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<blockquote data-quote="dark_mage" data-source="post: 5566162" data-attributes="member: 35039"><p>Hi again U_K!</p><p></p><p>Those sounds like some very interesting ideas. I take it you used the "canon" version from previous D&D products?</p><p></p><p>Ok, so here's where I stand: as I mentioned earlier, I wanted to have certain region of my campaign world worship the Mesopotamian gods. So naturally I turned to look at previous conversions, and found the 1e Legends & Lore and PS' On Hallowed Ground, but I found several problems with the way they presented the pantheon:</p><p>1. First, presenting the Sumerian and Babylonian gods as separate pantheons. AFAICT, they essentially worshipped the same gods, with perhaps several minor changes.</p><p>2. From reseraching arund a bit, found out both Dahak and Druaga were characters of Zoroastrian, not Babylonian, mythos.</p><p>3. Having Ki and Ninhursag as different deities, AFAIK they were different names for the same goddess.</p><p>4. Killing off Enki (that's more PS's doing, and easily retconned though)</p><p>5. Finally, some (IMO) conflicting alignments, more accurately Inanna as LE and especially Utu as CG, what with him beign the god of Justice and Law.</p><p></p><p>So I've been torn between using a mash up from both pantheons using their 1e portfolios, using the version presented in Dragon #329, or starting over from scratch. And seeing about the work you've been doing regarding deities and Immortals, I'd like to hear your opinion on that respect, or what version of the pantheon you used. I'm trying to keep my campaign consistent, as much as possible, with Planescape canon, so I'm looking for some kind of compromise, and I'm using 3.5 rules, so domains are a reason of concern too.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dark_mage, post: 5566162, member: 35039"] Hi again U_K! Those sounds like some very interesting ideas. I take it you used the "canon" version from previous D&D products? Ok, so here's where I stand: as I mentioned earlier, I wanted to have certain region of my campaign world worship the Mesopotamian gods. So naturally I turned to look at previous conversions, and found the 1e Legends & Lore and PS' On Hallowed Ground, but I found several problems with the way they presented the pantheon: 1. First, presenting the Sumerian and Babylonian gods as separate pantheons. AFAICT, they essentially worshipped the same gods, with perhaps several minor changes. 2. From reseraching arund a bit, found out both Dahak and Druaga were characters of Zoroastrian, not Babylonian, mythos. 3. Having Ki and Ninhursag as different deities, AFAIK they were different names for the same goddess. 4. Killing off Enki (that's more PS's doing, and easily retconned though) 5. Finally, some (IMO) conflicting alignments, more accurately Inanna as LE and especially Utu as CG, what with him beign the god of Justice and Law. So I've been torn between using a mash up from both pantheons using their 1e portfolios, using the version presented in Dragon #329, or starting over from scratch. And seeing about the work you've been doing regarding deities and Immortals, I'd like to hear your opinion on that respect, or what version of the pantheon you used. I'm trying to keep my campaign consistent, as much as possible, with Planescape canon, so I'm looking for some kind of compromise, and I'm using 3.5 rules, so domains are a reason of concern too. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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