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Personally, I love Tolkien, and LotR is probably the greatest fantasy influence on me bar none. But I think that it's difficult to overstate Tolkien's impact, even to those who don't like him. The entire genre was shaped by his works. That fairly famous quote by Terry Pratchett is still valid:

Here is my current list: BAHAMUT, god of justice, wisdom, peace, rulership, selflessness, and redemption. TIAMAT, goddess of pride, power, wealth, greed, avarice, arrogance and might. CHAUNTEA, goddess of home, hearth, agriculture, familial love and simple joys. Known to the halflings as...

In-universe, he rose to godhood when he devoured Azuth in 4e. Azuth got better eventually somehow. Out-of-universe, 4e (maybe later 3.5?) rose devils to greater prominence and Asmodeus got a promotion to godhood across multiple settings as a result.

Sincere thanks to all and everyone who responded, it's deeply appreciated. I've started from the roster that @GreatestHonor kindly provided and worked from there. I agree with @Derthwen's suggestion to include Bahamut and Tiamat, as they (a) are iconic, at this point, (b) are the dragonborn's...

I am starting an FR game (2014 5e) soon, and I would like to give the Piety subsystem from Mythic Odysseys of Theros a try. For those unaware, Theros offers players a detailed breakdown of 15 gods, with associated benefits depending on how much the player furthers their patron god’s agenda. My...

I really like Fzoul; I tend to use him often. Somehow he survived his god dying, his second god going mad, and his first god coming back, all without losing his lofty station as high priest. There's some humour in his total willingness to turn coat, even against a god, and still walk away from...

This is a mischaracterization. Yes, all original characters are inspired by either other characters or real individuals, but that’s not the point. It is a recurring gag that Varric’s aren’t original at all, in any sense of the word — they are just his friends and enemies from past adventures...

His characters are actually all his old friends and acquaintances from prior adventures with names changed, or at least that’s my understanding. I think that qualifies as fanfiction (though of “real” people to him).

I understand this, but as a DM,

On the evil side, Fzoul Chembryl is an iconic evil cleric. I'd like to see him if only out of curiosity for how they'd modernize his glorious hanging moustaches. Less so on the good side; or at least not many come to mind. There's a plethora of characters that probably are at the same level as...

I'd have put Drizzt on the cover if I were WotC. What harm could it do? Those books have their fanbase, and they can buy this too. I think it'd make more sense than Jarlaxle, at least from a DM's perspective, since Jarlaxle is

I don't think that's why. I like Guardians of the Galaxy, and my tabletop games aren't deadly serious at all. I also think that DA:I companions are similarly a motley crew of misfits with constant banter, as is usual in the genre and goes way back before either DA:I or BG3. One writes erotica...

Several characters in the game are like that. Anyhow, I don’t get Astarion either. He’s mildly funny, I suppose. His in-game model isn’t even particularly attractive; I don’t understand the craze. Shadowheart used to be more annoying in early release, they tempered her down. She’s still not...

If it were up to me, I would take more gazeteer material over bestiary entries. Bestiaries are a dime a dozen, I'd rather not waste lots of space in our first FR setting guide in a decade with countless statblocks. I am under the impression that I am in the minority in this opinion, which is...

Rotting noseless (un)lives matter too! And the cover has plenty of space for multiple villains, she doesn't need to take it all up. They could have put Szass Tam, Klauth, Fzoul, and still have space for both a well-preserved Valindra and a shirtless brooding Manshoon. Cover all the customer bases!

I appreciate you searching, many thanks! Looks like we'll have to wait more for info on matters divine.

Could anyone with access kindly comment on whether there is anything on the pantheon and the gods? They're such an intrinsic part of the setting.

If you’re searching for ways to end combat faster, you can just assume the enemy had one fewer Hit Point to begin with, no Graze property required. This requires no homebrew, as enemies have Hit Dice next to their HP precisely to account for variance in life expectancy.

This is wonderful; I really hope there is lots of DM support within and this makes me optimistic.

I like the art; a considerable improvement over Dragon Delves’ covers (both of which I deeply disliked). The character choice is puzzling, especially for Adventures in Faerûn. Is Valindra really that iconic to warrant taking up the full cover? I wouldn’t even place her among the top 30 most...