A Piece in the Game of Gods
is a 2018 story on BigCloset by Morpheus about a mortal man named Jerry who got swept into the politics of the gods and is acting as a piece in their war games.
Tropes:
- Fireballs: One of the fire attacks used by the champion of "Pfath, god of fire and pain".
- Flipping the Bird: As a low-level reflection of annoyance.
- Healing Hands: One of Heather's skills:LESSER HEALING- RANK 3
-HEAL MINOR DAMAGE. - Our Dragons Are Different: One of them is an enemy in one of the contests between champions.
- Our Goblins Are Different: The online RPG that Jerry and Matt play in the first chapter, has goblins.
- Our Ogres Are Hungrier: One of them is an enemy in one of the contests between champions.
- Invisibility: In the online RPG Matt plays with Jerry, his character has an invisibility power.
- Magical Girl: The term is used, because of the sparkly effects and Transformation Sequence, along with actual girl who wears the frilly costume associated with the idea.
- Magic Staff: Heather's staff doesn't do magic on its own, but it helps:-REDUCES MANA COST OF MAGICAL ABILITIES BY 10%
-INCREASES EFFECTIVENESS OF SHIELD ABILITIES BY 20% - Percent-Based Values: Some of the effects of items and magic work by percentages.
- Playing with Fire: The abilities given by "Pfath, god of fire and pain".
- Reduced Mana Cost: Heather's Magic Staff:-REDUCES MANA COST OF MAGICAL ABILITIES BY 10%
- Rodents of Unusual Size: They're an enemy in one of the contests between champions.
- Save Point: The online RPG that Jerry and Matt play have what's called a "save point, halfway through the dungeon" where they respawn if they die.
- Speak in Unison: From the first chapter:“Ah, the pleasant sound of siblings arguing,” I said with a chuckle. “Makes me glad I’m an only child.”
“You’re lucky,” Matt and Teri said at the same time.
