Core Religion Survivor, Round Two

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Ugh, Nerull is the Grim Reaper with a name. So boring, so unworthy.

 

[BRP2]

Despite how cliche some of the gods are, they all have their purposes... except Fharlaghn. He's really uninteresting.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

If I had put more Greyhawk Deities on the list (how long would it be!?), I'd be full of Mayaheine support.

Zuoken for me. And not just because his name sounds like the fighting cry from Ken and Ryu in Street Fighter.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Despite how cliche some of the gods are, they all have their purposes... except Fharlaghn. He's really uninteresting.

Pfft, purpose schmurpose. With all of the competing Greyhawk pantheons, there's multiple choice for each deific role. If someone's boring, off the island with them, and let a competitor take their place!

And Fharlaghn isn't boring after the WotC article series on him, IMO.

 

[mhacdebhandia]

I think that was a highly questionable turn that WotC made with no really good reason other than they wanted to get further away from their Tolkeinist origin.

But that's all the reason you need!

 

[catsclaw227]

Well, I voted Vecna.

Not because he isn't cool and all, but because he's a friggin lich, not a God! Now, on the other hand, I'll have all kinds of fanatical henchmen of Vecna hunt down the goody-two-shoes PCs in my campaign, but that's beside the point.

 

[catsclaw227]

I treat Bahamut as a dragon-shaped archangel, myself, but that certainly doesn't fit into a deity niche, I agree.

I am with you on this one. And I view Tiamat as a demon-lord more than a god as well.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

I am with you on this one. And I view Tiamat as a demon-lord more than a god as well.

Not that I like Tiamat (I don't), but I don't distinguish between evil deities and demon-lords. Even if the flavor text is different, I don't see why demon lords couldn't sponsor clerics and otherwise provide power to their evil minions. Of course, this does increase deity bloat even further; frequently demon lords and deities both cover the same portfolios.

 

[interwyrm]

I predict the last few will be evil or neutral deities.

Despite that, Lloth has got to go. Elf deities are just as lame as elves. Corellan... is it a man or woman? Lloth, is it a woman or spider?

Wee Jas has got to be the coolest deity on the list. Really, what two concepts are cooler than magic, and death? She's got them both. I've always been a fan of non-evil death gods. People need to get over the death=evil thing.

 

[Nifft]

That's it, Yawn-dallah. You are the weakest link. Goodbye!

Ciao, -- N