>>5845826
>Male
>A geographic feature

>>5845826
>Female
>blight

Hellenic Hel mode?

>>5845826
>Male
>An aspect of humanity

>>5845829

Supporting

>>5845826
>Female
>An aspect of humanity

>>5845826
>>Female
>>An aspect of humanity

>>5845826
>>Male
>A blight
we must corrupt

>>5845826
>Female
>A blight

>>5845829
>>5845830
>>5845843
>>5845845
>>5845853
>>5845899
>>5845907
>>5845930

Since gender is tied, we will halt its determination for now.

>An aspect of humanity
>A blight

Your deepest wish is to be a walking calamity: to watch humans keel over in anguish at your feet like helpless insects before an exterminator. However, your ambitions aren't as low as a monster or beast, you desire something more refined. Something... grander. What is your favorite way of bringing harm?

>To induce emotions that cause humans to attack each other or destroy themselves
>To bring about conditions that make their lives difficult and short
>To act directly as a bringer of death, cutting out any middle men
>Write-in

>>5845981
>To induce emotions that cause humans to attack each other or destroy themselves
Can we be greed? Pride? Factionalism? A different based vice?

>>5845981
>>To induce emotions that cause humans to attack each other or destroy themselves
WAR

>>5845981
>>To bring about conditions that make their lives difficult and short

>>5845981
>To bring about conditions that make their lives difficult and short

>>5845981
Since my previous post may have been a bit unclear, I wanted to specify that, if you haven't voted on gender already, you still can.

>>5845826
>Female
>>5845981
>To bring about conditions that make their lives difficult and short

>>5845981
>Male
>To act directly as a bringer of death, cutting out any middle men
War god come on

>>5845981
>To act directly as a bringer of death, cutting out any middle men
WAAAAR! I FUCKING LOVE WAR! MURDER! MAIM! MASSACRE! WAR! DEATH! DESTRUCTION! DESPOILATION! WAAAR! WAR! FOR THE SAKE OF WAR! ALL THESE THINGS AND MORE ARE AS SWEETEST AMBROSIA TO US!

>>5845981
>>To bring about conditions that make their lives difficult and short

>>5845981
>Female
>To bring about conditions that make their lives difficult and short

>>5845983
I will be fine with whatever choice allows us to be the god of war/conflict

>>5845983
>>5845985
>>5846019
>>5846027
>>5846039
>>5846040
>>5846045
>>5846049
>>5846052
>>5846054

You are female.

You find yourself in two minds on the nature of the suffering you wish to bring. On the one hand, the idea of turning the world into a harsh, cruel place to live in, forcing people to wither away slowly and helplessly seems wonderful to you. On the other, the idea of forcing them to fight each other, to strike each other down in a frenzy of violence and screams, holds great appeal. However, you come to a conclusion: in times of famine, when hunger overrides the better instincts of man, they do not hesitate to tear each other apart. You think back to history, and realize that the bloodiest revolutions and the most brutal wars were done in response to a lack of the very essentials to survival. However, you take some pause. Is this truly enough blood to sate your thirst?

Are you Limos, goddess of Famine?
>Yes
>No

>>5846065
>>Yes

>>5846065
>No

>>5846065
>No
GIVE ME WAR OR GIVE ME DEATH

>>5846065
>Yes

>>5846065
>No
Famine is the lamest calamity. Something like pestilence or war, that's where it's at!

>>5846065
>No
Famine is alright but WAR, W A R is better!

>>5846174
>>5846096
>>5846088
>>5846084
>>5846076
>>5846072
>>5846174
>>5846096
>>5846088
>>5846084
>>5846076
>>5846072

Famine is good but, you think, something is missing. You think, perhaps something more visceral, something with a bit more flair, would suit you better. But what?

>Lyssa: Goddess of mad, rabid rage
>Pthisis: Embodiment of rot, and putrefaction
>Bia: Silent goddess of force and violence
>Atë: goddess of folly and ruin
>Actually, Limos sounds about right

>>5846198
>Pthisis: Embodiment of rot, and putrefaction

>>5846198
>Atë: goddess of folly and ruin
Time to fuck up some mortals

>>5846198
>>Lyssa: Goddess of mad, rabid rage

>>5846198
>Atë: goddess of folly and ruin

>>5846198
>Pthisis: Embodiment of rot, and putrefaction

>>5846198
>Bia: Silent goddess of force and violence

>>5846198
>Atë: goddess of folly and ruin

>>5846198

>Atë: goddess of folly and ruin

Seems appropriate and topical

>>5846198
>Bia
Violence

>>5846198
>Lyssa: Goddess of mad, rabid rage

>>5846198
>Actually, Limos sounds about right

Writing

>>5846220
>>5846224
>>5846274
>>5846356
>>5846365
>>5846403
>>5846406
>>5846462
>>5846505
>>5846550
>>5846553

>Atë, goddess of folly and ruin

You decide that the greatest pleasure in life is to nudge people in the directions in which they always wanted to go, reducing people to their basest of urges and watching as their own follies beget their complete undoing. Not even the very gods were immune to this influence, and, at the end, as long as man is fallible, you will always have a place.

You proceed with the deification process.

>God Rank: C
>Synchronization Rate: 98.75%
>Level: 1
>Influence: 0/100
>Divinity: 50/50
>Directive: By Their Own Hand
You gain Influence whenever a person touched by your influence meets disaster as a result of their own folly. Additionally, you gain influence for each bystander harmed in the process. Once you meet a certain influence threshold, you may either increase your level or the level of one of your authorities. However, the levels of your authorities may not exceed your level. Additionally, new authorities may be unlocked at higher levels

>Trait: Olympian Exile:
Your influence can touch anyone, mortal and god alike. However, you will be recognized and seen as a threat by any incarnation of an <Olympian>

Authorities:

>A Thousand Faces, a Thousand Voices (1):
You can temporarily alter your physical appearance and voice as you please, provided you maintain a human shape. Additionally, your words can be understood by anyone, regardless of language

>Divine Folly (EX):
You may copy one Authority from any incarnation that falls victim to your directive. The authority you copy is random, and you may do so only once per incarnation, and all authorities are copied at level one

>Whisper of Temptation (1):
While in effect, individuals sustain permanent losses to their capacity for delayed gratification and impulse control, becoming more severe the longer they hear your voice. Recordings are sufficient for this effect

>Touch of Madness (1):
You may target one individual by making physical contact with them, causing them to temporarily lose all restraint, engaging in indiscriminate violence, extreme indulgence in sex, food, or substances, or even suicide. You may choose what vice they succumb to provided that those impulses existed in at least some capacity within the target. However, these impulses can be resisted with enough willpower, depending on the authority's level

>Pantheon: Spawn of Discord
Assemble your pantheon to gain a bonus to the effective level of all authorities, as well as a bonus authority that is only available upon full pantheon assembly

>>5846625
Now that you've gained some sense for your new divine powers, what should you do?

>I need to investigate this system more and see if any information might be helpful to my goals
>Now that I have this power, it's time to settle some old scores. Perhaps I'll give my landlord a visit
>I need to find the members of my pantheon as quickly as possible
>I need to get working on my directive. I'll have to find a way to be heard by as many people as I can...
>Now that I have these powers, I have to try them out! Purely for research purposes, of course
>Write-in

>>5846628
>Now that I have this power, it's time to settle some old scores. Perhaps I'll give my landlord a visit

Fuck landlords

Also reading through our powers I'm getting a real Nyarlathotep vibe from Atë https://youtu.be/rDeLx0R4168

>>5846632
>Support
Fuck landlords

>>5846628
>Now that I have this power, it's time to settle some old scores. Perhaps I'll give my landlord a visit
To fall folly to our own power. How amusing.

>>5846628
>Now that I have this power, it's time to settle some old scores. Perhaps I'll give my landlord a visit

>>5846628
>>Now that I have this power, it's time to settle some old scores. Perhaps I'll give my landlord a visit
Kill landlords
-Greek gods and Mao

>>5846632
>>5846635
>>5846640
>>5846652
>>5846662

What good is power if you can't use it to get what you want? And right now, there's nothing you want to see more than your landlord's face, twisted in shock and agony. But how to go about it?

