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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Baron Opal II" data-source="post: 8633540" data-attributes="member: 6794067">Well, players will become porportionally invested in what impacts their character's lives. Even so, if they are wholly disinterested in the spiritual angle, that can be a reasonable choice.For what it's worth, of the twelve main gods of my campaign two are draconic. Nagamat is a CN dragon goddess of magic, and Bahamut is a LG god of Defenders and Sentries. However, Bahamut is usually depicted as a human in scale mail and a draconic themed helm. Gods have many faces, and can appear differently to different cultures. Decide on the details for today, in this region. The coast port, the mountain village, and the trade city may have all rather different depictions of a particular deity. Their customs are likely similar, but not necessarily the same. As an example:So, we have Lord Brisingr - Lord of Summer, Sire of Sola, Tamer of Beasts, the Unconquered, Watcher of the Ivory Gate, the All-Wise, Patron of the Glaetyri (Elves). Part of Lord Brisingr's domain is Tamer of Beasts; he taught the mortals the secrets of domestication, namely the falcon and the horse. Dogs too, but that was more a mutual agreement. Horses are part of his symbology, and there is a myth on how He and Cousin Horse came to terms.Lady Ishtar - Lady of Spring, Mother of Rivers, Dancer in Rainbows, Midwife of the Inundation, Shaper in Clay, Mother of Morun, Mistress of Leaves, Patron of the Adan (Humans). She also has influence of shallow seas, although those are contested with Lady Sekhalah. But, the Sea Princes of Equon revere her given they ply the waters of the Silver Way (major river), the Sweet Sea, and the Bays of the SIlver Mane. Not only does the Equon penninsula have a horse-like shape, but they also associate the froth of the waves with the manes of horses. (Similar to the Greeks) Their ship's figureheads are often equine in nature. Horses, in this part of the world, are associate with Lady Ishtar and not Lord Brisingr.And, to be clear, no one expects this level of detail right out of the gate. This is something you discover organicially as time goes on.</blockquote>

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