/lit/ - Literature

>>16732200
In one setting I'm working on, reality itself is unfixed, a bit like clay that wasn’t fired properly, stable at first glance, but when my equivalent of mages uses their powers, or during certain natural events, and/or in regions where there are few sentient beings to observe and perceive their surroundings, things can drastically change and flux, though intelligent beings are hard to permanently alter.

One religion I was thinking of for the setting believes that the state of the world is because God is asleep, and they are God’s dreams, or at least what he subconsciously created via his dreams, there might be some debate on that. But I was thinking of a greater divide, one between two factions with different ways of handing this. One wishes to keep God asleep using prayers that are basically divine lullabies, offerings, etc., believing that the world will end if God wakes, while the other wishes to awaken God with their louder prayers and actions, and that they will be rewarded by surviving the awakening if they do.

I was also thinking of a faith(s) that believes that the gods abandoned the world during its creation, due to the local Original Sin or some outside factor, and they have to either somehow call the gods back or complete their work in their stead.

I am thinking of at least one or two more religions and/or splinter sects for the setting, what do you think of what I already have, and what do you think would be best for the religion(s) I want to round it off with? My best idea is a cult or something that believes that humanity was once advanced, but devastated the world in their arrogance, and that the unstable reality of the world is the fault of their ancestors. Also, please note that no one in the setting will have any idea which, if any, is the truth, and even I am unsure right now, if I even decide to choose at all. Any ideas would be much appreciated, please, especially regarding names for these religions.

>>16725583
In one setting I'm working on, reality itself is unfixed, a bit like clay that wasn’t fired properly, stable at first glance, but when my equivalent of mages uses their powers, or during certain natural events, and/or in regions where there are few sentient beings to observe and perceive their surroundings, things can drastically change and flux, though intelligent beings are hard to permanently alter.

One religion I was thinking of for the setting believes that the state of the world is because God is asleep, and they are God’s dreams, or at least what he subconsciously created via his dreams, there might be some debate on that. But I was thinking of a greater divide, one between two factions with different ways of handing this. One wishes to keep God asleep using prayers that are basically divine lullabies, offerings, etc., believing that the world will end if God wakes, while the other wishes to awaken God with their louder prayers and actions, and that they will be rewarded by surviving the awakening if they do.

I was also thinking of a faith(s) that believes that the gods abandoned the world during its creation, due to the local Original Sin or some outside factor, and they have to either somehow call the gods back or complete their work in their stead.

I am thinking of at least one or two more religions and/or splinter sects for the setting, what do you think of what I already have, and what do you think would be best for the religion(s) I want to round it off with? My best idea is a cult or something that believes that humanity was once advanced, but devastated the world in their arrogance, and that the unstable reality of the world is the fault of their ancestors. Also, please note that no one in the setting will have any idea which, if any, is the truth, and even I am unsure right now, if I even decide to choose at all. Any ideas would be much appreciated, please, especially regarding names for these religions.