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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 1176828" data-attributes="member: 704">That really depends on how you wish to handle gods.Most standard D&D settings handle gods as being the embodiments of ideas or principles.  While Bhaal of the Forgotten Realms could probably go ahead and impersonate a good god, and even grant spells to good clerics, he could not do this on any signifigant time scale.  Since he is not increasing the prevalance of his ideals in the world, he would grow weaker and eventually die out.If your worlds gods can do as they damn well please because they do not derive power from their worshippers, then there is no reason that such a god could not just smite his followers on a whim.What would work out best is to work your god like Hiddukel from Dragonlance.  Your god can be much more pleasant on the surface, and promise boons in return for specific acts.  And those acts could possibly never cause direct harm to the one who obtains the boon.  But the acts will cause harm to others.  Some examples:- "I will spare your child if you deliver unto me the child of another"- "I will grant you prosperity if you would deprive another of it."- "I will grant you youth if you never speak to your wife again."In this case, the god is not much of a deceiver as he is a sh*t disturber.  It would probably make for an intresting neutral god.END COMMUNICATION</blockquote>