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2010-02-15, 11:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
Every deity should aspire to have one portfolio, amongst their many others. The one that will ensure they will never die:
Temple Despoilment. Whether it's peeing on a roadside shrine or an organized sack and burn of the Temple of Elemental Evil, every time, anyone, anywhere, destroys a temple, it is an act of devotion to you.
Even if they destroy your temple, crucify your high priest, and rape your vestal virgins. They are worshiping you.The Cranky Gamer
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2010-02-15, 12:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
By that logic, the portfolio you really want would be something like "Breathing" or "Sleeping" or "Continuing to Exist". :P
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2010-02-15, 12:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-02-15, 12:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
By that logic, the portfolio you really want would be something like "Breathing" or "Sleeping" or "Continuing to Exist". :P
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2010-02-15, 12:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-02-15, 12:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
The key is to have something that
1. Will always be around
2. Other deities won't fight you for
Here I'm thinking of Petulia, the Discworld's Goddess of Negotiable Affection. As patron of "the oldest profession," she'll always be around. And while her worshiper base is smaller than the average Sun God, they tend to be consistent.*
Plus, since it's such a niche, she's unlikely to have to deal with competition from up-and-coming rival religions.
*After all, they're always looking up at the- That is, they're always on their- never mind.
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2010-02-15, 12:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-03-14, 07:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
Last edited by Kwan Lee; 2010-03-15 at 11:15 PM.
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2010-03-14, 07:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
So if I play the god of Deicide, no one can ever kill me?
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2010-03-14, 08:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
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2010-03-14, 08:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
I use black for sarcasm.
Call me Rose, or The Rose Dragon. Rose Dragon is someone else entirely.
If you need me for something, please PM me about it. I am having difficulty keeping track of all my obligations.
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2010-03-14, 10:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
This is wonderful.
All the same, I feel the need to point our that you're still vulnerable to your worshippers getting bored and wandering off, and your temples falling down due to lack of maintenance.
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2010-03-14, 10:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Stuttgart, Germany
Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
All the same, I feel the need to point our that you're still vulnerable to your worshippers getting bored and wandering off, and your temples falling down due to lack of maintenance.
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2010-03-14, 10:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
'Being forgotten' would make for an amusing cycle of power.
"TREMBLE BEFORE ME, MORTAL WORLD!"
*stomps around with Cosmic Powers, alters the course of history*
*power fades rapidly as deity attracts more attention*
*~10,000 years pass, even myths are forgotten or god is assumed dead and forgotten*
"TREMBLE BEFORE ME, MORTAL WORLD!"
*repeat*
EDIT: Naturally, bards would be kill-on-sight for this god's minions.Last edited by Lapak; 2010-03-14 at 10:14 AM.
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2010-03-14, 10:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2009
Re: The Ultimate Portfolio of Self-Defense
Last edited by raitalin; 2010-03-14 at 10:23 AM.
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2010-03-14, 10:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2009