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Message: <blockquote data-quote="naturaltwenty" data-source="post: 1966747" data-attributes="member: 5844">Earliest Dragon Magazine ReferenceAfter pulling out the Dragon Magazine Archive and searching on both Lloth and Lolth (the original spelling) there seems to be something of a conundrum.  From the quotes below we can deduce that Lolth was introduced in the Giants series but started to be more fleshed out by Ed Greenwood.Dragon Magazine Issue 54 October 1981, Article: Down-to-earth divinity "One DM's design for a mixed & matched mythos by Ed GreenwoodPage 9 has a table - The Deities and Demigods of the Forgotten Realms:  Cults of the Beast.  Lolth is listed as having the Demon Queen of Spiders Portfolio and is listed as a Lesser Goddess.Quotes Ed Greenwood: pg 9 " In my case, I wanted all of the outer planes to have ruling deities (a la Lolth’s rule of a plane of the Abyss in Q1)."pg 52 "The DM must create such servants, for at present few divine beings have servants clearly defined in the AD&D system, beyond the demon princes, archdevils, Blibdoolpoolp and Lolth in the D (and Q) modules, and Hepaestus in DDG."pg 54 "Although Lolth is presented in DDG under “Nonhumans’ Deities,” I have listed her also among the Cults of the Beast, for in the Realms she is considered so.  Lolth and her worship is known — though it is very rare — and the Drow are not, except in legend."  My personal comment - man has this changed since 1981Later,Greg VolzNatural Twenty Gaming<a href="http://www.naturaltwenty.com" target="_blank">www.naturaltwenty.com</a></blockquote>

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