I've been doing some thinking lately (yes, I know how dangerous that can be). Of all the role-playing games I have seen, ultimate power would belong to the GM and he/she would control your destiny. So I got to thinking, what if the players themselves got to control a character's destiny? Although I have never run an RP before, I've decided to man up and see how I do.
Anyway, while I still have to work on many of the details of my game (like a name for it), I can give you a brief summary of how it's going to work. The game will be for 5 players. Four of those players will elemental dieties (e.g. god/dess of fire, god/dess of water, etc.) No element is limited to a specific gender, so you could be the goddess of earth or god of water, or whatever. It will be on a first come first served basis, or you may decide amongst yourselves whoe gets to do what. But wait! What about player 5? Well, player 5 gets to be the "chosen one" selected by the god to defeat the evil lord what's-his-face, save the world, get the girl/boy, etc. The chosen one one will be able to call upon the player-controlled elemental dieties for assistance if the he has earned the favor of the player controlling that particular god/dess. The chosen one may also communicate with the gods/godesses through meditation and concentration (at first), while the gods/goddesses can speak to the chosen one at any time.
Feel free to give any suggestions (like a name!), or show interest in my idea. Criticism and questions welcome.