To add to those considerations:
- there are divine and spirit realms that can be accessed by mortals
- there is summoning magic
- gods can make new portals
- but the usable portal network is ancient and no one knows how it works
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Originally Posted by ericthered
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I can see many portals working differently, and there being many unique portals, but I can't see there not being networks of connected portals with similar identities- a set of Aztec portals, then a network of Grecian portals, to give a rough explanation.
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- We have at least four instances of portals that target people: Kidnapper, Bugout, the legendary portal that brought the imperials to Fragment, and the River of the seasons.
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btw- Those last two are the same thing. (A35/p43)
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- It would be nice if the cues about portal identity are visually dramatic.
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As in, the identity of the plane they connect to? So Mother Plains Portals in other realms (if they exist) all look similar and give similar vibes?
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- I favor soft rules about what actually separates the cosmi and what they are as opposed to hard rules.
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I can see both being useful. We want to allow some flexibility, but I have a resistance to making kitchen sink settings, as they tend to be similar to any other kitchen sink setting.
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- You don't have to deliver the whole answer: dangling stubs are as interesting as fully fleshed solutions
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I've actually often cut stuff that I've written and turned it back as a question, but this is good to remember nonetheless. Smaller steps are also quicker to take, instead of trying to sort out everything in one block.
Very much so :)