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There is an element of simplification to it all. Using the Hindu model all the Avatars could be unique creatures, indeed creating the Avatar is creating an immortal being two ranks below the deity themselves. The Avatars do not need to be copies of the god - although that does hasten the...

Hey FEBF amigo! Not of their own accord. However, its possible they could be corrupted by some outside Elder Evil, Ancient Curse or similar. Its also possible if the deity itself was killed and then brought back after a while (see the new book for more details on that) that the connection...

Thanks amigo. There must be a way to get them back, not entirely sure how though - its been 13 years since I updated the website. I don't remember much about it. 🙈

Also not sure if this helps but I always do a thumbnail sketch about 20% size for my artists with notes and arrows, laid out on a grid. They typically comeback with their preliminary sketch. If I need any changes I load that into Photoshop and highlight changes over their sketch and send it...

I've never experienced anything like that. I only recall 1 item taking more than 2 weeks and that was a cover image with an especially tricky pose - that ended up taking 4 weeks or so and during that time the same artist was working on another piece for me.

I must have contacted around 80+ artists on Artstation, Deviant Art, Facebook and Instagram for either commissioned or licensed work on my new 5E book. I would say about a third replied, and of those that replied I was able to come to terms with maybe half of them (the rest were typically too...

With multiple options GMs can always pick and choose. FR seems like the sort of closed Cosmology you mentioned previously with AO the tier above. Is it mentioned anywhere Zagyg siphoned power from any of the imprisoned Immortals & Demon Princes? Presumably at the very least he would have...

We know that some deities gain power from worship (and seek that worship as a consequence), we also know immortals (in their totality) do not necessarily require worship to exist (as many don't look for it). Therefore the relevant question is not "do immortals require worship?" but "what do...

Its such a darn good story, I love it to bits. The three Asgardians guarding the throne of Odin knowing they have no chance of survival just to stop Set sitting on it still gives me goosebumps to this day. Plus the perspective on the art when Surtur reaches forward to grab Thor has massively...

Voadam raised the Cosmological issue and I think if you have a limited number of gods they could be the Personifications of those things. However, that would imply (to me) there is nothing above them Cosmologically. Therefore if you have multiple Pantheons, multiple Gods of War (for instance)...

Its all about facilitating interaction. Well the Pantheons from Deities & Demigods, expounded upon in Manual of the Planes were balanced with each other. As were the Unearthed Arcana Humanoid Pantheons. The Pantheons are also (loosely) balanced against the Demons and the Devils, and presumably...

Sounds really cool. :cool: I was trying to think where I had seen stats for the Canaanite Pantheon, I thought it was one of the Monsters of Myths and Legends from Role-Aids. But while I think they added a few, that wasn't one of them. Not sure if you saw those books back in the day?

Mjolnir aside they are equals in the Marvel Comics. My favourite storyline is Thor #418 featuring Hercules and Thor, where Thor lets himself get beat up by a group of villains to have his friend (Hercules) snap out of his crisis of confidence (long story but relating to the previous issues and...

Yes I forgot about Jim mentioning that. 400 hp is certainly better for Interactions, though as I recall, all our (1st Edition) deity vs. deity fights were over within 1 round because of high damage numbers and both sides were always Hasted (which doubled your attacks back in the day). Ideally...

Typically Clerics and Worshipers can be one alignment step removed from the Deity's alignment (or preferred alignment). So a Neutral deity could have clerics and worshipers of any alignment. A Neutral Good deity could have any Good, CN, N and LN alignment.

That's interesting - I bought 18 Days (Grant Morrison & Mukesh Singh) a decade or so ago. I thought that was DC Comics, turns out its Dynamite Comics though. I would use Overgod as a catch all for those in the Tier above Immortals rather than a specific rank of deity: Immortal Tier: Gods...

Yes I always got a kick out of the crazy abilities of the gods in the original Deities & Demigods...how did Ra get Anti-Magic Shell that doesn't impede his own magic!? :cool:

Yes, as with any business person, expand into different markets. What someone does in their personal life as long as it hurts no one else is of no consequence to me. Vilified...or simply detailed? He was the head of the company and wrote the Foreword. That's the extent of his involvement...

In AD&D terms the saints would have been named Planetars and Solars. Solars were incredibly powerful in 1st Edition. Easily on par with ANY Demon Prince or Archduke.

Doesn't make logical sense to me - in RPG design terms that is. Religions (in D&D terms 'Pantheons') need to have a degree of parity or some reason why they wouldn't get bullied and conquered by rival Pantheons. That's another good reason why all the Pantheons are relatively equal. This plays...