>It would be impolite to keep this revenge all to myself- I should let his other victims get in on the fun. I'll go door to door, using my Touch of Madness to induce a riot
>Nothing beats a direct confrontation. I'll make him kill himself right in front of me
>No, that would be too simple. I'll use my Touch of Madness to make him commit a heinous crime, ruining his life, his reputation, and the lives of any potential bystanders all in one fell swoop

>>5846694
Write in

>I'll use touch of madness to make him increase rent, and then use it again on one of the other renter's. Technically bringing him to ruin through his actions, and snagging another in the scheme as well

two birds, one stone, and we cause a bit more mayhem this way, but with a more elegant touch than just brute forcing the fucker into being a rapist or something

>>5846694
>No, that would be too simple. I'll use my Touch of Madness to make him commit a heinous crime, ruining his life, his reputation, and the lives of any potential bystanders all in one fell swoop
Make sure to adopt the face of someone else we know and don't like

>>5846694
>>No, that would be too simple. I'll use my Touch of Madness to make him commit a heinous crime, ruining his life, his reputation, and the lives of any potential bystanders all in one fell swoop

>>5846694

>No, that would be too simple. I'll use my Touch of Madness to make him commit a heinous crime, ruining his life, his reputation, and the lives of any potential bystanders all in one fell swoop.

This seems easiest.

>>5846694
>>Nothing beats a direct confrontation. I'll make him kill himself right in front of me

>>5846694
>No, that would be too simple. I'll use my Touch of Madness to make him commit a heinous crime, ruining his life, his reputation, and the lives of any potential bystanders all in one fell swoop
We are the average woman scorned

>>5846694
>No, that would be too simple. I'll use my Touch of Madness to make him commit a heinous crime, ruining his life, his reputation, and the lives of any potential bystanders all in one fell swoop

Let madness consume all!

>>5846698
>>5846700
>>5846701
>>5846705
>>5846715
>>5846752
>>5846771

>No, that would be too simple. I'll use my Touch of Madness to make him commit a heinous crime, ruining his life, his reputation, and the lives of any potential bystanders all in one fell swoop

You sit in your apartment alone, plotting on how to go about this without implicating yourself. You decide to assume the visage of the obnoxious inhabitant of the apartment above yours, Mark? Matt? Doesn't really matter anymore. What does matter is that not only does he play grating music at extreme volumes well after midnight, but he also gets into frequent screaming matches with your landlord. You take on his appearance, being careful to do so in a place without cameras, before bursting into your landlord's office and loudly mimicing the tone and diction of his rants. Then, at the crescendo of your unhinged monologue, you hit him square in the jaw, making sure to plant your Touch of Madness onto him as you do. He gets up before extending his palm towards you. Shockingly, it glows with a dim yellow light. The landlord shouts:

>"Matthew Jackson, I call upon your debts!"

However, nothing happens.

You flee into the night, having successfully planted your curse. What will he do?
>Attempt a robbery
>Put an end to Matt, permanently
>Commit suicide
>Write-in

>>5846785
>Put an end to Matt, permanently

>>5846785
>>Attempt a robbery

>>5846785
>Attempt a robbery

>>5846785
>Attempt a robbery
Our Landlord might be a god? Whew

>>5846785
>Attempt a robbery
Least powerful landlord

>>5846785
>Put an end to Matt, permanently

>>5846817
>>5846813
>>5846810
>>5846804
>>5846793
>>5846791

Having planted the impulse to steal into the landlord, you transform back into your own appearance, scuttling back into your dimly lit room. You watch the front door from your window for a while, eventually seeing your landlord waddle out with a mask made hastily from a stained t-shirt and a pistol he presumably kept in his office for self-defense. The undulations of his pudgy body are oddly hypnotic, but you manage to break away from this comical display to consider your future plans.

You examine yourself in the mirror, what do you see?
>Optipnal write-in, describe hair color and cut, physical condition, body type, and clothes

You remember that you have work in the morning. What do you do?
>I want to quit my job
>I'll maintain the facade for a while and go back in to work
>I'll call in sick tomorrow, and I'll decide if I want to quit later

Now that you've accomplished your main goal. What comes next?

>I need to investigate this system more and see if any information might be helpful to my goals
>I still have some unresolved grudges: my boss has always gotten on my nerves
>I need to find the members of my pantheon as quickly as possible
>I need to get working on my directive. I'll have to find a way to be heard by as many people as I can...
>Now that I have these powers, I have to try them out! Purely for research purposes, of course
>Write-in

>>5846867
Dyed Pixie cut, currently hot pink, roots gold blonde (natural color). Physical condition doesn't work out, petite, punk clothes/ style, constant shit eating smirk

>I'll maintain the facade for a while and go back in to work

even gods need that green

>I need to find the members of my pantheon as quickly as possible
And a posse

>>5846869
>Support
Physical appearance I assume we can change and just make us sexier if we really want to after we're done with our facade. I do think we should learn more about the system before hastily finding new gods though

>>5846867
>I'll maintain the facade for a while and go back in to work
>I need to investigate the system more and see if I can find any information that might be helpful to my goals

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>>5846867
>Pic related
>I'll maintain the facade for a while and go back in to work
>Now that I have these powers, I have to try them out! Purely for research purposes, of course

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>>5846867
>>I'll maintain the facade for a while and go back in to work
>>I need to investigate the system more and see if I can find any information that might be helpful to my goals

>>5846927
>>5846902
>>5846879
>>5846875
>>5846869

You decide that, since you don't have an alternative means of income, that you should continue working your job. Remembering that you'll have to wake up early tomorrow morning, you go to sleep.

When you wake up, you are met once again with the system's golden screen. This time, it reads:
>"Congratulations! You have successfully destroyed another incarnation, <Chrysus>! You have plundered their influence (43) and gained 1 level! You are the first to subjugate another incarnation! You may take the title <First Blood>!"
>"You have also gained 4 influence for following your directive!"
>"Due to your authority 'Divine Folly', you have gained one random authority possessed by the target. You gain the authority "Cursed Gold (1)"!"

>Cursed Gold (1):
You may place a hex on any piece of currency. If a person willingly accepts that currency with the intention to keep it, they will be affected by the hex. The available hexes are:
>Sniveling Gratitude: The individual will be more susceptible to your orders
>Bottomless Greed: The individual is consumed by greed, neglecting all other motives in service of it.

You may curse a number of items equal to your Authority's level.

Level: 1->2
Influence:0->147/200
Divinity: 40/50->75/75

You are yet to accept your primary reward for subjugating Chrysus. Will you:
>Select one of Chrysus's other authorities (you won't know what they are until you select this option)
>Level up one of your own authorities

Will you take the title <First Blood>?
>I will take the title (you won't know its effects until you take the title)
>That sounds ominous, I think I'll reject it

>>5847002
>Select one of Chrysus's other authorities (you won't know what they are until you select this option)
>I will take the title (you won't know its effects until you take the title)
I'm all for balling out

>>5847002
>Select one of Chrysus' other authorities
Multiclass bullshit is a go! Eris will be proud
>I will take the title (you won't know its effects until you take the title)

>>5847002
>Select one of Chrysus's other authorities (you won't know what they are until you select this option)

MYSTERY BOX!

>I will take the title (you won't know its effects until you take the title)

AND ANOTHER MYSTERY BOX

Also stealing more of the landlord's power can serve to smoke screen our true domains from any incarnation trying to headhunt us, giving us some early protection at the start

as for the title

it just sounds cool

>>5847002
>>Select one of Chrysus's other authorities (you won't know what they are until you select this option)
>>I will take the title (you won't know its effects until you take the title)

>>5847002
>Select one of Chrysus's other authorities (you won't know what they are until you select this option)
>I will take the title (you won't know its effects until you take the title)
Give us the mystery boxes

>>5847007
>>5847010
>>5847011
>>5847041
>>5847083
You decide to accept the title and one of Chrysus's other authorities.

><First Blood>:
You may plunder (EX) rated authorities, but in a degraded state
However, other incarnations will be able to identify you as the holder of this title.

Which of Chrysus' authorities to take?

>Never Tarnish <EX>:
You cannot age

>Indenture or Collateral (1):
When a person owes you a debt, you are able to compell them to pay it off. If they are unable, you can demand goods or services of equivalent value, multiplied by the skill level

>Golden Fortune (1):
By expending half of your divinity every day, you can guarantee fortune in your investments, proportional to the authority's level

>>5847178
>Never Tarnish <EX>:

>>5847178
>Never tarnish
Can't call ourself a goddess if we don't get some form of immortality

>>5847178
>Never Tarnish <EX>
What a delightfully synergistic pair of choices

>>5847178
>Never Tarnish <EX>:

>>5847195
>>5847191
>>5847188
>>5847181

>Never Tarnish (EX) degrades to Life Insurance (1)

>Life Insurance (1):
You may sacrifice money, of any widely accepted currency, to halt the aging process. The rate is 20,000 USD for a number of years equal to your skill level.

Satisfied with your skill selections, although lamenting how expensive your new skill is, you go in to work. You briefly consider which greek deity is to blame for data entry; perhaps a future target.

