Patches and Gods
Whee. Patch day in WoW. We'll see how long 'til the servers are back up and running. I'm not surprised the maintenance period got extended. I probably would be surprised if things aren't running when I get home. I'm eager to do a number of things. I want to see what new dailies there are, I want to start collecting Emblems of Conquest and Triumph, I want to get my death knight airborne at newly-reduced prices. Aiee. So much to do.
So, as I said, I made a character at someone's request to be a mortal "chosen" for one of the gods of Nimby, Faran. Getting the character made was a little bit of a trial, as that player seems more the sort to have ideas than to put them down anywhere. I had to ask him a number of questions about the race he created and such in order to piece a character together. I ended up with someone who is reasonably dedicated, but very ambitious. She serves a god of "desire," but doesn't interpret that as "lust" specifically.
But my impressions so far? Very meh. I've only played a couple scenes. The Cabal - the gathering/pantheon of "evil" gods they're a part of - doesn't seem very evil to me. At the most, they seem to be (as I've referenced before) shooting for a sort of Darwinian survival-of-the-fittest evil. More than that, they don't come across as very... well... godly.
Even if we're talking Olympian-style, where gods aren't removed from humans so much, I expect some degree of aloofness - sort of a noble air that makes them seem more than mortal. I suppose the rules probably indicate that they have such a presence, but the roleplay I've seen has none of that.
One specific incident:
Alex (who has always come across as a bit girl crazy) stops by to visit. He's probably attracted to Rana, but not outright hitting on her. Alex asks Faran why he doesn't send a princess of his mortals off to be companion to Alex. He implies some offer of floating stones in trade. Whether this is a joke or not isn't well-conveyed by the text in the scene. Faran takes offense and ends up leaving the room, leaving his chosen, Rana, sitting there wondering what the heck just happened.
To Rana, chosen of the god of desire, it seemed Alex was just expressing a desire. Whether it gets granted or not, she wonders, how can expressing a desire be offensive to the god of desire? That's some serious mixed signals from her own patron/deity. And to see him leave in a huff? One generally expects their deity to stand up for himself, I would think.
And what I hear second-hand isn't much better. There's a lot of pettiness, childishness, and general immaturity. I expect more even of new/lazy gods. Lightsong of Warbreaker did better in my opinion, even in doubting/rejecting his own godhood.
Overall, the feel I have of the "campaign" is one of missed potential. The people involved don't seem to be playing things up much. The introduction of the Elohim reined in a lot of what the players might have done. The one person who seems most active is actually another mortal character who seems to be making up powers left and right. I guess he's enjoying anyway. My own opportunities seem to be limited to talking to Faran and whoever he has over at the time, since long-range travel is beyond Rana's capability and likely will be for quite a while.
So much potential. But not very interesting to me at present.
So, as I said, I made a character at someone's request to be a mortal "chosen" for one of the gods of Nimby, Faran. Getting the character made was a little bit of a trial, as that player seems more the sort to have ideas than to put them down anywhere. I had to ask him a number of questions about the race he created and such in order to piece a character together. I ended up with someone who is reasonably dedicated, but very ambitious. She serves a god of "desire," but doesn't interpret that as "lust" specifically.
But my impressions so far? Very meh. I've only played a couple scenes. The Cabal - the gathering/pantheon of "evil" gods they're a part of - doesn't seem very evil to me. At the most, they seem to be (as I've referenced before) shooting for a sort of Darwinian survival-of-the-fittest evil. More than that, they don't come across as very... well... godly.
Even if we're talking Olympian-style, where gods aren't removed from humans so much, I expect some degree of aloofness - sort of a noble air that makes them seem more than mortal. I suppose the rules probably indicate that they have such a presence, but the roleplay I've seen has none of that.
One specific incident:
Alex (who has always come across as a bit girl crazy) stops by to visit. He's probably attracted to Rana, but not outright hitting on her. Alex asks Faran why he doesn't send a princess of his mortals off to be companion to Alex. He implies some offer of floating stones in trade. Whether this is a joke or not isn't well-conveyed by the text in the scene. Faran takes offense and ends up leaving the room, leaving his chosen, Rana, sitting there wondering what the heck just happened.
To Rana, chosen of the god of desire, it seemed Alex was just expressing a desire. Whether it gets granted or not, she wonders, how can expressing a desire be offensive to the god of desire? That's some serious mixed signals from her own patron/deity. And to see him leave in a huff? One generally expects their deity to stand up for himself, I would think.
And what I hear second-hand isn't much better. There's a lot of pettiness, childishness, and general immaturity. I expect more even of new/lazy gods. Lightsong of Warbreaker did better in my opinion, even in doubting/rejecting his own godhood.
Overall, the feel I have of the "campaign" is one of missed potential. The people involved don't seem to be playing things up much. The introduction of the Elohim reined in a lot of what the players might have done. The one person who seems most active is actually another mortal character who seems to be making up powers left and right. I guess he's enjoying anyway. My own opportunities seem to be limited to talking to Faran and whoever he has over at the time, since long-range travel is beyond Rana's capability and likely will be for quite a while.
So much potential. But not very interesting to me at present.
You seem to have hit on the nail everything I've been seeing about the things going on with Nimby. Godlings acting more like mortals than Gods... And acting like Hormone Crazed or Petty Teenagers for the most part. And, of course, rejecting pretty much anything that might put a bit of reason and sense into what's going on. I bet it falls apart before I get home from my RL Vacation on the 14th or 15th...
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