D&D 5E Eberron versus Multiverse

[doctorbadwolf]

The Norse goð are not ‘gods’.

The Norse meaning of the word goð literally means ‘invoked one’. In other words, a helpful nature spirit.



The Greek θεοι are ‘gods’ in the sense of being formally worshiped by priests.



But again, being open to a multiplicity of cultural philosophical interpretations is key.

No. Odin is a god. You don’t get to reinvent this stuff because it better fits what you want the world to look like.

 

[Arnwolf666]

No. Odin is a god. You don’t get to reinvent this stuff because it better fits what you want the world to look like.

Yes. My deities and demigod book in every edition as well as my marvel comics say he is god. As well as several people that worship thor in the real world today.

 

[FlyingChihuahua]

Never tell this dude about Hinduism, or maybe even Buddhism.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Yes. My deities and demigod book in every edition as well as my marvel comics say he is god. As well as several people that worship thor in the real world today.

As one of those, yep.

It would make more sense to include locality spirits like Celtic brownies or German kobolds in the category of “god” than to exclude anything that isn’t omnipresent.

 

[Yaarel]

Never tell this dude about Hinduism, or maybe even Buddhism.

(I have a close friend who Hindu from Kerala and a close friend who is Buddhist from Sri Lanka, and I am fond of both of these reallife religious worldviews. I know many people from the Subcontinent.)

The need is a methodology that is functionally robust that can respect diverse kinds of religious worldviews, all at the same time, from the diverse cultures of a setting, from multiple interpretive perspectives.

The solution is Eberron.

 

[Doc_Klueless]

Oh, the classic: "I have a friend who is [fill in the blank], so I'm not being a jerk" defense. Yeah... no.

The solution is Eberron.

Wait. Just a day ago, Eberron was destroyed.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

(I have a close friend who Hindu from Kerala and a close friend who is Buddhist from Sri Lanka, and I am fond of both of these reallife religious worldviews. I know many people from the Subcontinent.)

The need is a methodology that is functionally robust that can respect diverse kinds of religious worldviews, all at the same time, from the diverse cultures of a setting, from multiple interpretive perspectives.

The solution is Eberron.

The solution is not getting upset that a game uses a specific cosmology.

 

[Yaarel]

Oh, the classic: "I have a friend who is [fill in the blank], so I'm not being a jerk" defense. Yeah... no.
Wait. Just a day ago, Eberron was destroyed.

Obviously, I am talking about pre-destruction Eberron.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Dude, even as someone who doesn’t like Eberron being a bubble within the Great Wheel, this is way too much.

 

[Doc_Klueless]

Obviously, I am talking about pre-destruction Eberron.

But the creator of Eberron just told you that nothing has really changed.



Yeah, what does he know? Probably hasn't even read any of the campaign guides before.