BastionPress_Creech
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*bump*
Any other ideas?
Any other ideas?
How can a character achieve divine ascension?
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DaveMage
Slumbering in Tsar
Slip a "C" note to the DM... 
Seriously though, I'd say they could make it by:
A) Slaying Death (and thus becoming immortal)
B) Slaying a certain number of divine avatars
C) Destroying the campaign setting's plane of death (somehow)
or, you could go the mundane route - make it a feat.
For example:
Divinity (General)
You have become infused with divine essence.
Prerequisite: Character level 50+ (and perhaps an epic feat chain, as appropriate to the campaign)
Benefit: You gain Divine Rank 0, and all the priveleges thereof.
Special: You may take this feat multiple times. Each time you take the feat you gain 1 divine rank (Max Divine Rank 5).
Seriously though, I'd say they could make it by:
A) Slaying Death (and thus becoming immortal)
B) Slaying a certain number of divine avatars
C) Destroying the campaign setting's plane of death (somehow)
or, you could go the mundane route - make it a feat.
For example:
Divinity (General)
You have become infused with divine essence.
Prerequisite: Character level 50+ (and perhaps an epic feat chain, as appropriate to the campaign)
Benefit: You gain Divine Rank 0, and all the priveleges thereof.
Special: You may take this feat multiple times. Each time you take the feat you gain 1 divine rank (Max Divine Rank 5).
BigFreekinGoblinoid
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In the Iron Kingdoms Setting ( as described in the Character and World Guides), there are very few gods, but two of them ( Morrow {GOOD} and Thamar {EVIL} ) have divine ascendants that clerics pray to based on their chosen domains. The Ascendants ( and indeed Morrow and Thamar at one time ) were each mortals who exemplified what equates to their current domains in life. Some ascended after a voilent death, some at the times of their natural death ( but all after they died if I am not mistaken ) but the key was how they lived their lives. You couldn't very well become a god of healing if you never healed anyone could you? Or a god of nature if you never left the paved streets of the city...
The DIY method.
Step 1: Cast Genesis to create a demiplane.
Step 2: Cast Origin of the Species (Epic spell) on your demiplane to create a sentient race. Do again until you have a stable population.
Step 3: Expand your demiplane, in all the ways you can think of, making it as much like a real world as possible.
Step 4: Make sure your creations worship you.
Step 5: Hopefully, your demiplane will become a real world, and you will become the god of that world. Rules *could* be done for this. I've tried doing a prestige class, but isn't happy with any of the results yet.
Step 1: Cast Genesis to create a demiplane.
Step 2: Cast Origin of the Species (Epic spell) on your demiplane to create a sentient race. Do again until you have a stable population.
Step 3: Expand your demiplane, in all the ways you can think of, making it as much like a real world as possible.
Step 4: Make sure your creations worship you.
Step 5: Hopefully, your demiplane will become a real world, and you will become the god of that world. Rules *could* be done for this. I've tried doing a prestige class, but isn't happy with any of the results yet.
Olgar Shiverstone
Legend
Sneak in and steal a god's Mojo.
trancejeremy
Adventurer
Well, in basic D&D, characters did it by reaching 30th level or higher, then doing a whole bunch of tests. Specifically a Quest (for an artifact), a Trial (which was doing something truly great), Testimony (which was having dedicated followers of some sort) , and a Task (which was sorta like a trial. Usually one involved combat with something really tough, the other making or doing something great.
At any rate, I think great (as in immense in scope) deeds are needed. While it's very noble, it's actually not that uncommon for people to sacrifice themselves to save the lives of others.
Anyway, I think Ascelpius was made into a god. (He might have had a god as a parent, though). As were several famous Romans. Romulus, I think. Julius and Augustus Caesar.
While it was usually Pharoahs, I believe Imhotep was considered to be a god later on, mostly based on the stuff he did and invented.
I would not be surprised for later people to consider Elvis a god.
It's not a perfect similarity, but the process of sainthood is probably similar. Most of them became saints for what they did in their life.
At any rate, I think great (as in immense in scope) deeds are needed. While it's very noble, it's actually not that uncommon for people to sacrifice themselves to save the lives of others.
Anyway, I think Ascelpius was made into a god. (He might have had a god as a parent, though). As were several famous Romans. Romulus, I think. Julius and Augustus Caesar.
While it was usually Pharoahs, I believe Imhotep was considered to be a god later on, mostly based on the stuff he did and invented.
I would not be surprised for later people to consider Elvis a god.
It's not a perfect similarity, but the process of sainthood is probably similar. Most of them became saints for what they did in their life.
arscott
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trancejeremy said:
I'm pretty sure Ascelpius was the son of Apollo.
I can think of a few ascendencies, but everyone involved had a god as a parent. (Including the Pharohs, who were descended from Isis and Osiris, IIRC.
Leaders and other nuts who claim they are gods on earth (Caesar, Hitler, etc.) hardly count, in my opinion.
Also, there's a few mythical creatures who became gods (notably loki, who was the son of fire giants).
BastionPress_Creech
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Great idea, Dave. I'm going to incorporate it into the framework if you don't mind.
