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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 4958746" data-attributes="member: 4937">I would say that Dol Dorn is unique to Eberron.  Moreover, I don't find any of the FR deities to be strikingly similar to Dol Dorn.  Dol Dorn seems to unite aspects of Lathlander, Tempus, and Lliira into a single portfolio.  Looking over the list I didn't see any FR diety that obviously united strength and skill into a single concept, although to be frank, I didn't particularly see Dol Dorn as doing so either.In FR, dieties are required by an over diety to be exclusive in their portfolio.  What diety controls may not be controlled by another diety.  No FR diety has a portfolio that fits both strength and skill.   Lathlander at a stretch, as patron of athletics could possibly be a skill deity, but that's a stretch and doesn't seem to be particularly a strength deity.  Even if we accept one or the other, the problem is that Lathlander already has a broad portfolio as a sun, light, and healing diety.  Tempus is a strength diety, but it would be stretching his portfolio significantly to make him a patron of skill generally as opposed to simply 'skill at arms'.  Tempus is not a supporter of the arts, or of craftmanship, or of well anything normally associated with skillfulness except War.  I've not looked over the 4e choices for deities and domains, but having none with both strength and skill seems reasonable to me.</blockquote>