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<blockquote data-quote="Harp" data-source="post: 105757" data-attributes="member: 3474">I don't think I'm hijacking this post with my question, but if so, I apologize in advance.One of the minor knocks I have against LGG is that it doesn't give the gods of the Greyhawk pantheons a full 'Faiths &amp; Avatars' style treatment.&nbsp; Granted, the full list of Greyhawk gods is exhaustive, and they all seem to be addressed in the LGG, but we don't learn a lot about the in's and out's of day-to-day worship for the various cults.&nbsp; Obviously space was a huge consideration, so I assume the chapter on the gods in LGG was merely meant as an introduction, leaving DM's to define the particular cults for their own GH campaigns.But that brings me to my question:&nbsp; what role will the new 'Deities and Demigods' book play in further defining the Greyhawk gods?&nbsp; If the article on Iuz, Pholtus, Rao, and Tharizdun in the most recent issue of Dragon is a preview of what the new book will bring, then I have some concerns.&nbsp; The approach seems to harken back to the original Deities &amp; Demigods book of 1e, which didn't do a lot for the gods but provide stats so that uber-characters could engage them directly.&nbsp; Hey, I admit to having had a great time with it at the time too, but my gaming needs have changed.&nbsp; I thought Eric Boyd, et al, had reset the bar with the trilogy of gods books for the Forgotten Realms, and I was initially quite excited about the prospect of a new 'Deities and Demigods' but now I'm not sure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Harp, post: 105757, member: 3474"] I don't think I'm hijacking this post with my question, but if so, I apologize in advance. One of the minor knocks I have against LGG is that it doesn't give the gods of the Greyhawk pantheons a full 'Faiths & Avatars' style treatment. Granted, the full list of Greyhawk gods is exhaustive, and they all seem to be addressed in the LGG, but we don't learn a lot about the in's and out's of day-to-day worship for the various cults. Obviously space was a huge consideration, so I assume the chapter on the gods in LGG was merely meant as an introduction, leaving DM's to define the particular cults for their own GH campaigns. But that brings me to my question: what role will the new 'Deities and Demigods' book play in further defining the Greyhawk gods? If the article on Iuz, Pholtus, Rao, and Tharizdun in the most recent issue of Dragon is a preview of what the new book will bring, then I have some concerns. The approach seems to harken back to the original Deities & Demigods book of 1e, which didn't do a lot for the gods but provide stats so that uber-characters could engage them directly. Hey, I admit to having had a great time with it at the time too, but my gaming needs have changed. I thought Eric Boyd, et al, had reset the bar with the trilogy of gods books for the Forgotten Realms, and I was initially quite excited about the prospect of a new 'Deities and Demigods' but now I'm not sure. [/QUOTE]

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