Sure, Why Not?: An Ambiguously Intentioned God Quest
- Thread starter Argidoll
- Start date
- Original
- Location
- Washington, USA
Woo! Desert got tied 3rd place! I'm not totally worthless for my vote!
The Endless Sea
Argidoll
And hast thou slain the Jabberwocky?
- Location
- Dreamland
[X]The Second Dark World.
The first People… where to begin? Each and every one of the worlds teems with life, both corporeal and spiritual, even after your creation's little fit. Still, how many qualify? How many would be truly interesting to see think and feel and suffer as they grasp for the stars? Not many, not with the world as raw and jagged as it is.
Give it time, of course. For now though, you may as well start somewhere. As is, it is the Cthonic Half of the Second World that fare the best. Fittingly, the Celestial portion that suffered the most. Trees are a more delicate foundation upon which to build a world than most other things, you suppose.
It is a world of water, a realm of dark churning seas. Near the upper edges of the realm, from the tethers and veins of reality connecting it to the seedworld of chaos and discord, the atmosphere is composed of an eternal maelstrom of lightning and rain, as the formless demons dive and dance among one another in a brutal, meaningless, patterned weave of screeching plasma and living thunder. The further down you look, the denser the rain and fog, until at last it becomes a solid sheet of water, a veil separating the living from the storms of void and ghost fueled lightning. Below the "surface", as it were, there is an abundance of life, albeit separated by the volume of space availed by three dimensions of movement.
Vast colonies of free floating microorganisms and their spiritual counterparts building and growing on the sparkling formations of their predecessors corpses. The deeper you look the larger the crystalline reefs become, the mass of the living dragging them downwards even as their demonic counterparts are drawn upwards towards the glow of lightning above. A balance between the instinct of trillions of interchangeable specks pushed back and forth by primal instinct. Within the trembling reefs reside swarms of smaller life, hundreds of thousands of species, each distinct from the last.
Deeper still lies the dark zones, beyond the touch of light above, and it is here that the reefs begin to change: no longer sparkling anchors of solidity, in the depths they become drowned mountains. Bereft of the luxury of light from above, these mountains grow outwards from within, the density of the reefs so much that they begin to fuse into new material. Without light, the microscopic creatures draw energy from pressure and heat, eventually scattering about into globules of light, miniature suns fueled by an endless cycle of death and rebirth, perpetuated by the force of the currents crushing against one another. Here the monsters begin to grow in number, the law of the jungle taking hold of this darker, more cruel place. The greatest leviathans hunted only one another in the darkness, their movements forming tides strong enough to crystalize water from the pressure.
At the very bottom of the world, there lives nothing. The water is too dense, and the dimensional boundaries intertwine with those of the brighter world on the other side. It is a graveyard of pulverized skeletons and drifting corpses, buried halfway in an interdimensional limbo, disturbed only by the gaps and stitches holding the two worlds together and apart, through which poked gnarled roots and glowing geysers, blood vessels of two conjoined realities.
There's more, of course, so much more, but you don't need to monologue about everything. You have a lot of options to play with already. It's time to choose the first people of the world.
Make your choice...
Size
[] Vermin: A species of weak, little things. Tends to have extremely large populations and relies heavily on cooperation to do most things. Tend to have very powerful synergistic abilities and high coordination between groups.
[] Monster: A species of moderate size, with a tendency for creativity and unpredictability. A healthy balance between the individualistic natures of the Titans and the communal instincts of Vermin.
[] Titan: A species of living mountains. Some of the biggest things in their native World, they tend to be very powerful individually, at the cost of a painfully slow life cycle and a tendency towards isolation and individuality. Very powerful individually, and incredibly difficult to kill.
Physiology
[] Physiology: (Write In)
Physiology Write Ins are basically any kinds of physical traits you want to see in your first people. This can be anything from "three heads" to "made of lightning", but should preferably be descriptions of what they look like, Approach it from the way medieval travelers described creatures they didn't recognize if you want, "face of a goat, a serpent's neck, and the body of an ox" kind of thing. I'll be putting together the final result by combining the most voted for options. I'll hold a name vote after this is done. You can vote in as many Physiology Write Ins as you think is reasonable.
There will be a manual moratorium for discussion. Speak up and talk about your ideas before putting things together. I need AT LEAST 5 different Physiology Write Ins before I open the vote. Drag your friends into your internet nerd discussion.
The first People… where to begin? Each and every one of the worlds teems with life, both corporeal and spiritual, even after your creation's little fit. Still, how many qualify? How many would be truly interesting to see think and feel and suffer as they grasp for the stars? Not many, not with the world as raw and jagged as it is.
Give it time, of course. For now though, you may as well start somewhere. As is, it is the Cthonic Half of the Second World that fare the best. Fittingly, the Celestial portion that suffered the most. Trees are a more delicate foundation upon which to build a world than most other things, you suppose.
