[dungeoncrawl] Re: Back to the Gods discussion

  • From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 09:48:34 -0400

    I really like the idea about Zolkiir and Dennis!  You've perfectly
split out what is important to each of the characters.  Consider my vote
to be a positive one!  Learning is better than knowledge for Zolkiir
anyway; as you mention, he is always searching for new knowledge.

jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hey, everybody - how's it going?  I
> spent a great deal of time last night
> trying to figure out how this pantheon
> could work - in a way that doesn't
> simply mirror the FR pantheon.  I'll be
> sending out some ideas in a subsequent
> email.
>
> Some errata, though -
>
> John, earlier this week, we talked
> about making Zolkiir the god of
> knowlege, to reflect his interests.
> The more I think about it, it's tough
> to separate Dennis from the subject
> entirely - it's essentially what a bard
> is all about, and I keep picturing him
> as the being with the best
> understanding about the world and
> everything in it.  Maybe we could do a
> compromise?
>
> Let's say we make Zolkiir the god of
> discovery, invention, and learning, and
> Dennis the god of history and
> knowledge.  They'd both have an area to
> specialize in - Dennis with his focus
> on accumulated history and lore, and
> Zolkiir with his emphasis on
> discovering new knowledge and
> rethinking the old.  They'd have a
> symbiotic relationship that way.  What
> do you think?
>
> More in another email - that was the
> only specific thing that I had a
> question on.  Remember that what I've
> come up with in the next few emails is
> just ideas - nothing has to be set in
> stone.
>
> Jim


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