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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Saime" data-source="post: 2030873" data-attributes="member: 22203">I can’t tell you how many gods you need, but I can tell you what I did in my homebrew. First, I used the distinction between greater-, intermediate-, lesser and demi gods. Second, I wanted the greater- and intermediate gods the represent basic concepts of the world.       For the greater gods I decided on four concepts: renewal, growth, decay and death. Each concept is associated with one god, so there are four greater gods.      For the intermediate gods I decided on the five elements: air, earth, fire, water and magic. Again each concept is associated with one god, so there are five intermediate gods.      The lesser deities. Any aspect of mortal life can be associated with a lesser deity. Thus, there are (or rather can be) gods of justice, child birth, beauty etc. In other words, lesser deities come in all shapes and sizes. This is the reason I haven’t been too concerned with the alignment of the greater- and intermediate deities. The flexibility of the system is not found in the top, but at the bottom so to speak.      Demi gods. These are local gods and house gods. Ancestral worship is also included in the category.      So far the system has worked out quite well in my homebrew. It allows for large local differences between gods and worshippers (i.e. the demi god category), thus making it possible to customize different regions on a religious level, while maintaining gods that can be worshipped anywhere. It also allows for the introduction of just about any god as either a lesser god or demi god, without upsetting the system as a whole.      I hope this gives you some inspiration for the creation of your own pantheon.</blockquote>

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