conversations.from: system
conversations.value: Ragnarok. Armaggedon. Call it what you will, but by any name it was the end of the world.  The prophecies came true, the darkness closed in, and everything ended.
  
  Or it was supposed to. 
  
  At the last instant, new gods appeared, bearing the power to hold the darkness back, and perhaps even rebuild existence. 
  
  You are one of those gods. Welcome to Afterworld.
  
  //--//--//--
  
  In this game, everyone is playing a newly formed god, capable of sweeping acts of divine power that reshape all of creation.
  
  The world is still trying to end, however - as a result, the style of play we're going for is "sandbox in the rain."  You can build just about anything, but there's an external pressure that will provide a baseline conflict you'll need to keep in mind.
  
  *Important!*
  
  Please don't actually submit a character until everyone can collaborate on characters - I have no problem with inter-character conflict, but we need to make sure that the players are all on the same page.
  
  DOC HERE:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yp6B_xdQu9vi6cRGeVI8D6j6mwtTa6kTNsoJCZBI2uQ/edit?usp=sharing
  
  Character creation guidelines :
  Your characters have literally not even a microsecond of history prior to the first scene, so you'll be making a baseline personality and deciding what you want to be god of.
  
  Description: please include your basic personality and goals, as well as a description of your true form.
  
  Nature: please list your starting Domain: the area in which you are able to directly use the Divine Spark to enact your will.  This can be anything that isn't so ridiculously broad as to be virtual omnipotence - if we need to tweak the concept, we'll do so before the game.  There are a few exceptions, though!
  
   - You can't take the same Domain as someone else.
   - No player may take any form of Fate, Prophecy, or Time Travel - period.
   - No one may *begin* the game with Death, Light, or Magic.  These Domains all have special circumstances and must be earned in play.
  
  
  Strengths and Weaknesses should be personality, not domains!  Your domains will be asset cards - in all the myths, it's their personalities, not their powers, that drives the degree of success or failure in their endeavors. I encourage you to make your own Strengths and Weaknesses.
  
  You can do basically anything on a human scale, so long as it isn't ontologically opposed to your Domains.  (For instance, the god of Food Allergies couldn't appear to awe his mortal followers in a jar of peanut butter - unless he was like an evil mob boss who threatened non-believers with food allergies.)
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The very drive to exist, to grow, to be.
conversations.prefix: The Spark of Life:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: While you have plenty of instinctive know how at using the Spark, that's not enough for you.  You want to know more.
conversations.prefix: Study the Spark:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Unsatisfied with the minor wonders you may cause with the Spark, you strive to gain dominion over another aspect of existence. 
conversations.prefix: Earn a New Domain:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Though none of you are susceptible to it, you all know that everything else might die.  How and why is that so?
conversations.prefix: The Question of Death:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Night is yours - Night Darkness, the Stars and Moon are all yours.
conversations.prefix: Night:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: It would seem that the light of the Spark and the darkness are fundamentally opposed.  It would be a good idea to harness that power.
conversations.prefix: Let There Be Light:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The very act of making something new is yours to inspire and master.
conversations.prefix: Creation:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The cycle of wisdom gained through suffering is eternal.
conversations.prefix: Spiritual Growth:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ice and Snow, frozen beauty, the sleep before spring.
conversations.prefix: Winter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The room is unadorned, consisting of a simple dome shaped chamber.  Equidistant around it are alcoves, in which rest your true forms.  In between each alcove is a simple open doorway. 
  
  In the center of the chamber floats the Divine Spark. 
conversations.prefix: The Spark Chamber:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: A wave of onrushing darkness is eating away at the edges of existence with alarming speed.  If action is not taken quickly, all will be lost.
conversations.prefix: The Darkness Comes!:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Despite all you've accomplished, darkness still gnaws at the edges of existence. 
conversations.prefix: The Darkness Gnaws:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Time is passing.  How are you shaping the world? 
  
