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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8308991" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I have my own campaign world, the region most campaigns take place in is dominated by mythology loosely based on Norse mythology + demi-human deities from Greyhawk.  The gods are sort of active, the PCs may be given visions or signs.  Perhaps visited or assisted by an intermediary valkyrie.  In a previous campaign, a war between the gods caused great destruction in the real world.On the other hand, no one has ever or will ever see an actual god.  I limit plane shift, you can't just pop into Valhalla to have lunch with Odin.  In many ways, the gods are more interested in their own internal conflicts than the lives of mortals, the lower level servants are more likely to directly interfere.  Odin for example is consumed by thoughts of the oncoming end war Ragnarok and some people believe he stirs up war between nations so that he will have more einherjar (spirits of warriors who die in battle) for the war.So the gods are kind of like distant politicians that say things people want to hear but really pursue their own desires.  If you happen to be a useful tool, so be it.</blockquote>