[dungeoncrawl] Re: Some definites
- From: jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 14:05:15 US/Eastern
First thoughts - if we want to keep
some of these characters as greater
gods, we should give them more
responsibilities. For example, karvas
is the greater god of torture and
suffering (at a 19) - that seems like a
very limited scope for such a high
power level.
I'd rather give them bigger topics to
control than down them in power,
though -
For example, include that Dennis is the
sun god - just the fact that everyone
in the world will venerate the sun at
some point (i.e. "Please, Dennis, give
me a cool day today to work outside")
will give him worship.
Like, Karvas could be god of fear or
something; to me, Baish should be the
war god. It doesn't have to be his
only portfolio item, but it would seem
weird to have a world with such
conflict and no god of war (i.e. "Lord
Baish, please help us win this one!").
>
> Guys,
> Can we try and nail down a few of
the definites? Just so everyone
> knows, all deities currently have a
ranking of 0-21. Here's what they
> mean:
> 0: Quasi-deity. These aren't
really deities, just mortals of
> incredible power. Or, they can have
a deity as a parent (like the
> Hercules of legend).
> 1-5: Demigods
> 6-10: Lesser Deities
> 11-15: Intermediate Deities
> 16-20: Greater Deities
> 21+: These are overpowers, like
Ao. None of our characters would
> be of this power level.
>
> Please respond to the following. I'm
hoping everyone will jump in with
> some ideas and suggestions. This is
very basic, and taken from e-mails
> that have been sent.
>
> Carpathia: Intermediate God of Death
and Mercy; Judge of the Dead (12)
> Gadget: Greater God of Laws and
Security (18)
> Karvas: Greater God of Torture and
Suffering (19)
> Nelik: Greater God of Halflings,
Mischief, Stealth and Subterfuge (16)
> Sir Baran: Demigod of Paladins (5)
> Saurote: Intermediate God of Travel
and Athletics (11)
> Ambrosia: Intermediate Goddess of
Freedom, Independence, Romance,
> Passion and Creativity (11)
> Escrima: Intermediate Goddess of
Winter, Loneliness and Secrets (12)
> Dennis: Greater Power of History,
Literature, the Arts and Culture (20)
>
> Baish: Greater Power of Gladiators
and Axes (I have no idea; Damon
> hasn't mentioned much. I was
thinking he could be our war god, but
> that's somewhat dull. I'm sure Damon
can come up with something
> better.) (16)
> Quasit: Greater power of Bad Sun-
burns and Low Rolls (17) (Again, he
> hasn't been mentioned much. I'm
thinking that Damon has a better idea.
> I was thinking of Quasit as a God of
Strategy, Forethought and
> Planning.)
> Faceous: Greater God of Justice and
Redemption (16)
> Magnus: Greater God of Ambition,
Power and Chaos (19)
> Zolkiir: Intermediate God of
Invention, Technology and Knowledge (11)
>
> I made a lot of Greater Gods,
which we may want to drop. However,
> Jim's point is well taken. These
people should have the best chance at
> the powerful god positions. I don't
see any other Greater Powers
> arriving. I didn't do the NPCs. I
thought I would wait and see if
> anyone responded to this first.
>
>
>
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