History Roleplay / PersonificationLife

** FoeRomanceSubtext - Minerva and Klaus had this going on for literally eons before finally becoming a true item.

* PowersThatBe - Constantly referenced, occasionally seen. Includes [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/God Elohim]], Swith's Higher Being, Pearlelei, the Conservatores' bosses, and others.

* {{Instant-Win Condition}} - Most of the Arcs have this.

* Golem - Pippa-Michelle, a golem made out of paper mache.

** Gio explains to Marcus the unique fears and anxieties about being an immortal god, pointing out that when you literally exist forever, there will inevitably come a time where you outlast everything around you and begin to struggle with your place in existence with nothing of significance to place yourself relative to. She contrasts this with the lives of mortals who, while being short-lived and less powerful, will none the less have an easier time creating a sense of fulfillment in their lives because of how little they need, and do not ever have to live long enough to see a time in which their previous precious experiences become forgotten and meaningless. Essentially, she puts forth the preposition that the reason gods exist the way they do (extravagantly, and often meddling in mortal affairs) is not out of arrogance, but out of a sort of existential terror at the constantly-fleeting sense of concrete meaning in their eternal lives. Time inevitably buries all their previous actions (with everyone who could remember or care eventually biting the dust), and the gods are never able to peacefully pass away with any sense of accomplishment - given the only way a god can die is by either destroying themselves (something that normally arises from a monstrous amount of depression and apathy) or being (usually violently) [[KillTheGod destroyed by something else]].

** Gio explains to Marcus the unique fears and anxieties about being an immortal god, pointing out that when you literally exist forever, there will inevitably come a time where you outlast everything around you and begin to struggle with your place in existence with nothing of significance to place yourself relative to. She contrasts this with the lives of mortals who, while being short-lived and less powerful, will none the less have an easier time creating a sense of fulfillment in their lives because of how little they need, and do not ever have to live long enough to see a time in which their previous precious experiences become forgotten and meaningless. Essentially, she puts forth the preposition that the reason gods exist the way they do (extravagantly, and often meddling in mortal affairs) is out of a sort of existential terror at the constantly-fleeting sense of concrete meaning in their eternal lives. Time inevitably buries all their previous actions, and the gods are never able to peacefully pass away with any sense of accomplishment - given the only way a god can die is by either destroying themselves (something that normally arises from a monstrous amount of depression and apathy) or being (usually violently) [[KillTheGod destroyed by something else]].

Among many others, some genre that is currently in use includes ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'', Franchise/CthulhuMythos, ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', Franchise/StarWars, Franchise/StarTrek, ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', and ''Series/DoctorWho'', as well as numerous original concepts and creations. AllMythsAreTrue, but some figures and pantheons are relegated to control by certain players. {{Mythopoeia}} also comes into play (Kei, Pearlelei, etc.).

* OverlyLongName - Gio's full name is given as, "Encantress Giovenith-Serina Jerid of Pearlelei's Own." Even she thinks it is way overboard.

** One would think that being transported from sunshine-and-rainbows Equestria to the much more brutal human world would be setting up the tools for a typical {{Break the Cutie}}/{{Silly Rabbit Idealism is for Kids}} story for Willow; in contrast, the pony sticks fast to his beliefs, and in fact gets in frequent debates with Giovenith about what a society should expect of itself. Willow asserts that there is nothing shameful or naïve about living a land like Equestria--their status is indicative of success and prosperity, something they actually ''worked'' to achieve by actively ''rising above'' hatred and weary acceptance of destitution, and that humankind has no place mocking the ideals of the ponies when those ideals have clearly worked to their advantage, i.e., no wars, no starvation, no natural disasters, everypony has the career/lifestyle they want, Gods that do not mistreat them, etc. Of course, he's not entirely correct, but he has a far sturdier base to be arguing from than such a story would normally lend him.

** One would think that being transported from sunshine-and-rainbows Equestria to the much more brutal human world would be setting up the tools for a typical {{Break the Cutie}}/{{Silly Rabbit Idealism is for Kids}} story for Willow; in contrast, the pony sticks fast to his beliefs, and in fact gets in frequent debates with Giovenith about what a society should expect of itself. Willow asserts that there is nothing shameful or naïve about living a land like Equestria--their status is indicative of success and prosperity, something they actually ''worked'' to achieve by actively ''rising above'' hatred and acceptance destitution, and that humankind has no place mocking the ideals of the ponies when those ideals have clearly worked to their advantage, i.e., no wars, no starvation, no natural disasters, everypony has the career/lifestyle they want, Gods that do not mistreat them, etc. Of course, he's not entirely correct, but he has a far sturdier base to be arguing from than such a story would normally lend him.