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Need help designing a deity that isn't a total ripoff of Dibella from Elder Scrolls
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<blockquote data-quote="System Ufera" data-source="post: 6285783" data-attributes="member: 6671268"><p>Hello, everyone! As some of you may or may now know, I am designing my own Pen n' Paper RPG. As of right now, I'm trying to design a particular deity, an easygoing goddess of passion, beauty, and love (both romantic and carnal). Unfortunately, romance aside, that sounds a lot like Dibella from The Elder Scrolls series.</p><p></p><p>Now, given that the only aspects of this goddess I've come up with are her domains, a general idea of the culture that worships her pantheon, and what defines a deity in my game, I'm trying to come up with ways in which I can develop her, both in general and in such a way that I won't get sued. </p><p></p><p>With the domains already stated, I'll describe the culture here: The culture that worships her pantheon is a polytheistic theocracy governed directly by the deities of the pantheon and their servants. While the deities often get along at least enough to not cause civil war, there are some rivalries that will occasionally devolve into local skirmishes. Aesthetically, the culture derives heavily from the Middle East during ancient (pre-Islamic) times and medieval India. Their level of technology is about the same as that of the Middle East during the Crusades. The people are generally devout, although those who are in the service of a specific deity are often fanatical.</p><p></p><p>What defines a deity in my game is very different from other settings; basically, a deity is any being that has amassed a significant amount of power, who arranges pacts with lesser beings to grant some of that power as favors in exchange for the lesser beings' service. In the case of this goddess's pantheon, most deities started out as powerful wizards, sages, and/or aliens, and as over the years people sought their favor, the truth became obscured by praises and legends until people started worshiping them as gods.</p><p></p><p>So, yeah... I need help fleshing out this deity.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: I've settled on a name. The goddess's name is Im-Tinar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="System Ufera, post: 6285783, member: 6671268"] Hello, everyone! As some of you may or may now know, I am designing my own Pen n' Paper RPG. As of right now, I'm trying to design a particular deity, an easygoing goddess of passion, beauty, and love (both romantic and carnal). Unfortunately, romance aside, that sounds a lot like Dibella from The Elder Scrolls series. Now, given that the only aspects of this goddess I've come up with are her domains, a general idea of the culture that worships her pantheon, and what defines a deity in my game, I'm trying to come up with ways in which I can develop her, both in general and in such a way that I won't get sued. With the domains already stated, I'll describe the culture here: The culture that worships her pantheon is a polytheistic theocracy governed directly by the deities of the pantheon and their servants. While the deities often get along at least enough to not cause civil war, there are some rivalries that will occasionally devolve into local skirmishes. Aesthetically, the culture derives heavily from the Middle East during ancient (pre-Islamic) times and medieval India. Their level of technology is about the same as that of the Middle East during the Crusades. The people are generally devout, although those who are in the service of a specific deity are often fanatical. What defines a deity in my game is very different from other settings; basically, a deity is any being that has amassed a significant amount of power, who arranges pacts with lesser beings to grant some of that power as favors in exchange for the lesser beings' service. In the case of this goddess's pantheon, most deities started out as powerful wizards, sages, and/or aliens, and as over the years people sought their favor, the truth became obscured by praises and legends until people started worshiping them as gods. So, yeah... I need help fleshing out this deity. EDIT: I've settled on a name. The goddess's name is Im-Tinar. [/QUOTE]
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