The Bridge Hack: Day 3

The Mythology has effect on characters. The temple system has two branches, the Hendeciad and the Exo. The Hendeciad is comprised of 8 Major Gods and 3 Major Titans. The Exo is a Kwemara, a third type of deity.

Background Story

As far as background, there was a creator god alone in the universe. Removing the 6th, 7th, and 8th digits from its hands and feet, it mixed its own flesh and blood with elements to create the gods.

Gods were created with stone. Titans followed, created with fire. Kwemara, the youngest, were created with water.

The Gods pursued stability and building, the Titans pursued passion and pleasure, the Kwemara pursued knowledge and wisdom.

Feeling unfavored, the Titans rebelled against the creator God. The Gods and Kwemara defended it. As the titans were losing the battle, a desperate titan killed the creator God. The war between the Gods and Titans waged for hundreds of years. The Kwemara retreated to the skies and the sea to mourn.

For the war, the Gods and Titans made servitor races. This is the origin of the various peoples.

When the Kwemara returned and found that the fighting continued, they put a stop to it. Able to reason with the Gods, the Gods had few casualties. The proud Titans, however, were all but annihilated.

The remaining deities made up of Gods and Titans made peace. The Kwemara again retreated to the skies and the sea, but one remained. Exo is the only worshiped Kwemara.

Mechanical Aspects

There are 51 deities and Exo. Each deity is associated with a card. Players are associated with a deity determined by where they fit into the temple system and which deity they take as a personal patron.

For example. A character may be assigned to the God part of the temple. Gods are associated with Clubs. They may choose the God of Luck (as opposed to a Titan or Exo) as a personal deity. The God of Luck is associated with the 7 of Clubs.

In play, drawing a club has a minor boon while drawing the personal deity card has a major boon.

Optional Aspects

Temple politics can be explored as much or as little as players desire. There's no real game need to explore these matters unless it is fun for everyone playing.