"I know how gods begin. We start as dreams, then we walk out of the
dreams into the land. We are worshipped and loved, and take power to
ourselves. And then one day there's no one left to worship us. And in
the end, each little god and goddess takes its last journey back into
dreams... and what comes after, not even we know."
-- Neil Gaiman, The Sandman: Brief Lives
Forgotten Gods follows the deities of ancient mythologies, brought to
America long ago by explorers or immigrants from their homelands and
eventually abandoned or lost from memory. As their worshippers have
moved on to new religions, the gods' powers have waned -- for a god, at
its most pure essence, is no more than an idea, and an idea is worthless
if there is nobody to believe in it. Some have passed, forgotten, from
the world, while others have fallen into madness. Some have simply tried
to adapt, to make a life for themselves in this place without gods,
getting by on what little scraps of worship and belief they can garner.
Others are more radical, intent on regaining the power that was once
theirs and reviving their followings.
And then there are the New Gods. Gods of cars and computers, television
and radio, cities and highways, all those things that modern Americans
put their faith in. They are young, at the height of their power. These
newcomers are regarded dismissively by some of the old ones, who have
seen so many new deities rise and fall in their time; jealously by
others, who wish to reclaim the power for their own; and by all with a
deep, abiding wariness.
Inspired by the world of Neil Gaiman's American Gods, this game invites
players to step into the roles of deities, old and new, to create their
own modern mythology.
http://forgotten-mods.insanejournal.com
Wanted characters: Hades, Hermes, Demeter, Narcissus, Muses, Enki,
Eris, Oizys, the Furies, Ra, Tattoos, mortals and more!
For more information, contact forgotten.mods [AT] gmail.com
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