tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187128942585713021.post8704257387063595113..comments2024-03-15T04:41:02.773-04:00Comments on Dispatches From Kickassistan: Game of Taps: Answers to Jeff's Campaign Questions, Part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187128942585713021.post-63758330805363390222012-09-19T00:01:07.717-04:002012-09-19T00:01:07.717-04:00While I had originally intended that the Avenue of...While I had originally intended that the Avenue of a Thousand Gods was a bit of hyperbole, but I like the idea of shrines to nearly-forgotten or even dead gods. The title of that story you mention makes me think of a small armoire or closet filled with cubby holes like mail slots, each with its own tiny idol, sort of like a library for forgotten deities. I think that's totally making it in there, now.Adam Muszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046628343673308107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8187128942585713021.post-91520162711698519222012-09-18T07:54:08.065-04:002012-09-18T07:54:08.065-04:00In reading about the sheer number of temples, I wa...In reading about the sheer number of temples, I was reminded of a Glen Cook story, Petty Pewter Gods. In this story the temple district is one, long avenue. Depending upon the number of worshippers a god or pantheon can boast, the temples range from vast cathedral complexes to petty hovels. More importantly, there's only so much space on the avenue, so competition over the last (and least) available spaces is, in a word, fierce. In fact, the Hero of the story, Garrett, becomes embroiled with the gods because they need a human agent to help them cling tenaciously to the buttocks of the avenue (yes, Powdered Toast Man reference there). Once they're gone, well, they're gone for good. What happens to them then, who knows? Maybe they are consigned to the chaos of the Void, to be reborn as mortals, or perhaps they simply cease to be. <br /><br />What I like most about this concept is that it sort of forces interaction between gods and mortals (Read: Potential for patrons and for godly mischief), and strife between the gods themselves. This strife, though, is important in terms of status, which in this scheme is almost literally the lifeblood of the gods, where worship results in real-world impact on their place in the world.<br /><br />I'm sure you already have an idea how you might want to handle your temple district, but I figured I'd throw that out there. It's pretty juicy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310118896949396274noreply@blogger.com