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[Creative] What Are The Gods Up To These Days? AKA: Lets Make The Deity Soap Opera Tables
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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8209810" data-attributes="member: 6915329"><p>So over in the "Running List of potential problematic issues in TSR era Dnd" thread, I made the following comment (regarding people not having singular patron deities, and how it's kinda difficult to figuring out the relationships between all the gods):</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And apparently, a few people liked the idea. So why not actually actually make some tables to reflect what the gods are actually doing nowadays, instead of in the ancient past. So let's start!</p><p></p><p>(BTW, mods, if you feel that this is better suited for the D&D Suggestions forum, either move it there or tell me and I'll remake it there.)</p><p></p><p>There wouldn't be the Table 1 from above, because that would be dependent on each setting's pantheon. But for the other tables and what's in them, what do think should be in there?</p><p></p><p>The basic format, at the moment, would be</p><p></p><p>Deity 1 </p><p></p><p>I have <strong>Table 2</strong> as the <strong>Godly Action </strong>table. Deity 1 has done/will be doing: </p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Has stolen something from (Deity table)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Has willingly turned into a (random Item/Animal table) and may have to be convinced to change back.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Has been turned into a (random Item/Animal table) or Imprisoned by (Deity table).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Has kidnapped (Deity table or Lesser Mythical Being table?)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Has impregnated/given birth to (Deity table or Lesser Mythical Being table?)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Has created a (random Item/Animal table?)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Has played a trick on/made a fool out of (Deity table or Lesser Mythical Being table)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Has cheated (Deity table, Lesser Mythical Being table?) in a game of skill or chance.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Is feeling a strong emotion (Emotion Table) because (Deity table) did (Godly Action table)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Has entered a relationship with (Deity table or Lesser Mythical Being table)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Has been slain by (Deity table), although this may or may not be permanent.</li> </ol><p><em>What else?</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have <strong>Table 3</strong> as the <strong>Emotions</strong> table, because gods are all about the emotions. Deity is feeling...</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Lust</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Wrath</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Jealousy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Existential Ennui</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ecstasy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Serious Annoyance</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">In a Fey Mood (for all those Dorf deities out there <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )</li> </ol><p><em>What else?</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>I called Table 7 mostly for amusement's sake, like clearly there's been four other tables I just skipped in that example, so just say it's <strong>Table 4</strong>: the <strong>Random Item/Animal</strong> table. </p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Mighty steed made of nonliving materials like wood or steel.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A golem servant</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A golem child</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A hideous monster</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Songbird made of living music.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A weapon capable of killing (Deity table or Lesser Mythical Being table)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">An animal with precious metal for fur, horn, teeth, whatever.</li> </ol><p><em>What else?</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Table X</strong>, because this is probably at the end of the list, is the <strong>Earthly Results Table</strong>. What effects do these gods' actions have on the mortal plane?</p><p>Meteor shower.</p><p>Earthquake.</p><p>Famine or drought.</p><p>A stupendous growing season.</p><p>Constant rain. </p><p>The weather suddenly changes to a season very unlike the current one.</p><p>A body of water drying up or a new one appearing.</p><p>The sudden appearance of a mountain, island, or island chain.</p><p>A volcanic eruption.</p><p>A new type of monster, animal, or sentient being appears.</p><p></p><p><em>What else?</em></p><p></p><p>And what other tables might this need?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8209810, member: 6915329"] So over in the "Running List of potential problematic issues in TSR era Dnd" thread, I made the following comment (regarding people not having singular patron deities, and how it's kinda difficult to figuring out the relationships between all the gods): And apparently, a few people liked the idea. So why not actually actually make some tables to reflect what the gods are actually doing nowadays, instead of in the ancient past. So let's start! (BTW, mods, if you feel that this is better suited for the D&D Suggestions forum, either move it there or tell me and I'll remake it there.) There wouldn't be the Table 1 from above, because that would be dependent on each setting's pantheon. But for the other tables and what's in them, what do think should be in there? The basic format, at the moment, would be Deity 1 I have [B]Table 2[/B] as the [B]Godly Action [/B]table. Deity 1 has done/will be doing: [LIST=1] [*]Has stolen something from (Deity table) [*]Has willingly turned into a (random Item/Animal table) and may have to be convinced to change back. [*]Has been turned into a (random Item/Animal table) or Imprisoned by (Deity table). [*]Has kidnapped (Deity table or Lesser Mythical Being table?) [*]Has impregnated/given birth to (Deity table or Lesser Mythical Being table?) [*]Has created a (random Item/Animal table?) [*]Has played a trick on/made a fool out of (Deity table or Lesser Mythical Being table) [*]Has cheated (Deity table, Lesser Mythical Being table?) in a game of skill or chance. [*]Is feeling a strong emotion (Emotion Table) because (Deity table) did (Godly Action table) [*]Has entered a relationship with (Deity table or Lesser Mythical Being table) [*]Has been slain by (Deity table), although this may or may not be permanent. [/LIST] [I]What else?[/I] I have [B]Table 3[/B] as the [B]Emotions[/B] table, because gods are all about the emotions. Deity is feeling... [LIST=1] [*]Lust [*]Wrath [*]Jealousy [*]Existential Ennui [*]Ecstasy [*]Serious Annoyance [*]In a Fey Mood (for all those Dorf deities out there ;) ) [/LIST] [I]What else?[/I] I called Table 7 mostly for amusement's sake, like clearly there's been four other tables I just skipped in that example, so just say it's [B]Table 4[/B]: the [B]Random Item/Animal[/B] table. [LIST=1] [*]Mighty steed made of nonliving materials like wood or steel. [*]A golem servant [*]A golem child [*]A hideous monster [*]Songbird made of living music. [*]A weapon capable of killing (Deity table or Lesser Mythical Being table) [*]An animal with precious metal for fur, horn, teeth, whatever. [/LIST] [I]What else?[/I] [B]Table X[/B], because this is probably at the end of the list, is the [B]Earthly Results Table[/B]. What effects do these gods' actions have on the mortal plane? Meteor shower. Earthquake. Famine or drought. A stupendous growing season. Constant rain. The weather suddenly changes to a season very unlike the current one. A body of water drying up or a new one appearing. The sudden appearance of a mountain, island, or island chain. A volcanic eruption. A new type of monster, animal, or sentient being appears. [I]What else?[/I] And what other tables might this need? [/QUOTE]
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