Removing the Demigod glass ceiling

by Unknown

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Mirk2007-02-01 13:26:24
QUOTE(Phred @ Jan 31 2007, 09:31 PM) 379229
* Automatically know when somebody speaks your name...hear n words around it...
* World Emotes

Special Manses or Aetherbubbles--Setup an aetherbubble or area that becomes a sanctum. The god has more powers than a typical manse owner--could have those summonable Denziens, maybe they can suppress certain effects, or they can set conglutination to their own bubble rather than their nexus.

Sounds interesting.
QUOTE(Phred @ Jan 31 2007, 09:31 PM) 379229
* Distort Teleportation in the Demigod's local area.
* Send an Area effect (volcano eruption, earthquake, avalanche, tornado, meteor strike) attack.

Not to sure about blocking teleportation, but do they need a new thunderclap-like skill?

QUOTE(Phred @ Jan 31 2007, 09:31 PM) 379229
* Dissolve a Demense through force of will.

Sure, and while your at it, make it destroy all armor and swords of warriors, force the Fae away for half an hour for wiccans, force the angels/demons to dissappear for half an hour and destroy their symbols, and destroy all instruments in the room.
Unknown2007-02-01 14:45:00
QUOTE(Phred @ Feb 1 2007, 04:31 AM) 379229
Possible Ideas.

1 * Distort Teleportation in the Demigod's local area.
2 * Send an Area effect (volcano eruption, earthquake, avalanche, tornado, meteor strike) attack.
3 * Dissolve a Demense through force of will.
4 * Automatically Enthrall Denizens in an area through force of will.
5 * Automatically know when somebody speaks your name...hear n words around it...
6 * World Emotes


1 ... no.

2 ... maybe but still sounds way too powerful.

3 ... no.

4 ... yay single player village influencing. Or in other words: no.

5 This does sound interesting but is probably hell to code. Can't see it happening.

6 ... no, no no no no no! If you want something game wide just do a shout. I can totally see the ability to world emote being abused -badly- five seconds after demigods get it.


I know it's hard to come up with ideas, I'm trying too and failing a bit. But I do think that what demigods need is not totally OP PVP'ness but rather nifty utility powers. Things that make them -different- from mortals and from each other.
Revan2007-02-01 18:01:59
Diamante's had the best idea so far... and ialie. I don't see the problem with seeing other people's tells ICly... because you know... Achaea/Imperian/Aetolia has it. I always wanted telepaths to have that ability, actually, since it makes sense biggrin.gif

Denial of request denied, Shiri tongue.gif
Ialie2007-02-01 18:38:28
QUOTE(Shiri @ Feb 1 2007, 08:12 AM) 379375
I wouldn't want people spying even on my IC tells.

Suggestion denied. (Sorry Ialie.)



All you would have to do is invoke blue no? Isn't that what that skill is for?
Unknown2007-02-01 19:19:53
QUOTE(Ialie @ Feb 1 2007, 10:38 AM) 379453
All you would have to do is invoke blue no? Isn't that what that skill is for?


No. Blue protects spoken communication. It protects you from being listened to via Enchanted Portaits and buried eyeballs, as far as I know. Dunno about tracker pets though.
Shiri2007-02-03 12:09:29
QUOTE(Revan @ Feb 1 2007, 06:01 PM) 379439
Diamante's had the best idea so far... and ialie. I don't see the problem with seeing other people's tells ICly... because you know... Achaea/Imperian/Aetolia has it. I always wanted telepaths to have that ability, actually, since it makes sense biggrin.gif

Denial of request denied, Shiri tongue.gif

Denial of denial of request denied. Other games having something bad doesn't make it a good idea for us to have it. Not everyone has blue, and you shouldn't have to get a skill to stop your tells being spied on. Your tells are YOUR business. The only people who should be able to violate that (and I hate when they do it, but it's necessary for them to be able to I guess) are the admin.
Unknown2007-02-03 12:58:56
QUOTE(Diamante @ Jan 29 2007, 11:54 PM) 378673
Having fanned your spark of divinity beyond mortality, you have ascended to higher levels of awareness and power than is comprenhendable by the average mortalkin. This grants you a number of abilities.
Some of the other things in your post were quite interesting, but this starting intro is totally wrong, as it is more the definition of an ascended or vernal god, not a demigod.
Anarias2007-02-04 17:05:00
QUOTE(Wesmin @ Feb 3 2007, 05:58 AM) 380060
Some of the other things in your post were quite interesting, but this starting intro is totally wrong, as it is more the definition of an ascended or vernal god, not a demigod.

