Hey, I like Epsilon. That's an interesting idea; although it does bring into question whether we want to have dead characters as deities. jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > >