Divine Intervention Resurrection I: The Wrath of Khan

NinjaCow64 · May 11, 2010

Welcome to Divine Intervention Resurrection!

This is a normal divine intervention game. The reason it is called Divine Intervention Resurrection is because there hasn't been a non-FfH one for ages (I think the last one finished in 2009!). If you haven't heard of DI or Fall From DI before then this is what it is:

Originally posted by TheForestAuro
Here's the idea - The mortal will play 50 turns. Then, they will post a save, and you - the god - shall make any number of changes that are in accordance with the rules. Your Divine Intervention, as it were. Then, you'll upload the save, and the mortal plays 50 more turns!

More detail on this:

Originally posted by TheForestAuro
So how do I play?

Anyone is welcome to jump in at any time. The goal of this game is to create challenging and unique situations for the player, as well as develop the ongoing storyline for everyone to enjoy - that includes the player. All too often, with ultimate power, a god can make things frustratingly unfun for the mortal - or deliriously easy. Consider this: If you want to take a city away from me, rather than setting 100 troops outside of it, why not just remove the city and detail in a story post its demise?

Once you've decided that you want to intervene please make sure you follow this simple rule.

Once you've said "Got It!" you have exactly two hours to edit and post your change. If you are not finished in this time, you may extend your time by another hour by posting such a request in the thread. Should your tenure expire, any other player is free to "Got It" without remorse and you must wait once again.

Please say Un-Got It if you can not edit it in the said time.

Here are the settings:

Gengis Khan
Noble
Continents
Huge
Temperate
Normal Sea Level

And the rules:

Originally posted by TheForestAuro
The Eleven Commandments of Deityhood

I.Thou shalt announce your intentions.
--(Be sure to "got it" so we don't run into continuim errors. We reserve the right to ignore not announced updates)

II. Thou shalt not Intervene if you were the last deity to intervene, and thou shalt only intervene once per waking
--(You may only intervene once per my update, and you must wait for another God to intervene before intervening again.)

III. Thou shalt not reveal the secrets of knowledge or the heavens to mortals.
--(No units or techs should be revealed to any civilization if they are not in the current or previous era of the player)

IV. Thou shalt not use your powers for cataclysmic destruction
--(Remember, less is more. Be subtle. It is far more interesting for everyone if you make subtle, interesting changes like forming a choke with mountains than if you just tear giant swathes of ice through my cities. I reserve the right to reject saves I think are unnecessarily apocalyptic.)

V. Thou shalt reveal yourself to the mortal with grace.
--(Everyone loves a good story, and if you decide to contribute to it, be creative! Choose a name and domain [i.e., Winston, the Sea God] that you govern, even if the characters don't know it's you acting)

VI. Thou shalt not be vindictive, and thou shalt not halt progress.
--(You are not allowed to strip techs away from me. Anything I research is mine permanently. You are also not allowed to remove any named unit, for any reason.)

VII. Thou shalt not be unnecessarily nice to the puny mortal.
--(I do not need a stack of thirty Level 9 Praetorians to win my fights. You do not need to fill my BFC with flood-plain grassland goldmine hills next to rivers. The only exception to this is if you genuinely make me work my ass off to get it, and even then it not ought to be as good as the dream city outlined above.)

VIII. Thou shalt reward him for piety, and thou shalt offer him redemption for his punishments.
--(If you give me a quest and I succeed, reward me! If it was easy don't give me a big bonus, and if it was hard I am going to be miffed if I get another Great Prophet for all my hard work. Likewise, if you punish me, tell me how I can fix it!)

IX. Thou shalt not war with the other gods. Much.
--(Obviously there's going to be some strife between those who would support The Kahn's Conquest, and those who would seek to protect the world from his tyranny. Having said that, Gods are not allowed to reverse the effects of an intervention without waiting for the update after the effects have been felt. This includes quests. In fact, you would do well to leave the other god's quests alone entirely. If you want me to do yours instead, make it more interesting or more lucritive)

X. Thou shalt obey the natural order of things, and of time, and of destiny.
--(There is a storyline going on here. Do try and fit in. Do not take great lengths to completely detract from it. Be smart.)

XI. Thou shalt not abuse your architectural omniscient nature.
--(Don't add wonders that don't already exist.)

FAQ

Q: Another God has already edited the save this turn. Can I do it too?
A: Yes, but you may not undo their changes. Take their save and edit it. Also, you may only edit once per turn.