While you work, what should you do?
>Focus on the job, it's better to keep your powers as separated from your identity as possible
>Slowly, inconspicuously wear away at the psyches of your coworkes with <Whisper of Temptation>
>Try out one of your new authorities
>Write-in

>>5847572
>Try out one of your new authorities
>Cursed Gold
There's got to be a way to use this to get money. Maybe by making them want to dispose of all of their money in a way such that we can retrieve it?

>>5847572
>Slowly, inconspicuously wear away at the psyches of your coworkes with <Whisper of Temptation>

>>5847577
Sniveling Gratitude might work with it.

>>5847572
>Focus on the job, it's better to keep your powers as separated from your identity as possible
The fact that our landlord was also a god was a weird coincidence. We don't know how many other people in our life have also awakened to divine powers, and doing too much right away only draws attention and makes us a target.

>>5847572
>>5847002
Fuck. I just understood the implication.

>>5847572
>>Slowly, inconspicuously wear away at the psyches of your coworkes with <Whisper of Temptation>

>>5847577
+1

>>5847609
What implication?

>>5847572
>>Focus on the job, it's better to keep your powers as separated from your identity as possible

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>>5847952
>>5847769
>>5847632
>>5847609
>>5847607
>>5847595
>>5847577

Since we have a perfect 3 way tie, should I roll a die or wait for a tiebreaker? Also, I've made a quick drawing of two potential designs for Atë's incarnation, let me know which you prefer

>>5847952
I'll switch to this to break the tie

>>5848214
Left is all the red flags, I love it

>>5848214
Damn. She/we didn't deserve the bad hand.

>>5847572
>>Slowly, inconspicuously wear away at the psyches of your coworkes with <Whisper of Temptation>
:<)

>>5848214
Is looks like right at work and looks like left(or a mix between the two, i'm not picky) during alone time/clubbing/etc viable?
If not i'd prefer the right.

>>5848214
>>Slowly, inconspicuously wear away at the psyches of your coworkes with <Whisper of Temptation>

I prefer the left one desu.

>>5847572
>Try out one of your new authorities
Cursed Gold. Leave a wallet with a couple bucks on the desk of someone with influence/import. Then we can start getting our way up the ranks into enough money that we can literally live forever.

>>5848214
I like the right one better. Overworked woman finally letting loose a bit by making things horrible for everybody

>>5848214
I like the right, but left does it for me so I'll go with miss-BPD

I mean it really a question of one or the other. We can fuckin shapeshift

>>5848301
*it really isn't a question of one or the other

>>5848283
There's a considerable difference in hair length between the two, although I suppose she could wear a wig

>>5848293
>>5848291
>>5848269
>>5848261
>>5848246

>Slowly, inconspicuously wear away at the psyches of your coworkers with <Whisper of Temptation>

You use <Whisper of Temptation> for the first time, making somewhat uncharacteristic small talk with your coworkers in order to spread your divine influence around the office. The sensation of divinity slowly leaking out is quite different from the sudden burst you used for <Touch of Madness>. The behavior of your coworkers doesn't dramatically change, but you notice one of your coworkers scarf down her sandwich much faster and a bit more messily than normal. Later, another, married coworker leers a bit at the new intern's chest. You think your skill is effective, but in order to make any truly dramatic changes in people, they'll need to have a lot more exposure

After your shift ends, you go home, drained but satisfied with the little experiment. You go home, cook a quick meal and contemplate your next step:

>If Atë, a deity I've never even heard the name of, can wield this much power, who knows what some of the major gods can do? I need to join my pantheon as soon as possibleand we need to plan a means of survival
>Then again, it's equally plausible that the renown of a god is completely unrelated to their power. If we want to survive, we need to rack up influence through our directive and strengthen our authorities
>The directives are too slow. The amount of power I got from destroying another incarnation was incredible! I need to hunt down my peers and steal their strength
>While there are probably dozens if not hundreds of divinities, it's a bit too convenient for two to be randomly living in the same building. This warrants investigating
>Every second I age without using my <Life Insurance> authority, I'm losing permanent vitality in my future immortal body. I need to find a way to earn as much money as possible
>Write-in

>>5848308
>While there are probably dozens if not hundreds of divinities, it's a bit too convenient for two to be randomly living in the same building. This warrants investigating
Let's make sure our immediate area is safe before doing anything rash

>>5848308
>While there are probably dozens if not hundreds of divinities, it's a bit too convenient for two to be randomly living in the same building. This warrants investigating.
Either we've got some easy prey, new allies, or we know we're safe. There's no downside to checking out our surroundings.

>>5848308
>Then again, it's equally plausible that the renown of a god is completely unrelated to their power. If we want to survive, we need to rack up influence through our directive and strengthen our authorities

We'll be queen bitch of our pantheon, athankyouverymuch

>>5848308
>Then again, it's equally plausible that the renown of a god is completely unrelated to their power. If we want to survive, we need to rack up influence through our directive and strengthen our authorities

>>5848308
>If Atë, a deity I've never even heard the name of, can wield this much power, who knows what some of the major gods can do? I need to join my pantheon as soon as possibleand we need to plan a means of survival
I guess godhood were the friends we made along the way.

>>5848308
>While there are probably dozens if not hundreds of divinities, it's a bit too convenient for two to be randomly living in the same building. This warrants investigating
Tough to win a game without knowing the rules

>>5848382
>>5848368
>>5848321
>>5848319
>>5848315
>>5848313

>While there are probably dozens if not hundreds of divinities, it's a bit too convenient for two to be randomly living in the same building. This warrants investigating.

Though you have gained substantial benefits by eliminating Chrysus, the odds of two people in such close proximity both being divinities is astronomically low. Seeking answers, your first idea is to check the system. Willing the golden screen to reappear, you open the system menu and are met with the following tabs:

>Information
>Shop
>Status
>Inventory
>Manage epithets

Intrigued by some of the options but determined to find the answers you were looking for, you tap the <Information> tab. It opens, giving you three options:
>General Information
>FAQ
>Search

You have work again in the morning, and if you plan to go, you'll have to go to sleep pretty early. What will you do?
>Work is important, especially because of the steep monetary requirements of <Life Insurance>. I'll pick one option and go to work. (Choose one of the listed options)
>Work is important, but with enough coffee I can afford to pull an all-nighter (Choose two of the listed options, roll 1d10 for staying awake at work)
>Fuck work. I'll call in sick and get to the bottom of this

>>5848428
>Fuck work. I'll call in sick and get to the bottom of this
Once we have more info, we can exploit it to get more money than our dead-end job could ever give us. Really, what does it matter if one random office worker stays home?

>>5848428
>Work is important, but with enough coffee I can afford to pull an all-nighter
>General Information
>FAQ

>>5848428
Seconding >>5848432.

>>5848428
>Shop
>Status
>Inventory
>Manage epithets
>General Information
>FAQ

Open them all at once.

>Fuck work. I'll call in sick and get to the bottom of this
Tsk, man FUCK verizon.

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>5848428
Open
>General Information
>FAQ

>Work is important, but with enough coffee I can afford to pull an all-nighter (Choose two of the listed options, roll 1d10 for staying awake at work)

>>5848505
>>5848481
>>5848450
>>5848432
>>5848431
>General Information and FAQ

Please skip to the last post if you want to avoid the info dump.

>General Information:

The incarnation system has been established to utilize humanity’s latent power to bring about an evolution in the human species. Individuals with sufficient <Divinity> and a high <Synchronization Rate> with a <Myth> were chosen as Incarnations, individuals capable of controlling divine <Authorities> or skills.

>Myths

The system uses human fables, legends, and religious practices to create <Myths>. Currently, all extant <Myths> originate from the Hellenistic pantheon. The intricacies as to why this is done are classified, and, indeed, not particularly helpful for incarnations, but it should be noted that there is no consciousness in <Myths>, and there is no risk of being overtaken by them

>Directives

Each incarnation has a <Directive>, directly related to the nature and personality of their <Myth>. In most cases, an Incarnation's <Authorities> are suited to help the incarnation achieve their <Directive>. Accomplishing one’s <Directive> will allow for an increase to <Influence>, which will increase an incarnation’s <Level>.

>Authorities

Your <Authorities> are the ways in which you can channel your divine power using the system. Some <Authorities> use more power than others, and other <Authorities> have costs other than divinity, such as physical materials or resources derived from other organisms. It is possible to use <Divinity> without relying on your <Authorities>, but doing so isn’t recommended.

>Influence and Level

The system works by extracting divinity from a number of sources and channeling it into the incarnations. <Influence> is a numerical representation of the degree to which you have aided the system. Performing actions that extract <Divinity> into the system gives it the power it needs to increase your <Capacity> for divine power. This is numerically notated by your <Level>. It is impossible to increase the level of your <Authorities> beyond your <Level>. The amount of <Influence> you need to increase your level doubles at every <Level>. It takes the same amount of influence to increase the level of an <Authority> as the threshold required to increase your <Level> to the same amount. (For example, it would cost 600 <Influence> to increase a level 1 <Authority> to level 3, 200 for (1->2) and 400 for (2->3)).

