[dungeoncrawl] Re: My Characters
- From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:37:18 -0400
Prit has potential. But what would he be the god of? Cutlery?
jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I'd love for Prit to be a god, but I
> was very afraid to introduce it. But,
> since someone else did... :)
>
> By the way, let me know what you think
> about the suggestions I'm making for
> Ancalagon. In an alternate reality,
> Ambrosia duped Magnus into getting her
> pregnant. He was away for some months,
> and came back to find her holding their
> newborn baby.
>
> That night, he asked his friend
> Ancalagon (who lived beneath their
> castle) to solve his new problem. He
> killed Ambrosia and made it seem like
> he killed the child, but actually stole
> her away and raised her (you never know
> what the future holds).
>
> She became very loyal to him, and took
> enthusiastically to studies of death,
> necromancy, and magic. She still has a
> fondness for Myrkul.
>
> Years later, she was taken in by
> Praetor, a mad god who came to kill
> Ambrosia. They both confronted Magnus,
> and he fell in combat.
>
> Some time after this, she came to work
> with the "actual" Magnus, when she saw
> her best opportunity for divinity to
> fall with working with him. Ancalagon
> was dead by this time, but she imbued
> his soul in a magical staff and carried
> him with her.
>
> Now, she's introduced him into this
> world as an undead spirit - how would
> you see the two of them manifesting as
> deities? She'd be satisfied to work
> under him, but how would you assign
> portfolios?
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > > Ancalagon: NE, greater power(?).
> god of death and the
> > > underdark. Ruler of the world
> below (in a benign way - more
> > > like Hel than Loki. Amrikol would
> represent wanton, malicious evil).
> >
> > Anacalagon sees death and necromancy
> as an art and science. Death is
> > merely a tool to learn more about the
> soul and spirits. He wouldn't
> > care much for judging the dead, but
> whether a semi-corpreal person could
> > stand on their head, if you know what
> I mean.
> >
> > > Amrikol: God of destruction,
> tyranny, and, conquest. You
> > > know, bad stuff that hurts people.
> >
> > I could see him having mortals start
> a church proclaiming him to be "The
> > One True God" and everyone else his
> divine servants.
> >
> > > Talon: God of murder, assassins,
> poison (of course - what
> > > did you think?)
> >
> > Deception?
> >
> > > Iludriss: Demipower of madness,
> despair, and the fog of war
> > > (maybe, maybe not - he might just
> be a divine agent). I
> > > figure if the orc gods can exist,
> so can this wacko.
> >
> > Nice. Do you have anyone covering
> war or violence in general?
> >
> > > Nibrodius: CN. God of natural
> disasters - fires, floods,
> > > etc. God of misfortune.
> >
> > Cool. Very cool.
> >
> > > Marcus Drake: NE. God of
> cowardice, betrayal, blind loyalty.
> >
> > Would anyone worship that? Maybe
> there's a better description of the
> > portfolio.
> >
> > > The Forester: Not a god; an
> immortal servant and
> > > spokesperson for Amrikol.
> > >
> > > Talosaard: CG. Lesser power of
> duty, loyalty, sacrifice,
> > > and humility.
> > > Patron of bodyguards. *** Major
> concern: does CG really fit
> > > this portfolio?
> >
> > Well, I had a reasoning behind *him*
> being chaotic good. I don't how
> > that fits as a god. But he was loyal
> to Magnus, even though he was
> > often in conflict with local
> ordinances.
> >
> > What about Prit?
> >
> >
> >
> >
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