Pagan Gods: Of Brotherhood and War

13:35 Garras: Chad's on
13:35 minotaur21560: The Problem: The woods become crowded, storylines choking it like weeds
13:36 minotaur21560: I have invited @Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson to join #Chamber_of_Fog_Beneath_the_Woo.
13:36 minotaur21560: The Solution: Forks in the road - figure out what each player wants then let them do their favorite scene to their heart's content
13:36 minotaur21560: in a separate room.
13:37 Garras: Hey chad. Trying to figure out how to organize the chaos some.
13:37 minotaur21560: Maybe the monster should spawn an army of demons to draw fire from those who want to fight
13:38 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: I see.
13:38 minotaur21560: 20:10 Garras We need a god camp and a fight camp and maybe a tertiary heal camp 20:11 Garras Because we're basically novel writing now. 20:14 Garras So. Godcamp. Uh. Dahvin, bjarg, achylus, monster, possibly volos. 20:14 Garras Am i missing anything there? 20:14 Garras Moongod/dahvin dad 20:15 Garras We need the why scene. This is dahvs forest. Why achy. Why monster. The standoff 20:16 Garras Then maybe achylus and monster split 20:16 Garras Monster with horde for fighters: bjarg, gruff, asher, maddy, Tal, bear, with general oversight? Not sure who I'm missing. Lieutenants. 20:17 Garras Which is.. Tony, rodney.. 20:19 Garras Argo is in play somewhere here. 20:19 Garras I even like idea of argo in heal camp. 0:20 Garras If they wanna fight that fits easily. Some kind of soul net. Triage til healers.
13:38 minotaur21560: I'll invite Bjarg and Dahvin to look at this when they come on
13:39 minotaur21560: But the breakthrough for me was: let each player figure out what he really most loves and then give him a scene to play that in - also possible variation - put what he loves in danger so he fights for it.
13:40 minotaur21560: 20:23 minotaur21560 but when something gets big (even in music) you need to do at least some broad planning 20:23 Garras These are like. Sandboxes.
13:40 minotaur21560: 20:25 minotaur21560 Think about how many locales we're talking about 20:25 minotaur21560 The Lake 20:25 minotaur21560 The Lodge 20:25 minotaur21560 The woods 20:25 minotaur21560 Asher's cottage 20:25 minotaur21560 A heal camp (might be the same) 20:25 Garras Also lets people take out multiple targets for bombastic combat. 20:25 minotaur21560 A battleground
13:40 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: ….coordination, is a need…right now it is random reaction….
13:40 minotaur21560: which i partly love
13:41 minotaur21560: so try to retain the improvisatory aspect but give it some sensible spaces in which to be improvisatory
13:42 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: you could always have your “camps” in the main room just denote them with separating marks like for example……
13:42 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: ============== At Healing Camp=============
13:42 minotaur21560: I have invited @Achlys to join #Chamber_of_Fog_Beneath_the_Woo.
13:42 Garras: Its probably best in separate rooms though.
13:42 Garras: Just so we can edit it easier
13:42 Achlys: *enters wearing sunglasses
13:43 Achlys: *looks hungover
13:43 Garras: But
13:43 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: indeed….for edits it might be nice. Just give access to all to every room
13:44 Garras: For now. Ok. We have you villains. We need you guys to have your... Declaration of intent. Achylus can provide.. Fog barrier magic whatever to keep it from becoming combat.
13:44 Garras: But this is where you guys talk to dahvin about what this battle is and why
13:45 Garras: Depending on how we handle this.. Things like a small monster army.. Or even things like.. macguffins. Pillars of power. Magic corrupted crystals whatever.
13:45 Achlys: So you imagine a scene in which the main villains and main gods declare what they are after, what they expect. And my job as Fog Gurl is to enclose with fog to prevent things escalating to become World War III
13:45 Garras: Things to direct the warriors at.
13:46 Garras: You're a friggin god. Fog doesnr have to be just fog. It can become magic warded wall or thickly noxious w/e
13:47 Garras: The main goal is prevention of immediate smashing.
13:47 Garras: Achylus as Personification is what they need to find and the fog is just obscuring.