>>5848532

>Subjugation and Eliminations

When you destroy another incarnation, you are capable of subsuming their Influence, and one or more of their <Authorities>, as well as acquiring their <Myths> as <Epithets>.

>Synchronization Rate

Your <Synchronization Rate> Determines the extent to which you embody the nature of a <Myth>. Synchronization rate can never decrease, because, as an incarnation, your actions and personality actively serve to rewrite the relevant <Myths>. Reaching certain milestones with <Synchronization Rate> provides certain benefits.

>Epithets

Whenever you subjugate another incarnation or achieve certain special conditions, you will receive an <Epithet>. <Epithets> are full <Myths> that you can acquire secondarily to your primary one. Should the <Synchronization Rate> of an epithet ever surpass that of your primary <Myth>, you will undergo a forced <Deification> process, dramatically altering your <Status>.

>Titles

You gain <Titles> from meeting specific conditions. They can provide a number of effects, including but not limited to Authorities, Influence, Epithets, and Items

>Shop

You can use <Influence> to buy <Items> or even <Authorities> from the <Shop>. You cannot spend more <Influence> than you have. Lowering <Influence> below a level-up threshold will not decrease your <Level>

>Inventory

You can only keep items bought from the <Shop> in your <Inventory>. There is no limit to the number or weight of items you can store. Once an item is removed from your <Inventory>, it cannot be returned

>Pantheons

A <Pantheon> is a group of connected <Myths> that can join together to increase their power. Even in an incomplete <Pantheon>, members can communicate from anywhere on earth, send divine power to each other, and instinctively know their location. Upon completing a <Pantheon>, other benefits are achieved depending on its nature. In order to join a <Pantheon> You need to meet a certain <Synchronization>

>>5848552

>FAQ

>Q) Is it possible to delete authorities or epithets?

A: Yes. However, it cannot be done by accident and, once done, cannot be reversed

>Q) Does an evil <Myth> necessitate an evil incarnation?

A: In actuality, very few <Myths> are truly evil. Even forces that are harmful to humans like natural disasters, monsters, and conditions like famine or drought are generally not inherently evil, merely working on a completely different paradigm to mortals. As for truly evil <Myths> like representations of crimes or evil itself, while it is possible for an incarnation to change for the better after deification, it is wise not to trust them.

>Q) Can I opt out?

A. Yes. Another person will be accepted as an Incarnation of your <Myth> and you will lose all of your <Influence> and <Authorities>.

>Q) I’ve seen a lot of incarnations in my area. What’s up with that?

A. Even before the Incarnation System, all life forms still had varying levels of <Divinity>. Places on earth hold different levels of <Divinity>, and individuals with high <Divinity> capacities will find themselves drawn to places with more. Hot-spots can be as big as a country or as small as a single room.

>Q) What happens if one of the members of my <Pantheon> is eliminated? Can I still get the bonuses for assembling it?

A. In order to be considered as complete, a <Pantheon> just needs all of the <Myths> involved to be possessed by members of the <Pantheon>, even if all of those myths are possessed by a single incarnation as <Epithets>.

>Q) Is it possible to join multiple pantheons?

A. If you possess one or more epithets, it is possible to join a number of pantheons, but you can only ever inhabit one at a time.

>>5848554

Quick correction, getting an authority from 1 to 3 would cost 300 influence (100 for 1->2 and 200 for 2->3)

Having gained the answers you want, you pass out, getting at least a couple hours of sleep.

You wake up, go to work, and continue using your Authority to weaken the inhibitions of your coworkers. You return home, and once again consider your options:

>If Atë, a deity I've never even heard the name of, can wield this much power, who knows what some of the major gods can do? I need to join my pantheon as soon as possibleand we need to plan a means of survival
>Then again, it's equally plausible that the renown of a god is completely unrelated to their power. If we want to survive, we need to rack up influence through our directive and strengthen our authorities
>The directives are too slow. The amount of power I got from destroying another incarnation was incredible! I need to hunt down my peers and steal their strength
>I should check out my epithets. Maybe I'll find something useful?
>I should take a look at the shop. Maybe I ought to buy something
>I should upgrade an authority!
>Every second I age without using my <Life Insurance> authority, I'm losing permanent vitality in my future immortal body. I need to find a way to earn as much money as possible
>Write-in

>>5848562
>I should check out my epithets. Maybe I'll find something useful?
>I should upgrade an authority!
>I should take a look at the shop. Maybe I ought to buy something


These three first. One at a time in this order if we can.

>>5848566
+1

>>5848566
I'll agree with this. Us aging isn't a problem for now. There'll be more paths to immortality in the future.

>>5848566
>>5848591
>>5848603

Concerned by the idea of having your powers changed, you decide to check out your epithets:

>Donoi, Spirit of Murder (Plural Myth): Synchronization Rate: 10%
>Chrysus, Spirit of Gold:
Synchronization rate: 17%

Then, you check the shop. You are met with the following message:
>"Notice: The selection of items and authorities increases with level. Click on an item to read its description."

Items:
>Diviner: 30
>Random Quest: 40
>Lizard's Tail: 100
>Hunt Ticket: 100
>Nectar: 200
>Ambrosia: 300


Authorities:

>Polyglot (1): 200
>Shapeshift (1): 300
>Omen (1): 400
>Flight (1): 500
>Immortality (EX): 1,000,000

Remember, it costs 100 Influence to upgrade an authority. What will you do?

>Upgrade an authority (specify which)
>Buy an item (specify which)
>I'll hold onto my influence for now

>>5848734
>Upgrade an authority (specify which)
Whisper of temptaion to speed up office corruption

>>5848734
>Upgrade an authority (specify which)
>A Thousand Faces, a Thousand Voices

>>5848734
>Upgrade an authority (specify which)
Touch of Madness (1)

>1. Quit job
>2. Become stripper
>3. ????
>4. PROFIT

>>5848734
>>5848764
>Buy an item (specify which)
Random Quest: 40

>>5848734
>>I'll hold onto my influence for now

Rolled 3, 4 = 7 (2d6)

>>5848742
>>5848745
>>5848764
>>5848772
>>5848856
Rolling for which authority and whether or not to buy a quest ticket respectively
>1,2: Whispers
>3,4: Voices
>5,6: Touch

>odds: buy

>>5848875
>A Thousand Faces, A Thousand Voices (1) -> (2)

It becomes easier for you to replicate specific individuals, although you still need to roll to maintain the disguise unless you know the person (or at least their appearance and mannerisms) reasonably well. Additionally, the authority requires less divinity to use (20 for 1 hour -> 20 for 2 hours).

><Atë> Synchronization rate has increased (98.75%->99.0%)!

You consider buying a random quest ticket, but you decide that you'd rather save some influence to increase your level faster.

You go in to work, continuing to wear away at your coworkers. With some satisfaction, you see your sleazy boss fooling around with that new intern. Realistically, neither of them took a ton of convincing anyway, but you're pretty sure you at leaat expedited the process. You could use this...

>Time for blackmail! About time I got a promotion
>Now that I know my authority is paying off, I can use some of my other ones to my advantage. Cursed gold comes to mind
>I should give my upgraded new authority a try. Maybe I can get some more dirt on my boss by pretending to be the intern? Or maybe take advantage of his distraction and mimic his secretary instead?
>I'm just going to sit back, watch the fallout, and wait for that influence to roll in. Plus, after this inevitably boils over, I'll be first in line for a promotion

>>5848884
>I'm just going to sit back, watch the fallout, and wait for that influence to roll in. Plus, after this inevitably boils over, I'll be first in line for a promotion

>>5848884
>Time for blackmail! About time I got a promotion

>>5848884
>I'm just going to sit back, watch the fallout, and wait for that influence to roll in. Plus, after this inevitably boils over, I'll be first in line for a promotion
Easily done.

>>5848884
>>I'm just going to sit back, watch the fallout, and wait for that influence to roll in. Plus, after this inevitably boils over, I'll be first in line for a promotion

>>5848884
>I'm just going to sit back, watch the fallout, and wait for that influence to roll in. Plus, after this inevitably boils over, I'll be first in line for a promotion

>>5848884
>I should give my upgraded new authority a try. Maybe I can get some more dirt on my boss by pretending to be the intern? Or maybe take advantage of his distraction and mimic his secretary instead?

