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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 7482479" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>If the number of anything is more than you can count on your fingers, anyone who isn’t significantly invested will struggle to remember them. If it’s more than you can count on one hand, anyone who isn’t more than casually interested will struggle to remember them. This doesn’t mean 6+ gods is too many, or even that 11+ is too many, it’s just something to be aware of; how much investment do you want your world to require to get into?</p><p></p><p>For a world that aims to be broadly approachable, about five major gods is ideal. Lesser deities are generally only going to be of interest to folks who are more than casually invested anyway, so you can get away with more of them. Maybe 5-10 per major god.</p><p></p><p>For a world that wants a little more depth, at the cost of being a bit less approachable, go for around 10 major gods and as many minor deities as you like.</p><p></p><p>For a world that doesn’t care how approachable it is, knock yourself out. Put in as many as you like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 7482479, member: 6779196"] If the number of anything is more than you can count on your fingers, anyone who isn’t significantly invested will struggle to remember them. If it’s more than you can count on one hand, anyone who isn’t more than casually interested will struggle to remember them. This doesn’t mean 6+ gods is too many, or even that 11+ is too many, it’s just something to be aware of; how much investment do you want your world to require to get into? For a world that aims to be broadly approachable, about five major gods is ideal. Lesser deities are generally only going to be of interest to folks who are more than casually invested anyway, so you can get away with more of them. Maybe 5-10 per major god. For a world that wants a little more depth, at the cost of being a bit less approachable, go for around 10 major gods and as many minor deities as you like. For a world that doesn’t care how approachable it is, knock yourself out. Put in as many as you like. [/QUOTE]
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