Domains Portfolios Spheres(Remnants)

Deities tend to be gods of “something.” Domains, portfolios, and spheres are that “something.” Suijin is the god of water, while Thor is a god of storms, and Hephaestus of blacksmiths. In those examples, “water,” “storms,” and “blacksmiths” are domains, portfolios, and spheres, respectively.
In general, these represent what a god is and what they are interested by in the world. It is expected that a god with the Fire domain will do things that are, in some way, related to fire. Not all the time, certainly, but occasionally. These serve as sort of statements of purpose for other players to know what your god is about.
In addition, these serve as footholds in the world, allowing gods to influence realms that they would be otherwise barred from (see the Edict section for more information on footholds). Notably, portfolios stack with benefits granted by domains, and spheres stack with both.
The difference between domains, portfolios, and spheres is largely one of size. Domains are broad categories of creation, representing things like “water,” “law,” or “light,” among others. Portfolios are a little more specific: they are things like “rivers, “justice,” or “the sun.” Spheres are more specific still, generally representing narrow concepts like “The Mississippi,” “Beach Justice,” or “Epsilon Canis Majoris.” Generally speaking, domains cover a lot of territory, but gods are able to better effect spheres.
In order to get new domains/portfolios/spheres, a god must use the appropriate Form Concept. In addition, prior to claiming a new domain/portfolio/sphere, a god must have already spent 7/5/3 AP (respectively) worth of actions related to that domain/portfolio/sphere. Additionally, if a potential portfolio is a more specific version of a domain already in existence, then the god must have access somehow to that domain in order to create the portfolio (combat is one way of temporarily gaining access to a domain). Claiming new spheres is similar, only portfolios rather than domains are the limiting factor.
Category:Rules(Remnants)