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Q&A How can I make distinctions between a hive-mind and a super consciousness?

Simplest answer - give the superconsciousness a character. You've mentioned this could be the deity that created the other gods. If that deity is still around, this could be straightforward - if n...

posted 6y ago by ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere‭ · 2019-12-08T10:37:51Z (almost 5 years ago)
Simplest answer - give the superconsciousness a character.

You've mentioned this could be the deity that created the other gods. If that deity is still around, this could be straightforward - if not it could be represented as a spirit, an administrator (I like Cyn's employee / company idea), or something as abstract as an instruction manual - the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was a fine character.

Introducing dialogue - internal or external - between individual gods and the superconsciousness would establish them as separate characters. This could be done even if we were looking at an instruction manual ("I'm not sure I agree with what it says on page 7"), but could also work nicely as a more interactive dialogue.

Having rules for the gods sets up the premise, but there's a lot of room for character development in how these rules are enforced (or not).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-01-19T10:21:03Z (almost 6 years ago)
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