>>5848884
>>I'm just going to sit back, watch the fallout, and wait for that influence to roll in. Plus, after this inevitably boils over, I'll be first in line for a promotion

>>5848884
>I'm just going to sit back, watch the fallout, and wait for that influence to roll in. Plus, after this inevitably boils over, I'll be first in line for a promotion

>>5848888
>>5848928
>>5848976
>>5849062
>>5849080
>>5849213

You decide to keep your head down and wait for things to truly fall apart before you act. You find that you're able to get away with things that you normally couldn't even dream of at work: you can take as many bathroom breaks as you want, you can play games or read novels on your computer without any intervention, as long as you get your share of the work done (you always did think you worked too many hours for too few tasks). You spend about a week before you get your first notification:
>"You have gained 4 influence for following your directive!"
The next day, one of your coworkers walks into the office with a look of abject misery. Feigning compassion, you ask:
>"You look like hell. What happened? Are you ok?"
>"Hm? Oh yeah, I'm fine."
You go back to your cubicle and wait for him to talk to someone he likes more. Apparently, his wife is divorcing him, but not because of adultery? You wonder for a moment what he did, before turning your attention back to bigger concerns.

That first fall seems to have been a portent of things to come: suddenly, your coworkers start dropping like flies: assault, domestic violence, DUI, petty theft, and, finally, your boss's wife finally finds out about that affair.

Your first instinct is to check your influence.
>Influence: 110/200

At first, you're shocked by how high that number is, but after some thought, it makes sense. Your directive also gives you influence for everyone caught in the crossfire. Killing one person, especially a family's breadwinner, could bring about "ruin" to an entire family, after all. Just the grief is sometimes enough to destroy a person. You smile to yourself, thinking about how many lives you've managed to completely destroy.

Upper management is not happy with your boss's inappropriate conduct, and they need a new person to manage that department. They chose the only person in that entire office who's actually been doing their joh this month: you. You get promoted, your paycheck almost doubles, and you suddenly have a lot more time at work to manage your authorities. Additionally, you now get a schedule you find much more amenable: 4 days a week, 10 hours a day. This gives you more off time to pursue your quest for godhood. What should you do now?

>I'm pretty close to leveling up, I should get my hands on some more influence
>I should try to find members of my pantheon. You never know when threats could arise that can only be handled with allies
>I should upgrade another authority
>I should buy one of those items
>Write-in

>>5849248
>I should buy one of those items
Diviner: 30
Lizard's Tail: 100
Hunt Ticket: 100
Look up what these means.

>I should try to find members of my pantheon. You never know when threats could arise that can only be handled with allies

>>5849248
>I'm pretty close to leveling up, I should get my hands on some more influence

>>5849262
Diviner: Consumable. Shatters and notifies the user when an unknown incarnation appears within a one mile radius. Provides their name and level
Lizard's Tail: Consumable. Teleports the user to a place they consider safe and heals all of their physical injuries. Activates automatically when the user is near death
Hunt Ticket: Consumable. Allows an incarnation to join the Hunt for 30 days. Incarnations participating in the Hunt are able to locate each other, but not non-participating incarnations. The Hunt's location system does not identify incarnations

>>5849248
>I'm pretty close to leveling up, I should get my hands on some more influence

>>5849248
>>I should try to find members of my pantheon. You never know when threats could arise that can only be handled with allies

>>5849269
Lizard's Tail is nice, but I still want to buy >Random Quest: 40

>>5845826
>>male
>> aspect of humanity

>>5849317
Sorry, you're a bit late for character creation. If this quest gets enough traction I might consider running two concurrent threads set in the same universe with a similar premise but with different protagonists, but I'd have to see how popular that idea is

>>5849326
Nah you'll burn out quickly

>>5849317
lmao This fucking guy.

>>5849326
I like it.

>>5849326
I would not recommend running simultaneous quests. It doubles your work for halved update speed, and risks burn-out.

>>5849248
>Write-in
>Find more incarnations. We need to find a good target and do our research. Demigods can cause much more ruin than mortals letting us leech off their divinity.

How long do you guys think we have before the other incarnates become noticeably active and start hunting eachother down? I ask because while i think farming people at work is fine but we should take care not to make it obvious that we're operating in the city.

It would be far better to find and corrupt incarnations, steal their authorities, and have them sow discord. After all someone could notice an increase in crime in an area or a larger uptick in political/business scandals in an area, but gods are known to infight amongst themselves and bring ruin to everyone around them. If we corrupt even only a few of them, we could easily create massive amounts of chaos and farm divinity, while gaining new authorities to mask our presence. Theoretically, we could even sneak our way into a rival pantheon using stolen authorities and puppeteer them into conflicts.

>>5849262
>>5849267
>>5849271
>>5849274
>>5849276
>>5849400

You decide that the most important step right now is to accrue influence. After all, you don't know what other incarnations are up to and, more importantly, what the nature of their directives are. For all you know, other incarnations could already be reaching the double digits in terms of level, or worse.

However, despite the seemingly rigid nature of your directive, there are a myriad means of execution. How do you intend to go about it?

>I need to lay low, continuing to wear away at people with <Whisper of Temptation>
>I need to get my voice out to as many people as possible. Maybe I should try to become famous?
>Actually, why get famous on my own? If I can find some way to eliminate and temporarily replace someone who's already famous, I could potentially corrupt millions. It'd be pretty risky, though.
>I should target other incarnations. Though my landlord was pretty ineffectual, if I can get one with enough combat authorities on my side, they can cause incalculable anarchy! Plus, their authorities are a nice bonus
>I could always just go out on the street and induce random acts of violence and crime with my quicker acting authorities

>>5849468
>Actually, why get famous on my own? If I can find some way to eliminate and temporarily replace someone who's already famous, I could potentially corrupt millions. It'd be pretty risky, though.
>Find Influencer
>Replace Influencer
>Release dozens of tiktoks or whatever using Whisper of Temptation
EZ memetic warfare

>>5849468
>Actually, why get famous on my own? If I can find some way to eliminate and temporarily replace someone who's already famous, I could potentially corrupt millions. It'd be pretty risky, though.

>>5849468
>I should target other incarnations. Though my landlord was pretty ineffectual, if I can get one with enough combat authorities on my side, they can cause incalculable anarchy! Plus, their authorities are a nice bonus
I'm in favor of this anon's write-in.>>5849400. Plus, messing with someone powerful and important is too risky when we don't have any backup in case things go south.

>>5849468
>I should target other incarnations. Though my landlord was pretty ineffectual, if I can get one with enough combat authorities on my side, they can cause incalculable anarchy! Plus, their authorities are a nice bonus

We don't even need to use violence. The early players, which we are since we got the first PK, are going to be riding one hell of a power high like Landlard was. All we have to be is be subtle, and we might earn the 2nd or even 3rd incarnate downs cause most of the herd is indulging in power fantasies

Unless they all woke up with "Incarnate of folly and ruin has claimed the title <First Blood>" blasting in their brains

>>5849468
>>Actually, why get famous on my own? If I can find some way to eliminate and temporarily replace someone who's already famous, I could potentially corrupt millions. It'd be pretty risky, though.

>>5849528
well it did say earlier that other incarnates will be able to identify us as the holder of the first blood title

>>5849468
>Actually, why get famous on my own? If I can find some way to eliminate and temporarily replace someone who's already famous, I could potentially corrupt millions. It'd be pretty risky, though.
Taking advantage of someone who already has a decently-sized social media whatever would be ideal

I don't understand why so many anons are going for the get-rich-quick scheme of impersonating someone famous. We have shapeshifting and voice-mimicry-- it'd be way easier to just create a fake identity with music-star level talent than to temporarily usurp an existing celebrity, and with way less risk.

>>5849468
>>I should target other incarnations. Though my landlord was pretty ineffectual, if I can get one with enough combat authorities on my side, they can cause incalculable anarchy! Plus, their authorities are a nice bonus

>>5849578
Exactly. And we just upgraded it

>>5849583
>>5849561
>>5849558
>>5849528
>>5849488
>>5849473
>>5849471

You decide that the time for caution has ended. Now, it's time for action. If any other incarnations have a decent directive and half a brain, they might already be stuffed to the gills with influence, items, and authorities. You calculate that the fastest means of getting influence is to coopt another person's image and use their platform to spread your <Whispers>. You stop to think of an ideal candidate:

>An internet influencer
>A talk show host
>A comedian
>A famous actor
>A pop star
>An indie musician
>Actually, should I just get famous on my own? I could even use my <Faces> to create an identity that's impossible to trace back to me
>Write-In

>>5849606
>Actually, should I just get famous on my own? I could even use my <Faces> to create an identity that's impossible to trace back to me

If it works out, we can make multiple.

>>5849606
>Actually, should I just get famous on my own? I could even use my <Faces> to create an identity that's impossible to trace back to me

>>5849606
>A famous actor

>>5849606
>An internet influencer

>>5849606
>Actually, should I just get famous on my own? I could even use my <Faces> to create an identity that's impossible to trace back to me

This but we need to find a record label manger to manipulate into doing our bidding. Talent alone won’t make us famous but if we can manipulate a record exec into implanting us into the industry then we can rocket to stardom.

