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[necromanswers]

Hey folks. PSA for you. Name's Lup, I own Affurgato. Congrats to those who've already met my fabulous self.

As a heads up: I'm a lich. Other terms include: undead, corpse-walker, monster, abomination. Someone screamed "The Raven's Misfortune" at me once and I thought that was delightfully poetic.

If you have a problem with this, you can eat my entire ass. If you want to BRING your problem to me, I'll be happy to set YOUR ass on fire.

Now, are there any deeply personal details I ought to know about you in order for us to be friends? Apparently I have trust issues and aren't accustomed to mortal cultural norms.

that's all, have a great day or whatever

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[astralera]

My father is Count Edmont de Fortemps of Ishgard. I am happy when I think of using a custom from his home. He would be happy too, I think.


That is very neat. Are ceremonial spells commonplace in Faerun?

[necromanswers]

Sounds like the sort of thing a dad might appreciate, based on what I've heard.

I don't know about commonplace across the board, but there's a lot of religious ceremonies that involve spells or enchantments of some kind. The gods there can be pretty involved with their followers, and who wouldn't take advantage of that if given the chance?

[astralera]

I don't know much about dads, but Edmont is a very sentimental man. He would probably enjoy it here, and away from all the Ishgardian high society gobshite.

I am accustomed to gods binding their wills to their followers, turning them into puppets that care for naught but serving them. The only way to free them from their thralldom is by killing them—not even killing the offending god restores their will.

I am very fortunate my mother is an outlier in that regard.

[necromanswers]

Hell, that doesn't sound like a fun time. I think the only gods that would pull anything like that are the more traditionally evil types. Most worshipped gods are either good or at least neutral enough that people don't hate them. Even the goddess of death is neutral.

Your mother?

[astralera]

Primals are summoned in desperation by their faithful. They are summoned for a purpose, and will rigidly adhere to it. Some dislike being summoned, knowing that they are slaves to their nature and that they, in turn, will make slaves of their followers.

The Mothercrystal, Hydaelyn. She is one of the eldest of Primals—the second deity of my realm. She is the Mother of my world and its reflections.

[necromanswers]

That's pretty fucked up. Though I suppose it's not that different from Vecna or someshit eating the souls of wizards who go digging too deep for his power.

Gotcha, gotcha. Yeah, even if the world's full of shit-tier gods, having at least one on your side personally can make a huge difference. I'm glad you do.

[astralera]

It takes a great many people to gather the aether required to summon a Primal, and each person will have their own vision of their deity. The 'gods' of my world only exist because of those that have faith in them, and thus they will forever be flawed creations.

So I suppose that it is only as fucked up as mortals can be, which is... pretty fucked up, yes.

I do think Primals may be fairly different than Vecna? Unless the souls they eat are not destroyed during consumption.

When I said that the only way to free the victims — the Tempered, we call them — is to kill them, it was not entirely accurate. It is still the only cure we are capable of for now. My sister has found a ritual that shows some promise, and I know of one other method that would work.


I would not exist if not for Her. She is not just my Mother, she is also my mother. I know She is a deity, and yet ...

I suppose that is pretty fucked up too, isn't it?

[necromanswers]

Vecna was just an example of that sort of behaviour in my world, don't take me too literally. I've no doubt there are plenty of differences- It's incredibly uncommon for deities to act aggressively towards their followers, for example, and it only takes a single cleric to summon a god's aid. What factors in more than numbers is how devoted they are, and how charitable the god is feeling at the time.

What's fucked up or not is relative, in my opinion. If it's normal and acceptable to you, and you're happy, then that's good enough isn't it? Or would you prefer to have had a different mother?

[astralera]

I almost think it would be better if they were aggressive toward their followers, but they tend toward protecting their thralls. For them, less faith means less strength.

I must admit that it is still strange to hear of other gods. Ones who may be charitable, and whose existences don't drain the world around them of vitality.


Every now and then I will see a child reuniting with their mother and watch as she pulls her child into her arms, wrapping them in an embrace I have only ever seen between mother and child. It always seems so warm, and soft. Sometimes I wonder what it is like.

But things are what they are, and I am not unhappy with them.

[necromanswers]

I imagine it's just as weird for people to hear of the opposite. That's the convenience of having as many gods in my world as I do, I guess- both options sound just as likely. Some gods are our buddies, others are assholes, others don't give a shit either way. You need a book to keep track of them all.

I don't know if it's possible to not wonder about that sort of thing, regardless of what you have at the time. Hell, I don't even remember my mother, and I have my moments. If you cherish the family you've got, though, that trumps everything else, IMO.

