[dungeoncrawl] Re: Random thoughts

  • From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:05:22 -0400

    Well, Damon seemed to want Dove as a deity, although perhaps he will
change his mind once he gets back from Pittsburgh.  If not, perhaps
Nadan and Marnie could hook up, since their spouses ran off to become
deities.  :)
    It makes a lot of sense to move Dennis, although it also made sense
to keep him with the others.  I'll switch that around.

jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> A couple of things - let's put Dennis
> by himself.  We could have another god
> of magic that oversees Zolkiir,
> Barlowe, Celane, and whoever else.  The
> only exception to that oversight would
> be Ancalagon - who has necromantic
> magic - and falls under the death
> powers.
>
> I like the idea of Bree being a
> powerful woodland being.
>
> On Nadan, I'm fine with either keeping
> him in active use or making him a god.
> If it were up to me, I'd keep him,
> Dove, and Marnie active as a high-
> powered threesome.  I think they'd be
> neat together.
>
> >
> >     That's what I was thinking as
> well.  But where do we put him?  Where
> do
> > illusions fit into the scheme of
> things?
> >
> > "Grogan, Keith" wrote:
> >
> > > > 1.  How about a lesser power of
> Illusions and trickery under the sages
> of
> > > > reality?  Add deception as well
> maybe?
> > >
> > >                 I thought Barlow
> was going to factor somehow into the
> > > illusionary field?
> > >
> > > > ----------
> > > > From:         Damon Kline
> > > > Reply To:
> dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent:         Wednesday, October
> 23, 2002 8:44 AM
> > > > To:   'dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > > > Subject:      [dungeoncrawl] Re:
> Random thoughts
> > > >
> > > > Okay, let's see:
> > > >
> > > > 1.  How about a lesser power of
> Illusions and trickery under the sages
> of
> > > > reality?  Add deception as well
> maybe?
> > > >       Or, we could split it up
> and do darker illusions including things
> > > > like fear and put that one under
> the Shadow Lords and then do a lighter
> > > > illusions/deception/trickery and
> put that under the sages?
> > > >
> > > > 2.  I like him in the role you
> suggested, or perhaps as the darker
> side of
> > > > illusions and fear?
> > > >
> > > > 3.  I love the idea of Bree as a
> fey queen or something!!  I suppose it's
> > > > up
> > > > to Jim about stickpin, but he
> would be cool as some sort of demi-power
> > > > that
> > > > frolics through the
> wilderness.  :)
> > > >
> > > > 4.  I would put Kilian in the
> nature pantheon if we needed god's
> there.  I
> > > > think it would be interesting to
> have a very young person be thrust into
> > > > the
> > > > role of a god.
> > > >
> > > > 5.  I thought about the demi-
> human thing, but I like the idea of all
> of
> > > > the
> > > > races worshipping the same
> deities, sort of.  It unites the world
> in a
> > > > sense, which is cool and we have
> enough "squabbling" between the existing
> > > > deities, we shouldn't need other
> demi-human deities to squabble with for
> > > > power.
> > > >
> > > > 6.  I'd say it's up to you on
> Nadan.  I don't mind if you keep using
> him.
> > > > We might be hard pressed to find
> people for him to adventure with that
> > > > would
> > > > be around his power level.  I
> have Krodo running around who most
> likely
> > > > won't be a deity and of course
> Erebus.  But even they aren't quite up
> to
> > > > Nadan's power level.  But, if it
> doesn't make sense for him to be a
> deity,
> > > > then I'd say don't do it.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Johnathan Detrick
> [mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002
> 4:22 PM
> > > > To: Riders II
> > > > Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Random
> thoughts
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Some brainstorming on my way out
> > > >
> > > >     We had talked of a god of
> illusions, but it doesn't seem to fit
> > > > under any of the categories we
> have now.  We could put it under the
> > > > magic god, but that seems dull.
> Is there anywhere we need illusions?
> > > >
> > > >     Do we want to think of making
> Betelguize are god of dark and
> > > > forbidden knowledge?  Jim always
> played him as being obsessed with
> > > > knowledge, but he wasn't evil.
> Would he go evil?
> > > >
> > > >     Do we want Bree as a deity
> for woodland creatures?  What about
> > > > Stickpin?  Do we want Bree as a
> divine being, kind of like a Queen of
> > > > Faerie?
> > > >
> > > >     Do we want to use Kilian and
> Ilana to fill out our nature pantheon?
> > > >
> > > >     Do we want any deities to
> represent the demi-humans?  God of
> gnomes,
> > > > god of elves, that sort of thing?
> > > >
> > > >     If Dove is going to be a
> deity, what do I do with Nadan?  Do the
> > > > other DMs in the group want him
> out of commission, due to his power?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
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