I also say we try and move up the corporate ladder with our day job by destroying the higher execs with our authorities like touch of madness. This will also generate a ton of influence as tons of people will be dependent on the higher level managers. It’s probably a good idea to stop destroying our own department as well if we plan to stay in this job

>>5849606
>Actually, should I just get famous on my own? I could even use my <Faces> to create an identity that's impossible to trace back to me
Easy peasy lemon squeezy

>>5849679
>>5849670
>>5849641
>>5849626

>Actually, should I just get famous on my own? I could even use my <Faces> to create an identity that's impossible to trace back to me

You decide that you'd be better off creating a personality that better suits your goals than to take all of the risks of not only impersonating another person, but also murdering them. However, now you are met with a number of choices:

What kind of fame do we seek?

>Online
>Music
>Acting
>Comedy
>Politics

Now that you've been promoted at work, how should you proceed?

>Stop all use of your Authorities. Better safe than sorry
>Turn your attention to the other department heads and your superiors: it'll be slower, but ideally it would help you climb the corporate ladder
>Keep going as you were

Also, I'd be interested in hearing some feedback on this quest, either with your choice or in the qtg

>>5849698
>Online
easiest to keep separate and easiest to fuck with people's lives.

>Turn your attention to the other department heads and your superiors: it'll be slower, but ideally it would help you climb the corporate ladder

>>5849698
>Music
>Turn your attention to the other department heads and your superiors: it'll be slower, but ideally it would help you climb the corporate ladder
I like it. The writing is minimalist in a good way, the premise is neat enough, and the powerset fun.

>>5849698
>Comedy
>Keep going as you were

>>5849698
>Online
>Turn your attention to the other department heads and your superiors: it'll be slower, but ideally it would help you climb the corporate ladder

>>5849698
>Online
It doesn't get lower-investment than this.

>Turn your attention to the other department heads and your superiors: it'll be slower, but ideally it would help you climb the corporate ladder
We'll be sneaky about it.

>>5849698
>Acting

>Turn your attention to the other department heads and your superiors: it'll be slower, but ideally it would help you climb the corporate ladder

>>5849698
>>Online
>Turn your attention to the other department heads and your superiors: it'll be slower, but ideally it would help you climb the corporate ladder

>>5849606
>Online
We can be a tiddy streamer corrupting men to ruin their lives by emptying their bank accounts for us
>Turn your attention to the other department heads and your superiors: it'll be slower, but ideally it would help you climb the corporate ladder

I like the quest it’s unique and the whole power system and world building is interesting. Probably one of the most interesting quests I’ve read in awhile.

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>We can be a tiddy streamer corrupting men to ruin their lives by emptying their bank accounts for us

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>>5849910
>>5849892
>>5849790
>>5849753
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>>5849726
>>5849705
>>5849703

Firstly, thanks for the positive feedback. Picrel is a more polished drawing of Atë

>Online
>Turn your attention to the other department heads and your superiors: it'll be slower, but ideally it would help you climb the corporate ladder

You go into work the next day, taking care to actively participate in all of the meetings with your peers and superiors, speaking as much as possible to spread your <Whispers> to all of them. You spend much less time with them than your coworkers, so you'll probably need at least two weeks to get them to where your former colleagues were.

Meanwhile, you plan your route to internet stardom. You're capable of altering your body and voice however you'd like, so your options are nigh unlimited. What kind of content will you make?

>I'll talk politics (Specify left or right)
>I'll do "Just Chatting" livestreams
>I'll stream games
>I'll make song covers
>I'll react to videos
>I'll make vlogs
>I'll make videos that require some effort
>Write-In

>>5849920
>>I'll stream games

>>5849920
>I'll do "Just Chatting" livestreams
Just be super attractive and it'll be easy to find simps to corrupt

>>5849920
First. That's a bad ass drawing. Atë is already cool.

>I'll stream games
>I'll make song covers
>I'll do "just chatting" streams

The "fake" Vtuber stratagem

>>5849960
+1
Seems like the simplest way to get simps.

>>5849950
>>5849960
>>5849968
>>5850130

You decide to focus primarily on streaming video games and 'just chatting', the classic spread for an e girl looking for fame. You start to study the infrastructure of the streaming services and recording software, as well as the best ways to manipulate the algorithm to your advantage. Of course, all this preparation will be for naught without a persona. Who are we?
>A charismatic himbo
>A stereotypical e-girl
>A slightly uncanny amalgamation of everything dudes think is hot
>Write-in

While you plan, your slow erosion of your colleagues and superiors starts to take hold. Surprisingly, one breaks bad after just a few days: he was caught snorting coke in his office. I guess some people don't need much convincing.

Influence: 114/200

You go home and rest a bit, deciding to check the news. You see some reports of monsters ravaging Shanghai. Seems like some other incarnations are on the move. A sense of foreboding descends upon you: your authorities are mostly pretty subtle, and you worry that if other incarnations attack, you'll be killed. What should I do now?
>Bide my time. Once I have some more influence, my options will expand dramatically
>My current methods of gathering influence are too slow. I need to find a way to make more, faster
>I'm in a lot of danger, I need to buy some items
>I should upgrade my authorities whenever I can, especially now that I could be in danger
>I need to find some other incarnations to ally myself with

>>5850276
>A slightly uncanny amalgamation of everything dudes think is hot
Big tits, big eyes, roman nose etc

>Bide my time. Once I have some more influence, my options will expand dramatically

>>5850276
>A slightly uncanny amalgamation of everything dudes think is hot
>I need to find some other incarnations to ally myself with

>>5850276
>A slightly uncanny amalgamation of everything dudes think is hot
>My current methods of gathering influence are too slow. I need to find a way to make more, faster
Use that cursed gold!

>>5850276
>A slightly uncanny amalgamation of everything dudes think is hot

>I need to find some other incarnations to ally myself with

If they go "HEY WHY YOU KILL THAT MAN" just claim Landlard was the aggressor and it was self defense

>>5850512
Actually, he ran out and did crimes and then presumably died in a standoff with police. We're clean.
>>5850276
>>A slightly uncanny amalgamation of everything dudes think is hot
>Bide my time. Once I have some more influence, my options will expand dramatically
The streaming career will be huge.

>>5850520
We Still have the fancy "We got the first kill in the Incarnate battle royal" title, that other godlings can see

>>5850521
Fair enough. I wonder, if a normie gets the drop on an incarnate, do they become one?

>>5850523
No they get a T shirt and a stickerless subway card

>>5850523
I probably should have put this in the FAQ. Basically, the system ranks all parties involved in an incarnation's death based on level of participation and choses the highest available incarnation. If no incarnation is available, then the mortal with the highest contribution rating plunders their myths and undergoes deification of whatever myth has the highest synchronization rate for them

>>5850276
>A charismatic himbo

>My current methods of gathering influence are too slow. I need to find a way to make more, faster

>>5850284
>>5850284
>>5850309
>>5850478
>>5850512
>>5850520

You spend hours combing through various celebrities, models, and adult film stars, crafting the perfect online persona. Within days, you've already got over a hundred followers! Elated, but a little depressed at how superficial the world is, you continue plotting. For now, you've decided not to use your <Whispers> on your streams: after all, it would be a shame if your loyal viewers went to jail before they could help you go viral.

You can detect the people you've subjected to your authority at your job crumble. Sometimes you think that your meetings might break out into a riot, an orgy, or both. Regardless, it's only a matter of time before they're all fired and you once again climb the corporate ladder.

You check your mail and go back to your apartment: enclosed in one envelope is the bill, a letter, and... a quill pen? You read the letter:

"Dear resident of 36C,

As you may have known, the owner of this building was recently killed in a standoff with law enforcement. His sole heir, his nephew, decided to sell this building, and I have become the new owner.

Enclosed in this envelope is the bill for this month's rent. You may be surprised to find it substantially lowered. I have decided to charge just enough to keep my finances in the black.

Also enclosed in this envelope is a sort of reverse house-warming gift: a quill pen. I'd have sent ink, but I thought it might stain the documents.

Sincerely,

Marie Karmenov"

Odd message, but you appreciate the lowered rent. You check the bill, and it's gone down by almost 30%! Your landlord really was a bastard.

You have decided to mostly lay low, but still keep an eye out for other incarnations. How do you proceed?

