Thusia Game-wide Community Discussion

[devotedtothecore]

Sup Thusia! Let's talk about Thusia.

The game's been a bit slow lately and while I know a heavy part of that's due to the September back-to-classes crunch and other RL gremlins punching people in the face, it seems like we could use a talk about what we can do to restart/boost interest for everyone, as well as talk about any other gamestuff we might like to bring up/have bee thinking of bringing up for a while, no matter how big or small.

COMMUNITY TALK, LET'S GO

((I'm gonna make a couple of top level comments for specific stuff so stand by!!1)) DONE, FIRE AWAY

Comments

Re: [Things That Could Be Done Better]

[over_the_fop]

Gods become less of tools for trade, and more like gods in traditional senses.

They have interactions, favorites, relations... But also to be forces of their own nature. Heavy prevalence of what they ARE in their conversations becoming the draw to it, rather than what they offer. Speaking with one BECOMES an event with risks, benefits, consequences and possibilities. As they get more power, become stronger, agendas and even playing with the lives of our adorable little mortals becomes more pronounced.

Re: [Things That Could Be Done Better]

[offalia]

Oh, yes! I like that! I think moving gods closer to what makes them so potent in stories. More forces of nature than people with power.

Re: [Things That Could Be Done Better]

[anklets]

This is relevant to my interests, and I agree that having the gods act more as gods is something I'd like to see happen.

I vaguely recall seeing somewhere that there's always been the possibility that if a god likes you, you may get more bang for your buck— or, conversely, if they dislike you, they might not give you things at all. I think expanding on that has potential; maybe they won't give you something because they're feeling fickle, and you have to pay lots and lots of attention to them to get what you want from them. Maybe they're in a bad mood and they don't want to give you X, but they'll give you Y and Z, which may accomplish the same thing as X, but ultimately are harder to work with. Maybe you ask them for something their aid with a situation, but when they give it, it isn't immediately obvious that it is help. Because, in the end, it's still the act of a god; powerful— perhaps more so than you wanted.

The shrined gods are, of course, here to help Thusians, but that doesn't mean they have to be delegated to the role of magically-endowed merchants.

Re: [Things That Could Be Done Better]

[over_the_fop]

Yes this, exactly.

I want to see more things go wrong, from the minor YOU GET NOTHING to the major YOU WALK AWAY A CHANGED PERSON. Or even effects on the characters mood and temperment just being in their presence. You spend 5 minutes in Albinia's presence and all you want to do is THINK and study and document. Kain makes you want to have a nap and sit and ponder the nature of light and machinery. Ygin makes you flighty and panicky, Kalidas makes you feel a little uninhibited and drunk, etc etc.

Re: [Things That Could Be Done Better]

[anklets]

Oh, yes, that'd be great. Almost like the power of suggestion, since the gods are indeed quite powerful and suggestive— their whole existence is, after all, based on getting people to do things within their domains for reward. And there's really no better way to make people act within those domains than to infuse them with some of that state of mind what would lend itself to such behaviour.

It wouldn't have to be lasting, but it'd certainly be a little unsettling/awe-inspiring to some characters, and kind of bolster the idea that these are powerful, unearthly beings.

Re: [Things That Could Be Done Better]

[deretsune]

Ygin makes you flighty and panicky

DOING THAT WELL ENOUGH WITH NATSUME ALREADY OKOK

Re: [Things That Could Be Done Better]

[thevineintervention]

Yesssss Thirding this! I understand why people wanted to stay away from the Sabra-style GODS ARE ENEMIES!!1! but I would like to seem them more... flawed and selfish. Having them be 100% boone to humanity just isn't very conducive to interesting things happening.