[dungeoncrawl] Re: Gods of Conflict

Now that is an interesting thought!  But we need to decide now if we are
going to bring in characters that are dead.  I think that the old Nelik was
mentioned as a potential deity, but I'm not sure if it was a definite or
not.  Of course, this then opens the door to many characters who are dead.
Epsilon, Nelik, Knobolothin, Cassius, Jansen, Onyx, etc.  The list could go
on for a while.  I suppose it's just up to us to decide if we want to do it
and if so, we need to make sure that we don't start bringing characters back
that make no sense.

I think Knobolothin would make a cool nature deity, but then at the same
time, he is a chosen of Sylvanus and is currently working for him.  Would he
give that up?  I'm not sure.  Maybe.

What about Cassius?  I don't see him wanting to do anything other than what
he is doing, but then again, I really didn't know him that well, so I could
be wrong.

What do you guys think?

-----Original Message-----
From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:13 AM
To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: Gods of Conflict

Just a thought - what about Epsilon?

> I definitely like the idea of having 
a god of strategy and tactics.  Perhaps
> as we are filling in the other areas, 
we might come across a character who
> would fit better in that area.  Right 
off the bat I think of D'alleva, but
> you didn't want to make her a deity 
and you're right, she might just end up
> being another Red Knight.  However, 
we haven't done much with the Red Knight
> so even if she is basically a Red 
Knight, who would know?  It's the first
> time we've really done anything with 
it.  Anyway, just a thought...
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnathan Detrick 
[mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:29 
AM
> To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: Gods of 
Conflict
> 
>     Ok, here I go.  I'm going to 
respond to each of Jim's original
> e-mails.  I just made the changes to 
the original e-mail.  I put them in
> separate colors, to draw attention to 
them.
> 
> 
> > Baish - God of War and 
Showmanship.  Patron of Gladiators
> > (Intermediate Power): CN
> 
>     I think we are all agreed on 
Baish heading this particular group.
> And, he should be one of the more 
powerful gods, so Intermediate works
> for him.  This is the largest group, 
but in a fantasy setting, warfare
> is a huge part of everyday life.  It 
makes sense for it to encompass a
> lot of deities.
> 
>      The Faces of War:
>         o Sir Baran (Demipower) LG: 
God of paladins and forgiveness
>         o Talosaard (Demipower) NG: 
God of Protection, Defense and Duty
>           (I made Talosaard NG 
instead of CG, because the pantheon is
>           very chaotic heavy.  
Besides, as we said, chaotic doesn't
>           quite fit his portfolio, 
although I don't think you have to be
>           lawful to be the god of 
duty.)
>         o Cinilac (Demipower):  LN 
(E):  God of Invocation Magic and War
>           Wizards (I don't know that 
this world will have war wizards,
>           but I was trying to find 
someway to say that he was in charge
>           of magic in combat.  It 
seemed fitting.)
>         o Drake (Demipower) NE:  God 
of Cowardice and Betrayal (This was
>           the portfolio Jim had 
originally suggested for him, and I
>           argue that it does have a 
strong place in the war pantheon.  I
>           see military commanders 
trying to pacify him before a battle,
>           just as a ship captain 
tries to pacify Umberlee before a
>           voyage.  I also can see his 
clerics trying to spread fear and
>           betrayal amongst forces in 
a fight.)
>         o Iludriss (Demipower) CE:  
God of Fury, Madness, Battle Lust
>           and Berserkers  (I think 
this fits in, to an extent, with
>           Jim's description of him.  
I can see a far reaching plot where
>           Ilusdriss, driven made by 
the constant pain he endures, tries
>           to find a way to alleviate 
that pain.  If he succeeds, how
>           would that change his 
portfolio?  How would that affect the
>           other powers?  But at this 
time, I see him as a deity barely
>           clinging to the last shreds 
of his sanity.)
>         o Angelo (Demipower) LG:  God 
of Honor, Martial Prowess and
>           Discipline  ( I really like 
adding him in here, and I think he
>           is a nice addition to the 
group.)
> 
>          I think that this group is 
pretty solid.  It covers most of the
>      basis of warfare.  The only 
thing we don't have  is a god of
>      strategy.  I was thinking of 
Quasit, but I hate to dump him in the
>      war group, since he is so much 
more than that.  Does anyone think
>      we should have a strategic god, 
and if so, any suggestions?
>      Otherwise, I like this group a 
lot, and we have a nice range of
>      alignments in here as well.
>          I'll let everyone chew on 
this before I send out another.
> 
> >
> > Actual portfolio TBD. Basically, 
they'd
> > be Demi or Lesser powers who 
represent
> > a different aspect of war.  They
> > wouldn't necessarily report to Baish
> > (since I'm avoiding a FR mindset) 
but
> > he'd be the one to govern them and 
keep
> > them from destroying each other.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>

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