D&D 5E (2024) Let's make 5e specific setting, starting with a pantheon

TwoSix said:

One god for each class seems enormously gamist, unless the setting is intended to have the existence of classes as a recognizable social pillar.

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FR and Greyhawk basically did it

Brendan Byrd said:

My primary point is that, with the restrictions given by the OP...there are only 12 positions to be filled.
I don't think that works well with the idea of importing powers/immortals/dieties/gods from across all settings and editions of D&D.
I'm not sure that the OP has realized the corner that they've painted themselves into.

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The ifea is once we run out of 12 core classes, we could start bringing up classes from 3rd party supplements, like Pugilists, Illigers, Beasthearts, Talents, Apothecaries etc.

Minigiant said:

Well you'll still have the evil gods.

You really can't have a class patron deity be evil. And making them outright good is a stretch outside of a few.

So you'd have maybe 10 neutral gods and two good ones just from there..

So you'll have to have nonclass deities or double up.

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I mean I could totally see an evil deity bring patron of a class of ill-repute, we could always probide explanations how it eorks. In fact, I will make it my first submission

Name: Mephistotheles
Title: Lord of Contradictions
Domain: Ambition
Class: Warlock
People: Devil's Tongue Tieflings, Fallen Aasimars, Vampires
Backgrounds: Guild Merchants, Nobles, Rival Interns
Setting taken from: inyerplanar, so I will consider him Planescape rep
Additional notes: Mephistotheles is not formally worshipped by Warlocks, but he is so well know for veing through and precise with contracts he forms and that he never breaks the word of his deal, even if he may exploit the wording. As such even god beings when forming Warlocks pacts will turn to him with writing the deal or adjucating disputes between Warlocks and patrons. He enjoys privledge this gives him to the point he will draft a deal between two of his mortal enemies without screwing them over in any way. However, this association results in Warlocks, even those of Celestials, being seen as at least somewhat shady and facing mistrust.