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<blockquote data-quote="Mephista" data-source="post: 7119776" data-attributes="member: 6786252">On Asmodeus, Forgotten Realms, the &quot;core,&quot; godhood, and related topics:While technically Forgotten Realms is not the &quot;default setting&quot; of 5e, the Great Wheel -IS- the default, and the GW includes a wide variety of planes - the Demi-plane of Ravenloft, Sigil (Planescape), the world of Greyhawk, and, of course, Faerun of the Forgotten Realms, and far more.&nbsp; There's a lot of crossover between all these places if you look, but there's likewise parts that don't cross over.&nbsp; Yes, the Monster Manual does say that Asmodeus has the powers of a lesser god.&nbsp; It doesn't explicity -say- that he is a god, however.&nbsp; Furthermore, the curious lack of mention or list of the big red archfiend in the list of gods is rather notable.I'm bringing all this up because I'm fairly sure that all this leads to one solution - the writers don't want to say one way or another if Asmodeus is officially a god or not.&nbsp; I think that the writers are leaving it up to individuals to determine if Asmodeus is a god or not.&nbsp; There's a lot of people that want him as a god for various reasons, there's a lot of people that think he's more badass as a non-deity that's just as strong as one.&nbsp; Given that the purpose of 5e was an attempt to appeal to as wide a variety of dnd players as possible?&nbsp;&nbsp; Its ideal to just not say and let everyone make their own call.Personally, as long as there are options for paladins of tyranny, fiendish warlocks, and satanic cleric-led cults, I'm happy with whatever answer.&nbsp; The rest is immaterial.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mephista, post: 7119776, member: 6786252"] On Asmodeus, Forgotten Realms, the "core," godhood, and related topics: While technically Forgotten Realms is not the "default setting" of 5e, the Great Wheel -IS- the default, and the GW includes a wide variety of planes - the Demi-plane of Ravenloft, Sigil (Planescape), the world of Greyhawk, and, of course, Faerun of the Forgotten Realms, and far more. There's a lot of crossover between all these places if you look, but there's likewise parts that don't cross over. Yes, the Monster Manual does say that Asmodeus has the powers of a lesser god. It doesn't explicity -say- that he is a god, however. Furthermore, the curious lack of mention or list of the big red archfiend in the list of gods is rather notable. I'm bringing all this up because I'm fairly sure that all this leads to one solution - the writers don't want to say one way or another if Asmodeus is officially a god or not. I think that the writers are leaving it up to individuals to determine if Asmodeus is a god or not. There's a lot of people that want him as a god for various reasons, there's a lot of people that think he's more badass as a non-deity that's just as strong as one. Given that the purpose of 5e was an attempt to appeal to as wide a variety of dnd players as possible? Its ideal to just not say and let everyone make their own call. Personally, as long as there are options for paladins of tyranny, fiendish warlocks, and satanic cleric-led cults, I'm happy with whatever answer. The rest is immaterial. [/QUOTE]

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