[Open] Under Sundered Heavens (Godbound)

Heaven has fallen. The world is broken. The Throne is empty.

You are Godbound. You have inherited the holy fire. The world is slowly fading, and the beasts of its twilight hour are rising up from the dust. Your people cannot hope to stand against them.

Will you be their savior, or will you be their epitaph?

Hi again, I am following up my interest check here with a recruitment thread.

The system is Kevin Crawford's Godbound. The game is about playing as demigods trying to make their mark on a world decaying as a result of a cataclysmic war that shattered heaven. The state of the world itself is pretty bleak, that of one falling apart at the metaphysical seams. Despite that, there is a tremendous promise of hope in the form of the Godbound, who can work literal miracles and reshape the world in their own image.

For more information, you can check out the DriveThruRPG page for a free copy of the system here. I own the deluxe edition and can provide that for the additional play content.

The game will be run in a sandbox style. I would like to have four players, at a pace of nearly one post per day. I'd like for this to be an ongoing campaign, though I don't have an exact expectation as of yet as to how long it would last. I would like, at minimum, to run it for 3 months. I would like to get the game started on 11/08/2025, though I am open to playing out solo threads for each character that dig a little into how they came together prior to the official start date.

I am open to teaching new players the system.

To steal a snippet from the recruitment thread example, I'll say this: "This game is explicitly friendly to LGBT and any other minorities or marginalized groups." There are plenty of adult themes to be expressed in a game like this, but I have no interest in making anyone feel unsafe and am willing to nix any unwanted topics.

The game will be run for four players. To apply, I would ask that you look at the free edition linked above and share with me a general concept for a character you would like to play. The game will be set in the realm of Arcem provided in the system, so that can be provided as a point of reference.

I'm frankly not 100% sure I can lock in on this just yet,but I did think up a couple of character concepts.

One of them would be a dissolute "Buddhist" warrior nun of sorts who went rogue from a sect in Dulimbai and wanders Arcem carousing, gambling, and committing petty theft while also fighting against oppressors with martial arts. Would be starting with the words of Might,Fire,and Luck.

Another one would be a homunculus made by an influential sorcerer in the Oasis States as a backup body because he feared his many enemies, only for him to die in an unceremonious accident before he can complete the link. The local pharaoh raids his lab, upon which the homunculus wakes up and narrowly escapes. They proceed to travel and continue research into magic, trying to grow their powers and find a place in the world. Would start with the words of Night, Knowledge, and Sorcery if you feel like handling the additional sorcery mechanics, or replacing Sorcery with Deception otherwise.

Cool concepts! I'm fine with handling sorcery. If you find you can commit then lmk.

I'll let you get 3-4 more interested and decide which character I'll use/let you know

I'm currently thinking about a bleak former Knight of Ancalia who believes that his nation has fallen, and that the kingdom has failed their people. Thus, bereft of anything, the only mercy he can grant his people is the avenging scythe, and the merciful touch of death, so that they may close their eyes once and for all, not needing to struggle in this broken world of horrors and demons that was once their orderly kingdom, and his sole reason for swinging his blade. Words would be Death, Endurance, and Sword.

The Dream goddess of Dulimbai is here. I have two custom Words Dream and Nightmare, as we discussed, and my third Word is Sorcery from the book. My character was raised by an exiled old master from the Academy of Thought.
My character will have most synergy with this one.

Hello I have some knowledge of godbound having played in another game previously and would like to be involved. Still thinking about a character but i like Earth, Endurance,Passion

Here's my idea, if it works for you I'd like to play her


Name: Maid Number Three
Concept: A Maid Automaton that becomes a goddess
Description: Three looks something like a pretty doll might look. She has long black hair and wide round blue eyes she is dressed in a simple maid's outfit and carries a broom. Indeed, her eyes are a bit too big and too bright with an internal light inside, her face has a too peaceful expression.

Background: Three is a creation made by the gods to mimic humanity, to assist them and clean in their realm. She is lost though, her creators are gone, and her sister maids are missing. She is unsure of what her task should be in the world often asking things like, "What do you desire?" or "How can I help you?" and is usually more than capable of helping whether it be simple labor or magical healing.

Words: Artifice, Endurance, and Healing I think are probably most appropriate for a maid.

I hope the game is still open for applications.
If there is too much overlap with an already established character, I am open to suggestions and adapt the character to the needs of the group.



Name: Fiametta Bellini
Concept: Gifted musician
Description: Her cocoa colored skin only shines more with the red and green colors of her clothes made from rich silks and lush brocade. The long dark curly hair usually braided into one thick long braid. Her golden eyes burn with passion. Fiametta usually has a lute and lyre with her.

Background: wip
Words: I've been thinking about Fire, Passion and Music - music is from the supplement "Lexicon of the Throne"

This game already died, sadly. Perhaps we can make a new one, although I'm not sure who will GM it, since I still don't know the system well enough.