>I need to upgrade <Whisper of Temptation>. Maybe it'll give me some new functionality like it did for my <Voices>
>I need to level up as soon as possible. Maybe the level 3 item shop will have some items that make it easier to find allies
>I need to focus on my streaming career
>I need to use my authorities to start targeting people unrelated to me to get some authority now while my plans for massive profits are underway
>Write-in

>>5850562
>I need to focus on my streaming career

>>5850562
>I need to upgrade <Whisper of Temptation>. Maybe it'll give me some new functionality like it did for my <Voices>

>>5850562
>I need to upgrade <Whisper of Temptation>. Maybe it'll give me some new functionality like it did for my <Voices>

>>5850562
>I need to upgrade <Whisper of Temptation>. Maybe it'll give me some new functionality like it did for my <Voices>
Makes sense.

>>5850562
>>I need to focus on my streaming career

>>5850562
>I need to upgrade <Whisper of Temptation>. Maybe it'll give me some new functionality like it did for my <Voices>

>>5850621
>>5850620
>>5850605
>>5850574
>>5850568
>>5850567

>I need to upgrade <Whisper of Temptation>. Maybe it'll give me some new functionality like it did for my <Voices>

>Influence: 114->14/200

<Whisper of Temptations> (1->2):
It is now possible to lower the inhibitions of specific impulses. However, the more specific your restrictions, the longer it takes for your authority to take hold, and the more likely it is for your <Whispers> to not have any effect at all

The increase to functionality has exceeded your expectations. It seems like there's a dramatic variance in how and when your authorities will gain new effects or features

>I should focus on my streaming career
You devote the rest of your free time to creating content, both for live streams and edited vods on sites like Youtube. Another week passes, and popularity skyrockets.

>Follower count: 512

What should you do now?

>I need to level up as soon as possible. Maybe the level 3 item shop will have some items that make it easier to find allies
>I need to find some other incarnations and hopefully recruit them as allies
>I need to use my authorities to start targeting people unrelated to me to get some authority now while my plans for massive profits are underway
>Write-in

>>5850660
>I need to use my authorities to start targeting people unrelated to me to get some authority now while my plans for massive profits are underway
Let's go clubbing in a third different shape and use our authorities to inducing drunk and/or high ravers into spreading anarchy

>>5850534
> the mortal with the highest contribution rating plunders their myths and undergoes deification of whatever myth has the highest synchronization rate for them
So if we recruit a mortal and have them kill a god we could turn them into a divine servant. I’d say we should act independently of the other incarnations to stay low on their radar so if want useful bodyguards we could go this route.

>>5850688
+1 a club is a perfect place for our abilities since people are already getting drunk.

>>5850660
>>5850688
+1

>>5850688
>>5850711
>>5850731

You decide to make full use of your <A Thousand Faces, A Thousand Voices> to assume a tertiary identity. You go to a nightclub, get in ahead of the line courtesy of your new face, and successfully enter the club. You dance, finding ways to make physical contact with over a dozen people. Then, almost as soon as you came, you disappeared from the club. You activate the planted authorities and then go home. You check the news, local news, watching the reporting on what happened with satisfaction.
Influence: 14->73
Divinity: 75/75->10/75

One of your gaming videos blows up a bit while you're out!
>Follower count: 759

That was an exceptional payout! However, you realize that doing this too often might draw undue attention. What should you do?

>So what if it draws attention? Cities around the world are falling into complete anarchy, a few riots is minor by comparison
>I shouldn't do that anymore. I should focus on my other endeavors
>I can continue this behavior, but maybe I can do it in a less public way? A couple of orgies here and there won't break headlines, and if I orchestrate it right, I can break a ton of marriages
>I was avoiding using my <Whispers> on my fanbase because it could be destructive, but with the new functions, maybe I can just stoke their obsession with me? Using <Whispers> for hours a day alongside <Voices> would limit the divinity I can use on my other <Authorities> by a decent amount, though
>Write-in

>>5850764
>I was avoiding using my <Whispers> on my fanbase because it could be destructive, but with the new functions, maybe I can just stoke their obsession with me? Using <Whispers> for hours a day alongside <Voices> would limit the divinity I can use on my other <Authorities> by a decent amount, though
I bet we can use the new Whispers to get our followers to spread the word.

>>5850764
>So what if it draws attention? Cities around the world are falling into complete anarchy, a few riots is minor by comparison

>>5850764
>I can continue this behavior, but maybe I can do it in a less public way? A couple of orgies here and there won't break headlines, and if I orchestrate it right, I can break a ton of marriages

>>5850764
>>I can continue this behavior, but maybe I can do it in a less public way? A couple of orgies here and there won't break headlines, and if I orchestrate it right, I can break a ton of marriages

>>5850764
>I can continue this behavior, but maybe I can do it in a less public way? A couple of orgies here and there won't break headlines, and if I orchestrate it right, I can break a ton of marriages

>>5850764
>I can continue this behavior, but maybe I can do it in a less public way? A couple of orgies here and there won't break headlines, and if I orchestrate it right, I can break a ton of marriages

>>5850766
>>5850778
>>5850788
>>5850831
>>5850859
>>5850888

>I can continue this behavior, but maybe I can do it in a less public way? A couple of orgies here and there won't break headlines, and if I orchestrate it right, I can break a ton of marriages

You infiltrate nightclubs, block parties, and other places where people drunk people gather using your new persona, inducing scenes of depravity, recording them, and posting them anonymously online. You go about this for a week. You gain divinity, but your quest for popularity stagnates a bit.

Additionally, your actions have boiled over at work. There haven't been firings yet, but you can feel it coming. Though your branch of the company has been suffering due to your actions, your department is clean.

Influence: 14/200->220/400.

You have leveled up!
Level 2->3
Divinity: 3/75-> 100/100

You're satisfied with the influence, but worried that you might be caught if you keep going like this. What should you do now?
>This has been going great! Let's keep at it
>This is far more work for less benefit. I should start some riots!
>I should stop acting publicly for now and focus on increasing my online presence
>I should increase the level of an authority
>I should check the item shop
>Write-In

>>5850915
>This is far more work for less benefit. I should start some riots!

>>5850915
>I should increase the level of an authority
Might as well improve touch of madness

>>5850920
+1
Touch of madness is our best way to cause havoc. I don’t think any passive income can beat its effects and a single incident isn’t get us on someone’s radar.

For future plans I think we should using our online followers as a potential power base rather then as a direct income source. Our whispers of temptation destroy those we use it against naturally so using it on our own followers would stagnant our growth. Instead we should use our online clout to make connections with other streamers and destroy them and their audience with whispers and potentially touch of madness if we can meet them in person. The public meltdowns we could cause will easily cause a scandal and by proxy boost our own popularity.

>>5850918
>>5850920
>>5850934

You decide to upgrade the authority <Touch of Madness>

Influence: 220->120/400

>Touch of Madness (1->2)
It becomes possible to project the effects outward beyond your hand, expending one additional point to increase the radius by a number of inches equivalent to the skill's level. You may expend as many points per usage as you would like, however, only one desire can be stoked per target. (Reminder, it costs 5 points to use the skill)

As you read the new effects with relish, you hear a knock on your door. You peek out the door's peephole, and are met with a curious figure. It's a woman, you think, but it's somewhat difficult to tell: most of her pallid face is obscured by a mop of disheveled black hair, and her body is almost completely lacking in curves, not helped by her pitch black vest and loose dress shirt. She towers over you, being at least 6'4, and the smug grin on her face reminds you more of yourself then you would like. Even though she shouldn't be able to tell, it feels like she knows she's watching you. What do you do?
>Open the door and greet her like normal
>Pretend I'm not home
>She's a threat. I have to attack
>Write-in

>>5851052
Typo, *it feels like she knows you're watching her

>>5851052
>Speak through the door while holding it shut
>"You wouldn't happen to be interested in Greek mythology, would you?"
Dollars to donuts that's our new landlord and either a member of our pantheon or gunning for us

>>5851052
>>5851074
Support. Either she's a member of our pantheon or an enemy- ascertaining which is priority one

>>5851074
Support

And grab a kitchen knife. Can't be too careful.

Hell, use Whispers to reduce her inhibitions against trusting strangers.

>>5851052
>>She's a threat. I have to attack

>>5851074
+1

>>5851052
>>Open the door and greet her like normal

>>5851327
>>5851211
>>5851122
>>5851099
>>5851078
>>5851074

You rush to the kitchen to grab a knife, run back to the door, and ask through it:

"You wouldn't happen to be interested in greek mythology, would you?"

She responds, but the nature of her voice is a bit shocking. Rather than being shouted through a door, it's more like it's being whispered right in your ear: she says,

"No need to be so paranoid. I'm just here to talk, Atë. Specifically, I have a proposal for you"

....shit. How does she know who you are? That doesn't matter right now. You now know you're talking to an incarnation. What should you do?
>She knows too much. She has to die
>I was looking for allies and one just showed up, this is perfect. I'll at least see what she has to say
>I'll pretend to work with her, but I'll use my <Whispers> to ruin her
>Write-in

>>5851052
>>5851327
>Open the door and greet her like normal
Support

>>5851365
>She knows too much. She has to die

>>5851365
>I was looking for allies and one just showed up, this is perfect. I'll at least see what she has to say.