It is a world of water, a realm of dark churning seas. Near the upper edges of the realm, from the tethers and veins of reality connecting it to the seedworld of chaos and discord, the atmosphere is composed of an eternal maelstrom of lightning and rain, as the formless demons dive and dance among one another in a brutal, meaningless, patterned weave of screeching plasma and living thunder. The further down you look, the denser the rain and fog, until at last it becomes a solid sheet of water, a veil separating the living from the storms of void and ghost fueled lightning. Below the "surface", as it were, there is an abundance of life, albeit separated by the volume of space availed by three dimensions of movement.
Vast colonies of free floating microorganisms and their spiritual counterparts building and growing on the sparkling formations of their predecessors corpses. The deeper you look the larger the crystalline reefs become, the mass of the living dragging them downwards even as their demonic counterparts are drawn upwards towards the glow of lightning above. A balance between the instinct of trillions of interchangeable specks pushed back and forth by primal instinct. Within the trembling reefs reside swarms of smaller life, hundreds of thousands of species, each distinct from the last.
Deeper still lies the dark zones, beyond the touch of light above, and it is here that the reefs begin to change: no longer sparkling anchors of solidity, in the depths they become drowned mountains. Bereft of the luxury of light from above, these mountains grow outwards from within, the density of the reefs so much that they begin to fuse into new material. Without light, the microscopic creatures draw energy from pressure and heat, eventually scattering about into globules of light, miniature suns fueled by an endless cycle of death and rebirth, perpetuated by the force of the currents crushing against one another. Here the monsters begin to grow in number, the law of the jungle taking hold of this darker, more cruel place. The greatest leviathans hunted only one another in the darkness, their movements forming tides strong enough to crystalize water from the pressure.
At the very bottom of the world, there lives nothing. The water is too dense, and the dimensional boundaries intertwine with those of the brighter world on the other side. It is a graveyard of pulverized skeletons and drifting corpses, buried halfway in an interdimensional limbo, disturbed only by the gaps and stitches holding the two worlds together and apart, through which poked gnarled roots and glowing geysers, blood vessels of two conjoined realities.
There's more, of course, so much more, but you don't need to monologue about everything. You have a lot of options to play with already. It's time to choose the first people of the world.
Make your choice...
Size
[] Vermin: A species of weak, little things. Tends to have extremely large populations and relies heavily on cooperation to do most things. Tend to have very powerful synergistic abilities and high coordination between groups.
[] Monster: A species of moderate size, with a tendency for creativity and unpredictability. A healthy balance between the individualistic natures of the Titans and the communal instincts of Vermin.
[] Titan: A species of living mountains. Some of the biggest things in their native World, they tend to be very powerful individually, at the cost of a painfully slow life cycle and a tendency towards isolation and individuality. Very powerful individually, and incredibly difficult to kill.
Physiology
[] Physiology: (Write In)
Physiology Write Ins are basically any kinds of physical traits you want to see in your first people. This can be anything from "three heads" to "made of lightning", but should preferably be descriptions of what they look like, Approach it from the way medieval travelers described creatures they didn't recognize if you want, "face of a goat, a serpent's neck, and the body of an ox" kind of thing. I'll be putting together the final result by combining the most voted for options. I'll hold a name vote after this is done. You can vote in as many Physiology Write Ins as you think is reasonable.
There will be a manual moratorium for discussion. Speak up and talk about your ideas before putting things together. I need AT LEAST 5 different Physiology Write Ins before I open the vote. Drag your friends into your internet nerd discussion.
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Lab_Accident
A 2D 1D4
- Location
- Your dreams
[] Monster
[] Physiology: Octopus
[] Physiology: Bioluminescent Tattoos
[] Physiology: Bioelectrical
[] Physiology: Regeneration
[] Physiology: Way too many limbs
Yes, it's a shocktopus. An eldritch-looking shocktopus with glowing runic tattoos. What else do you want from me?
Edit: done, chief.
[] Physiology: Octopus
[] Physiology: Bioluminescent Tattoos
[] Physiology: Bioelectrical
[] Physiology: Regeneration
[] Physiology: Way too many limbs
Yes, it's a shocktopus. An eldritch-looking shocktopus with glowing runic tattoos. What else do you want from me?
Edit: done, chief.
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Argidoll
And hast thou slain the Jabberwocky?
- Location
- Dreamland
Could you please separate each specific trait into individual vote proposals instead of bunching them together?
Something like:
[] Physiology: Octopus
[] Physiology: Luminescent Tattoos
[] Physiology: Wreathed in Lightning
[] Physiology: Regeneration
- Location
- Here & There
[] Titan: A species of living mountains. Some of the biggest things in their native World, they tend to be very powerful individually, at the cost of a painfully slow life cycle and a tendency towards isolation and individuality. Very powerful individually, and incredibly difficult to kill.
