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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MarauderX" data-source="post: 1254506" data-attributes="member: 9990">I agree with not trying to put numbers on the gods, as it is kinda loony to think that a pack of PC epic players can take one down without the god being aware of it, preparing for it, and thwarting them before it could ever happen.  IMO, the book treats them as really tough outsiders that aren't responsible for divine or arcane abilities, and just wage their own uber-wars for what they believe in.  I take the stats given in the book as for the material plane, but rev up the levels for each class they have up to double.  It seems the mortals on another plane happen to be observing and kinda know what is going on.  As far as spells, I wouldn't bother to create spell lists or research which spells they have.  Based on the Salient abilities, which are much more profound, they can will realities to be what they wish.  IMC, magic, life, matter and all the other things out there were constructed by them, why would they ever lose that control?  Arcane spells just flow from them, naturally, just as divine magic, just as control over their physical surroundings, and they adjust the rules as they wish instead of abidding by those the characters are bound to.  Being harmed by magic is the same as being harmed physically - why would they let themselves be hurt by the fabric of the multiverse they are in control of?  Some other descrepancies occur between Deities & Demigods and some other books, such as BoVD, as many of the demons and devils there are immune to +5 or even +6 weapons, and the gods themselves are only immune up to +4.  Also the locations of the gods in the D&D pantheon is kinda iffy, considering which god is where, and how sometimes they are supposed to be concerned with the actions of men on the material plane, but on a whim they have no concern.  One last thing... there are only two gods with ranks in monk, making them the fastest runners vs. all of the others.  Goofy, eh?  I guess I would assume the gods would have 20 levels of each class, and add on the rest for epic and beyond if they were to be compared to the PCs using the same scale.</blockquote>

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