[dungeoncrawl] Re: Gods of Conflict
- From: Damon Kline <damon.kline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 12:24:31 -0400
Now that is an interesting thought! But we need to decide now if we are
going to bring in characters that are dead. I think that the old Nelik was
mentioned as a potential deity, but I'm not sure if it was a definite or
not. Of course, this then opens the door to many characters who are dead.
Epsilon, Nelik, Knobolothin, Cassius, Jansen, Onyx, etc. The list could go
on for a while. I suppose it's just up to us to decide if we want to do it
and if so, we need to make sure that we don't start bringing characters back
that make no sense.
I think Knobolothin would make a cool nature deity, but then at the same
time, he is a chosen of Sylvanus and is currently working for him. Would he
give that up? I'm not sure. Maybe.
What about Cassius? I don't see him wanting to do anything other than what
he is doing, but then again, I really didn't know him that well, so I could
be wrong.
What do you guys think?
-----Original Message-----
From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:13 AM
To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: Gods of Conflict
Just a thought - what about Epsilon?
> I definitely like the idea of having
a god of strategy and tactics. Perhaps
> as we are filling in the other areas,
we might come across a character who
> would fit better in that area. Right
off the bat I think of D'alleva, but
> you didn't want to make her a deity
and you're right, she might just end up
> being another Red Knight. However,
we haven't done much with the Red Knight
> so even if she is basically a Red
Knight, who would know? It's the first
> time we've really done anything with
it. Anyway, just a thought...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnathan Detrick
[mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:29
AM
> To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: Gods of
Conflict
>
> 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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