Intergalactic Summit

Oh I'll say it.

And this is why Anoikis must be destroyed.

This is not veneration exactly, it is doing as we were commanded. Bob commanded us to share the Word, we obey.

-- Orob steps out of character --

Actually, we are attempting to make more coherent lore out of it that isn't just craziness and meshes with the CCP lore as much as possible. Like most religion, the explanations differ from science, etc. but the historical facts are still solid. That's kinda what we are shooting for here. Not contradicting the CCP lore, just putting a religious zealot viewpoint on it, if that makes sense.

For example, the flooding of the world is a Bible story, but it also appears in other belief systems, each having a differing story for why it was so. Science backs up the historical aspect of it to a degree.
This is the same sort of thing. CCP says mankind found New Eden, we just put a religious mythology behind that, which naturally differs from other mythologies or explanations.

Bob started as a joke in the wormhole community originally (as far as we understand it), we are trying to adapt it to being not a joke, but something people can RP in the game with the same level of gritty seriousness that they do with other parts of the lore. Like RL, we see Bob giving rise to an extremist religious group. This could provide some content for players interested in RPing that sort of thing. No narwhals here, no "Bob likes to frequent public toilets", just a religious faction that believe in their cause and take it seriously. Yes, we left some nods in the writings to kick some credit back to the original idea, wanting to acknowledge that Bob was not our creation back when Bob first arrived on the scene, or for many years after.

We thought that the concept of Bob, minus the silliness aspect, was an interesting concept. Seeing the Amarr side of RP and realizing that other than Amarr, religious factions seem to be limited to the NPC realm, we thought this might be an interesting project.

The main idea of the project focuses around the idea of an RP group that primarily kills Drifters. Yes, Bob is at odds with the god of the Amarr. Most gods want to be the only one true god (unless there are other gods in their pantheon, but they would reject other belief systems).

Bob lore doesn't have to be bad lore.

-- Orob steps back into character --

Though I am not a member of Prouentibus Bob, I am a follower of Bob's teachings and his commands for Sacred Destruction. I was among the first to make my home in the hidden realms of New Eden. I have heard His call, and I have sacrificed in His name. Both my body and the bodies of others have been ejected into the void in His name.

The logo of my corp show the Black Circle of Bob, and our members sacrifice in His name and also participate acts of Sacred Destruction. Long have we honored Him, and long SHALL we honor Him. Even in null-sec, Bob's grace touches our lives. His portals deliver to us materials and bodies to further the works of his Sacred Destruction. His portals provide us with spaces to search for battle.

Know that even among the realms of Nullsec, there are those that feel the greatness of Bob, and sacrifice in His name. We destroy the Drifter threat where we find it, and we try to keep His teachings in our hearts, as we keep our guns full of ammo and heat.

Though some of the Followers of Bob believe that words are useless in His honor, those who have not been touched by Him know not of His greatness. Words MUST be used to enlighten the unknowing, else they mistake His Sacred Destruction for piracy and His ways with pure chance.

It is good to see His Word spread.

It is amazing how many who live in the Hidden Places have turned from Bob's guidance and scoff at what you attempt to do. Perhaps these dwellers-in-the-dark have forgotten His teachings, lured by the material world and the ISK bestowed by life in the Hidden Places.

Do not be disturbed, it matters not. As long as the Sacred Destruction is kept, then Bob will be pleased.

I do note that many of those who protest were not among the capsuleers who braved His portals when they first arrived in New Eden. Perhaps they are simply parroting the words of others and have no true faith in the words that they speak. Perhaps they simply have their own interpretation of His teachings.

Those of us who were present for that fateful time in history, those of us who dared to explore the Hidden Places without the refined tools and systems of the modern era (Siggy, Tripwire, and the like) have a connection to Bob and His Realm that few can put into words that don't smack of madness.

Let the naysayers call us mad, so long as the Sacred Destruction is kept.

I agree, it doesn't have to be bad. But, bob?, really?
Let's do it better. The random god could be something.

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((My post was IC, Orob. Take a breath lol. OOC comments should be posted in your WH forum thread or maybe via evemail. This thread is just an ic/ooc mess and that's not due to others. Keep in mind you invited non-RPers here via your WH thread and they are doing their best to give their honest IC opinions.))

As a devout Amarrian, I believe you are mislead in deifying statistical chance. However, my understandings of the teachings of Bob, in his extoling of the 'Sacred Destruction' (of capsuleers), lead me to think that the teachings are divinely inspired, if mis-interpreted as a separate deity.




This does confuse me, claiming to be the 'only' prophets of Bob, where I have heard his name and teachings, and seen his followers all across w-space. Why should the followers of Bob submit to your texts alone?