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<blockquote data-quote="Veltharis ap Rylix" data-source="post: 8614510" data-attributes="member: 66357">Honestly, I don't think it's all that big of a deal. For the most part, gods keep their domains in the Outer Planes anyway, and it's not a problem for Planescape. As powerful as any particular pantheon of gods may be, they have to remember that there are other gods out there, as well as non-divine entities of similar power levels (archdevils, demon lords, etc.), so some grand crusade to unite the multiverse under the banner of the Olympean pantheon is only going to last as long as it takes their peers to start putting up a united front. That isn't to say it can't/doesn't happen (the orc and goblinoid pantheons on Archeron have been at war with each other for eons), but one particular pantheon just steamrolling its way across the multiverse isn't going to happen without a heavy-duty pushback.As to crystal spheres in Spelljammer (which, I will caveat, I am not an expert in), there are already multi-sphere deities - the core elven and dwarven pantheons, for example - and some spheres have an &quot;over-deity&quot;, like Ao of the Forgotten Realms, that has the ability to shut out any interloping deities that don't agree to play by their rules. There are plenty of reasons the gods may need to take a measured approach toward spreading their cults to distant spheres. Ultimately, it's only an issue if you want it to be a plot point for your campaign.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Veltharis ap Rylix, post: 8614510, member: 66357"] Honestly, I don't think it's all that big of a deal. For the most part, gods keep their domains in the Outer Planes anyway, and it's not a problem for Planescape. As powerful as any particular pantheon of gods may be, they have to remember that there are other gods out there, as well as non-divine entities of similar power levels (archdevils, demon lords, etc.), so some grand crusade to unite the multiverse under the banner of the Olympean pantheon is only going to last as long as it takes their peers to start putting up a united front. That isn't to say it can't/doesn't happen (the orc and goblinoid pantheons on Archeron have been at war with each other for eons), but one particular pantheon just steamrolling its way across the multiverse isn't going to happen without a heavy-duty pushback. As to crystal spheres in Spelljammer (which, I will caveat, I am not an expert in), there are already multi-sphere deities - the core elven and dwarven pantheons, for example - and some spheres have an "over-deity", like Ao of the Forgotten Realms, that has the ability to shut out any interloping deities that don't agree to play by their rules. There are plenty of reasons the gods may need to take a measured approach toward spreading their cults to distant spheres. Ultimately, it's only an issue if you want it to be a plot point for your campaign. [/QUOTE]

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