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theism; belief in gods. ([info]theism) wrote in [info]fandom_psls,
@ 2010-07-06 23:17:00

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greek psl?
Its been a while since I've seen an interesting game based off of Greek mythology (or just a game on Greek mythology for that matter) and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in joining one? I have a couple of ideas, which would probably work best if I list them.

a) Modern demi-gods (of no relation to that percy kid) who have domains and are trying to get comfortable within them. I assume modern demi-gods would have more modern domains. ie; Demeter's love child would probably be the demi god/dess of food preservatives, and modern food manufacturing techniques, or something. Aphrodite or Eros' love child could possibly be the demi god/dess of visual and/or vocal stimulation (porn/phone sex?), etc. We could have a bunch of fun, I think, giving these kids awkward domains, with equally .. awkward abilities.

b) Something sort of based off of the movie Hancock, about groups of people who have been around forever, and each possess extraordinary abilities which through time they've been considered gods, and whatnot. There would be twelve who managed to make it to present day, each strikingly familiar to their Greek counterpart, but the kicker there would be that maybe they weren't gods, but instead are the Annunaki, who have been around since ancient Sumeria.

c) Similar to b, and also sort of inspired by Hancock, but... what if the Greek gods recently came down within the past hundred or so years, and are in actuality, modern day superheroes?

d) Similar to c; what if modern day offspring of the Greek gods became modern day superheoes?


Or, you know, we could just do a reincarnation game.

Thoughts would be much appreciated. I've been itching to dust off the old classical mythology book, and shed some new light onto it; and I'm looking for others would would be interested in doing that too. :)


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[info]nevica
2010-07-08 05:33 pm UTC (link)
Aww, thank you! And I'd love to give more feedback. I'm quite good at being opinionated, if I do say so myself. (Kidding. Mostly.) And those could work well, but for some the content wouldn't necessarily be clear cut for the middle/"lessers" in ways that could either be good for plot (if in good writer hands) or a Mary Sue/Gary Stu (if in bad writer hands.) Eris is chaos, for instance - she was often seen with Ares, but chaos comes with war... but if the history is taken away to a point, then chaos becomes neutral. If the game ever got a Harmonia or if they came in with Eris, it could provide a whole new balancing twins sort of vibe that could go great or go horribly. I hate to call out "pre-mades!" but something might be needed to keep the super hero team/villain group separation line in check. While the gray between the black and white can be fun, a bad cliche flip-flop or too many flip-flopping can ruin a great super power setup.

Some heroes were declared demi-gods... or divine heroes. I think some of those would have a lot of potential. Hmm. Working it in may be hard. I need to think on that.

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[info]theism
2010-07-08 11:28 pm UTC (link)
http://theism.insanejournal.com/400.html ! :) Feel free to add your input on whats been mentioned. :)

I completely agree. Some sort of motivation should be behind the game, which would present separate allegiances, whether someone wants to take the advantage of being on earth to overthrow zeus? (like he did to his father, and his father before him) could be interesting/possibility?

I definitely agree as far as something needed to keep groups in check. I'm also slightly worried with more of the powerhouse deities, having 20 different abilities... it could turn ugly (like DC and how Superman/Supergirl/Wonder Woman/etc. have 2020920390 different abilities) I was thinking maybe more pronounced domains.. and sort of explore "second mutations" as time sort of went on? This could of course be attributed to maybe memories they have gained through their time on earth, or something?

I'm not sure, but I'm really excited for this game to be fleshed out!

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