13:47 Garras: Hindering. Barrier.
13:47 Achlys: *nods, takes off sunglasses, chews their end
13:48 Garras: Which means we need a reason why you're 'imprisoned' .. Why you're retaliating.
13:48 Garras: How are you able to act, but not free to reunite with monster.
13:48 Garras: Limitations
13:49 Achlys: Dahvin knows... (*spits)
13:49 Garras: Exactly.
13:49 minotaur21560: I can't invite anyone to this room until they're on unfortunately
13:50 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: I will follow whatever you all set up, you have my support.
13:50 Garras: Sokay. Can also save this story as a google doc and then share links to pm go them.
13:50 Achlys: ah right save story and add them as characters
13:51 Garras: So. Chadwick. I like the idea of achyus giving you some of the god fog power so you have a get out of jail card to use /sparingly/
13:51 Garras: Also, what do you want to do/be?
13:51 Garras: Or what do you want monster to be seen as doing
13:52 Achlys: A Lubricating Fog if you will
13:53 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: Well the chad is just the vessel to the monster - the monster is a dark god with tremendous power…he just has not used it yet….he is growing in power…being imprisoned so long drained him - so the monster has been “feeding” off the power of the “maze realm” which he conquered…most have not paid attention to this.
13:53 minotaur21560: *nods, with some trepidation
13:53 Garras: A perfect time to talk about that is in godcamp
13:54 Garras: You dont have to directly state the weaknesses n such. But talking about the maze realm etc.
13:55 Garras: Since you and achy were imprisoned, it worth having a story of your coming together to why dahvin imprisoned and separated you guys.
13:55 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: 👍
13:56 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: Ok dahvin could tell the tale around a fireside chat too to inform the troops which he had started to do the other night
13:56 Garras: Some mention of gathering forces too.
13:56 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: yes
13:56 Garras: I want the warriors to have something to slash at.
13:56 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: ok
13:56 Garras: You dont need to control them all either.
13:57 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: just send them out into battle
13:57 minotaur21560: with evil enemies to swing at
13:57 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: the monster’s seed….
13:58 minotaur21560: *nods
13:58 Garras: I think mentioning them is enough..yes. Bear can just go out into the field and write a cool slashy scene, others can do the same or link their fights as they like. Like impaling a monster about to slash gruff.
13:58 Garras: Or get wounded but then rip somethings head off.
13:59 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: yes the mighty monster comes to battle and then unleashes his seed….a demonic legion that nasty creatures with tentacles and teeth.
14:00 Garras: Yes. Your goal is probably forest destruction. So having people literally fight to save it.
14:00 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: Yes destroy the forest - get to my love
14:00 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: brb - need coffee…
14:00 minotaur21560: Forestruction TM
14:00 Garras: So. We have the god discussion. We have a battle scene. We have a ceasefire of recuperation.
14:02 Garras: Gotta talk to dahvin about what things he wants to do. What are the barriers preventing monster goals n hero god goals.
14:02 minotaur21560: i'll send this story to him
14:02 Garras: Yep.
14:02 minotaur21560: are you going to reveal any Bear Intent here?
14:03 Garras: If we want to do like.. Demon generals to split up fights into "semi-bigger bads"
14:03 Garras: To do things like.. Fight over.. I imagine like a big crystal pillar. Pillars that hold achylus magically entrapped
14:03 minotaur21560: cool
14:04 Garras: So some can get smashed. Weaken the hold.
14:04 Garras: Some demons can get whacked.
14:05 Garras: Does achylus escape? Idk.
14:05 Achlys: To the Riviera maybe...
14:06 Garras: Does achlys stay and fight? Retreat?
14:06 Garras: Whats important
14:06 Garras: Was achyls corrupted? Can be cleansed? Wants to retire to Jamaica? Etc.
14:07 Achlys: somewhere that cocktails have little paper umbrellas?
14:07 Garras: Atlas' premonition should come true. Some important person should die. Big sacrifice. Missed. Boon to forest.
14:08 minotaur21560: seems like everyone is wanting Death and Transfiguration, with soundtrack by Strauss
14:08 Garras: Pretty much.
14:10 Garras: Gods should honestly be more focused on trying to keep their forces alive but i think dahvin would appreciate a big lik. I took out a big bad general thing. Same for other gods like moon or argo
14:11 minotaur21560: Do you mean I'm a bad general?
14:11 minotaur21560: *looks worried
14:11 Garras: And because there are healers, we need the anti healing special macguffin that makes someone get incurably healed.
14:11 Garras: I meant a big villain general.
14:11 minotaur21560: ohhh....
14:11 Garras: Unless you wannnna get offed
14:12 minotaur21560: I have invited @The_Black_Knight to join #Chamber_of_Fog_Beneath_the_Woo.
14:12 minotaur21560: *waves
14:12 The_Black_Knight: *waves back
14:12 Garras: Some kind of.. Concentrated poison fog spear or whatever.
14:12 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: ...the monster will die or be vanquished eventually
14:12 Garras: As you like
14:13 Garras: Can rope that back in with dahvin or whoever from god camp.
14:14 Garras: Its gonna be god to god at the end kinda thing i think.. So maybe an audience moment where the forest fighters sort of.. Have this power of brotherhood moment willing the good guys to hav their final push (from wherever) work.
14:15 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: yes and push the monster back into the abyss
14:15 Garras: Or at least out of the foredr
14:15 Garras: Forest*
14:16 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: ...eh give the forrest the victor - that is good sell
14:16 Garras: I just dont think dahvin will sell a loss. If we do, kinda begs another arc.
14:17 minotaur21560: I'm pretty sure he has some ideas - we'll see what he says
14:17 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: no i mean ending the monster is a good sell
14:17 Garras: As you like. Discussable with him
14:17 Garras: Or, transfigured if you like.
14:17 Garras: Uncorrupted and becoming other.
14:17 minotaur21560: with music by Strauss
14:18 Garras: As a new people or even like.. Getting turned into a giant gnarled twisted tree.
14:18 Garras: Landmark
14:18 minotaur21560: mmm cool
14:18 Garras: Makes a nice set piece for future rp.
14:18 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: honestly - for me - just me what to do and the monster will do it - you want a demonic army - i will bring it - you want death - i will bring it - whatever you all decide - i am good with whatever
14:18 minotaur21560: Greek god transformer stuff
14:19 Garras: I hear ya chad. Just talking it out to help create possible plotlines. Open to discussion when its released.
14:20 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: Yup I get it...but have no worries - I will do as directed - you all lay out the plotlines
14:20 Garras: Selfishly, i had some plotlines of garr dying and being reborn as a neat like.. Bear skeleton plant lich.
14:20 Garras: You are not logged in.
14:21 Chadwick_The-Stinger_Jackson: ...............wow
14:21 Garras: But I've been toying with the idea of becoming a storm god that uses rain to help aid in defeating achyls too.
14:21 Achlys: hadn't thought of it before but transforming into a tree is appealing
14:22 Achlys: and bear had mentioned some beautiful thunder motifs...
14:22 Garras: I had enjoyed the idea of a tree corpse being garrs cocoon for that.
14:22 Garras: Like stepping out when they thought he was dead but still alive. Gardener of the forest.
14:23 Garras: As if the storm god thing literally fried his mortal form. So it would be like.. Charred pelt and white bones and the plant vines animating him within.
14:23 minotaur21560: very cool
14:23 Garras: That way atlas' premonition happens, bear dies. Big sacrifice. Benefits forest. But not totally lost.
14:24 Garras: But that's just an idea. Will talk it out with others. Lots of gods involved etc etc.
14:25 minotaur21560: good so should we wrap this and send it over to them?
14:26 Garras: I think this is a fairly broad overview for discussion. If maddy gives us a concret idea of all the stuff theyve been trying to build we can fit where that setpiece is going.
14:26 minotaur21560: yup lots of wide open space here
14:27 minotaur21560: ok thanks to all for the colloquy and to be continued...
14:27 Garras: But that's the most.. Comprehensive strand gathering i got.
14:28 Garras: If i missed folks, or plotpoints. We'll talk.
14:28 minotaur21560: yup
14:28 minotaur21560: ok here goes

Published: 2021-12-02, viewed 0 times.