The Gods II

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Introduction and How to Join the Game

Quick Summary Rules

The Complete Rules

The Power Lists

Current Game Info

The Chapters

Chapter 1: Overview
Chapter 2: Era Null - From the Void
Chapter 3: Transition Phases
Chapter 4: Living in Heaven
Chapter 5: Era Aleph - In the Beginning
Chapter 6: Era Centrum - the Great Game
Chapter 7: Era Omega - Armageddon

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Introduction and How to Join the Game

Quick Summaries

• Glossary of Terms
• Era Null
• Transition Phases
• Life in Heaven
• Combat
• Using Powers on the Earth
• Mortal Activities
• Era Omega

Complete Text Rules

• Chapter 1: Overview
• The Participants
• Gamemasters
• Referees
• Greater Gods
• Lesser Gods
• Celestial Spirits
• Demons
• Game Concepts
• Game Sessions
• Eras
• Heaven and Earth
• Mana
• Powers, Gifts, and Artifacts
• Spheres
• The Great Council
• Death and Obliteration
• Winning and Losing
• Chapter 2: Era Null - From the Void
• Distributing Mana and Spheres
• The Size of the Game
• Mana
• Sphere Cards
• The Twelve Greater Spheres
• Trading Mana and Sphere Cards
• Creating Lesser Gods
• Linked Spheres
• Archetypes and Primal Beings
• Finalizing the Gods
• Celestial Spirits
• Council Positions
• Advantages and Disadvantages (Optional Rule)
• Chapter 3: Transition Phases
• Myths
• Alternate Awards for Myths
• Goals
• Creating New Lesser Gods
• Adding New Characters
• Dropping Unused Characters
• Buying New Sphere Cards
• Costumes
• Sets, Props, and Game Accessories
• Role-playing and Simulation
• Chapter 4: Living in Heaven
• Beginning and Ending a Game Session
• Introduction to Heaven
• The Basic Locales of Heaven
• The Hall of Doom
• The Window on the World
• The Hall of Feasts
• The Primeval Wilds
• The Underworld
• The Void
• The Corridors of Time
• The Silver City
• The Guardian Beasts
• Restrooms
• Clocks
• Transmigration
• Demesnes
• Gaining, Spending, and Transferring Mana
• Gaining Mana
• Spending or Losing Mana
• Transferring Mana
• Personal Powers
• Combat Powers
• Persuasion Powers
• Direct Effect Powers
• Demesne Powers
• Locale Powers
• Artifact Powers
• Gift Powers
• Miscellaneous Powers
• Role-playing Powers
• Conflicting Powers
• The Gods and the Earth
• Role-playing Persuasion Powers
• Combat
• Starting a Duel
• Starting a Sneak Attack
• Combat Procedures
• The Null Gesture
• Hit Points
• Ending Combat
• Surrender Terms
• Mutilations
• Attacking Demesnes
• Coordinating the Defenses of a Demesne
• Death
• Obliteration
• Death for Demons
• Disposing of the Body
• Artifacts
• The Great Council of the Gods
• Lesser Gods and Celestial Spirits Leading the Council
• Council Laws
• Example Council Laws
• Promoting New Greater Gods
• Granting Council Offices
• Choosing the Supreme Deity
• Chapter 5: Era Aleph - In the Beginning
• The Earth Map
• Physically Representing the Earth Map
• Adjacency versus Bordering
• Divisions within Era Aleph
• Creation Powers
• Base Terrain Powers
• Terrain Feature Powers
• Global Powers
• Race Powers
• Demesne Powers
• Heaven Powers
• Miscellaneous Power
• Creating Mortal Races
• Chapter 6: Era Centrum - the Great Game
• Time on Earth, the Sequence of Centuries
• Races
• Population
• Attributes
• Knowledges
• Racial Modifications
• Resistances
• Aggression
• Military
• Diplomacy
• Wealth
• Movement Range and Sea-faring Range
• Cultural Level
• Pantheons
• Changing Pantheon Membership
• Religious Turmoil
• Population Limits
• Cities
• History of the World
• History Powers
• Disaster Powers
• Knowledge Powers
• Racial Modification Powers
• Base Terrain Powers
• Terrain Feature Powers
• Miscellaneous Powers
• Sequence of Events in a Century
• Activity Phase
• Population Growth and Migration
• Aggressive Attacks
• Miscellaneous Activities
• Divine Intervention
• Diplomacy
• Wars
• Calculation Phase
• What happens if all of the mortals on Earth die out?
• Chapter 7: Era Omega - Armageddon
• Century- and Era-End Mana Sources in Era Omega
• Special Rules for Era Omega
• No Surrender
• History Powers in Era Omega
• Completion of Goals
• Buying New Sphere Cards
• Becoming Supreme Deity
• The Denouement
• If a Loyal God Becomes Supreme Deity
• If a Demonic Ally Becomes Supreme Deity
• If the Demonic Hordes Destroy Heaven and Earth
• Demons

Power Lists

• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Common Powers and Council Offices
• Greater Spheres
• Lesser Spheres (samples)
• Celestial Spirit Powers
• Demon Powers