[dungeoncrawl] Re: Gods of Conflict
- From: "Grogan, Keith" <Keith_Grogan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:31:08 -0400
I like what I'm seeing so far. What about loyality to this group? Is that
covered anywhere? I thought it might be fitting for Baran or Angelo. Just
brainstorming...
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> From: Johnathan Detrick
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 10:28 AM
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> 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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