Q: I have this cool idea that only slightly violates your rules, but it's really cool!
A: Just keep in mind I have the ability to reject any save I deem over-the-top.

Q: Can I edit the 4000 BC save?
A: No, because I want to have one round of no DIing and I forgot to save that one :mischief:

Oh and we will be using patch 3.19

The first round and a bullpen will be posted sometime tomorrow but you can edit this save right now.

NinjaCow64 · May 11, 2010

Round One, The Awakening

"...this day forward, I shall be KHAN!" he said to the crowd of warriors, gathered with their clubs and spears.

"GENGHIS KHAN!" roared the crowd.

"And this maggot," Genghis continued, pointing to the former leader of the tribe "shall DIE!" Genghis got out his stone axe and swung it. The old leader's head fell to the ground. Genghis grabbed the head by the hair and held it out to the crowd.

"This shall be a reminder of what happens to any who would betray me!" roared the Khan. The crowd roared his name over and over again, the ale was brought out, and, less than an hour later, Genghis fell into a drunken sleep.

The Mongolian people settled a city, which was called Krakorum.

The surrounding tribes paid tribute to the Khan, giving gifts of gold and the knowledge of a new weapon, the bow and arrow. They also told stories of great beasts roaming the countryside. The Khan wanted to ride one of these beasts so the entire Mongolian nation were dedicated to the search for these beasts.

"Sire!" said the Khan's chief advisor "We have found the great beasts!

"Excellent!" roared Genghis "We shall send settlers to settle near them!"

Mongolian scouts found an empire ruled by a self proclaimed "peace lover".

"I wonder if he will like peace when our chariots storm his cities!" shouted Genghis when he heard of Lincoln.

The first battalion of chariots were built. This was a cause for celebration so the ale was out and the Khan fell in to a deep drunken slumber, not knowing about the divine interventions that will happen while he sleeps.

(Tech Path: AH, Mining, BW (I switched to slavery), Writing, Mysticism (I think), Fishing (Not completed), Archery (From a hut))

Cull · May 11, 2010

Neat idea. Are you using any mods, BTW?

Ravus_Sol · May 11, 2010

I think he said this is a Divine Intervention game WITHOUT mods.

This is a normal divine intervention game. The reason it is called Divine Intervention Resurrection is because there hasn't been a non-FfH one for ages (I think the last one finished in 2009!).

FFH does have the nicely carved out niche's for the gods straight away. I'll glance through some of the old basic DI games to see what some of the gods get up too while i wait for the round to be written up. I won't make a choice on joining till after that.

P.S quick question, will you be roleplaying this or just play as yourself reacting to god interventions?

Arakhor · May 11, 2010

In non-FFH games, I think it is traditional for the gods to choose their own names and portfolios, rather than adopting the FFH pantheon. I'd be happy to play, once we know more about the world

Snefru7 · May 11, 2010

Have been waiting - hoping - for this to get going again, tried to get involved just as the last one fell, and will be more than eager to take part once this one gets going again! :goodjob:

Arakhor · May 11, 2010

You may wish to alter your thread title if you can, as you've misspelt "Khan".

Nictel · May 11, 2010

Awesome. I'll deffo be joining this. 3.19 is the most recent patch right? See this why Steam is good.

I'll post something more later.

Cull · May 11, 2010

Sounds good! Going to go look through the old DI's for examples and such. How do you post a save up?

Nictel · May 11, 2010

NinjaCow64, I see the game is on Noble, is that your normal play level? If not what is it? Just so I know a bit on how though I can be with you

CCRunner · May 11, 2010

I may like to have a hand in ~~destroying~~... ~~altering~~ destroying the landscape :devil:

Ravus_Sol · May 11, 2010

Arakhor said:
In non-FFH games, I think it is traditional for the gods to choose their own names and portfolios, rather than adopting the FFH pantheon. I'd be happy to play, once we know more about the world

I didn't mean i'd want to use FFH gods :-p

i was just pointing out that it allready had a pre-set pantheon meaning you didn't have to be to creative initially. I looked through some of the old games, there was some extreme stuff before the 11-LAWS were put in place. Icing the empire? wow. Also the gods?

