[dungeoncrawl] Re: Riderland
- From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:43:21 -0400
I have some things that I have to do first, but I hope to be able to discuss
more by late morning/early afternoon.
It seems that most of us are agreed that Jim's idea has merit. I say we
start to develop it, and if anyone has a problem with it, they can jump in.
I love the idea of Baish promoting axes, making them more prevalent than
swords! That is the sort of neat detail that will make this world stand out
from other campaigns, and it makes perfect sense. They always say god is in the
details; well, our gods should create a lot of little details like this!
I thought of Quasit as the god of magic, and I think he is the only one up
for it right now. However, I would prefer to have another god of magic, and let
Quasit be a god of strategy and forethought. Unfortunately, I like Cinilac as a
more specialized deity, so who could be the god of magic? Well, how's this for
a wild thought? Foster! I know it may sound crazy, but I like some gods that
may not seem to fit right away. Since we have Cinilac as a very militant magic
god, Foster might be good as a deity for more calm magic types. What do you
think?
I'm glad Dove wants to be a deity, and I think she would be perfect for the
portfolio you describe. We may not want to have one major nature deity, but
instead break it down into a few minor ones. I wonder who else we could use?
Damon Kline wrote:
> Okay, I wanted to start a fresh email here. So, as it stands, the current
> idea on the table is to have Dennis as the sole Greater power in the new
> world. Underneath him, we'll have a few Intermediate powers that "govern"
> larger areas of interest and then beneath them we'll have deities that are
> more focused in their portfolio's. I like this idea, because it puts Dennis
> "above" everyone else and kind of sets it up to let them "fight it out" to
> see who emerges as the more powerful of the deities. It should prove to
> have some interesting effects.
>
> One thing I've been thinking of is that the power of a deity is based on the
> number of worshippers that they have. The greater the number, the greater
> the power. So, as we create this world, most of the people will worship or
> at least pay homage to Dennis, thus making him a greater power. The
> Intermediate powers will have a good number of followers, particularly those
> that are more focused. For instance Dennis would likely be worshipped by a
> multitude of characters, alignments, races, classes etc. Someone like
> Baish, would more likely be worshipped by fighter types, warriors or war
> wizard types.
>
> But, as time goes on, if Baish can manage to promote war across the world,
> he might get more followers. But then there are those who oppose it and
> would thwart his efforts. Very cool!
>
> Let's see, for my characters who went along on the mission and want to be
> deities:
>
> Baish: I like him as the god of war. I think more broadly, the god of war,
> combat, fighting prowess and showmanship, patron of gladiators.
> What if he also was the god of axe wielding warriors? Would we
> find that axes would become more prevalent than swords in a typical war?
> That might be interesting.
>
> Quasit: I could see Quasit as the possible god of magic. I'm not sure who
> else is "up for the position", but he would definitely be interested in
> forethought, planning, investigation and I'd like to include something about
> getting multiple (diverse) people to work together towards a common goal. I
> just don't know how to define it. Since he lead the group in the planes
> which consisted of beings from several different worlds and different
> classes and personalities, I would like to try and tie that in somehow.
> Also patron of wizards perhaps?
>
> Dove: I would see Dove as one of the nature deities, but a more focues one.
> Perhaps a lesser or demi-power. Her focus could be rangers, woodlands,
> hunting, archery and I'd like to throw something in about revenge or
> something like that. Something very small that she barely recognizes, but
> that got pulled in from her sub-conscious.
>
> Okay, that's it for now, I should be available to talk a bit today.
>
> Damon Kline
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