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Things to Decide

Name

The options are pretty free: Norse names, Runes, or characteristic words tend to be the choices. Your character can have been named either by their god or by themself. Loki didn’t name any of his. At least officially: some of them have nicknames.

Gods

The ‘who’ is self-explanatory: there are 24 (sort of, there’s actually 25 but Magni and Modi have to share like good siblings, so you can’t be a godling of them individually) deities (including Loki) making you guys.

If you're a follower of Loki, you may also want to decide which god you're claiming to have been made by instead.

Material

There are six materials you can be infused with, which may affect your appearance and temperament, and will also determine how you cast runes, and some of your income:

Random Rune

Being made from a blueprint designed by Loki means that parts of your being are a bit unpredictable; as such, in addition to the Rune of your god, you also have access to a random Rune. This Rune will be randomly chosen by the Refs with the following limitations:

You cannot get Hagalaz as your random Rune.
Your random Rune will have a different call than your God's Rune.
You can specify if you want a combat Rune or a non-combat Rune, but do not have to if you want the full range of possibilities.

Word

What you are. What you do. You, in a word.

What do they want?

Well?

What DO you want?

Your character has a lot of free will. Some of the gods would say too much… Due to your level of free will, Lokilings may work to delay Ragnarok along side the godlings and godlings can choose to defect to the side of Chaos.

This has no mechanical benefits. It’s purely just for you to get a feel for your character.

How did you get here?

"I was born yesterday from nothing" is a fine answer, though you could also have been made from a trusted mortal.

Deviance

This is a flaw that can be exploited by Loki, or that may make you do strange things. This is also completely defined by players. Yes, it’s your problem now. Make sure you have one or we will smite you... by giving you one of our own making. A major objective for a Deviance is to cause otherwise loyalist PCs to not always work for the common cause.

This results in a certain number of curse cards a week among the player base, but you are expected to also roleplay your deviance without ref prompting.

Familiar

Choose between combat, sneaky and cute. Uptime and downtime can be different.

Submit

Once you've figured out those things, you can submit a character to the refs here.

Example Characters

Thyri, they/them

Combat-heavy character

God: Thor - Thurisaz (THUNDER SHATTER)
Material: Iron
Random Rune (Combat): Ehwaz (DARK BASH)
Word: Warrior
What do they want: To prove themself in glorious combat! And then once the fight is done to retire to a nice house and take up gardening.
Deviance: A very, very hot temper.
Animal Familiar: Shark
Uptime Familiar Ability: Guard Dog
Downtime Familiar Ability: Gorilla Warfare

Ethel, she/her

Sneaky/Politic-y character

God: Frig - Othala (EARTH CLAIM)
Material: Darkness
Random Rune (Non-Combat): Sōwilō (FLAME LEARN)
Word: Mysterious
What does she want: The truth. Mostly for herself. Truth is knowledge and knowledge is power after all.
Deviance: Far too secretive and more than a little paranoid.
Animal Familiar: Owl
Uptime Familiar Ability: Extreme Cuteness
Downtime Familiar Ability: Familiar on the Wall

Brand (or Sparkle), he/him

Lokiling with mix of abilities

God: Loki - Hagalaz (TRICKERY)
Material: Fire
Random Rune (No Preference): Uruz (THUNDER BASH)
Word: Chaotic
What does he want: To experience everything he can. Especially food.
Deviance: A tendency to form quick attachments, including to enemies.
Animal Familiar: Wolf (that looks oddly like a golden retriever)
Uptime Familiar Ability: Guard Dog
Downtime Familiar Ability: Can't Say No

