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Game idea: Tolk

The game starts off with the player selecting one of the 12 gods to be his creator. They range from good, neutral, to bad. Magically inclined to fist inclined. All sorts of gods. The god picked gives a single bonus to the player's race.

After that the player is directed to build their immortal. The immortal is the first born of that race and (clued in by the name) is immortal. The player builds a persona with the same amount of detail as City of Heroes, Saints Row, etc. From facial shape to clothing.

Then the player chooses traits, 1 major attribute, 2 minor attributes, 3 major skills, and 4 minor skills. These will be used throughout the gameplay for things like diplomacy, stopping riots, or opening up technology trees.

The player then starts the actual turn based game. He gets 1 settler, 1 warrior, and himself as a unit. They look mostly like the immortal. The game plays out much like civilization would, but with deeper diplomacy. After the 5th turn the immortal gets to name his people an decide on a style of rule.