Sanctity in Mythic Earth

b-dog · 08-13-2013, 02:16 PM

In my game world which is based on the earth of myths and legends I was thinking that the mere act of worship causes Sanctity to come into existance. The gods require worship by mortals in order to sustain their godhood. In the early ages tribal spiritsewere the gods and then came the likes of Thor, Zeus and Orsirus. Lastly came the monotheistic faiths which pulled in far more worshippers and reduced the god status of the tribal spirits and even the polytheistic faiths. Some say that if Zeus were worshipped by more people then he could rival Christianity in Mythic Earth as could other gods. It could be that demonic cults are crushed so quickly because if they were allowed to flourish then the demon lords could attain the power of the gods and be released from a Hell. The Elder Gods are not divine or gods but instead are alien entities from other realities that can use the power of Sanctity to enter the mundaneworld should they aquire enough worshippers. The mere act of worship creates and energy called Sanctity in Mythic Earth.

jason taylor · 08-21-2013, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by b-dog

In my game world which is based on the earth of myths and legends I was thinking that the mere act of worship causes Sanctity to come into existance. The gods require worship by mortals in order to sustain their godhood. In the early ages tribal spiritsewere the gods and then came the likes of Thor, Zeus and Orsirus. Lastly came the monotheistic faiths which pulled in far more worshippers and reduced the god status of the tribal spirits and even the polytheistic faiths. Some say that if Zeus were worshipped by more people then he could rival Christianity in Mythic Earth as could other gods. It could be that demonic cults are crushed so quickly because if they were allowed to flourish then the demon lords could attain the power of the gods and be released from a Hell. The Elder Gods are not divine or gods but instead are alien entities from other realities that can use the power of Sanctity to enter the mundaneworld should they aquire enough worshippers. The mere act of worship creates and energy called Sanctity in Mythic Earth.

You're question?

D10 · 08-21-2013, 07:53 PM

Whos benefiting from christianity ? Jesus ?

Blood Legend · 08-21-2013, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jason taylor

You're question?

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Originally Posted by D10

Whos benefiting from christianity ? Jesus ?

Be careful. I'm not offended but mods and rules and flame wars and such.

In my game worlds, energy of the gods is provided by its worshippers. Primal Gods (basically, the old ones) do not need sanctity, which is why they're always going on about true power this and true power that, and also why they're constantly sacrificing their worshipers for little reason.

jason taylor · 08-21-2013, 08:15 PM

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Whos benefiting from christianity ? Jesus ?

In theory Christians are the main one's who benefit. Jesus' benefit is limited as some of us are rather irritating fellows to have around.

That is the problem with matching polytheism with monotheism as if it is only a matter of numbers. A polytheistic god can benefit from his followers. A monotheistic one can't, not in that sense. However if you are playing that, presumably you are imagining it from the polytheist worldview in which case Jesus would be more like the Norse "Whitechrist."

D10 · 08-21-2013, 09:36 PM

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Be careful. I'm not offended but mods and rules and flame wars and such.

In my game worlds, energy of the gods is provided by its worshippers. Primal Gods (basically, the old ones) do not need sanctity, which is why they're always going on about true power this and true power that, and also why they're constantly sacrificing their worshipers for little reason.

Well I certainly didnt mean it in that way! Im a christian myself and wouldnt want to offend anyone on the matter, but the way he phrased it just begged the question, and in its most genuine meaning.

Because from what he said, I started to think that in his setting, jesus would be the equivalent to thor, just with a lot more worshippers.

Blood Legend · 08-22-2013, 03:05 AM

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Well I certainly didnt mean it in that way! Im a christian myself and wouldnt want to offend anyone on the matter, but the way he phrased it just begged the question, and in its most genuine meaning.

Because from what he said, I started to think that in his setting, jesus would be the equivalent to thor, just with a lot more worshippers.

Lol, carry on then!

Flyndaran · 08-22-2013, 06:29 AM

I remember a series of books that had belief creating spirit/gods, but it took active disbelief to "kill" them. That's hard to come by if you just saw the diety torch your village. But there was a wonderful plot twist by the hero of the book.
Disbelief causing harm would give a reason as to why gods always seem to demand the death of heathens.

Flyndaran · 08-22-2013, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Blood Legend

Your*

Be careful. I'm not offended but mods and rules and flame wars and such.

In my game worlds, energy of the gods is provided by its worshippers. Primal Gods (basically, the old ones) do not need sanctity, which is why they're always going on about true power this and true power that, and also why they're constantly sacrificing their worshipers for little reason.

Be careful. I'm not offended but mods and rules and flame wars and such... about grammar and spelling corrections. ;)
There are certain native English speaking posters here that couldn't use an apostrophe correctly if their lives depended on it. I can say that as I make completely different grammatical mistakes.

The Colonel · 08-22-2013, 10:17 AM

This would certainly be a setting in which you'd need to hard rule a lot of theological questions: does the worship offered by all three Abrahamic religions benefit the same deity? What about the various spin-offs from those religions? Does the Greco-Roman tradition of identifying various deities as aspects of one another hold any water? What about their equally prominent tradition of localising deities in excruciating detail?

08-13-2013, 02:16 PM	#1
b-dog Join Date: Nov 2006	Sanctity in Mythic Earth In my game world which is based on the earth of myths and legends I was thinking that the mere act of worship causes Sanctity to come into existance. The gods require worship by mortals in order to sustain their godhood. In the early ages tribal spiritsewere the gods and then came the likes of Thor, Zeus and Orsirus. Lastly came the monotheistic faiths which pulled in far more worshippers and reduced the god status of the tribal spirits and even the polytheistic faiths. Some say that if Zeus were worshipped by more people then he could rival Christianity in Mythic Earth as could other gods. It could be that demonic cults are crushed so quickly because if they were allowed to flourish then the demon lords could attain the power of the gods and be released from a Hell. The Elder Gods are not divine or gods but instead are alien entities from other realities that can use the power of Sanctity to enter the mundaneworld should they aquire enough worshippers. The mere act of worship creates and energy called Sanctity in Mythic Earth.

08-21-2013, 07:53 PM	#3
D10 Join Date: May 2009 Location: In Rio de Janeiro, where it was cyberpunk before it was cool.	Re: Sanctity in Mythic Earth Whos benefiting from christianity ? Jesus ?

08-22-2013, 06:29 AM	#8
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: Sanctity in Mythic Earth I remember a series of books that had belief creating spirit/gods, but it took active disbelief to "kill" them. That's hard to come by if you just saw the diety torch your village. But there was a wonderful plot twist by the hero of the book. Disbelief causing harm would give a reason as to why gods always seem to demand the death of heathens. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.

08-22-2013, 10:17 AM	#10
The Colonel Join Date: Jul 2006	Re: Sanctity in Mythic Earth This would certainly be a setting in which you'd need to hard rule a lot of theological questions: does the worship offered by all three Abrahamic religions benefit the same deity? What about the various spin-offs from those religions? Does the Greco-Roman tradition of identifying various deities as aspects of one another hold any water? What about their equally prominent tradition of localising deities in excruciating detail?