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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 1138499" data-attributes="member: 871">I humbly disagree.  First, despite the large numbers of deities in mythology, how many of them were actively & frequently worshipped?  Though these deities may have been placated in particular times of need, I don't think each individual one would have had its own church & dogma associated with it.  In D&D terms, I'd think that a majority of the deities, especially the lesser ones, would have the adept NPC class for their priesthood, while the major deities would actually have the PC priest classes for their priesthood.Also, I think there's a big clash between reality vs. fantasy here.  While it may be more realistic to have large number of deities, it contradicts the key presumption of D&D/fantasy where the deities are real, take direct interest in the affairs of mortals, & can shape the way the world evolves via their portfolio.Besides, another thing to keep in mind is that more often than not, ancient cultures often equated deities of other pantheons with their own.  Donar/Thor was just another name/depiction of Jove to the Romans.  The Greeks saw Set is the Egyptian's version of Typhon.  This is one thing where I think modern monotheism has distorted our view--where the ancients may have seen the various storm-gods as different interpretations of the same thing/being, some modern religions are more absolute (you're/it's either X or not).Thus, IMHO, I'd think it'd be much more accurate if, for example, the Faerunians saw the deity of magic as Mystra, while the Mulhorandi saw the deity of magic as Isis, while the elves may see the deity of magic as Corellon.  Instead, it seems that D&D uses the concept of polytheism, yet interprets the faiths of these polytheistic deities through a more modern, monotheistic lens.</blockquote>

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