From Help Demigod:
QUOTE
Demigods are mortals who by sheer will and determination have fanned their
divine spark into full-fledged divinity.
Unknown2007-02-05 02:41:20
Since Demigods aren't Vernal Gods, if (as per some of the suggestions) they CHOOSE to go down a 'path' (or bonding or whatever you call it) then as well as gaining some powers, perhaps it should also make them vulnerable in some key area (to something diametrically opposed to their path or bond). I'm not saying instakill vulnerable, just 'more' vulnerable against something than previous. These kind of bitter sweet choices would help further delineate the different demigods and aid in rp.
Unknown2007-02-06 13:37:51
QUOTE
Since Demigods aren't Vernal Gods, if (as per some of the suggestions) they CHOOSE to go down a 'path' (or bonding or whatever you call it) then as well as gaining some powers, perhaps it should also make them vulnerable in some key area (to something diametrically opposed to their path or bond). I'm not saying instakill vulnerable, just 'more' vulnerable against something than previous. These kind of bitter sweet choices would help further delineate the different demigods and aid in rp


The benefits would have to outweigh the vulnerabilities, or no demigods would ever choose to bond.
Clise2007-02-06 14:34:03
QUOTE(Aiakon @ Feb 1 2007, 09:10 PM) 379374
What alarms me about that suggestion is the potential for misunderstanding over what tells are IC and what are OOC.


Oh probably won't be used, can you imagine hearing things that even the ADMINS DON'T WANT TO SEE for fear of having to tear their eyeballs out of their sockets to spare themselves the agony? Why subject yourself to such torture?
Shiri2007-02-06 14:36:45
QUOTE(Clise @ Feb 6 2007, 02:34 PM) 381026
Oh probably won't be used, can you imagine hearing things that even the ADMINS DON'T WANT TO SEE for fear of having to tear their eyeballs out of their sockets to spare themselves the agony? Why subject yourself to such torture?


Blackmail? Gossip? All kinds of terrible things people do with such power. dry.gif
Clise2007-02-06 14:37:34
QUOTE(Phred @ Feb 1 2007, 11:31 AM) 379229
Possible Ideas.

* Automatically know when somebody speaks your name...hear n words around it...


Can you just imagine if you, Tully, get demigod and you see a spam of ... Tully, I hate you, go and die! every 1 second? Or even worse language abuses? Also let's not mention other possible abuses for that idea relating to subjecting the poor fellow to .... very very bad things that noone should be forced to read ...
Clise2007-02-06 14:39:10
QUOTE(Shiri @ Feb 6 2007, 10:36 PM) 381027
Blackmail? Gossip? All kinds of terrible things people do with such power. dry.gif


Also you get to experience first hand some of the truely horrific tells I have seen some examples of.... You really don't want to see very very explicit mudsex tells alot do you? (Or do you... hmmm.. interesting Nejii, are you that interested?)
Razenth2007-06-06 02:43:40
Necro. With the influx of Titans and Demigods, had some new ideas.

- Altering the weather. Demigods would choose one particular weather type, and be able to alter the weather to that type at will. You know, maybe Aesyra likes sunshine and Kaervas likes it gloomy and cloudy. Supernals know what Ialie would like. Probably a gentle rainstorm followed by a sunny sky so the rainbows would shine.

- Jamming aethers in the local area. Tells will still go through. Order channels will still go through. The novice channels would still go through. Market would still go through.

- Being able to scry an unlimited distance from any plane. Innate ability. Customizable. "You created a small rainbow in sky before you and peer through at . You see at .

- Resistance to insanity. Being a Demigod has got to give some perks.
Forren2007-06-06 02:59:17
QUOTE(Razenth @ Jun 5 2007, 10:43 PM) 415183
Necro. With the influx of Titans and Demigods, had some new ideas.

- Altering the weather. Demigods would choose one particular weather type, and be able to alter the weather to that type at will. You know, maybe Aesyra likes sunshine and Kaervas likes it gloomy and cloudy. Supernals know what Ialie would like. Probably a gentle rainstorm followed by a sunny sky so the rainbows would shine.

- Jamming aethers in the local area. Tells will still go through. Order channels will still go through. The novice channels would still go through. Market would still go through.

- Being able to scry an unlimited distance from any plane. Innate ability. Customizable. "You created a small rainbow in sky before you and peer through at . You see at .

- Resistance to insanity. Being a Demigod has got to give some perks.


Altering weather... not sure how feasible to code.

Jamming aethers.. don't think that would be appropriate.

Any scry ability like that would have to cost essence.

Resistance to insanity? Hell no. It's easy enough to get essence.
Richter2007-06-06 03:13:46
We should have a non combat way to gain demigod. Hehe... biggrin.gif
Forren2007-06-06 12:06:27
QUOTE(Richter @ Jun 5 2007, 11:13 PM) 415192
We should have a non combat way to gain demigod. Hehe... biggrin.gif


See: Bashing.
Unknown2007-06-06 15:28:14
QUOTE(Forren @ Jun 6 2007, 01:06 PM) 415247
See: Bashing.


I'll reword it for Richter: We should have a way to gain demigod that can either be achieved by pacifists and/or isn't a hopeless grind.
Clise2007-06-06 15:38:04
Influencing?