[dungeoncrawl] Re: Gods of Conflict
- From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 11:59:51 US/Eastern
John, I like the whole thing! In fact,
even though the lesser gods don't have
much in the way of "godly" power, they
stand a much better chance of being
used in a campaign this way - we're
bound to have combat, and they're all
guaranteed to want a piece of the
action some way or other -
> 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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