I think we should save the high priests for another time. We can't combine too many different things into this one roleplay.

And Sei, I think those listed gods would be good as antagonists. They're all related, too, I think - like, more immediate family than all the gods (with their wacky inter-familial relations) - so that'd be even better.

Well, I was just thinking that the God thing... No one really knows things about the minor gods of Egypt, so it could be troublesome and making new ones up seems a little direspectful, so I thought about replacing them with the priests.

Well, there's always that site I posted. It has all the Egyptian gods, and some of the entries are extremely well-detailed so someone could take, say, what the god/dess is of, what one or two of their story depictions are like, and get a character out of that.

For example, a lesser-known goddess, Buto. If I wanted to make her a character, I could say

She's aggressive, she's protective, and she's violent. I could make her story that she was left on Earth despite being the "Mother of the Gods" and an important figure, and she wants to take down those who had been able to spend their time in the afterlife without her for the last thousands of years. She can be one of those trying to rebel against the new gods, very prone to anger and resentment. She has a combination of contempt for humanity for being the creatures who had worshiped her before but had forgotten about her after time, and respect for them and their ability to persevere.

See? It takes a bit of creativity to turn a list of prescribed attributes into a character, but it's possible.

I can take one of the gods that have even less information about them and try the same thing. I'll use Ihy for this one:

Ihy is the god of jubilation, so he is a happy and youthful character. He's also a musician and lover of music. He's always taken the form of a young human, looking to be between fifteen and eighteen years of age since the end of Ancient Egypt. For a being meant to be all-powerful and wise, he's extremely immature, hyperactive, and irresponsible, which likely irritates whatever group he falls in with. Frankly, while he'd like to be worshiped by many people again, he's perfectly alright spending time on earth because this is where all the music and parties are, and that's really what he lives for.

Yes, but not all are that creative. I know I, you, Sei and some others could do it, but regular players... I don't know. Some don't like "preset" characters in general, and others could be fighting over the "epic" positions which would be any God, some are turned away when they see the "epic" positions taken if they peek in the thread at later time.
But then again, it could work. I really am no god of any sort that I can predict future. x3 I just have run all sort of RPs in my time.

Well, we can always start with us and create some templates for the non-creative down the road? :'D

Hm, maybe. Well, how do you iamgine the world anyways? Like modern world, or more advanced? less advanced? Advanced and always having magic in public or magic kept as kinda secret?

Well, it should probably be known that Egyptian gods aren't like what westerners think of as "gods". Egyptian gods can die, they're not all-powerful, all-seeing, etc. So, while the gods might have some powers (to be decided later), their only appeal is that they have a connection with the antagonists, which might lead to good drama. They're not exactly "elite" characters, they're just characters that you can google and get a basic idea of their personalities and such, which you can't do with characters you make up yourself.

Well, if you think it gain interest big enough (people are lazy, they dislike to do research) without fighting, it could work out. ^^

...something like this? I'm not that good of a writer, so you guys can feel free to add/delete/edit/re-write/etc. >.<;

In the 21st century, the old gods of Egypt had been all but forgotten; replaced by human ingenuity and technology. Humans had learned to live without relying on divine intervention. Other gods, those who had been judged unworthy to move on to eternity or had chosen to remain among the humans on Earth, had adapted to the human way of life and embraced the advancement of society. Some had families, lives, while others merely lived by themselves enjoying the serenity of the Earth.

One day, however, the rage of the gods in eternity reached its boiling point; the time for them to assert their authority was upon them. With a vengeance, they made themselves known, destroying many who opposed them. Different areas were destroyed by different catastrophes: coastal areas were inundated by tidal waves; fault-line areas were ripped apart by the moving earth, which led to landslides; hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards tormented the rest of the world. With the gods' attacks, much of human technology began to malfunction, keeping the small pockets of survivors relatively isolated from each other.

I think it's perfect, Sei. :'D

Really? :'D That's wonderful. I'll give some time for those interested to finalize, pick a god/dess, and then we can actually start.

So, anyone who is interested: please pick some god/dess that is not the antagonists (listed above); make a profile so you know what you're doing; and let the thread know that you're interested in roleplaying.

Oh, and I am interested and will pick a god soon. :'3

Do you have a profile skeleton you want used?

Do you think we'll need one? o.o

Um... Something to the idea of this:

Username:
God/dess / Demi-God/dess Chosen:
If not, Human Chosen:
Powers / Abilities [Pick one major or two minor | No All-Powerful]:
Bio [Name, location, situation, any other details you want to include]:

Yeah, I think that would probably do. Sometimes people like to make the skeletons so that it includes pretty much every aspect of the character, from height to age to history and appearance. But in all honesty, I think "bio" should do well to cover all that.

EDIT:

Also, aren't some humans going to be in this, too? And demigods?

If people want to. I felt like everyone was leaning to god/dess, though. XD

Edit'd! >.>;

I used to have an egyptian rp on Ernya..

