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[milliways-mods.livejournal.com]

We could use some assistance.

We have received an application from someone wishing to play God in Milliway's. This character could have a huge impact on characters and story lines already in progress, so we think the best idea is to ask for a general consensus on whether or not this is a good plan. Your opinions would be greatly appreciated. Potential-God-mun, please join in, we'd love to hear your thoughts.

Please take the time to comment, because after the decision has been made there's no changing it, and we will kindly draw your attention to this post should complaints be made. We're nice like that.

ETA: God-mun has bowed out. Comments on this entry are now closed.

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[true_desire]

... Wow. That's rather big.
Which book/movie/what have you...?

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[a-fell.livejournal.com]

The Bible.

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[leplusbeau]

...um. I feel odd with having God running about. Like the God. I mean, He could just say "Fleur, no more" and no more Fleur. I think that might be a little too all powerful for us. I don't know. I don't want to join anyone's fun. But that's my thought.

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[and-eggs.livejournal.com]

which God?

no, really. there's a lot of conflicting canons out there. old testament? new testament? apocrypha? book of mormon? qur'an? kevin smith's dogma? milton? donne? nietzsche?

it's not the character that i can see having an impact on large numbers of characters as much as the mere existence of the character. like majikthies and vroomfondel said, after all, what's the use of sitting up all night arguing that there may or may not be a God, if the computer comes along and gives you his bleeding phone number? :-)

which isn't a vote No, but it's a vote for caution, and a plea for flexibility in the event that the God character does join the bar. would non-believing characters be permitted to just not see him there, for example?

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[mogget_cat]

I will be happy to watch and join in with the really awkward situations between God and all the characters. Quite a few of them won't be at their ease with someone who knows their every thought before they think it.

Hopefully, the future God-mun is well-versed in many of the fandoms, as omnipotence would be hard to pull off if there are 'worlds' the mun doesn't know.

Would God-mun be playing as the Landlord?

/two cents

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[and-eggs.livejournal.com]

which version? which book, i mean -- old, new, yours, theirs, etc. -- as well as which translation.

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[bloody-awful.livejournal.com]

I think it raises too many sticky situations ... I mean, which deity are we talking about? Old-Testament Yahweh, New Testament Jehovah, the Allah of the Koran? And there's the question for those muns and characters don't believe in those entities. Does your Jehovah trump my Odin? Do all the angels have to worship him? How much power would such a character have?

I hate to say "I don't want to play with you" to anyone... but I really don't think this would be appropriate.

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[mogget_cat]

Dude, Dogma's God wouldn't be able to talk. We'd have to get Metatron back in here.

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[dredpiratejenny.livejournal.com]

I think it would be important to know the flexibility/religious tolerance of the person playing God. Not their beliefs, but how they view God as working in the hierarchy of characters.

Exempli gratis: Odysseus, for one, has no concept of a single omnipotent deity, and the presence of a Judeo-Christian God who insists that he is more powerful than the Greek pantheon would really fuck with his canon, if you know what I mean. However, if God-mun views his or herself as co-existing with a number of deities (I'm thinking along the lines of American Gods, Sandman, a number of canons where all religious beings are thrown together in one mishmash, yet are seen to be totally valid in their, well, deificity).

And I suppose as stands true for playing any character around here, a hefty sense of humor would be required, because things will get wacky. What with the direct contradiction of many canons caused by God.

That said, I think it could potentially be hilarious. With the right attitude. And the right amount of religio-historical knowledge. I'll probably think of more comments later, but that's my two cents for now.

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[and-eggs.livejournal.com]

she's omnipotent. surely she can sign. :-) (of course, we'd have to get one of marlee matlin's characters' interpreters in here ...)

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[clumsy_auror]

Hmmmm. Well, I suppose there are multiple ways it could be played...a lighthearted, snarks-at-everyone-knowingly God would be great, but I dunno. I mean, the A/C plot, for example, would clearly be impacted by that. Then again...the Morningstar's in the bar, already, so...

Well. Am clearly conflicted. I guess my knee-jerk reaction would be similar to Fleur-mun's, in that I'm not keen on someone else having the unlimited ability to, literally, god Tonks around the bar. But I'm also open to discussion.

