[UA] Clarification

[Jonathan P. Williams]

Hey all,

There are a few things I would like to discuss about the UA world. Bear in
mind that I'm fairly new to UA (only started getting involved with the game
in late November), but I love the game. A few clarifications/opinions on
what I'm thinking at this point would be appreciated.

If what I understand is correct from reading the book, there are 333
Archetypes that ascend to the Invisible Clergy. Once that is accomplished,
the Clergy melds into the Godhead and the whole universe begins new. The
nature of the Archetypes that ascend determine the nature of the next
incarnation of the universe.

Ok, what I am slightly confused about at this point is if there are "only"
333 Archetypes or is it the "first" 333 to ascend? I am assuming at this
point that it would be the "first" 333 to ascend, which seems more
interesting as it becomes more of a race to ascend in your Archetype before
someone else ascends in theirs.

Assuming I am correct up to this point, then when all 333 have ascended, the
nature of the next incarnation of the universe would be determined by the
combined nature of the new Godhead.

The new Godhead would be made up of both "Entropy" Archetypes and "Order"
Archetypes. Right?

I guess what I'm getting at in all this: Is the nature of the Godhead
determined by the nature of the Invisible Clergy that make it up?

The reason I'm asking is that up to this point my "behind-the-scenes cosmic
focus" for my new UA campaign is that the nature of the Godhead is made up
of the power of the personalities that make it up. So, if the entropy-type
Archetypes are weaker than the order-type Archetypes that make up the
Godhead, that aspect of the Godhead's personality will have less effect on
the creation of the new universe. i.e. A Good Thing.

So, in my campaign the characters are, on an unseen cosmic level, helping
those that would have the possibility of ascending to a entropy-type
Archetype if they are "weaker" by moving against any new people that come to
represent the Archetype better (and stronger) than the current one. By
supporting the current "weaker" Archetype, they are making sure that the
entropy-type Archetypes that are present in the Clergy have less of an
impact on the Godhead.

So, in basic terms: They are helping the "Bad Guys" because these "Bad Guys"
are weak, which in effect really helps the "Good Guys"

Does any of this make sense to anyone but me?

Jon Williams




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