Remove the line “Each Deity may often increase eir Quintessence by one point. ” from the Quintessence rule, and add these two sub-rules to it:-

Domain

A Deity can use an Incarnation to draw quintessence from patterns of the cosmos.

Every Incarnation has a Domain listed in the Deity Wiki. This Domain is a description of a element (be it an event, object, or abstract concept) within an Epic for which the Deity gains Quintessence. Occasionally, a Deity may change the Domain of an Incarnation which they have as eir current role. The Archon or Other may overturn such a change if done within 24 hours.

Epics

Often a Deity may make a post with the title “Epic: ((Epic Title))”. This post must contain a narrative detailing the exploits of a hero or other significant events within the mortal world.

In response to an Epic post all Deities may Exercise Domain on it, by posting any number of comments citing elements of the Epic which fall within eir Domain. After 24 hours the Epic becomes closed and those Deities which Exercised Domain have 24 hours in which ey may gain Quintessence. By default a Deity gains 1 Quintessence per Epic, but this amount is altered if any of the same elements of that Epic were cited by another Deity. If the same element or elements were cited by more than one Deity then the Deity with the more specific Domain may instead collect the Quintessence which would have gone to the Deity with the more general Domain. If the relative specificity of the Domains is unclear, then neither Deity gets any Quintessence. Any Deity may enforce this, but a decision by the Other or Archon in this matter is final.

For Example: An Epic details the battle of the armies of King Ozymandius against the Cannibal Tribes in the Jungles surrounding R’leyh. An Exercise of the Domain of Violence citing ‘the battle’ would be undercut by an exercise of the Domain of War citing the same, and the latter would get 2 Quintessence and the former 0 Quintessence. Whereas an Exercise of the Domain of Vegetation citing the Jungle would not affect the Exercise of the Domain of Life citing the army and tribes, since different elements were cited, even though Life is more general than Vegetation.

The Archon or Other may nullify an entire Epic by indicating this using eir veto icon. The Epic then has no effect and all comments to it have no effect, although the poster loses the ability to make another Epic for 24 hours.