Gods and Portfolios

[melkorspawn]

How do gods steal portfolios from one another?

 

[Starglim]

Technically, they don't need to. Nothing in the SRD, at least, prevents two deities from having the same portfolio.

 

[Li Shenron]

I have never seen such a subject covered by actual rules...

If there is something written about it, probably it is in some earlier-edition Forgotten Realm book. In Faerun, the deities of the main pantheon are forbidden to share one portfolio (but deities of different panhteons can share portfolios).

 

[Li Shenron]

Actually, I don't know if it counts, but at least one sure way to steal a deity's portfolio would be to kill him.

 

[Dark Dragon]

Not necessarily. Kelemvor got the Death portfolio by expelling Cyric from the City of the Dead.
IIRC, Bane took a portfolio from Cyric as well....

 

[FEADIN]

How do gods steal portfolios from one another?

It depends on your Pantheon, as described in some chapters of the Deities book.

 

[amethal]

How do gods steal portfolios from one another?

That would have to be campaign specific (and I've never seen an official rule).

In my campaign, gods have to follow the rules the same as everyone else so I suppose I'd have to come up with a rule for it if I wanted it to happen.

Maybe a DC 100 sleight of hand check?

 

[melkorspawn]

I'm working out a complicated plot in which Mask is trying to steal back the Intrigue portfolio from Cyric. I've got pretty much everything down except for the actual theft of it.

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

I'm working out a complicated plot in which Mask is trying to steal back the Intrigue portfolio from Cyric. I've got pretty much everything down except for the actual theft of it.

One way to do it is to have mortals start praying to Mask to support their intrigues rather than Cyric.

 

[saucercrab]

One way to do it is to have mortals start praying to Mask to support their intrigues rather than Cyric.

Here, here.

Since the FR gods depend on mortal worship for power, if enough people start to pray to Mask for their acts of subterfuge instead of Cyric, then the general populace will start to think of Mask when it comes to intrigue, & (unless Cyric tries to do something about it) that aspect of his portfolio will slide over to Mask's perview.