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[muddypetticoats.livejournal.com]

Second what Hamlet-mun had to say regarding the matter, although I think my vote leans more towards an outright 'no'. That's just too damn powerful, and the idea makes me very uncomfortable. It's not so much that I think the character will twink out (although it could, and in a very BIG way), as that the character simply being present will have some serious repercussions. And those potential repercussions, make me squirm. My apologies to the potential mun, but I can't support the idea.

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[go-between.livejournal.com]

I think it will largely depend upon the player. It could be really fun, or really horrifically abused. Since the mods (presumeably) know the player, they should probably make the choice. If they don't know the player that well, they should ask people who do.

Also, this player should probably have previous RPG experience.

Okay, I'll shut it and be happy now.

^_^

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[capt_angie]

Isn't God just a little bit too all powerfull? I know that lots of people have powers of different kinds but God would have INFINATE power. Whatever he says would have to go basically.

Also something for the potential God-mun to think about is that God is all seeing all knowing. I'm also Drusilla from Buffy so i kind of know how hard this can be to play when i come across fandoms I don't know. I can get away with Dru not knowing everything about everyone because of her insanity and saying things like 'the stars don't talk at the end of the universe' but God will have no such excuses.

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[yesthatgod.livejournal.com]

Hello all,

This is God-mun. I want to establish here and now, that I plan in NO WAY to step on anyones plots or make them not exist. I want to do this merely for entertainment; Like God popping in and having a conversation with Lucifer. I would be a very laid-back God. I don't plan to make people not exist, as then I would be ruining yours, and my fun. I am not really religious at all, so I wouldn't be going around accusing people of this and that.

As for which God I am, I figured it was the same way you can look at Death. She is The Death, but there are many aspects of her. That is my idea. That I am just one aspect of God.

So I hope you will allow it, all I want is to come in and have fun, just like all of you. No toe/wing/gill stepping. I promise. If I do something bad, ya'll can throw my ass out.

I will be on my best behavior.

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[true_desire]

Oof. Somehow, I was afraid of that.

Okay.
My input: I'm not Christian, but I'd be concerned about suggesting the Bible is fictional; that just seems like an invite to really tick someone off.

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[lord-of-dreams.livejournal.com]

No.

My reasons were discussed with Sophie already.

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[fairest1.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Tough call. We had that guy who wanted to RP Jesus, friended everyone, and never showed up . . . We've got a few characters who could be viewed as the second coming or the antichrist, and Aslan . . . Is this mun prepared to have to know every player's fandom and put up with the questions that would immediately come to mind for the characters when placed in such a situation?

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[minkhollow]

...It depends.
I mean, on the one hand, we've already got someone RPing Jesus (though he has yet to enter the bar), not to mention Lucifer and Dionysus. But on the other hand... not sure how to put this into words... you might lose either way you do the characterization.
The icon I'm using at present is from a set of stories a friend online wrote; that particular version of God would be quite interesting to see, as would other nontraditional thingies. But then you'd get people all upset because it 'wasn't right.' Likewise, if you stick with the common concept of God, you'll get people going 'ACK BLASPHEMERS!'
Given the fact that we've already got a few characters on a similar level in, it makes saying no look kinda silly. But I'm not sure it'd be worth the trouble to the game or the RPer to OK it.

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[muddypetticoats.livejournal.com]

Except that even the Morningstar isn't at the same level of power as God. He's the ruler of Hell, sure, but he was one of God's minions first. He's powerful, but he's not the Creator. God still trumps even him.

Of course, I haven't finished Good Omens, so I could be entirely missing the point of that canon. Who knows?

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[weallscream.livejournal.com]

I've got to say I just don't see how it could be anything but a huge fight. Where my characters would be obliterated, evil SOB's that they are. It's one thing to punch Santa, but God...

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[aj_crawley]

We're not suggesting the Bible is fictional - the community info states that characters that are considered public domain (Santa, the Easter Bunny, Lucifer, etc) are welcome.

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[aj_crawley]

Chuck 'em in here? This is a forum for opinions, after all.

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[true_desire]

Phew. I mis-read then, not a uncommon thing for me.
(And I didn't mean to suggest you were, dear. I just thought fiction was the basis for the community.)

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[minkhollow]

Not to mention George Burns (Oh God), Morgan Freeman (Bruce Almighty), or Joan of Arcadia's interpretation...