[dungeoncrawl] Re: New Campaign
- From: Damon Kline <damon.kline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 08:33:23 -0500
Hmmm, I like that a lot. The only problem I see is that Kilian is really
the God of "Beasts of the forests" so if they ousted animals, he would be
the one to be upset. However, since Dove is the Goddess of retribution,
perhaps he went to her for help. This created a "feud" between Dove and
Ariakas that persists to this day.
Followers of the two faiths look unfavorably upon followers of the other.
In fact, Ariakas encourages his clergy to create horrific temples in wooded
areas, specifically to attract or summon monsters there to disturb the local
inhabitants. Dove's followers work against this, perhaps along side Kilians
followers. Kilian's druids and the like would work more on saving the
animals and restoring nature, after Dove's rangers get through destroying
the temple and its foul creatures.
What do you think?
-----Original Message-----
From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 10:49 AM
To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: New Campaign
Ok, I'm with you. The books always
say "real world" animals to
distinguish between animals/monsters,
but that doesn't mean that monsters
are unnatural. Confusing.
So, maybe we could come up with a
story to tie retribution in? Let's
say that Ariakas creates monsters as a
mockery of life: Owlbears, Leucrotta,
Stirges, you name it. These creatures
wreak havoc in nature,
ousting "normal" animals from their
homes and upsetting the ecosystem.
One of Dove's purposes could be to
protect nature from such destruction
and punish those who would work to
those ends?
> Kilian is the God of Forests and
Beasts of the Forests. I think that
> monsters ARE natural, that is what I
said after I mentioned them as being
> unnatural.
>
> That is why I made the suggestions
below about monsters bane or protector
of
> the innocent. Dove is the Goddess
of Retribution, Hunting and Archery;
> Patron of rangers.
>
> What if we just add in something
like "Slayer of Monsters" or "Hunter of
> Monsters" or something like that?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003
10:34 AM
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> Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: New
Campaign
>
> I can almost read what John would
> write about monsters not being
> natural. :) I think that would work
> for her! Do we have a god/goddess
of
> wildlife yet?
>
> > I like that idea Jim! That makes
> perfect sense. What about a goddess
> > against abominations and unnatural
> life? No, that doesn't really work
> > because monsters are natural. I'm
> just throwing things out to perhaps
> spark
> > something in someone else.
> >
> > What about something like
protector
> of innocents or bane of monsters?
> >
> > Again, just throwing out ideas...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003
4:28
> AM
> > To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [dungeoncrawl] New
Campaign
> >
> > Hey, remember this topic? :)
Seems
> > like a while since we discussed
it,
> > anyway. An idea popped into my
head
> > just now, and I wanted to share it
> > before it got lost again.
> >
> > Remember how I kept saying that
Dove
> > sort of "needed something more"
for
> her
> > portfolio? Well, I'm a bit closer
> to
> > making a suggestion now. This is
> based
> > on how Nadan destroyed Talos's
> avatar,
> > making Stormlord Ariakas descend
> into
> > madness.
> >
> > When we were figuring out the gods
a
> > few months ago, we gave Ariakas
> > dominion over monsters. Well,
since
> > Ariakas undoubtedly holds a grudge
> > against Dove (since Nadan's out of
> his
> > reach), let's put these two into
> direct
> > opposition somehow.
> >
> > Is there a way to categorize a
> goddess
> > who is dedicated to destroying
> > monsters? I think it would fit
> really
> > cool with what she already has -
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