But not many people went to it.

Sei:

Well, if we're allowed to double up I was going to play one god and one human. Just so there's a better balance or something.

Zypher:

D: That doesn't bode well.

You should join ours, Zypher! :'D

...that's awesome, johnny. I might do that, too. ;3

Mine was an open Rp where you could bring in your original characters as wanderers if you wanted. SO basically anyone could join, and there were also set classes that you could use if you wanted to. Like some people could be gods, others nobles, some as peasants, or rogues, thieves/ne'er do wells, you could be a priest or a vizer, or pretty much anything on the hierarchy system of Egypt other than the Pharaoh since that's what I played. And you could have up to three characters as well if you decided you no longer had a use for a character, or if you wanted to play more, or just help the rp along.

This was my rp http://www.ernya.com/curses-and-hour...rp-t14552.html

I agree with the 1st half, but the 2nd half I dislike for some reason....
Dunno what... It just doesn't seem right, it lacks telling what there motive was which makes me think "They did this.. Why?" You just need to write the motive where the rage came from, instead of saying "Different areas were destroyed" go into detail in which areas were destroyed or suffered. Like earthquakes in New York, a hurricane in Beverly Hills, ect. I wouldn't say gods attacks caused malfuncation to technology, ignore that because it doesn't make sense.

Okay, how about this, then:

One day, however, the rage of the gods in eternity reached its boiling point. For too long, they had watched as humans continued on without them, forgetting them and their power. The humans had created technology to replace their divinity, knowledge to replace the void of knowledge the gods had left behind. It was time for the gods to assert their authority over the earth once more.

With a vengeance, they made themselves known, destroying many who opposed them. Different areas were destroyed by different catastrophes: coastal areas were inundated by tidal waves; fault-line areas were ripped apart by the moving earth, which led to landslides; hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards tormented the rest of the world. The gods also took their vengeance on the electronics and technology the humans had created to "replace" them. Signals died, communication devices only tuned to static, and the world was cast into a second Dark Age.

(I'm not going to specify cities, really, because it seems enough to know that major areas around the world have been destroyed. Plus I don't feel like looking up major places outside of the US, and picking only cities from the States shows favoritism.)

I understand.. No favoritism, and I love the way you revised it!

But it would stretch it out too long. There can be a separate post, describing the current situation on Earth, like small group lives in remains of New York, and such.

I won't play, but I will lurk. C: I am more of plotter than a RPer now.

EDIT: I like what Johhny did. ^^

No one posted in a while... Perhaps someone should go and setup the RP..

I'll start the thread, then. :'3

Any thoughts on the title?

I'm interested in joining. But still in the considering stage. Question time!

1) What Egyptian gods are involved? I felt like johnny did with researching bogging things down but if we can keep it to just knowing the basics of a god then that's fine.

2) Have we settled on a plot? Like humans rising against or whatever? I know you left it open but just in case y'all are leaning a particular direction now.

Hhmmm. I really really love both suggestions xD I love zombie's and Egyptian mythology and such =O how far is the discussion? because I would love to join the role play.

NVM: I see the thread XD

EDIT: what kind of information are you suppose to provide when you want to join? O.O

The thread kind of died right after the brainstorm, but if you guys are interested, the thread is made and we can start asap.

To join: human, demi-god, or 'evil' full god / bit of history about you / if demi/god, what power(s) you have / anything else you find important.

You can make up a god, or find one to base a character off of. :3

It was going to be gods wanting to control/punish earth vs. the demigods and humans fighting for their current ways of life, iirc.

SO I noticed Sei xD

When I posted I didn't really pay attention to the post dates. But I am still very interested.

I will go ahead and get my profile ready (:

EDIT:; do we need character pictures? and stuff? o.o if so is it human or anime?

I don't mind joining I just have a question or a few.
One is this like American Gods? Where the Gods strength depends on the amount of belief humans still have on them. Two, does it start before or after the disaster? Three, are the gods stuck as humans and what about their children?

Oh about this group RP I withdraw form wanting to join. I have so many 1x1s that I'm not interested in trying something very new for me ^^; (which would my mythology based stuff in this case)

A title

A time long since past

Username: Chasm

Name: Mira

Age: looks 19

Race: Deathless

God choosen: Anubis

Home: Mydosi Forest

Job: Healer

Weapon(s): She carries only one weapon and that is a quarterstaff that is made from the purest Celestrian steel, it is only to be welded by her or it’s creators, if another tries to take it then they will be fatigued and weakened physically. One of the capability’s of this weapon it to change into morph into any other weapon.

Power(s):

Shadow manipulation

Healing

Appearance: Mira has the look of an albino human female, she is very slim and stands about the same height at a human girl of the same age, she has pale ice blue and eyes that match the colour of her hair. She wears a pair of worn and torn black baggy trousers, a worn and torn black t-shirt and a worn out cloak, she never wears shoes or socks because of this fact she can walk over anything and everything.