[dungeoncrawl] Re: The Gods of Despair
- From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:15:12 -0400
I was thinking of Shadow. I have an idea for him, but you gave him a heck
of a portfolio! Let's spread that around a little, shall we? We also need a
place for Talon, after all.
I thought of Warf for a war deity, but I think we have all of that pretty
well filled. At this time, I don't see anywhere else for him. And that sends
us back to the drawing board for the Gods of Despair. <sigh> I really think
they need something else; right now they just don't cut it for me.
Damon Kline wrote:
> That is an interesting idea, but I would see Warf as more of a war deity.
> He is a cavalier after all, so he has a sense of honor, more suited to a
> warrior. I don't see him slavery or imprisonment, because he would want to
> kill his enemy, not enslave or imprison him.
>
> However, that did get me thinking about Shadow. What about Shadow, LE or NE
> (I forget) God of Subterfuge, Assassinations, Poison, Hired Killers, Death
> in the Night? Not outright despair like disasters or destruction, but a
> more sinister fear like being afraid of the dark or shadowy places. Kind of
> like the Boogie Man. :)
>
> But having said that, I would like to see Warf somewhere. Where else did
> you think we needed someone to round it out?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnathan Detrick [mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 2:49 PM
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> Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: The Gods of Despair
>
> I have an idea! I was looking for another god of despair, and I
> noticed that the gods of hope are supposed to directly oppose them, and
> that a strong sense of both CG and freedom runs through the gods of
> hope. How about this for a new god of despair: Warf, LE God of Slavery
> and Imprisonment? I see him as a god who believes that the strong
> should be able to do whatever they wish with the weak, including using
> them for their own purposes. What does everyone else think?
>
> Johnathan Detrick wrote:
>
> > Look for the blue!
> >
> > jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > * Nibrodius(Intermediate) - CN, Adversity, Disaster, Misfortune
> > (As I said before, I would not have thought of Nibrodius this
> > was. Kudos for Jim for making him more than a fire god.
> > * Ariakas(Intermediate) - CE, Destruction, Monsters, Hate (Again,
> > this is more than I thought for Ariakas. Nice work from Jim.)
> > * Ok, I think that another god should go in this slot, but I can't
> > think of who.
> >
> > I love what Jim has done with Nibrodius and Ariakus, but it seems
> > like there should be more to despair than just these two. I was
> > hoping to come up with someone that could be put into a portfolio that
> > also embodies despair. Perhaps a god of loneliness, loss,
> > hopelessness, or something like that. Actually, what I would love to
> > do, is take one of the characters that you wouldn't normally associate
> > with despair, and put them here. Someone that had some huge tragedy,
> > and now they walk the surface of the world, spreading hopelessness
> > themselves. Unfortunately, as I looked through the lists, I couldn't
> > find anyone. Does anyone have a good idea for this?
> >
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