[dungeoncrawl] Re: Gods of Conflict
- From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 08:32:54 -0400
Actually, I had nothing at all to disagree with in your comments on the war
gods. I agree they should be demipowers, and couldn't agree more with your
comments in that regard. I know that we are missing some powers in major
areas. We have no one that is concerned with nature, and we also have no real
magic deity. I hope to speak more on this later.
Thanks for the explanation on Iludriss though. That does help me understand
him better.
I think you have crafted a unique and interesting pantheon. Now we just
need to tweak it. Of course, we haven't heard from anyone else, on whether or
not they think this system would work. Anyone? Do you like breaking the gods
down like this?
Jim and Karen wrote:
> John, I definitely agree - we need some more coverage. And this is actually
> better than if you had given the same feedback at the time - I like the
> comment in Shawn's one forwarded web page that talks about leaving things
> sit for two weeks and then going back to them.
>
> One thing, though - about the war gods. I never explained my views on two
> things: Iludriss and why I made the war gods demigods.
>
> With Iludriss, I always imagined him as a person of average intelligence and
> exceptional fighting skill who suffered a tragic magical calamity. When the
> group encountered him, he'd already spent several years in constant pain and
> torment from his transformation, and sought a release from it. He was
> insane and enraged, but not necessarily dumb. This might help to explain
> why I saw some potential for godhood.
>
> With the war demigods, I came from the point of view that warfare is an
> important part of mortal life, but sort of a limited or "specialized" part.
> The lesser war gods are important during war, but not necessarily at other
> times or in other situations - their portfolios are very limited. I kind of
> like the idea of these supremely powerful warriors who compete with one
> another to influence the outcome of conflict - they're extremely important
> to mortal combatants, but their power level reflects their specialized
> portfolios. Again, just my opinion - I'm just throwing out ideas for people
> to "munch" on.
>
> Another thing to mention - even though Gadget is lawful good, as the
> proponent of "order" versus Magnus and Amrikol, he might not always be the
> staunchest ally to Dennis. After all, Dennis is NG - he prefers moderation,
> and wants to let the gods keep each other in check. Gadget may find it
> impossible not to work at cross purposes with Dennis from time to time -
>
> just some ideas to keep the conversation flowing!
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Johnathan Detrick" <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 4:41 PM
> Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: Gods of Conflict
>
> >
> > I've finally begun to examine Jim's idea in more detail. I like the
> > way he grouped the gods, and I think it may just be the way we want to
> > proceed. However, he is missing a few characters, and I think we may be
> > missing a few important areas of life. I'm leaving now, but I hope to
> > send out some more e-mails on the subject tomorrow.
> > Sorry it took so long for me to respond to this.
> >
> > jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > I'm just going to shoot a few ideas out
> > > for feedback - I'm picturing a world
> > > with only one "true" greater power
> > > (Dennis), and a number of intermediate
> > > powers that struggle with each other
> > > for dominance. Here's the first one -
> > > again, I'm trying to find a way to do
> > > things differently than they did with
> > > FR:
> > >
> > > Baish - God of War (Intermediate Power)
> > >
> > > The Faces of War:
> > > Sir Baran (LG) *
> > > Talosaard (CN) *
> > > Cinilac (LN(e)) *
> > > Drake (NE) *
> > > Iludriss (CE) *
> > >
> > > 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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