Let's create a world.

We're gonna create a world collaboratively in this thread. Here's how it's gonna work:

Player one asks a question about said world. Player two answers it. Questions can be open-ended or yes/no. Questions can not be leading, or establish information that hasn't already been established in an answer. Also NO CONTRADICTING PREVIOUS ANSWERS. This includes making exceptions to things previously stated to be impossible.

For example:

• Why is the Queen of the River Kingdom immortal?

If we've already established that there's a river kingdom, it has a queen, and she's immortal, this is a Good question. If not, this is a Bad question.

Facts so far:

• Technology is Standard Sci Fi Setting
  • Weaponry is very advanced, capable of leveling cities
• Magic exists, but is incompatible with technology
  • Humans can't operate both thought processes at once.
  • This is because the gods made them incompatable.
• There are three gods: One over the mental realm, one over the spiritual, and one over the physical.
  • They are siblings
  • The physical god is doubted, and was cast out of the family for slaying their parent, the Demiurge.
  • There are two main religions: One for the Mental God, the other for the Spiritual. There is also a hated and shunned cult of the physical god.
  • The exact specifics of the gods' genders and personalities are debated.
  • The gods only have power in their own sphere.
  • The physical god created the world out of the Demiurge's corpse
  • The gods only communicate indirectly, and then cryptically
• Most of the land is very hostile, filled with gigantic, mutant beasts and plants.
• There are also super powered mutant humans.
• Humans live in highly advanced independent city states, with many varying forms of governance
• There has been a lot of war.

I'll start.

Do a god/gods exist?

edited 20th Aug '14 8:59:00 PM by PadurKaril

Yes.

Is it a world of Technology?

edited 20th Aug '14 7:05:22 PM by TheHailStormer

Yes, the technology is very advanced, moreso than Earth's.

Are there magic users on it as well?

edited 20th Aug '14 7:07:13 PM by ironcommando

define "Technology". Firemaking is a from of technology

'd!

Your standard Sci-Fi world.

Yes.

What is the relationship between magic and technology here?

edited 20th Aug '14 7:08:20 PM by WilliamRadarStorm

Coexistant, but on different planes of existence. (E.g. you can't just weld it together Magitech style.)

I'll take that

edited 20th Aug '14 7:10:29 PM by PadurKaril

Ok never mind about the ninja thing.

Long ago, they used to work together in harmony and peace. However, one fateful night, a schism began, dividing the worlds of magic and technology, leading to an ancient blood feud that lives on to this day.

What exactly happened that caused the schism?

edited 20th Aug '14 7:13:16 PM by bRaHiAn1

Long ago the god/gods grew angry at humanity's hubris and split the mind of humans from the spirit, making the two mental disciplines unable to be processed at one time.

Is there a single god or more than one? Or something more complicated?

All we know is that there is at least 3 gods. And even one of them has a bit of a skeptical existence.

Who are the three confirmed gods, and which one are the people suspicious about the existence of?

One for the physical realm, one for the spiritual, and one for the mental. The physical one is doubted.

What is the relationship of these three to each other?

Ah man I had a really cool thing planned for the God/gods.

They are all siblings, save for the physical one, who was disowned from the family long ago.

Why was the physical god disowned?

He/she/it slew the Demiurge, the parent of the three, and created the physical world from its corpse.

Do the gods have gender?

That's up for in-universe debate.

What else do the mortals argue about?

edited 20th Aug '14 7:29:33 PM by WilliamRadarStorm

And that's actually exactly what I had planned.

They argue about literally everything, thanks to the blood feud.

Have there been any major wars in this world's history?

More than can be counted.

Is the world populated by humans?

Yes, mostly ones who use augmentations to survive attacks by the harsh wildlife.

Are there gianormous, mutated fusions of Earth creatures as fauna?

Yes. Yes, there are.

Are there giant, carnivorous bastardizations of Earth plants as flora?

Yes, and they just love to feed on the few unlucky humans who walk near them.

Is the world mostly jungle, with a few highly technologically advanced human city settlements pocketed around?

No to the first, yes to the second. The world has many climates, but all are dangerous and unforgiving.

Is there a price to magic?

that last few questions are very leading. I'll allow it this time, but tone it down

edited 20th Aug '14 7:49:49 PM by PadurKaril

Yes. It erodes the user's soul if they use it too much.

How advanced are the weapons of the humans?

Wow, double ninja'd.

The magic users carry extremely primitive weapons, for better survival in the jungles and/or to better channel their magicks. The technology users, on the other hand, carry extremely advanced weaponry, which can devastate entire cities if used incorrectly.

Can the mortals communicate, whether directly or indirectly, with their gods?

edited 20th Aug '14 7:52:18 PM by bRaHiAn1

Yes, but the gods never answer direct communication, and are cryptic and often intentionally unhelpful.

Is humanity united?

No. Each city is it's own separate nation, and since there have been wars in the past, not all of them are friendly toward each other.

What kind of government do the human cities run?

edited 20th Aug '14 7:56:58 PM by TheHailStormer

It varies by city. Everything from full blown, all inclusive Athenian style democracy to absolute rule by a computer, to theocracies led by priests who attempt to rule based on what they can learn from the gods.

Are there limits to the gods' power?

The gods only have power within their realms; the mental god cannot control anything outside the mental realm, while the spiritual god rules only the spiritual realm, and the physical god only has power over the physical realm. Also, none of these gods can create nor destroy any form of matter. It was believed that their parent possessed limitless power over all realms, but alas it is long dead.

Have the people of this world managed space travel?

edited 20th Aug '14 7:59:33 PM by bRaHiAn1