Intros and Chatting

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Hello!

[๖ۣۜSαᴙαh]

Hi Zac! Looks great! I have so many ideas for characters! :D

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Wonderful! ^_^

[๖ۣۜSαᴙαh]

May I point out that "Age" should be capitalized in your title? :3

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Did I not? Oh dear, thank you Sarah ^_^ I'm still developing the group.

[๖ۣۜSαᴙαh]

No worries. :D I shall restrain myself from now on. :P

[Ji Mei]

Looks cool!!!

[๖ۣۜSαᴙαh]

Zac, are we allowed to play deities?

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

I've been thinking about that. In ancient times, people would study and train to be the hosts of gods, it was a high honour, so if your character can do magic or is a priest/priestess, then they will be allowed to host a god which gives them enhanced powers, and what looks like schizophrenia. However, it is also dangerous, because the gods power might burn up your mortal form. So for now, your character cannot be a deity, but they can host one.

[๖ۣۜSαᴙαh]

Okay!

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Okay :) I'm looking forward to your characters!

[๖ۣۜSαᴙαh]

I think I'd like to see you make one first lol.

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

I've been making one, but it's hard, I have so many ideas I want to use!

[๖ۣۜSαᴙαh]

Haha know the feeling.

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

I'll just have to make them all ;P

[Ji Mei]

Have you read The Red Pyramid? Is the hosting of a deity like that?

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Exactly like that :) I'm re-reading the series for some of my references.

[Ji Mei]

Ah, I see. ^_^ Luckily I've read the first two books, so I can have some clue of what it's like.

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Yup, I'm also basing it a lot on actual Ancient Egyptian mythology and facts we've found with archaeology.

[๖ۣۜSαᴙαh]

I haven't read those. :/

[Ji Mei]

Indeed. That's the only way we can learn about Ancient Egypt, really. Though I like Greek mythology and such, I feel Egyptian mythology isn't as taught as often nor discussed as much as it should. For being a country with so much history, maybe a little more than Greece, Egypt isn't talked about as much.

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

It's probably because the mythology is so confusing, and what we do know of it's history, a lot of it is disputed, but you're right, it isn't taught as much, and it was one of the longest lasting civilisations in the world. I'm thinking of going into archeology and specialising in Egyptology.

[Ji Mei]

That would be cool! In fact, if you ever become a professor of the subject, I would like to know what you've learned. Ah, I wish there was more of me so I can learn more things like history, genetics, Chinese, librarian science, and creative writing...

[๖ۣۜSαᴙαh]

I'm in history. We use the archeology researchers' work a lot too. :D

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

I'll be sure to tell you Ji_Mei! And that's cool Sarah :D

[Ji Mei]

That's great, Sarah! I bet Egyptian myths are more historically helpful than the history channel. :P

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Haha probably, except when they change roles. Set and Nephthys are sometimes the parents of Anubis, but sometimes it's another woman, an in one version, Set and Horus had a homosexual relationship and made Anubis.

[Ji Mei]

Well, that's better than the history channel talking about the Vikings learning how to built ships from aliens or other strange 'theories'. And if you look at the myths, Ra is also Amun or sometimes they're combined. And the creation myths are different, but in the end, they all give clues to the traditions the Egyptians believed in.

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

That's true, and the Egyptians themselves did amazing things. 2,000 years before the birth of Christ and they created the tallest structure in the world.

[Ji Mei]

Indeed and they were pretty advanced with technology as well to have managed such a feat.

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Yah, and they had irrigation, and writing, and math, and all sorts of other things.

[Ji Mei]

Yeppers! And pulley systems and boats, and such.

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Exactly :) they were pretty awesome.

[Ji Mei]

Go Egypt! :D

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Haha yes!

[๖ۣۜSαᴙαh]

The History channel, although I do enjoy it, is so hit or miss with their accurate information! Sometimes it makes me so mad! And other times, so happy. :D

[Ji Mei]

Usually, History channel makes me laugh. I think I heard it say that aliens were what started my religion and that LDS people worship them or some such idiotic thing.

[The Phantom]

Hi. I am the Phantom. This group looks cool.

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Welcome Phantom :)

[The Phantom]

Who's being the Pharaoh here?
(You? The title suggests that...)

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

The Pharaoh in this world won't actually be a character who interacts with the people, the characters will interact with each other.

[The Phantom]

OK. So who's going to have the most authority?

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

The priests will have more authority, and the above them will be magicians in the Per Anhk.

[The Phantom]

OK. I might make a scribe...

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Okay :)

[The Phantom]

Good good.
Have you ever read River God?

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

No I haven't, what is it about?

[The Phantom]

Ancient Egypt. There is a character in it named Taita, and I think I may base my scribe off him...

[Z, The Great Pharaoh]

Okay, I'll have to look it up.

[The Phantom]

Speaking of characters, how does that work on this group, I haven't seen a similar format elsewhere.