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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 5651443" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hiya.</p><p> </p><p> Well, back in the day, I always took the power levels to indicate how "restricted" the deity was in following the cosmic "Rules of Godly Might". Basically, Greater gods were totally forbidden to enter any prime plane, ever. Lesser gods were fobidden...but if they did show up, they had better have a damn good reason and may have to explain themselves to the other gods. Demigods were 'discouraged' from showing up, but because they were "not <em>real</em> gods", they would just be watched by the others. If the demigods started to clash and waste huge swaths of land...and followers...then the greater gods may send a lesser god or two to tell 'em to knock it off immediately. If any god (regardless of power) showed up and was about to do some serious, country or world-spanning schinnanigans, a greater god *may* show up, where both gods would then leave together to conduct their godly affairs out of the view of the mere mortals.</p><p> </p><p> Of course, this was godly stuff...the mortals that were there to fight for their 'side' would still be there, and probably still fight...but the actual "direct deific involvement" would not take place. The only two theoretical ways for a deity to 'take over a prime plane' would be if he could somehow do it without any other deity knowning (not likely), or if the demigod (or lesser god) could "proove they were legaly able" to do what they were doing (in a 'godly court of whatever' of course).</p><p> </p><p> Bottom line, in my campaigns, gods all have to follow certain rules of the multiverse...even the crazy chaotic-evil ones. Mind you, the crazy chaotic evil ones tend to just ignore that, start the nastiness, and then are quickly beset upon by multitudes of the other gods who then do something to him (re; Tharizdun in Greyhawk, for example).</p><p> </p><p>^_^</p><p> </p><p>Paul L. Ming</p><p> </p><p>(awesome FRPG from the early 80's: <a href="http://www.powersandperils.org" target="_blank">Powers and Perils - Index</a> )</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 5651443, member: 45197"] Hiya. Well, back in the day, I always took the power levels to indicate how "restricted" the deity was in following the cosmic "Rules of Godly Might". Basically, Greater gods were totally forbidden to enter any prime plane, ever. Lesser gods were fobidden...but if they did show up, they had better have a damn good reason and may have to explain themselves to the other gods. Demigods were 'discouraged' from showing up, but because they were "not [i]real[/i] gods", they would just be watched by the others. If the demigods started to clash and waste huge swaths of land...and followers...then the greater gods may send a lesser god or two to tell 'em to knock it off immediately. If any god (regardless of power) showed up and was about to do some serious, country or world-spanning schinnanigans, a greater god *may* show up, where both gods would then leave together to conduct their godly affairs out of the view of the mere mortals. Of course, this was godly stuff...the mortals that were there to fight for their 'side' would still be there, and probably still fight...but the actual "direct deific involvement" would not take place. The only two theoretical ways for a deity to 'take over a prime plane' would be if he could somehow do it without any other deity knowning (not likely), or if the demigod (or lesser god) could "proove they were legaly able" to do what they were doing (in a 'godly court of whatever' of course). Bottom line, in my campaigns, gods all have to follow certain rules of the multiverse...even the crazy chaotic-evil ones. Mind you, the crazy chaotic evil ones tend to just ignore that, start the nastiness, and then are quickly beset upon by multitudes of the other gods who then do something to him (re; Tharizdun in Greyhawk, for example). ^_^ Paul L. Ming (awesome FRPG from the early 80's: [url=http://www.powersandperils.org]Powers and Perils - Index[/url] ) [/QUOTE]
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