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Are "evil gods" necessary? [THREAD NECRO]
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<blockquote data-quote="Lackofname" data-source="post: 8023088" data-attributes="member: 87598"><p>(Warning: I have not read the last 13 pages)</p><p></p><p>"EVIL" gods always struck me as a little...mm, too overt. I guess it's more the inevitable nature of an alignment system. But I would think, if we were looking at pantheons from RL, that gods have different aspects which are evil or good or neutral. They may be about X or Y...but they are also vengeful, or petty, or rapey. And so you would end up with a branch of a church that focuses on that element of the god.</p><p></p><p>So you might have one community dedicated to the god of harvest and fertility that practice human sacrifices. Yet that god is answering their prayers just like the community over there that doesn't.</p><p></p><p>And unless you have a pantheon with 50 or so gods, just "a god of lies" or "god of murder" seems odd. Why would the other gods let that guy exist, since you know, a God of Murder might murder the other gods. Same with lies, etc. It would make more sense if those "evil" portfolios were held by a bigger god.</p><p></p><p>But if you still want your Evil God, the way I would go is not the Official Church of the God of Betraying Your Family, Who Has A Recognized Church with a Cathedral and Everything, but rather simply demi-gods, local deities, powerful spirits, demon princes, etc. Something that isn't a true Capital G god, but can still deliver under the right circumstances. The Night Mother from Skyrim is a great example.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lackofname, post: 8023088, member: 87598"] (Warning: I have not read the last 13 pages) "EVIL" gods always struck me as a little...mm, too overt. I guess it's more the inevitable nature of an alignment system. But I would think, if we were looking at pantheons from RL, that gods have different aspects which are evil or good or neutral. They may be about X or Y...but they are also vengeful, or petty, or rapey. And so you would end up with a branch of a church that focuses on that element of the god. So you might have one community dedicated to the god of harvest and fertility that practice human sacrifices. Yet that god is answering their prayers just like the community over there that doesn't. And unless you have a pantheon with 50 or so gods, just "a god of lies" or "god of murder" seems odd. Why would the other gods let that guy exist, since you know, a God of Murder might murder the other gods. Same with lies, etc. It would make more sense if those "evil" portfolios were held by a bigger god. But if you still want your Evil God, the way I would go is not the Official Church of the God of Betraying Your Family, Who Has A Recognized Church with a Cathedral and Everything, but rather simply demi-gods, local deities, powerful spirits, demon princes, etc. Something that isn't a true Capital G god, but can still deliver under the right circumstances. The Night Mother from Skyrim is a great example. [/QUOTE]
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