Ice God
Tranport God
Dice God
Conflict God
God of Terror
Sea God
Trickster God
Balance God
The Accountant

fun stuff.

Anyway i'll throw in once i see how it's written up for the first round. If ninja-cow roleplays that i'll do something in depth, if he just writes in basic 'own voice' first person then i'll probably just do something casual.

@Cull
To post a save you have to use the attchment function, you have to use the advanced reply function (not the quick one) then use the attchment function (either the paperclip button or the 'manage attchments' button below the message box) it's pretty explanatory after that.

Wow the old DI crowd quickly gathered! was just reading some of your old stories and here you all are. It's like there's some wierd God Signal that i'm not aware of

CCRunner · May 11, 2010

Wow the old DI crowd quickly gathered! was just reading some of your old stories and here you all are. It's like there's some wierd God Signal that i'm not aware of

Pah, we are reduced to a fraction of our former strength! We're still missing Forest, DE, Winston, and Paulus, plus probably some more I can't remember off the top of my head.

And that 'God Signal' is called being to lazy to unsubscribe from old threads

mechaerik · May 11, 2010

I'd love to get involved in a Divine Intervention game.

mechaerik, Machine God. I like the sound of that.

mechaerik · May 11, 2010

I'd love to get involved in a Divine Intervention game.

mechaerik, Machine God. I like the sound of that.

Cull · May 11, 2010

[Note: This isn't a "got it" message, just some storyline for my god.]

Cull, the Sea God, rises from his slumber, and from his dreams, and awakens to a new world, new immortals, and a new world. He thinks.

I imagined the world united under one banner, all flying my banner, everyone under me. Is this just a dream, or a message from beings even higher than me? I must look through this world and all others after this in search for the immortal that will lead me to the deity all will worship.

As Cull gazes on the planet, he see a man, short in statue, yet tall by comparison to the men around him. His eyes are hardened, his posture is of a leader confident in his ability, and Cull is reminded of an Eastern Ragnar, or of Hannibal in his prime. This must be an immortal of this realm then.

I shall throw my fate to this immortal, this leader of the East. However, for now, I rest. Doubtlessly, they will be new immortals and old immortals of ages long ago. For now, I must watch, and observe.

And now, Cull, the Sea God continues to watch and observe.

NinjaCow64 · May 12, 2010

So much to do so little time! :run:

On the subject of DIR Canon, just let me say that I want a beast appearance! :mwaha:

And for the rest of Canon related subjects, I have made a new bullpen where we will discuss those things. That can be found here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=9181642

@Nictel: I usually play on noble

Happy Editing

Arakhor · May 12, 2010

A radiant burst of light emanated from behind a distant hill, so brightly that it could be mistaken for the rising sun. A tall, muscled, beautiful man with blond hair, attired in a white tunic and bearing a solar diadem upon his brow, takes on corporeal and looks down upon the world for the first time. Apollo, god of prophecy, music and the sun, awaits the activities of the mortals.

Nictel · May 12, 2010

CCRunner said:
Pah, we are reduced to a fraction of our former strength! We're still missing Forest, DE, Winston, and Paulus, plus probably some more I can't remember off the top of my head.

And that 'God Signal' is called being to lazy to unsubscribe from old threads

Time to shamelessy promote this in the place where they all are: NOTW :cool:

Nictel · May 12, 2010

Got it.

NinjaCow64, don't know how well you read the previous games and this can be for everyone else too. To simplify God communications the following spoiler is Not For NinjaCow64 or NFNC64 in short. Everyone else is free to read it.

Spoiler NFNC64 :

The following spoiler is only for CCRunner and for those not participating the rest isn't allowed to read it.

Spoiler Only for CCRunner :

Some say this world is far older than anyone can imagine, that once it was sprawling with gigantic cities that reached the heavens. But that all ended one day. Of course these are only stories, like so many others.

Spoiler NFNC64 :

Spoiler What I've done: NFNC64 :

*A man came running up to Khan*
"A LION! THERE IS A LION!"
*As the man screamed a lion did appear, it walked nonchalant to Khan, seemingly ignoring everything else. A piece of parchment dropped from his mouth.*

Please accept this gift, if you want to learn the secrets of this world come to the old Fortress Lionhead and settle a city on its foundations before the Age of Steel and Smoke.

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