What YOU would do if summoning worked.
#41
Posted 05 December 2012 - 10:42 AM
#42
Posted 05 December 2012 - 04:50 PM
#43
Posted 08 December 2012 - 05:10 AM
Summoning is not controlling. The god might play along to keep in the physical world, but they don't have to.
Yes, even summoning one god takes a bunch of your life. So summoning a bunch would kill you right away, even if possible. Plus grand power usage is really hard on the summoner, the god uses the summoners powers heavily for that. Remember how Agni nearly killed his summoner with just a bit of anger flare up? Making a castle would definitely kill you.
Yes, these are "technicalities" in a thread for fun, but you never really specified the perimeters of your question, so it really is hard to answer. But if summoning worked in RL like it does in the story, I would most likely not want to summon any gods. Maybe if I knew it was a god that could help me make the world a great place, to help end conflicts, hunger, pure evil, etc, I would consider it, assuming I could live long enough to accomplish anything. But if I was being selfish, I would not summon one in the first place, unless I was in a bad place with no other way out. The cost would definitely outway the benefits.
Edited by truepurple, 08 December 2012 - 05:20 AM.
#45
Posted 08 December 2012 - 08:57 PM
Of course I would summon everyone, even humans and use them to reform the world into a great place for most everyone, make other worlds to handle population overflow, and live a great eternal life. But so would most everyone else I bet. Really and truly, without perimeters, the question becomes rather boring to me.
#46
Posted 09 December 2012 - 01:19 AM
Edited by Eleean, 09 December 2012 - 01:22 AM.
#47
Posted 09 December 2012 - 05:35 AM
Edited by truepurple, 09 December 2012 - 05:36 AM.
#48
Posted 09 December 2012 - 01:13 PM
#49
Posted 09 December 2012 - 02:05 PM
#51
Posted 09 December 2012 - 06:08 PM
#52
Posted 09 December 2012 - 06:10 PM
Yes... but, that's the whole point. Mega-challenge to the max, mate. There's nothing quite so satisfying as managing to outwit a cheating computer or DM, even if it's only for one play of the whole game.To die or not to die.. for the love of the chess game.. we are getting philosophical here ^^ However one would probably not stand the slightest chance against Visnu in chess, since he can foresee each of your moves...
Edited by Euodiachloris, 09 December 2012 - 06:10 PM.
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#53
Posted 09 December 2012 - 06:29 PM
On the other hand, as a chess teacher, Visnu would be formidable. So I guess that "playing chess against Visnu" is meant in a philosophical way, like having a learn and relax time with the oldest of the Gods, or something like that ^^
Edited by Goobera, 09 December 2012 - 06:33 PM.
#54
Posted 09 December 2012 - 07:16 PM
1. Oh gosh I just summoned Visnu. Let's play chess with him.
2. Oh, there is Visnu here and I am... playing chess with him? Man, I am not even that brilliant at chess.
3. what the, since there is Visnu here let's have fun and be mates forever (?) by playing one game (logic supported by nonsense).
4. why not chess?
5. Whatever the experience is, it must be awesome if with Visnu.
6. He can foresee my moves? MORE FUN
7. I am playing Chess with Visnu. Yay.
At any rate, I am a huge fan of Visnu, if anything I said before didn't express it.
Edited by Eleean, 09 December 2012 - 07:26 PM.
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#55
Posted 09 December 2012 - 07:29 PM
Cheating Computer is another way of saying "the game is against me". The full title is... "The Computer is a Cheating Bastard (and Hates Me)". Insert more swear words for even worse levels than usual.
Facing a Grand Master when you're as green as a stalk of spring grass is... about the same.
Edited by Euodiachloris, 09 December 2012 - 07:32 PM.
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#56
Posted 10 December 2012 - 11:58 AM
Hopefully she wouldn't slash me in half xD
Better idea, have her spin around at parties. Willarv rave central!