Personification of Life
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I know a french forum about fanfictions. I like this forum a lot. But there is that one guy. He has very strong opinions about realism in science-fiction, the theories you are authorized to have about the plot, what makes a proper argument, etc... And he calls everyone names, all the time. I think this left me a tiny little bit paranoid. I should apologize too.
For a long time, I thought Ponder Stibbons had some sort of direct connection with Simon. Now, it turns out Simon changed the whole UU. If Ponder follows into Trymon's steps instead, I do hope they won't have to kill him.
Somewhat back on topic, what is it anyway that sets apart gods and personifications? They both need a manner of faith. They both can agglomerate from weaker deities. We have seen Fate, The Lady and a few others anthropomorphic personifications in Dunmanifestin. The Hogfather used to be a god before he was the anthropomorphic personification of a holiday. There was this time when "Bill Door" ceased to be Death. Anoia used to be Lela... They are all so malleable!
LilMaibe said:
Yes, I DO worry a bit Ponder will turn into a second Trymon sooner or later 
Somewhat back on topic, what is it anyway that sets apart gods and personifications? They both need a manner of faith. They both can agglomerate from weaker deities. We have seen Fate, The Lady and a few others anthropomorphic personifications in Dunmanifestin. The Hogfather used to be a god before he was the anthropomorphic personification of a holiday. There was this time when "Bill Door" ceased to be Death. Anoia used to be Lela... They are all so malleable!
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Paranoia(as well as suspicioun), in tiny amounts, isn't a bad thing
And oh, boy, do I hate people who are all -i'm a better fan than you- *grumbles* Hor-ri-ble.
As for the difference:
As I understood it gods are created by people believing there is/should be one.
(If I remember it correctly Anoia came to be in her form 'cause of shouts a la 'Gods damn it why -ing hell won't this -ing open?!')
Personifications are a form certain powers take because people believe they look like this and that. They were there before, though.
And oh, boy, do I hate people who are all -i'm a better fan than you- *grumbles* Hor-ri-ble.
As for the difference:
As I understood it gods are created by people believing there is/should be one.
(If I remember it correctly Anoia came to be in her form 'cause of shouts a la 'Gods damn it why -ing hell won't this -ing open?!')
Personifications are a form certain powers take because people believe they look like this and that. They were there before, though.
Taking the magic field of the Disc as a "meme vector", I would say that it always holds a collective mourning, a collective hangover, etc... A little imagination and faith can then turn one of those into a sentient entity. On the other hand, a being like Om relies on "pure" faith, because he only represents himself. They could therefore have different needs in terms of followers.