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+==Things to Decide==
-Name:
+===Name===
 The options are pretty free: Norse names, Runes, or characteristic words tend to be the choices. Your character can have been named either by their god or by themself. Loki didn’t name any of his. At least officially: some of them have nicknames.
+===[[The Gods|Gods]]===
+The ‘who’ is self-explanatory: there are 24 (sort of, there’s actually 25 but Magni and Modi have to share like good siblings, so you can’t be a godling of them individually) [[The Gods|deities]] (including Loki) making you guys.
+If you're a follower of [[Loki]], you may also want to decide which god you're ''claiming'' to have been made by instead.
-God:
+===Material===
-The ‘who’ is self-explanatory: there are 24 (sort of, there’s actually 25 but Magni and Modi have to share like good siblings, so you can’t be a godling of them individually) deities (including Loki) making you guys.
+There are six materials you can be infused with, which ''may'' affect your appearance and temperament, and will also determine how you [[Runes#Material|cast runes]], and some of your [[Downtime#Income|income]]:
+*[[Materials#Iron|Iron]]
+*[[Materials#Stone|Stone]]
+*[[Materials#Darkness|Darkness]]
+*[[Materials#Fire|Fire]]
+*[[Materials#Ice|Ice]]
+*[[Materials#Greenery|Greenery]]
+===Random Rune===
-[[Materials|Material:]]
+Being made from a blueprint designed by Loki means that parts of your being are a bit unpredictable; as such, in addition to the [[Runes|Rune]] of your god, you also have access to a random Rune. This Rune will be randomly chosen by the Refs with the following limitations:
+* You cannot get Hagalaz as your random Rune.
-There are six materials, which will also determine how you use combat runes:
+* Your random Rune will have a different call than your God's Rune.
+* You can specify if you want a combat Rune or a non-combat Rune, but do not have to if you want the full range of possibilities.
+===Word===
-Iron (Sharp, warlike, strong)
+What you are. What you do. You, in a word.
+===What do they want?===
-Stone (Unyielding, BIG, Craftable)
+Well?
+What DO you want?
-These materials allow you to cast a Rune in melee 3 times per encounter
+Your character has a lot of free will. Some of the gods would say too much…
+Due to your level of free will, Lokilings may work to delay Ragnarok along side the godlings and godlings can choose to defect to the side of Chaos.
+This has no mechanical benefits. It’s purely just for you to get a feel for your character.
-Darkness (Ephemeral, Sneaky)
+===How did you get here?===
-Fire (Destructive, Impulsive, Also Artistic)
+"I was born yesterday from nothing" is a fine answer, though you could also have been made from a trusted mortal.
+===Deviance===
-These materials allow you to cast a Rune at range 3 times per encounter with 10 second cooldown
+This is a flaw that can be exploited by Loki, or that may make you do strange things. This is also completely defined by players. Yes, it’s your problem now. Make sure you have one or we will smite you... by giving you one of our own making. A major objective for a Deviance is to cause otherwise loyalist PCs to not always work for the common cause.
+This results in a certain number of curse cards a week among the player base, but you are expected to also roleplay your deviance without ref prompting.
+===[[Animal Familiars|Familiar]]===
-Ice (Cold, Patient, Calm)
+Choose between combat, sneaky and cute. Uptime and downtime can be different.
-Greenery (nurturing, caring, alive)
+==Submit==
-These materials allow you to cast a Rune in melee with 10 second cooldown
+Once you've figured out those things, you can submit a character to the refs [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-2Byyfld81mTnfcQyDOX0_xqVYHX3jCDwv2Om3fobmKOnrA/viewform?usp=sf_link here].
+==Example Characters==
+===Thyri, they/them===
-Word:
+Combat-heavy character
+* God: Thor - Thurisaz (THUNDER SHATTER)
-What you are. What you do. You, in a word.
+* Material: Iron
+* Random Rune (Combat): Ehwaz (DARK BASH)
+* Word: Warrior
+* What do they want: To prove themself in glorious combat! And then once the fight is done to retire to a nice house and take up gardening.
+* Deviance: A very, very hot temper.
+* Animal Familiar: Shark
+* Uptime Familiar Ability: Guard Dog
+* Downtime Familiar Ability: Gorilla Warfare
+===Ethel, she/her===
+Sneaky/Politic-y character
+* God: Frig - Othala (EARTH CLAIM)
-What do they want?:
+* Material: Darkness
+* Random Rune (Non-Combat): Sōwilō (FLAME LEARN)
+* Word: Mysterious
+* What does she want: The truth. Mostly for herself. Truth is knowledge and knowledge is power after all.
+* Deviance: Far too secretive and more than a little paranoid.
+* Animal Familiar: Owl
+* Uptime Familiar Ability: Extreme Cuteness
+* Downtime Familiar Ability: Familiar on the Wall
+===Brand (or Sparkle), he/him===
-Well?
+Lokiling with mix of abilities
+* God: Loki - Hagalaz (TRICKERY)
-What DO you want?
+* Material: Fire
+* Random Rune (No Preference): Uruz (THUNDER BASH)
-Your character has a lot of free will. Some of the gods would say too much…
+* Word: Chaotic
-Due to your level of free will, Lokilings may work to delay Ragnarok along side the godlings and godlings can choose to defect to the side of Chaos.
+* What does he want: To experience everything he can. Especially food.
+* Deviance: A tendency to form quick attachments, including to enemies.
-(As an OC note: This has no mechanical benefits. It’s purely just for you to get a feel for your character.)
+* Animal Familiar: Wolf (that looks oddly like a golden retriever)
-Some guidance on this kind of stuff.
+* Uptime Familiar Ability: Guard Dog
+* Downtime Familiar Ability: Can't Say No
-Deviance:
-This is a flaw. This is also completely defined by players. Yes, it’s your problem now. Make sure you have one or we will smite you... by giving you one of our own making.
-This results in a certain number of curse cards a week among the player base, but you are expected to also roleplay your deviance without ref interference.
-[[Animal Familiars|Familiar:]]
-Choose between combat, sneaky and cute. Uptime and downtime can be different.