Gods of Thievery!

[Knightfall]

I'm wondering which Gods of Thievery are the most popular in D&D games. Which official roguish deities do DMs use? Do your players play heroes devoted to Gods of Thievery?

Sure, this could be based on the campaign setting a DM uses but not always. For example, I use Olidammara for my Worlds of Kulan campaign setting but I also have some custom Gods of Thievery.

So, another question is, I guess, if you homebrew, do you use roguish deities from an official D&D source or do you prefer to use homebrewed deities? And if you use homebrewed deities then tell us about them.

 

[Klaus]

I'm playing a 4e Rogue in a homebrew that uses the default gods, and as a good rogue, I pay homage, cajole and try to be on the good side (or out of the bad side) of every single deity, from Avandra to Zehir.

 

[Jack99]

Mask somehow always find his way into even my homebrews. He ain't there yet, but when my players finish the campaign by dismantling the current pantheon, I am sure he will be there afterwards, reaping the benefits of a Greater God.

 

[howandwhy99]

I'm wondering which Gods of Thievery are the most popular in D&D games.

None would be my guess. Thieves may be a superstitious lot, but I don't see many "just let me steal it, please!" gods around.

Which official roguish deities do DMs use?

I think you were right in one with the Golden Armadillo.

Do your players play heroes devoted to Gods of Thievery?

Heroes don't tend to be thieves. None devoted to a God of Thieving, but my memory is short right now.

So, another question is, I guess, if you homebrew, do you use roguish deities from an official D&D source or do you prefer to use homebrewed deities?

I let the players choose whatever gods they want without telling them what's in the setting.

And if you use homebrewed deities then tell us about them.

Deities & DemiGods.

 

[Mallus]

My 3e homebrew World of CITY had something close to a god of thievery, a deity named Tophaceous Pairolairo, also called the Saint of Sinners and the Saint of Aces. He spends his nights sleeping one off on beaches around the world, and his days winning and losing great fortunes in seaside casinos. In his religious texts he's portrayed as a thoroughly devilish rogue, caper-prone, adept with a rapier, and said to have won his limited divinity from a fallen angel in a card game.

 

[Nai_Calus]

I'm a player, not a DM, but.

The character I'm switching to in a game is a cleric of Olidammara. Was going to be an elven cleric of Erevan Ilesere but clerics get so few skill points the human was pretty much necessary. I *wanted* to be a drow cleric of Vhaeraun but since our DM is the 'we level when he decides we do' type and doesn't use experience, I can't use LA buyoff, so being a drow cleric of anything is a really bad idea. >_>; All of which are more or less associated with thieves. Vhaeraun perhaps most strongly, but Oli and Erevan ain't exactly fuzzy bunnies and charity either.

The character is in fact a former thief who decided that being a priest was a better route to power and wealth, and carried the benefit of not generally being illegal.

So yes, I find the more theif-y gods quite useful, especially for making non-boring clerics.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I tend towards using Olidammara, but I have fun with it.

F'rex, a PC who is a devotee might have this read to them when they go to worship:

"You bow before the small, bejeweled golden statue of Olidammara, saying a reverent prayer for the success of your next business venture and leaving your offering of a holy symbol stolen from a praying priest... When you straighten up a few seconds later, the statue is gone. Truly a good omen"

How good?

The PC might find the statue in his "business kit" on the other side of town...Oli wants to go on the job!

 

[Phaezen]

Mask somehow always find his way into even my homebrews.

How can one not like a God who has knife fights with his highpriest/chosen in an alley?

Phaezen

 

[Arnwyn]

Good ol' Mask for our campaigns.

 

[GSHamster]

I'm a fan of Mask as well. It was a surprise not to see him in the FR book.