>>5851365
>>I was looking for allies and one just showed up, this is perfect. I'll at least see what she has to say

>>5851365
>I was looking for allies and one just showed up, this is perfect. I'll at least see what she has to say.
Caution at this juncture is critical, but we can't let our paranoia lose us opportunities.

>>5851371
>>5851379
>>5851386
>>5851441

Deciding to at least hear what she has to say, you open the door, allowing her in. She bows a little as she walks through the doorframe so as not to hit her head.

Though you aren't completely certain, you decide to gamble on a hunch you had (>>5851074) and ask:

"Who are you really, Karmenov? And what do you want?"

Her smile widens.

"Very astute of you. Yes, I think this will be quite a profitable accomplice. Shall we sit?"

You lead her to your old leather couch. She sits, and you pull up a chair opposing her.

"Let me cut to the chase." she says, "I've been watching you for a while. A lot of other incarnations have been indulging in power fantasies, or using their new powers for hedonistic revelry. Even the ones working on strengthening their ambitions, they lack ambition and, barring that, they completely lack a sense of style. You and I are different, I think. We both understand what this game really is: an opportunity to take the world and make it whatever we want.

In the sake of good faith, it's only right that I introduce myself properly. I am the incarnation of Pheme, goddess of rumors, gossip, et cetera. My abilities and yours are, I think, quite compatible, but I can't confirm that to you unless I can guarantee an alliance. What do you say?"
What do you do?
>Now is the perfect time to attack
>I'll reject her proposal
>I'd like to work with her, but I'm not sure if I can trust her. Maybe I can ask for some kind of guarantee?
>I think she and I are going to get along great. I'll ask what her plan is and agree to join in if it sounds good
>I can't trust her unless she tells me how she found me and how she's been watching me
>Write-In

>>5851508
Typo again, wrote accomplice instead of partnership. Changed the sentence but missed a word

>>5851508
>I can't trust her unless she tells me how she found me and how she's been watching me
Really, if her abilities are strong enough to find incarnations then she would be an invaluable ally (for the moment). But- I'd like to know how they work!

>>5851508
>I think she and I are going to get along great. I'll ask what her plan is and agree to join in if it sounds good
As a rumour-monger, I'm almost certain she has some way of getting information. The problem she has is that she's less able to act on it than us. It would be worth cooperating.

>>5851508
Damn, just noticed I wrote "Strengthening their ambitions" instead of "Strengthening their authorities". I really need to write these out in a google doc or something before I post them

>>5851508
>I'd like to work with her, but I'm not sure if I can trust her. Maybe I can ask for some kind of guarantee?
Her powers *do* complement ours, and we're in need of allies-- but anyone who could track us down is potentially also a danger to us. We should frame it like... being willing to negotiate the terms of our alliance, since she seems reasonable.

>>5851512
+1
Yea I’m all for working with her but she should have to give a little by telling us how her powers work. We don’t wanna look weak.

>>5851512
>>5851514
>>5851554
>>5851606

First of all, since there's been a ton of level ups and authority upgrades, I've typed out the status sheet:
https://rentry.org/ate-incarnation-status

>I can't trust her unless she tells me how she found me and how she's been watching me

"Well, it was actually a bit of a long story. I'm not sure if you're aware, but your landlord's death kinda blew up in conspiracy theory circles online. The bank teller was oddly compliant and willing to help him, and she described feelings of unplaced trust and gratitude, which is perfect bait for people who are invested in stuff like hypnosis or MK Ultra brainwashing.

After I became an incarnation, I was able to see his divinity in the camera recording, and I instantly knew the basics of what happened. Even still, no matter how greedy you are, doing a bank robbery with his abilities and with his pretty comfortable level of wealth seemed a bit fishy. So, when I hit level 3, I bought a Record Pass from the shop, and found out that somebody killed an incarnation. You.

Meanwhile, I got my hands on the police report and it was obvious that he went straight from his apartment to the bank. There was only one logical conclusion: The other incarnation lived in that apartment complex.

So, I bought the building- it was a good investment anyway, the new owner didn't know what it was worth- and I sent everyone these."

She pulls a quill pen from her pocket. It looks similar to the one you received in the letter. She continues,

"My EX rated authority is <Wings of Rumor>. It allows me to sprout wings, which would let me fly. However..."

A pair of black, crow-like wings sprout from her back. However, there's one major difference: on each feather is a darting eye. mouths move beneath each one, filling the room with whispers and laughter. Her grin widens.

"Flight is a secondary function. Every single feather is a tiny surveillance and communication device"

A chill runs down your spine: she's been watching and listening to everything you did in your apartment for two weeks.

What do you do?
>This is a bridge too far. I'm going to kill this creep
>Alright, that's really creepy. I'm not sure I want to work with her anymore
>I respect the insidiousness of this plan, but I'm gonna need some guarantee that she's not gonna do that anymore
>That was a clever trick. Now that she's revealed her cards, I think we can trust her
>Write-in

>>5851633
>I respect the insidiousness of this plan, but I'm gonna need some guarantee that she's not gonna do that anymore

She seems smart and capable but we can’t have her spying on us if we’re gonna work together.

>>5851633
>That was a clever trick. Now that she's revealed her cards, I think we can trust her
Trust in the sense of work with, not trust in the sense of truly rely on

>>5851633
>That was a clever trick. Now that she's revealed her cards, I think we can trust her
She's been very forthcoming so far, and while I wouldn't *trust* her exactly, we can at least work together in pursuit of a common goal. Still open to negotiating that she not spy on us so much, as part of the terms of our alliance.

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>>5851639
>>5851655
>>5851675

Picrel is Pheme. Didn't draw the wings because it'd be really annoying as described.

>That was a clever trick. Now that she's revealed her cards, I think we can trust her

"Excellent choice. Now, I think we both agree that, for people like us, trust is a bit of a difficult thing. So, I bought this,"

She takes a piece of paper out of her inventory.

"This is a nonagression compact. You can buy them once you hit level 4. Basically, they make it so that the signatories can't use their authorities on each other without their permission. It even works for surveillance authorities, or at least for my <Wings>, anyway. Ah, also, if you want to work together, I do have one condition: I don't want you to join your pantheon."

"What? Why not?"

"I assume that Eris would be in your pantheon? If I'm working with you, it necessitates a degree of vulnerability, and having her know where you all at all times is a liability. She was easy to find- already a bad sign- and her personality was all wrong. She was impulsive, tempestuous, and spiteful beyond any reasoning. She's a complete liability. Besides, the the pantheons are way more troublesome than they're worth in general. After all, the rules imply that there's nothing stopping a single individual from killing every single constituent and taking their myths. It's basically a ticket to a bloodbath"

She seems genuine, but she's literally the embodiment of gossip, so you're not entirely sure if you can take your word for it. Hell, even if you can, is working with her worth throwing your pantheon away for? What do you do?
>"I'll sign. I don't want anything to do with pantheons anyway"
>"You're asking me to give up a lot. What's your plan here?"
>"I would like to work with you, but that pantheon bonus is really tempting. Can we work this out?"
>"That's a dealbreaker for me. I'm sorry, but I can't work with you."

>>5851925
>"You're asking me to give up a lot. What's your plan here?"
Tbh our pantheon should be a bunch of unreliable troublemakers

>>5851925
>"You're asking me to give up a lot. What's your plan here?"
Let's figure something out

>>5851957
+1

>>5851925
>"I would like to work with you, but that pantheon bonus is really tempting. Can we work this out?"

>>5851925
>>"You're asking me to give up a lot. What's your plan here?"

>>5851957
>>5851977
>>5851990
>>5852011
>>5852026

>"You're asking me to give up a lot. What's your plan here?"

"I'm glad you asked. I'm not certain of the precise nature of your authorities, and I won't expect you to tell me before we establish some trust, so I'll list out some ideas I've had and see what you think."

>Plan 1: I can plant a feather inside the home of another incarnation and use it to transmit your power, causing them to go mad. Rinse and repeat, causing disaster
>Plan 2: I've gathered some dirt on an indie musician with a substantial internet cult following and a satanic aesthetic. I can get him to include your voice in one of his new songs as a sample
>Plan 3: I can use your transformation ability to stage a leak of a celebrity saying something horrible. Of course, your corruptive influence would be in that, so as people listen to it over and over to see if it's real, they'll go feral

Those all sound like solid plans, although I could probably do the third one without her. What should I do?
>Agree to work together with her
>See if you can work with her and still join your pantheon
>Reject her request
>Write-in