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<blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 7958748" data-attributes="member: 5142"><p>I already have Avandra and her brother Kord in a sort of Loki-Thor position of adventuring companions. And that Gruumash/Kord rivalry of strength and armed prowess is what I have in mind. But sure, you are of course welcome to spruce this pantheon up as you see fit, and these are good ideas for doing just that, because they show a lot of potential mythical plot hooks. </p><p></p><p>I would also note that you <em>eisegeting</em> - that is to say, reading something into my text that is not there: namely that Pelor is the first-born and heir. I said nothing of the sort. In fact, if you read the entry for his brother Zehir, I indicated that HE is actually the eldest child of Pholtus and Astara in this setup. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I don't want to bombard PCs with mythical backstory or drop giant Wikipedia entries of the deities and their stories. I presume that further myths around the gods do exist, but I prefer leaving some things blank so that they can be filled during or discovered through play so that it is more of a GM toolkit than a mythological treatise. So if I have a cleric or religious PC, then I may ask them for their interpretation of the myths or the gods, and I can build around what they are engaging with. I don't necessarily want to fill in too many details at the outset because it gives less room for the myths to breathe in the mouths and minds of mortals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aldarc, post: 7958748, member: 5142"] I already have Avandra and her brother Kord in a sort of Loki-Thor position of adventuring companions. And that Gruumash/Kord rivalry of strength and armed prowess is what I have in mind. But sure, you are of course welcome to spruce this pantheon up as you see fit, and these are good ideas for doing just that, because they show a lot of potential mythical plot hooks. I would also note that you [I]eisegeting[/I] - that is to say, reading something into my text that is not there: namely that Pelor is the first-born and heir. I said nothing of the sort. In fact, if you read the entry for his brother Zehir, I indicated that HE is actually the eldest child of Pholtus and Astara in this setup. Personally, I don't want to bombard PCs with mythical backstory or drop giant Wikipedia entries of the deities and their stories. I presume that further myths around the gods do exist, but I prefer leaving some things blank so that they can be filled during or discovered through play so that it is more of a GM toolkit than a mythological treatise. So if I have a cleric or religious PC, then I may ask them for their interpretation of the myths or the gods, and I can build around what they are engaging with. I don't necessarily want to fill in too many details at the outset because it gives less room for the myths to breathe in the mouths and minds of mortals. [/QUOTE]
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