Fantasy 𝚁𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 ➵ Present Day Deities

[mikayre]

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Present Day Deities

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The deities of old have fallen, remaining but a gold tinted memory of those who knew of them.

Thirteen individuals are chosen to rise to the top, to govern the people they once knew with an otherworldly power.
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• Plot & Locations
• Rules & Information
• Available Characters

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  Plot
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  Thirteen individuals from all walks of life have been chosen by fate to replace the once mighty Greek gods. Upon reaching Olympus, they discover their new home is in ruins - they'll have to restore it themselves. As they restore it, they find bits and pieces of the old gods, learning of their fate. Each previous Olympian died of a tragic cause relating to the force they governed.
  
  Olympus is comprised of a few main areas.
  
  The Obsitus Garden
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  Originally a beautiful, flourishing garden filled with flowers native only to Olympus as well as earthly ones. The climate within the garden was always a comfortable, warm temperature, with occasional rain showers when the garden was unoccupied. The garden was circled by twelve large pillars, with a small pond in the middle. Shimmering fish darted across the pond while lily pads floated on the surface. Now, the pillars have nearly crumbled, and the garden is unkempt - some areas having grown too much while others not growing enough. Any plant life has wilted or is barely clinging onto life.
  
  The Amphitheatre
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  A semicircle of a large amount of seats surrounding an open marble floor. Many events happened here, such as live poetry and musical performances. It never rained here, and the sun would create a warm and comfortable atmosphere where anyone could remain. Currently, the amphitheatre is eerily silent, faint echoes of what used to happen here bouncing off the seats. Clouds loom over the area, causing it to feel dark and unwelcoming.
  
  The Abandoned Abodes
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  Twelve buildings stood in a square, three buildings on each side. Standing in the center, to the north lay the cabins of Poseidon, Zeus, and Hera. Zeus' cabin was the largest, towering above Poseidon and Hades' cabins. To the east lay the cabins of Athena, Apollo, and Demeter. To the west: Ares, Artemis, and Dionysus. Finally, the southernmost cabins belong to Hephaestus, Hermes, and Aphrodite. In the middle of the square of cabins sits Hestia's hearth. Hades home is absent, for he lived in the underworld - and when he visited Olympus, he resided in the cabin of the Olympian he favored the most. Now, the majority of these homes lay in ruins, though some buildings are still intact and can easily be rebuilt.
  
  The Council Room
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  A circle of seats surround a large marble table, each seat previously adorned with one of the symbols of each of the gods. Hades had a seat at this table, despite not frequently appearing at meetings. He was at the last meeting before the gods dropped like flies. The room currently sits with a similar eerie emptiness to the amphitheatre, though this emptiness harbors a sense of impending doom.
  
  
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  Rules & Requirements
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  ❥ This roleplay is minor friendly! If you're an adult who is uncomfortable roleplaying with those under the age of eighteen (which is valid and understandable), this roleplay is not for you.
  
  ❥ Be friendly & kind OOC. The goal of this roleplay is not only to bring forth a new set of gods, but to bring forth a new set of friends. Don't take what's said IC to heart, characters have rivalries but that doesn't mean you have to! If something goes wrong, speak up!
  
  ❥ Be willing to brainstorm and plot! While there is some semblance of a plot given to you here, I'd like to hear your ideas to help the story! Everyone playing gets to help decide the fate of the god their character is replacing as well as develop relationships with the new gods.
  
  ❥ Basic fluency in English. Minor grammar mistakes and spelling errors are fine, but please have a decent grasp on English.
  
  ❥ The ability to post 2 times a week, minimum with at least 1-3 paragraphs in your post - give the person you're roleplaying with something to respond to. More is always appreciated! Please try and let me know in advance if you can't continue for any reason, I'll write your character out of the story. If your absence is unexpected, you'll be given a 2 week grace period before your character is written out.
  
  ❥ Be accepting & LGBTQ+ friendly! Because the characters will not be siblings in this roleplay due to being replacements of the old gods, anyone can date anyone. All types of ships are allowed, including polyamorous ships.
  
  ❥ Basic rules: no godmodding/metagaming, no killing another character off without permission from me and the person who's character you'd be killing, etc..
  
  ❥ Have fun, get creative!
  
  Extra Information
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  ❥ You don't need to have any knowledge of coding, pretty responses are not necessary. As long as they're legible, that's all you need!
  
  ❥ Discord is not required at the moment. This may change, but the current plan is to have 4 threads. This interest check, a brainstorming/plotting thread, a character thread, and an in character thread. If a group private message is preferred for brainstorming/plotting, we can do that too. Whatever the majority wants, I can accommodate to a certain extent.
  
  ❥ I am looking for: 5 people to double up & play 2 gods each (I'll play 3).
  
  ❥ Characters should not have the name of the god they are replacing. This is a reminder that they are replacing the old gods, not inheriting their names or history.
  