[astralera]

Which came first with the gods you've met? The gods themselves, or the people who worshiped them?

It sounds like you could make 'trading cards' of them, if there are so many.


I agree. If you don't cherish that which you have, when it one day slips from your grasp you will be left with nothing but the knowledge you could have had more.

[necromanswers]

Definitely the gods, according to the history I'm aware of, but who knows where they came from. I'll be honest, I only lived properly in that world for about a year and a half, and any other worlds have been temporary. It seemed to share enough similarities between my original homeworld to make some assumptions about its origin, though.

Godly trading cards... might be fun. There's definitely enough to make a set of playing cards.

[astralera]

History is unreliable, unless you've witnessed it yourself.

Do you think that would be horrendously blasphemous?

[necromanswers]

Very true.

I'm not that religious; I bend no knee to a particular god, and most would find my nature pretty detestable, so blasphemy isn't a thing I care much about.

Pan's cool, though. I respect that god.

1/2

[astralera]

I had guessed it wouldn't be something you'd care much about. I asked because things tend to be much more satisfying when they are horrendously blasphemous lol

[astralera]

Does it count as a lie if I say lol but I'm not really laughing out loud?

[necromanswers]

Oh, I dig that. I'll have to think up something good for the Raven Queen, then.

[Kravitz would lose his shit if she did something disrespectful towards his birdmom, but he's not here, so nyah nyah.]

Nah, everyone knows it's just a phrase. I mean, lmao is pretty popular too, but we're all walking around with fully-attached asses

[astralera]

The Twelve could be an interesting set. They've never been summoned before, so I haven't needed to kill any of them.

I suppose it's good that I am not a religious person. Whenever I hear of a god my first instinct is to think of how to slay it.


Wait, what does "lmao" mean?

[necromanswers]

Not necessarily a great instinct to have in a world like this, but I guess the follow-up is what matters. If things go tits-up here, it could be that a willingness to go all godslayer on us will pay off.

it means "laughing my ass off"

[astralera]

Should things go tits-up Ardbert and I are very skilled, but we've yet to figure out how to put steel to the incorporeal.

So its usage is like a more potent lol, I take it?

[necromanswers]

Like fighting a ghost? There's spells for that too, though I'm not sure I've got them, personally. Would have to check my spellbook. I think that's more a cleric's domain?

yeah basically. beef up your lulz. there's a few variants but I don't know all of them, I just picked up a few in space.

[astralera]

Generally, yes. The issue here would be if there is no manifestation within the physical realm. I know of a way that could work to force a physical summoning, but it would be dangerous and very likely impossible.

'Cleric'? There is an ability called 'Cleric Stance' that increases the potency of a healer's offensive spells for a short period... I believe some White Mages of eld were referred to as such in my world, but am not sure as it's a forbidden magic.

What are the clerics you know like?


There is so much 'chat speak'. It's both fun and incredibly confusing. I know:

lol
brb
wtf
jk
nvm
ikr
yolo
stfu

And now 'lmao'.

I prefer 'kaomoji'. They are like emoji, but more creative.

[necromanswers]

Call me biased but I'm not super eager to look for ways for people to damage ghosts. I'll leave that to your expertise.

The cleric I know is a weird old fuck with a plant fetish and an obsession with the Zone of Truth spell. Clerics in general, though, are healers who get their power from the god they're aligned with.

Kaomoji? I'm actually not familiar with that term.

[astralera]

Not ghosts — deities that have yet to manifest in physical form. Ghosts are different, and not truly a threat.

In my worlds all life is made up of aether, and it can be divided into three categories: corporeal, spiritual, and mnemonic. The body, the spirit, and the memory.

'Ghosts' are made when spiritual aether exists without corporeal aether. Likewise, 'zombies' are made when corporeal aether exists without the spiritual.

Deities are not truly 'alive' and aren't subject to standard aetherology, so far as I'm aware. Admittedly I know little beyond that. I've always been the 'brawn' of my allies, so to speak.

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ Kaomoji. ♡ (˘▽˘>ԅ( ˘⌣˘)

[necromanswers]

Can't really claim to be an expert on the gods of my particular world, either. I just know they're all real and wildly different from one another. Their power comes from beyond the Weave of magic, all the way over in the Celestial plane. I've never known their magic, and probably am not likely to, so whatevs, I'll stay in my corner.

oh! nice. I didn't know that's what they were called. ヾ(￣◇￣)ノ〃