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<blockquote data-quote="Erechel" data-source="post: 6537208" data-attributes="member: 6784868"><p>I think that a definition of what a god is is a must. Very powerful beings in the Realms are quite common, and not all of them are gods. If your only definition of deity is &quot;A very+ powerful being&quot; Elminster is a god, so as the vast majority of extraplanar entities (as djinnis, efreet, fiends, angels, powerful elementals and undead, Cthulhu or the Archfey). They even can ressurect dead people via Wish spell, or grant powers via magical items/spells. I think that the worshipping or the word god is different than powerful beings. So, the merit of worshipping/right to ruling over a certain domain is key to the concept of gods. And I recall certain ideas back to AD&amp;D when the worshipping itself (the faith) is the food of the gods: those gods who lack believers (AKA fans of Justin Bieber) just die like any other being. So an Aboleth or a Lich can outlive a so-called god. In my world, the elves (specially ancient ones) are considered gods themselves, because they don't die and are very powerful phisically or magically. But rather than worship, the people fear them and try to make amends with them. But not every people agree with this deffinition, and treat them like very powerful beings, nothing else. Not quite the gods of FR.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Erechel, post: 6537208, member: 6784868"] I think that a definition of what a god is is a must. Very powerful beings in the Realms are quite common, and not all of them are gods. If your only definition of deity is "A very+ powerful being" Elminster is a god, so as the vast majority of extraplanar entities (as djinnis, efreet, fiends, angels, powerful elementals and undead, Cthulhu or the Archfey). They even can ressurect dead people via Wish spell, or grant powers via magical items/spells. I think that the worshipping or the word god is different than powerful beings. So, the merit of worshipping/right to ruling over a certain domain is key to the concept of gods. And I recall certain ideas back to AD&D when the worshipping itself (the faith) is the food of the gods: those gods who lack believers (AKA fans of Justin Bieber) just die like any other being. So an Aboleth or a Lich can outlive a so-called god. In my world, the elves (specially ancient ones) are considered gods themselves, because they don't die and are very powerful phisically or magically. But rather than worship, the people fear them and try to make amends with them. But not every people agree with this deffinition, and treat them like very powerful beings, nothing else. Not quite the gods of FR. [/QUOTE]

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