  ❥ Characters are not first come, first serve. I'd rather have a well rounded character than one that is only flaws or only strengths.
  
  ❥ Characters should be 18 at least & original, not from a fandom. Preferred age is early 20s, but 18-19 are welcomed too!
  
  
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  Replacement For:	God Of:	Preferred Gender:	Taken By:
  Zeus	The sky	Male or masculine aligned	Lord_Boreas
  Hades	The dead	Male or masculine aligned	Celestial Speck
  Poseidon	The seas	Male or masculine aligned	N/A
  Hera	Marriage & women	Female	N/A
  Athena	Wisdom & war strategy	Female, feminine aligned, or unaligned	mikayre
  Apollo	The sun & all forms of art	Male, masculine aligned, or unaligned	N/A
  Artemis	The moon & the hunt	Female	stupid man thing
  Demeter	Plants & gardens	Female or feminine aligned	nonexistent
  Ares	War/combat	Male or masculine aligned, or unaligned	N/A
  Hermes	Merchants, travel, & trickery	Any	N/A
  Dionysus	Wine & partying	Male or masculine aligned, or unaligned	N/A
  Hephaestus	Fire & the forge	Any	N/A
  Aphrodite	Love & beauty	Female, feminine aligned, or unaligned	N/A
  Hestia	The hearth & home	Any	N/A

If you're interested, say so below & share some ideas for the character you'd like to play! This includes (but is not limited to), ideas for how their predecessor died or their personality/mannerisms! Also, let me know what to call you, your pronouns, and whether you'd prefer OOC chatter to happen on Discord, in a thread, or a group private message!

This is in part inspired by Percy Jackson, but I hope the ideas are original enough that even those not in the fandom will enjoy!

Ask any questions you may have, this is obviously a WIP idea because I'd like to develop this with the group I select!

Character Thread​

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[mikayre]

Little update since I poked into the similar threads - treat this as another opportunity to do something similar to the one thread I did see.

 

[FloofWhispers]

Interested in being Poseidon, Hades or Zeus!

 

[mikayre]

Interested in being Poseidon, Hades or Zeus!

Cool! Any ideas for any of them? :0

 

[FloofWhispers]

Hmmm, prefer them to be homosexual.

 

[mikayre]

Hmmm, prefer them to be homosexual.

I was thinking more ideas for their personality, how their predecessors died, etc.! There's a bit more to the plot than them just being replacements of the old gods.

 

[FloofWhispers]

I was thinking more ideas for their personality, how their predecessors died, etc.! There's a bit more to the plot than them just being replacements of the old gods.

Ah, of course!
Well, they'd be flirtatious and bold, and I believe that their predecessor, Poseidon, would die by attacks from humans.

 

[Celestial Speck]

Might as well throw my hat into the ring. May I go Hades?

 

[mikayre]

Might as well throw my hat into the ring. May I go Hades?

I don't see why not! Got any ideas for them? :0

 

[FloofWhispers]

Is there a CS form to fill out?

 

[mikayre]

Is there a CS form to fill out?

Not yet! This is just an interest check, if enough people are interested I'll make one soon. :]

 

[FloofWhispers]

Not yet! This is just an interest check, if enough people are interested I'll make one soon. :]

Kk

 

[bambino]

interested in apollo for sure and maybe hestia? my apollo baby is gonna be a big show man for sure,, and poor hestia child is just a ball of anxiety and sunshine. i’m trying to think of ways their predecessors died… i may need some help with that shjdjd

also, i generally prefer discord for ooc—it’s faster and easier to navigate imo—but im totally down for an ooc thread or pms as well!

 

[mikayre]

interested in apollo for sure and maybe hestia? my apollo baby is gonna be a big show man for sure,, and poor hestia child is just a ball of anxiety and sunshine. i’m trying to think of ways their predecessors died… i may need some help with that shjdjd

also, i generally prefer discord for ooc—it’s faster and easier to navigate imo—but im totally down for an ooc thread or pms as well!

good choices !!
all i could think of for hestia was she burned to death HELP DSJKKJD
we can obviously talk more once the group gets brainstorming

 

[Celestial Speck]

I don't see why not! Got any ideas for them? :0

A chill dude, the sort who wears jackets and uses sunglasses less to try and be cool and more out of comfort- someone who's 'to the point' like 'toto-tata', yet not necessarily uncharismatic. Someone who's often seen taking the most obvious route first but isn't beyond thinking other ways out of an issue or making allies or 'coworkers' to help 'im out.

Much like the way Hades is often depicted in media, he's the sort who rarely holds grudges, but when he does, with someone invoking the wrath of a calm man? Yeesh.

