The Syndicate

Posted: **Sat Sep 14, 2013 11:55 am**

American Gods

Gods die. And when they truly die they are unmourned and unremembered. Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end.

Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, he is greeted by a strange man in the seat next to him. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever be the same.

The original Submission thread with roles can be found HERE:

There have been quite a few changes (sadly, most of the changes are in the secret stuff

), and it will be being updated continuously until the game runs. It will migrate to the second post of this thread.

*This is a sockpuppet game. Please sign up via PM to BOTH JULIETS AND I. You will be assigned your character, and may then vote in the poll as that character. Do not post in the thread or vote in the poll as yourself, m'kay?

There will be games and activities in this thread once we have enough signups. The prizes will be game based, and some will be most awesome

so sign up earlier rather than later. There will also be recruiting prizes. If you recruit someone, they must tell Juliets & I in the sign up PM.

If you want to be a replacement, please PM us as well, and please do NOT vote in the poll

Juliets & I both have craziness the next few weeks~ so please, pre game as well as in game, please copy both of us on all PMs.

The Players~

Aphrodite
Ares
Apollo
Artemis
Hermes
Persephone
Chronos
Ceres
Vesta
Poseidon
Eros
Pluto
Fortuna
Athena
Zeus
Helios
Atlas
Prometheus
Hercules
Electra

Posted: **Sat Sep 14, 2013 4:39 pm**

reserved

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:22 am**

Game nearly on!

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:57 am**

In!

SVS I love your new avi - I almost spit pepsi out of my nose when I first noticed it

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:05 am**

Thank You

The one I have for the game is a picture of Neil Gaiman with a stuffed Cthulhu on his head

Once I have a minimum of 10 people signed up (and more than 10 socks have gone out, so hopefully that will be tonight), I will start the sign up contests. I will send PMs when they start, as well as posting in the thread.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:38 am**

The new avi is indeed fabulous! Also, congrats on your promotion! :yay:

Can't wait for this!

<- Damn, I'm cute!

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:06 am**

Let's do this.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:17 am**

OK, we have 10 (squeeeee!!) sometime tonight, I am gonna guess 6 or 7 Eastern, we will be having a Scavenger Hunt. Everyone signed up by 6 PM US Eastern (@7 hours from now) will be eligible to play. There will be prizes, and they will be game related. All details will be posted in the thread, and all eligible socks will receive a PM. as well.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:26 pm**

check out my abs y'all

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 3:57 pm**

Poseidon wrote:check out my abs y'all

I prefer the lumpy beer/wine belly of Bacchus. No offense.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:15 pm**

Wow this is moving faster than I expected

A few announcements,

1~ If everyone could please turn your settings to invisible in the UCP. If you need help doing that, I, or any of the mods, would be happy to tell you how. They will remain at invisible throughout the game.

2~ Please do not change your avatars/locations (except Hermes, i made a typo in his location, I would like that fixed

)

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:18 pm**

S~V~S wrote:If everyone could please turn your settings to invisible in the UCP.

Light is invisible until it strikes something and reflects. Apollo, God of the Sun, is no different.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 4:47 pm**

An hour and ten minutes until the scavenger hunt limited to the early birds

There will be other contests throughout the sign up period, but this one has the best prizes

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:34 pm**

Yo yo yo. I'm fo rizzle.

Where are all my undead homies at???

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:37 pm**

I hope the hostesses are okay with me changing my avatar. It has to fit my true form after all.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:44 pm**

Artemis wrote:
Poseidon wrote:check out my abs y'all
I prefer the lumpy beer/wine belly of Bacchus. No offense.

I have no idea who that is

What is American Gods?

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:46 pm**

Pluto wrote:I hope the hostesses are okay with me changing my avatar. It has to fit my true form after all.

I asked earlier, I will ask again, please do NOT change your avatars, etc. If it is already done, it is done.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:02 pm**

There are so many things I am digging about S~V~S's profile right now, but my favorite....

"Who does Number 2 work for?..."

Also, Virgins you are mine and I shall herd you!

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:05 pm**

Hug or I will shoot you in the ass.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 6:09 pm**

All eligible parties have received a PM; if you have not voted in the poll prior to this post, you are not eligible. If you think you should have gotten a PM and did not, drop JC & I a line. Good Luck

S~V~S wrote:
Welcome to the Treasure Hunt

There will be three prizes awarded, all will be equal in value.

One prize is for the first completed entry (completed=ALL items gathered, and all answers related to the question~ for instance, we will NOT accept multiple copies of the same picture)

One for the Most Original Entry (highest amount of original answers, meaning answers other people have not turned in as well)

One for the funniest entry; if JC and I do not agree, we will put it in the hands of a neutral third party. This could be the entry as a whole, or a specific item in the entry.

Please send all in ONE PM. ONE PM sent to both JC and I. Even though I do most of the talking, NEVER EVER forget JC now or at any time in the game. I am all talk, JC is all action.

