"Immortals are what you wanted," said Thor in a low, quiet voice.
"Immortals are what you got. It is a little hard on us. You wanted us to
be for ever, so we are for ever. Then you forget about us. But we are
still for ever. Now at last, many are dead, many are dying," he then
added in a quiet voice, "but it takes a special effort."
-- Douglas Adams
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.
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