Forge of Godhood - started

[quantum_mechani]

Lead your pretender to victory on the harshest of worlds:

Map: Desert Eye
Era: Middle
Players: 18-23
Magic site freq: 0
Gold multiple: 50
Resource multiple: 50
Research: Very difficult
Independents: 9
Mods: CB 1.5, no hoarding (gem generators made unique)
Hall of Fame: 15
Graphs: On

Host Schedule:
24h until otherwise requested

Victory:
12 of 23 capitals (or concession)

Other rules:
Nation selection random
No trading (meaning no sending gold/slaves/items/gems)
Breaking of alliances and NAPs should acceptable/expected
No magic above level 8 on pretenders (to prevent complete domination of blesses)

And lastly, a request rather than a rule- the game should be short so please play all the way to the death.

Players:
Frozen_Lama - Machaka
Lingchih - Shinuyama
QM - Abysia
Kestral - Ashdod
Jarkko - Pangea
LDiCesare - Atlantis
Meglobob - Pythium
Alpine Joe - Eriu
Burnsaber - Bandar Log
Executor - Arcoscephale
Ironhawk - C'tis
Micah - Agartha
TheDemon - R'lyeh
Jurri - Oceania
Archeo - Vanheim
Calahan - Man
P3D - T'ien Ch'i
ghoul31 - Jotunheim
vfb - Marignon
sansanjuan - Mictlan
Namad - Caelum
Agema - Ermor
Hadrian_II - Ulm