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Once I post starters, I'll get a list together of all the terrible life decisions Patrick has made in a multiplayer semi-rp run of BG3 so far. Choosing to wear a vampiric amulet he thought would only feed on him, thus accidentally devouring several people's life essence? That's just the latest one.

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Tell me what your muse is like, and learn which member of the 'forbidden knowledge' trio would be most likely to approach them.

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When it comes to gods that may be considered similar to themselves, members of "Patrick's" pantheon have a tendency to treat prayers, queries, etc addressed to one deity as though they were addressed to the other, should the one directly named not answer. There seem to be a combination of two reasons for this, and in his current form, Patrick can rarely be sure which one is in play.

1. They consider themselves, in some sense, the same entity. Under a different name, perhaps a different aspect, true, but still the same in some fundamental way. [And that complicates the nature of awareness for them. Even with the aid of one of their death gods, the band of conspirators could only trap these entities as those cultures knew them.]

Tell Patrick about any sufficiently ancient god that shares domains and/or characteristics with him, and he likely won't be certain this isn't the case. It's unclear enough, at least, that if a follower of such an entity calls out for aid from their god? Patrick may step in to protect them immediately, even in a situation where he'd normally be reluctant to get involved.

2. They consider the other god's goals especially compatible with theirs and vice-versa. This may not always look to be the case if seen from a mortal point of view.

In terms of threads, the practical result is this: if your muse calls him by the name of a being they're familiar with who's archetypally similar to what Patrick knows he is (once he's aware of that, at least), there's a decent chance he'll effectively respond with "maybe?" instead of correcting them. Because they may just be right.

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Despite my recent playthrough of BG3 dying at the end of Act II, it honestly taught me a lot about things like the dynamic between the arcane/forbidden knowledge trio. That being said, lore bit number one: how does each of them react if Patrick actively works against their goals or interests?

The god of change is, honestly, absolutely delighted. If you talk to them? This entity, while having no plans to simply let Patrick and any of his allies have their way, sounds positively gleeful if the matter comes up, and clearly loves that independence.

The goddess of dreams is the most likely to try to reason with him. She may think his objections are trivial or born of ignorance, but she'll respond to the fact that, in this form, it's important to him.

The god of mischief will see it as a playful challenge, and proceed to treat the entire thing as a game. These two (and Dreams) love each other, and Mischief won't do anything he would perceive as causing serious harm, but that does not preclude causing all sorts of psychological trauma and even physical injury. It's not serious if he can bounce back from it in just a few short decades, right? And it definitely won't protect any mortal friends unlucky enough to get caught up in this.

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Okay, so I should actually be back Thursday or Friday. In the meantime, I might post some lore dumps that I wrote while my power was out, but probably no in-character writing until then.

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Okay, so I should actually be back Thursday or Friday. In the meantime, I might post some lore dumps that I wrote while my power was out, but probably no in-character writing until then.

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Like this post if you want to plot a relationship/plot arc that involves the god of change etc outside of his "Patrick" form and identity, specifically. For ancient muses (at least 600 years old) or those who meet this entity outside of the ordinary flow of time.

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My power is out and, from what people in the area are saying, could continue to be out for a week or more. I won't be back until it is.

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Well, it's probably pretty obvious by now, but my "semi-hiatus" will definitely be a full hiatus until after the 20th. This is a draining time of year at my job, and I haven't had the energy for creative writing, even when I have the time. (I've mostly been doing an odd BG3 playthrough with a few ocs; I may post pictures from that over on my sideblog if people are interested. Otherwise, I'll see everyone in about two weeks!

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Like to plot a pre-established relationship with any of my muses? (For older immortal muses: this can include, say, "Patrick" before he was in his current form.)

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Okay, so just as I said that, I found out I'd have one more busy week. I'll be fully back by Sunday, though, so I'm about to put up a small starter call, and I'll work on memes etc then, too.

Well, it's probably pretty obvious by now, but my "semi-hiatus" will definitely be a full hiatus until after the 20th. This is a draining time of year at my job, and I haven't had the energy for creative writing, even when I have the time. (I've mostly been doing an odd BG3 playthrough with a few ocs; I may post pictures from that over on my sideblog if people are interested. Otherwise, I'll see everyone in about two weeks!

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One of my favorite parts of Patrick's BG3 playthrough is still when he managed to trip and fall into the spider pit in the goblin camp, right in front of his new chosen/warlock. Who, in turn, had a perfect opportunity to see firsthand that his patron - while a very powerful entity - is perfectly capable, in terms of the element of consciousness inhabiting this form, of being a complete klutz.

{Also an eventual wishlist item in terms of general plot vibes.}