Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20171004044748/@comment-31763506-20171007040108

The pantheon thing is a REALLY stupid idea. (Which is why, I think, Decanter expelled it from the main speculation thread.)

One of the major themes of the game is that of making meaningful moral choices constrained by limited resources. Granting the protagonists practical omnipotence at the end through godhood is a betrayal of that theme.

Plus it's been made clear that Simon has fundamental philosophical problems with the notion of assuming godhood, and would only do so to prevent a significantly worse person from exercising the powers of godhood. His absolute preference on who should be deities is "no one".

It's entirely possible that such a situation of forced deification may obtain in the endgame, but I think it's more likely that Simon's end game is to retire peacefully to that small estate with his harem.

FWIW, SL says that there will be a postgame epilogue section in which the player can "wander the world and see the results of your actions and choices", which implies continuing physical incarnation, so the transcendant version of the apotheosized party/harem theory is very unlikely on that count.