D'Alleva is certainly a thought, and it would give us a lawful neutral deity, which the pantheon could use. Of course, if Jim does Epsilon as lawful neutral we would have that as well. I guess the real big question here is, do we want to promote dead characters? Damon Kline wrote: > 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.