REMEMBER, PM in your answers, do not post them in the thread. It will not count unless it is PMed, and posting it in the thread may come back to haunt you later in the game

This is all about GODS. For purposes of the contest (not debate, lol) we are looking for non-Judeo/Christian Gods since finding pictures of Jesus would be too easy Although technically, he is an avatar and not a God, we WILL accept Buddha in his various incarnations. The God must be recognizable (or able to be Googled) dieties, no made up by you Gods~ we will accept recently um, recognized Gods like the FSM, & Cthulhu.

You have 48 hours from now to submit your finds

1~ Find a picture of a Diety with an animal

2~ Find a picture of a Diety that IS an animal

3~ Find a Video of a Diety dancing

4~Find a picture of Gods from two (or more) different pantheons together

5~Find a picture of a family of Dieties

6~Find a picture of three Goddesses together

7~Find a picture of the most AWESOME GOD EVER looking either especially ferocious OR especially cute <3 (if you don't know, look at my sig. Look at the question. Look at my sig, OK, it's Cthulhu, consider this a freebie)

8~ Find a picture (or video) of several Gods (preferably a whole pantheon, but more than 5 will be good) rendered in cartoon form (or anime form)

9~Find a picture/video of a God from either South Park, Family Guy or the Simpsons

10~If you could theoretically worship any God (other than the one you currently worship (or the one you Grandma thinks you worship) which God would it be? Two pictures/videos and a link to a website about that God (NOT Wikipedia, plz)

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 9:17 pm**

S~V~S wrote:
Pluto wrote:I hope the hostesses are okay with me changing my avatar. It has to fit my true form after all.
I asked earlier, I will ask again, please do NOT change your avatars, etc. If it is already done, it is done.

I'm so sorry! I didn't notice that before. I will willingly accept 40 lashings if need be.

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:19 pm**

Woah... were these accounts used before/??

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:21 pm**

answered my own question

Posted: **Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:29 pm**

Posted: **Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:09 pm**

I Father of all.....am in!!

Posted: **Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:07 pm**

Damn Daddy`s home

Posted: **Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:30 pm**

Persephone wrote:Damn Daddy`s home

Your father-uncle and I are very disappointed in you. Go to your room and think about what you've done.

Posted: **Mon Sep 16, 2013 7:06 pm**

Ceres wrote:
Persephone wrote:Damn Daddy`s home
Your father-uncle and I are very disappointed in you. Go to your room and think about what you've done.

Its not like I had a choice!
Though Hades can be a lot of fun at times

I do so enjoy inflicting curses of men upon the souls of the dead

Also that should be father/uncle/lover - Daddy Zeus is ever the perv

Posted: **Mon Sep 16, 2013 7:37 pm**

Behold! I, Helios, shall bring light to the wickedness of the so-called Mafioso. I cast my entry.

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:48 am**

Persephone wrote:
Ceres wrote:
Persephone wrote:Damn Daddy`s home
Your father-uncle and I are very disappointed in you. Go to your room and think about what you've done.
Its not like I had a choice!
Though Hades can be a lot of fun at times
I do so enjoy inflicting curses of men upon the souls of the dead

Also that should be father/uncle/lover - Daddy Zeus is ever the perv

Hold your tongue, child!

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:45 am**

Persephone wrote: Also that should be father/uncle/lover - Daddy Zeus is ever the perv

WHAT? Why was I not informed of this?

Honey-bro, I think we need to talk.

As for you, young lady, I strongly advise you to stay away from that underground/hipster uncle of yours.

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:30 am**

Hello godly gods and goddesses!

Please check your settings on your alter ego (gods and goddesses accounts) and make sure you are set to be invisible. The way to check is to go to:
User Control Panel--->Board Preferences--->fourth item from the top that says "Hide my online status:"--->select yes

The change will be made the next time you log on so if you're on the site you might want to log out and back in again.

Many of your accounts are already set to invisible mode but some are not so please take a moment to check unless you already know you are set to be invisible.

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 11:37 am**

This needs to be the theme song for this game:

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 1:48 pm**

juliets wrote:Hello godly gods and goddesses!

Please check your settings on your alter ego (gods and goddesses accounts) and make sure you are set to be invisible. The way to check is to go to:
User Control Panel--->Board Preferences--->fourth item from the top that says "Hide my online status:"--->select yes

The change will be made the next time you log on so if you're on the site you might want to log out and back in again.

Many of your accounts are already set to invisible mode but some are not so please take a moment to check unless you already know you are set to be invisible.

I know Admin and Mods can see all users regardless of their earthly machinations. Maybe this applies to game hosts also. Can you see my immortal self now?

So speaks Zeus!

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:30 pm**

Poseidon wrote:check out my abs y'all

How you doing?

Zeus wrote:
Persephone wrote:
Ceres wrote:
Persephone wrote:Damn Daddy`s home
Your father-uncle and I are very disappointed in you. Go to your room and think about what you've done.
Its not like I had a choice!
Though Hades can be a lot of fun at times
I do so enjoy inflicting curses of men upon the souls of the dead

Also that should be father/uncle/lover - Daddy Zeus is ever the perv
Hold your tongue, child!

Calm down Daddy that hurt my bum!

Ceres wrote:
Persephone wrote: Also that should be father/uncle/lover - Daddy Zeus is ever the perv
WHAT? Why was I not informed of this?

Honey-bro, I think we need to talk.

As for you, young lady, I strongly advise you to stay away from that underground/hipster uncle of yours.

But he is the coolest man 3 months a year I mean you do see Pluto is here right?

What do you think of Poseidon`s abs? They are spectacular imo.

A Person wrote:This needs to be the theme song for this game:

I am going to make you my minstrel in the Underworld! Get packin'!

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:18 pm**

Persephone wrote:
Poseidon wrote:check out my abs y'all
How you doing?

Better since I saw you.

How you doing', honey bun?

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:22 pm**

Announcement~

The contest is closed.

All the entries were awesome, and it won't be easy picking two (the first is first, no picking needed). Also you guys are all incredibly original thinkers~ there were NO duplications, so our criteria for "Original" will have to change a bit. Surprisingly, no one turned in this:

Prizes will go out tonight, and I will post it in the thread when they have been sent.

It is our policy to not allow prize discussion in our games. That extends to the sign up thread.

If you did (or did not) win a prize, please do not discuss this. Thank You

The next contest will start in 24 hours. Everyone signed up by that time will be allowed to enter (HOWEVER~ If you won a prize in the Scavenger Hunt, you cannot win again. You can enter, but you can't win).

We only need nine to start, don't forget about the recruiting bonus

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:38 pm**

Hello there boys and girls, I've arrived so let the party begin!

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:08 pm**

Poseidon wrote:
Persephone wrote:
Poseidon wrote:check out my abs y'all
How you doing?

Better since I saw you.

How you doing', honey bun?

Hey bro. Hands off my wife! I know we're brothers and all, but that's a bit too much. Last I checked, didn't you have several dozen other women to yourself? So hands off the merch buddy!

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:10 pm**

Aphrodite wrote:Hello there boys and girls, I've arrived so let the party begin!

Nope. Not going anywhere near you with a 20-foot pole. You're a succubus.

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:30 pm**

Pluto wrote:
Aphrodite wrote:Hello there boys and girls, I've arrived so let the party begin!
Nope. Not going anywhere near you with a 20-foot pole. You're a succubus.

My dear, I may have more than my fair share of lovers, but succubus I am not. Don't hate just because I'm beautiful.

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:13 pm**

Pluto wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
Persephone wrote:
Poseidon wrote:check out my abs y'all
How you doing?

Better since I saw you.

How you doing', honey bun?
Hey bro. Hands off my wife! I know we're brothers and all, but that's a bit too much. Last I checked, didn't you have several dozen other women to yourself? So hands off the merch buddy!

Most of my girls are whales

badum tss

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:56 pm**

Pluto wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
Persephone wrote:
Poseidon wrote:check out my abs y'all
How you doing?

Better since I saw you.

How you doing', honey bun?
Hey bro. Hands off my wife! I know we're brothers and all, but that's a bit too much. Last I checked, didn't you have several dozen other women to yourself? So hands off the merch buddy!

Ease up Hot Stuff it's not time for me to join you quite yet but you know I will always return to you - Mum hates you so that is always a bonus

Sorry Poseidon when your hot your hot

I will leave you to your whales

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:12 pm**

Goddess of wisdom. Should be fun playing with an intellect necessarily greater than anyone else's.

Posted: **Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:14 pm**

Winners have been notified. Thank You all for your entries, we hope to be using them later in the game

Posted: **Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:53 am**

What contest?

Posted: **Wed Sep 18, 2013 8:54 am**

And here I thought you ALWAYS knew what was going on. Maybe that's your wife....

Posted: **Wed Sep 18, 2013 1:01 pm**

Hey, hey, hey.

Posted: **Wed Sep 18, 2013 1:31 pm**

Hey, this game is for Gods, not Titans! No fair!

Posted: **Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:46 pm**

American Gods Sign Ups Poetry Contest
What' my favorite thing??

It's CTHULHU

What my second favorite thing?? IT'S POETRY

You see where we're going with this?

Write a poem about Cthulhu; an ode to his awesomeness, a haiku, an Epic. Any form you like. It does not even have to rhyme Submit it to Juliets & I via PM, and It will then be submitted for the approbation of ALL the Gods (and Titans), which will result in one winner.

If you won the first contest, you can submit, but you cannot win. If your entry wins the popular vote, you will know how awesome you are, but the next highest entry will get the gold

24 hours to write it and submit it, and another 24 to vote on it (via Bolded Post).

This is also open to new sign ups, so long as the submission is in by 7 PM Eastern tomorrow night, Thursday, 9/19 (TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY MY THIRD FAVORITE THING).

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