  (Note: This "challenge" is provided so that your self-directed character actions can interact with and affect the card economy of the game.)
conversations.prefix: The Ticking of the Clock:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're all about you; all the things put in existence are there for your benefit
conversations.prefix: Narcissistic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are a god, the highest sort of being!  Of course you're better than everyone else. 
conversations.prefix: Arrogant:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The suffering of others, be they god or otherwise, just doesn't move you.
conversations.prefix: Uncaring:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You just can't seem to leave well enough alone. You're always trying things, and they often backfire. 
conversations.prefix: Meddlesome:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have an unfortunate tendency to lose sight of the big picture. 
conversations.prefix: Obsessive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You're not constrained to the obvious.   You always seem to come up with a new angle on things. 
conversations.prefix: Clever:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: For this game, everyone should create your own Nature!   Please include your true form and starting domain.
conversations.prefix: Placeholder:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You seek to learn all you can about what happened before you existed. 
conversations.prefix: What Came Before:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You seek to transcend the limits of your existence, either personally or by creating something that is beyond you in some way.
conversations.prefix: Something Greater:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You just want to create a really neat place.  Whether you want beauty,  conflict, or any number of other esthetics, you have a vision for this world. 
conversations.prefix: Creative Drive:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: This world existed before you,  and it has rules that even you must follow.  You seek to learn everything about how this world works. 
conversations.prefix: Gain Understanding:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You desire recognition and respect,  and will do what you must to gain it.
conversations.prefix: All Glory to Me:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Outstretched an all directions is the empty ruin of a fabulous ciry.  Buildings of every imaginable shape and size, from gargantuan to microscopic,  litter the landscape in a mishmash of bizarre styles.  Many of the buildings are nothing more than ruins, though just as many seem untouched. 
conversations.prefix: The Grand City:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Power over light, in all its forms.  When played against the Darkness, this card tilts towards a strong outcome.
conversations.prefix: Light (Domain):
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You've learned the secret of inducing a reaction from the Spark without channeling it through you.  Though not a domain, this card may act like any extant domain. 
conversations.prefix: Magic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are good at seeing the world through another's eyes. 
conversations.prefix: Empathic:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You see more than your fellow gods, able to notice things that would slip past their attention. 
conversations.prefix: Awareness:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Your mind is like a steel trap, able to remember and analyze beyond your fellows. 
conversations.prefix: Mental Acuity:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You're naturally good at getting others to like and follow you. 
conversations.prefix: Charismatic:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: One moment, you didn't exist.  The next, you were.  Taking stock of your situation seems called for.
conversations.prefix: What's Going On?:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You have power over death itself.  You decide who and what is mortal - even the gods themselves, if you wish it.
conversations.prefix: Death (Domain):
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Desiring to not be the only beings in existence, you set out to create life.
conversations.prefix: Let There Be Life:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Outstretched an all directions is the empty ruin of a fabulous city.  Buildings of every imaginable shape and size, from gargantuan to microscopic,  litter the landscape in a mishmash of bizarre styles.  Many of the buildings are nothing more than ruins, though just as many seem untouched. 
conversations.prefix: The Grand City:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: People often think of the god of winter as cold, hard, and pitiless. While he often displays these attributes, he also has a softer side.
conversations.prefix: Winter:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Like an oncoming avalanche. There is nothing you can do but get out of the way. Even then you are likely to be crushed.
conversations.prefix: Implacable:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Numbed by the cold, it is difficult to feel. How can one then be expected to understand the feelings of others?
conversations.prefix: Insensitive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You just really want to show everyone how great winter is. It's cold, it's quiet, everything is covered in snow. What's not to like?
conversations.prefix: Bring Winter to Everyone:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Av-Yatsar is the spirit of creation. He is the ultimate father-figure, and views every creation as his child, living and otherwise. He will protect the crafted and conceptual with his life if need be, as he views this to be the best way the new world can flourish.
conversations.prefix: The All-Father:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Av-Yatsar is strong, physically, emotionally and psychologically. He does his best to impart this strength into everything he creates.
conversations.prefix: Strong:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes, carefully weighing all options before making a decision is wise. Other times it can make the decision come too late...
conversations.prefix: Thoughtful:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You just want to create a really neat place.  Whether you want beauty,  conflict, or any number of other esthetics, you have a vision for this world. 
conversations.prefix: Creative Drive:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Always meddling in the affairs of mortals, Isra is never content to be passive. She actively manipulates mortals and gods alike to achieve her ends.
conversations.prefix: Manipulator:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Isra is excellent at getting people to do what she wants. Often they don't know they were directed, or believe their actions to be their own idea.
conversations.prefix: Beguiler:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Constantly on the verge of a breakdown, Isra often lets her emotions lead her to bad outcomes.
conversations.prefix: Emotional:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Isra wants mortals to follow her creed. Not only does she seek to found her own religion, but will seek to suffuse her teachings into other spiritual practices.
conversations.prefix: Dominate Spirituality:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: You are the goddess of Night.  You are the darkness, but also the light in the darkness.  Your domain is that of the night sky, a dark shroud lit by moonlight and starlight.
conversations.prefix: The Goddess of Night:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Being of both light and darkness, there is very little beyond your ken.
conversations.prefix: Mistress of Sight & Secrets:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sometimes you're ... not in touch with reality.  And the spoon takes the teeth and suddenly you can't cook any meals.
conversations.prefix: The Dreamer:
conversations.from: human
conversations.prefix: Wild:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: You were born to mourn the world that was lost -- and to comfort those who remain.
conversations.prefix: The Widow of the World: