, enemies will be quicker to exploit your weakness, and you will have to manually learn a lot of information rather than getting it for free. Yet, there is one upside to being isolated from the larger community- You often get to see things best brushed under the rug, and meet those who might be shunned.

    Overall, this pick would result in a more shounen mystery path, and while the other choices will also touch on the mystery of the setting, this path would be the deepest.
     
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    • [X] An Isolated Believer

    rytam's old cults? intrigued by this bit of religious sectionalism
     
    [X] A Citizen Under the Godkings

    Sounds interesting. Perhaps a story of rebellion, or one of great intrigue.
     
    CedeTheBees said:
    [X] An Isolated Believer

    Community building sounds fun. Not all that into shounen tbh


    @Diatomic Element Are they gonna be two separate quests or are you gonna count all the votes from both?
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    I was originally just planning on counting the votes from both, not I am not as certain since there are a lot of people interested on SV and less on SB- If there are any vote plans, then the smaller audience will get excluded from the discussion, which wouldn't be that fair. Do you guys know if any other quests have been run on multiple boards simultaneously before, and if it worked?
     
    CedeTheBees said:
    Plenty.

    None.
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    That's unfortunate, I will do a little more digging just to be sure but it looks like I should just stick to SV.

    In other news, I will wait another day to see if anyone else is interested in voting before confirming the Convert path and posting the character customization chapter.

    Edit: It's true that I could run it as two separate quests, it would increase the workload but I suppose it wouldn't be too bad. The only issue is that I am starting a new job soon, so I might not have enough energy to do two at once, and I don't really want to promise two quests only to have to drop one later on.
     
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    AltF4152 said:
    I think it isn't an Aztec quest, but i don't know anything about their religion beyond Quetzalcoatl being a serpent with feathers and probably being one of their gods, and i am not sure about it.
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    Aztec-themed at least. Nechachalaniliztli and Micohuayan are both words in Nahuatl. Though I can't say I recognize the name Rytam.
     
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