[] Physiology: Crab
[] Physiology: Produces Lava
[] Physiology: Smooth shell
[] Physiology: Shed Shells
My idea is for these to be demigods who desire to make mountains even they can't scale. Maybe even make their own landmasses for their own mysterious purposes.
[] Physiology: Crab
[] Physiology: Produces Lava
[] Physiology: Smooth shell
[] Physiology: Shed Shells
My idea is for these to be demigods who desire to make mountains even they can't scale. Maybe even make their own landmasses for their own mysterious purposes.
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- Location
- Tacolandia
I want giant snakes
[] Titan: A species of living mountains. Some of the biggest things in their native World, they tend to be very powerful individually, at the cost of a painfully slow life cycle and a tendency towards isolation and individuality. Very powerful individually, and incredibly difficult to kill.
[] Physiology: Water serpent body
[] Physiology: 8 heads
[] Physiology: Super hard scales
[] Physiology: Pharyngeal jaws
[] Titan: A species of living mountains. Some of the biggest things in their native World, they tend to be very powerful individually, at the cost of a painfully slow life cycle and a tendency towards isolation and individuality. Very powerful individually, and incredibly difficult to kill.
[] Physiology: Water serpent body
[] Physiology: 8 heads
[] Physiology: Super hard scales
[] Physiology: Pharyngeal jaws
Enthusiast#117
This is not the Profile you are looking for
- Location
- United States
[] Monster: A species of moderate size, with a tendency for creativity and unpredictability. A healthy balance between the individualistic natures of the Titans and the communal instincts of Vermin.
[] Physiology: Sea Horse
[] Physiology: Manifold Manipulator Limbs
[] Physiology: Telepathic
[] Physiology: Acidic Claws
[] Physiology: Sea Horse
[] Physiology: Manifold Manipulator Limbs
[] Physiology: Telepathic
[] Physiology: Acidic Claws
- Location
- Venezuela
[] Monster
[] Physiology: Human High Body
[] Physiology: Shark Lower Body
[] Physiology: Long Regenerative Octopus Hair
[] Physiology: Only Female (Asexual Reproduction)
So, this is basically a Dark Siren. Tail of shark, appearance of woman with wild features and a really sticky like-octopus hair that can manipulate to catch its victims, which can regenerate unless the wounds are caused by fire.
They reproduce asexually, but need a lot of blood and flesh inside their bodies to carry out the process, so they ignore small prey in favor of the larger ones.
[] Physiology: Human High Body
[] Physiology: Shark Lower Body
[] Physiology: Long Regenerative Octopus Hair
[] Physiology: Only Female (Asexual Reproduction)
So, this is basically a Dark Siren. Tail of shark, appearance of woman with wild features and a really sticky like-octopus hair that can manipulate to catch its victims, which can regenerate unless the wounds are caused by fire.
They reproduce asexually, but need a lot of blood and flesh inside their bodies to carry out the process, so they ignore small prey in favor of the larger ones.
- Location
- ireland
[] Monster: A species of moderate size, with a tendency for creativity and unpredictability. A healthy balance between the individualistic natures of the Titans and the communal instincts of Vermin.
[] Physiology:eel
[] Physiology: humaniod looking top half
[] Physiology:Electroreception
[] Physiology:shark jaw
[] Physiology:nocturnal
[] Physiology:thick scales
So I made with it being a night hunter and the human upper part isn't to be a big part of the creature. i could change soem of it if people want
Edit if you want to make a variant of this then go right ahead
[] Physiology:eel
[] Physiology: humaniod looking top half
[] Physiology:Electroreception
[] Physiology:shark jaw
[] Physiology:nocturnal
[] Physiology:thick scales
So I made with it being a night hunter and the human upper part isn't to be a big part of the creature. i could change soem of it if people want
Edit if you want to make a variant of this then go right ahead
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BungieONI
Seven gremlins in a trench coat
- Location
- Lickwidget
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I really like this, so I shall provide variants!
[] Vermin: A species of weak, little things. Tends to have extremely large populations and relies heavily on cooperation to do most things. Tend to have very powerful synergistic abilities and high coordination between groups.
[] Physiology: Crab
[] Physiology: Produces Lava
[] Physiology: Shell Made of Blades
[] Physiology: Shed Shells
Now the reason I do this is to give Argi ideaaaaaaaas for critters floating about the place.
How would we encourage the Titans to emerge from the depths? I'm pretty sure we can use our Divine powers to do fun shit with them, like push half of them to lower depths, to resist the pressure to be come stronger, and make half of them rise up and risk starvation.
- Location
- Washington, USA
Let's go for godzilla people, because that's what was suggested.
