Previously...
Ancient are the gods, but immortal they are not.
- Project Introduction
- Great Forest Spirit Generator
- Curses/Curse Mechanics
- Harmony/Ambition Alignment System
Ancient are the gods, but immortal they are not.
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All beasts descend from them. If these beasts have neither Forest Spirit or god to guide them they become small and stupid. A beast cursed in this way has neither ambition nor harmony; it is a slathering creature to be treated as game and nothing else.
Gods, though, gods are something different. Their voices are echoed by some primeval soul and wisdom greater than any monk or nun guides their hunts. They can speak in your language and theirs; they can read and they can mark but neither will they do for they are not human.
Below is the generic stat block for a Kami-God in your OSR-adjacent games. Grab 5d10, roll them, and then reference the tables below the stat block for your personal god.
KAMI-GODS
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HD: 5 (if young) ; 10 (if matured) ; 20 (if clan-leader)
AC: As chain ; as chain + shield ; as plate + shield (natural hides)
SPEED: x2 Human ; x4 human ; x6 human
MORALE: 8 ; 10 ; 12
ATTACK: Method decided by clan, but: d4/d4/d6 ; d4/d4/d10 ; d8/d8/2d6
SPECIAL:
- Kami-Gods with 20 HD can regain 1 hit point at any point after they've died. That hit point disappears the moment they've made a successful attack against another creature.
- Any beasts within 50 miles of the Kami-God belonging to their clan gain intelligence equal to humans, +2 HD, and +2 to their AC. This effect reverses over the course of a year if the Kami-God dies.
- A Kami-God whose Ambition grows to double their Harmony turns into a Demon.
- When a rifleball is lodged into a Kami-God, it deals 1d20 points of damage to it at the beginning of every day. The Kami-God cannot regain hit points while the rifleball is inside of them.
- Kami-Gods can summon 1d4+1 members of their clan. It takes 1d4 rounds for their clan members to reach them.
- Kami-Gods can speak with all manners of beasts, with forests, and with curses.
GENERATORS
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Beastial Clan
Determines the shape, method of attack, and beast associated.
- Wolf (pounce/claw/bite)
- Boar (charge/hoof/tusk)
- Ape (rocks, debris, consume)
- Owl (talon/talon/talon)
- Deer (horn/horn/hoof)
- Salamander (bite/hand/tail)
- Lion-dog (bite/claw/flame)
- White snake (bite/poison/constrict)
- Butterfly (pollen/acid/drink)
- Dragon (bite/tail/breath)
Wisdom
Something mystic the Kami-God knows. Roll +1 times for every tier above young.
- How to purge curses.
- Where to find healing springs.
- How to kill after death.
- How to prevent one's self from becoming a demon.
- War, and how to wage it.
- How to consume human flesh to become a demon.
- How to raise Mononoke-Hime.
- What the weather will be within the day.
- The intentions of any human smelled.
- Of traps, and how to break them.
Ambition
The Kami-God's ambition.
- To drive humans out of the forest.
- To get revenge on humans for killing a fellow god.
- To punish the humans for taking from the forest.
- To convince the gods to leave, so that they do not become demons.
- To ensure that their children live.
- To ensure that their children do not become small and stupid.
- To replant the forest destroyed by humans.
- To become the Great Forest Spirit.
- To kill someone or something in particular.
- To die before the humans burn everything.
Role
The role the Kami-God plays in their forest.
- Sword of the Great Forest Spirit.
- Protector of the Great Forest Spirit.
- Foreigner god looking for war.
- The planting of trees and flowers.
- Protection of the smaller spirits, such as the Kodama.
- To lead those strong in Harmony through the forest.
- To kill trespassers in the forest.
- Prevent the forest from being destroyed.
- Kill demons that manifest inside the forest.
- Roleless--lost, confused, possessed by ambition.
Additional Bonuses
Roll the last d10. Add that number either to its raw hit points, AC, or it becomes a 4th attack for the Kami-God.
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