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<blockquote data-quote="fusangite" data-source="post: 901401" data-attributes="member: 7240">Thanks guys for reminding me about the most disgusting aspect of D&amp;D &quot;theology&quot; -- gods as quantified NPCs. I really liked old 2nd edition Runequest's way of stating that they were a little different; they decided to describe the Crimson Bat, the demon steed of the Red Goddess. They gave its stats; while characters had a strength of 18 or less, the bat's strength was 750. They gave the stats of the ticks in its fur; they were strong enough to kill most characters. That sort of put a stop to people thinking of Runequest gods in the way the DDG chose to describe gods in D&amp;D terms. RQ was more interested in useful details about gods -- how the hierarchies of their churches work, what kind of special spells they can grant their worshippers, their myths and legends, etc.I was so surprised that 3E chose to stick to the old D&amp;D ideas about gods who aren't high enough level clerics to cast the spells they themselves grant.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fusangite, post: 901401, member: 7240"] Thanks guys for reminding me about the most disgusting aspect of D&D "theology" -- gods as quantified NPCs. I really liked old 2nd edition Runequest's way of stating that they were a little different; they decided to describe the Crimson Bat, the demon steed of the Red Goddess. They gave its stats; while characters had a strength of 18 or less, the bat's strength was 750. They gave the stats of the ticks in its fur; they were strong enough to kill most characters. That sort of put a stop to people thinking of Runequest gods in the way the DDG chose to describe gods in D&D terms. RQ was more interested in useful details about gods -- how the hierarchies of their churches work, what kind of special spells they can grant their worshippers, their myths and legends, etc. I was so surprised that 3E chose to stick to the old D&D ideas about gods who aren't high enough level clerics to cast the spells they themselves grant. [/QUOTE]

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