 

[mikayre]

A chill dude, the sort who wears jackets and uses sunglasses less to try and be cool and more out of comfort- someone who's 'to the point' like 'toto-tata', yet not necessarily uncharismatic. Someone who's often seen taking the most obvious route first but isn't beyond thinking other ways out of an issue or making allies or 'coworkers' to help 'im out.

Much like the way Hades is often depicted in media, he's the sort who rarely holds grudges, but when he does, with someone invoking the wrath of a calm man? Yeesh.

LOVE IT!!

 

[Celestial Speck]

LOVE IT!!

Thanks much! Fun fact: the idea mostly came how in history, the Greeks didn't do many stories involving Hades because they thought it'd be bad Juju. Which is how he became depicted as a chill and misunderstood god in modern media.

 

[mikayre]

Thanks much! Fun fact: the idea mostly came how in history, the Greeks didn't do many stories involving Hades because they thought it'd be bad Juju. Which is how he became depicted as a chill and misunderstood god in modern media.

I didn't know that! I was hoping someone would definitely play with the idea that he isn't included in a lot of things

 

[Celestial Speck]

I didn't know that! I was hoping someone would definitely play with the idea that he isn't included in a lot of things

You don't shit talk the god of the dead, man. Ya just don't. :V

 

[bambino]

good choices !!
all i could think of for hestia was she burned to death HELP DSJKKJD
we can obviously talk more once the group gets brainstorming

OML THATD BE SO SAD.. POOR THING HSJDJD

 

[Celestial Speck]

Righto, here's the idea I had. Hades committed divine suicide. Pretty fucking big deal, yeah? Basically a final fuck you to his siblings, for whatever reason. Maybe it was spite, maybe he wanted to break free from the cycle, the monotony, and took himself who knows, really. Point is, the underworld was thrown into disarray. When the God of the Dead dies? Not a good thing. Some souls probably escaped here and there, maybe some hellfire escaped, and it maybe reached my character.

The idea is, he got burned badly and uses the jacket to cover it up. He's over it, though. Doesn't matter that much to him (unless ya try and make it matter) memory's blocked off. But it ties into why he decided to replace Hades. Both spite and a sense of responsibility, of wanting to 'do better' and 'put this shit show in order.' he ain't no leader, he ain't no Zeus. He is, however, the new owner of the Underworld. And he's gonna bring make so everything is pristine, so no kiddie is burned again, and nobody else has to die to quit their job.

And maybe, pet Cerberus as a bonus.

 

[mikayre]

Righto, here's the idea I had. Hades committed divine suicide. Pretty fucking big deal, yeah? Basically a final fuck you to his siblings, for whatever reason. Maybe it was spite, maybe he wanted to break free from the cycle, the monotony, and took himself who knows, really. Point is, the underworld was thrown into disarray. When the God of the Dead dies? Not a good thing. Some souls probably escaped here and there, maybe some hellfire escaped, and it maybe reached my character.

The idea is, he got burned badly and uses the jacket to cover it up. He's over it, though. Doesn't matter that much to him (unless ya try and make it matter) memory's blocked off. But it ties into why he decided to replace Hades. Both spite and a sense of responsibility, of wanting to 'do better' and 'put this shit show in order.' he ain't no leader, he ain't no Zeus. He is, however, the new owner of the Underworld. And he's gonna bring make so everything is pristine, so no kiddie is burned again, and nobody else has to die to quit their job.

And maybe, pet Cerberus as a bonus.

OKAY I got busy before I could read this
I LOVE your idea of how the original hades died + your idea for the new god of death! Only thing I want to point out is your character doesn't really get a choice in the fact that they're now the god of death :] however I love your idea of him wanting to make everything right
As for cerberus, I'll think about it, but I don't see why not :0

 

[Celestial Speck]

OKAY I got busy before I could read this
I LOVE your idea of how the original hades died + your idea for the new god of death! Only thing I want to point out is your character doesn't really get a choice in the fact that they're now the god of death :] however I love your idea of him wanting to make everything right
As for cerberus, I'll think about it, but I don't see why not :0

Lol nah, that's good. I got the feeling it was the case. I meant more it in a 'I have the opportunity, so I might as well take it because I'm pissed' sort of way. It's sorta doing your damn best at something outta spite.

Also, for Cerberus, it was mostly a joke. But I do think he'll try and get a few assistants. Maybe a few old contacts from Hades and all. Ruling the Underworld by yourself ain't easy.

 

[mikayre]

Lol nah, that's good. I got the feeling it was the case. I meant more it in a 'I have the opportunity, so I might as well take it because I'm pissed' sort of way. It's sorta doing your damn best at something outta spite.

Also, for Cerberus, it was mostly a joke. But I do think he'll try and get a few assistants. Maybe a few old contacts from Hades and all. Ruling the Underworld by yourself ain't easy.

Sounds good!!!

 

[FloofWhispers]

For my character, I'll have him be a swimmer who already distinctively had Poseidons abilities, but just thought they were odd quirks.