[]Titan
[]Physiology: Bipedal Lizard
[]Physiology: Thick Scales
[]Physiology: Semi-prehensile tail
Anyone wanna put up some variants or something better than this, go ahead, I'm feeling like this is could use work.
[]Titan
[]Physiology: Bipedal Lizard
[]Physiology: Thick Scales
[]Physiology: Semi-prehensile tail
Anyone wanna put up some variants or something better than this, go ahead, I'm feeling like this is could use work.
Dream Logic
An offseason swallow
- Location
- In transit
[] Titan
[] Fins like Feathers on a bird
[] Face hidden beneath plates
[] Thunderous Song
[] Serpentine body
[] Two sets of 'wings'
[] Mate in storms
Kind of thinking this like Quetzalcoatl but in water and a bit more weird. Thinking maybe they have sonar? Or they just hunt things big enough it doesn't matter.
[] Fins like Feathers on a bird
[] Face hidden beneath plates
[] Thunderous Song
[] Serpentine body
[] Two sets of 'wings'
[] Mate in storms
Kind of thinking this like Quetzalcoatl but in water and a bit more weird. Thinking maybe they have sonar? Or they just hunt things big enough it doesn't matter.
BungieONI
Seven gremlins in a trench coat
- Location
- Lickwidget
- Pronouns
- She/Her
You ask and you shall receive.
[] Titan: A species of living mountains. Some of the biggest things in their native World, they tend to be very powerful individually, at the cost of a painfully slow life cycle and a tendency towards isolation and individuality. Very powerful individually, and incredibly difficult to kill.
[]Physiology: Bipedal Lizard
[]Physiology: Thick Scales
[]Physiology: Semi-prehensile tail
[]Physiology: Destructive Breath
[]Physiology: Stone Organs
Here, can't forget the breath! And stone organs I think would just be a neat touch in any critter.
I have also noticed a little lack of beasts for the upper parts.
[] Titan: A species of living mountains. Some of the biggest things in their native World, they tend to be very powerful individually, at the cost of a painfully slow life cycle and a tendency towards isolation and individuality. Very powerful individually, and incredibly difficult to kill.
[]Physiology: The interface between lightning and cloud
[]Physiology: Writhing Snakes
[]Physiology: Venom as Lightning Bolts
[]Physiology: Breed through Violence
- Location
- Washington, USA
- Location
- ireland
So thoughts on my creature
- Location
- USA
[] Vermin: A species of weak, little things. Tends to have extremely large populations and relies heavily on cooperation to do most things. Tend to have very powerful synergistic abilities and high coordination between groups.
[] Physiology: Fluffy
[] Physiology: Telepathic
[] Physiology: Nocturnal
This way we could have lots of fluffies. I mean, still dangerous, but so many of them! I stole some traits I liked from other things.
Basically? Aquatic tribbles.
[] Physiology: Fluffy
[] Physiology: Telepathic
[] Physiology: Nocturnal
This way we could have lots of fluffies. I mean, still dangerous, but so many of them! I stole some traits I liked from other things.
Basically? Aquatic tribbles.
BungieONI
Seven gremlins in a trench coat
- Location
- Lickwidget
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I like the nocturnal aspect because this world doesn't have a sun so much as constant storms, so I'm curious how Argi would go about it.
- Location
- USA
[] Vermin
[] Physiology: Tiny humanoids with flipper wings
[] Physiology: Produces light to blind/attract
[] Physiology: Scales
[] Physiology: Opposable digits on hands and feet
I like the idea of weird, scaled, water fae who work together to take down all the freaking Titans you guys want.
[] Physiology: Tiny humanoids with flipper wings
[] Physiology: Produces light to blind/attract
[] Physiology: Scales
[] Physiology: Opposable digits on hands and feet
I like the idea of weird, scaled, water fae who work together to take down all the freaking Titans you guys want.
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- Location
- ireland
I was going to go for thermal vision but after reading up on some sharks I like the idea of :Electroreception
Edit I also considered a crocodile mouth instead of a sharks mouth to get the biting power
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BungieONI
Seven gremlins in a trench coat
- Location
- Lickwidget
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Like hmm. What does the thread sort of want to see here? Not exactly in the sense of "What do you think is an interesting critter?" or "Why do you see that creature as?" what I mean is what sort of events do you want to see play out and how do you think a particular creature might perform those events?
For me I want our first test to our creations to be a splitting and a push in one direction, down, and a push in another direction, up, and I want to see a conflict between titans and how that might be resolved, because of the differentiation that will cause a variety of philosophical differences.
For me I want our first test to our creations to be a splitting and a push in one direction, down, and a push in another direction, up, and I want to see a conflict between titans and how that might be resolved, because of the differentiation that will cause a variety of philosophical differences.
- Location
- ireland
Well for me personally I want to see what sort of empires arise and the second thing I want to try is to try and get some of our speices to survive the deadzone espicaly if we give our beings magic