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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 1685897" data-attributes="member: 6562"><p>One thing I've been thinking of is an alignment-less system of religion that allows animists to have equal validity.</p><p></p><p>Basically, as you describe, no deity-planes and small gods. (Some planes would remain: Shadow, Ether and/or Astral, Limbo and the Far Realms. I need a place for horrid evil and unspeakable evil to live.)</p><p></p><p>Animists (including the Spirit Shaman) would break the spirit world into five groups:</p><p>- Bright Spirits (angels/fiends/outsiders)</p><p>- Dark Spirits (the dead)</p><p>- Fair Spirits (the fey)</p><p>- Elementals</p><p>- Animal Lords (awakened dire animals)</p><p></p><p>Note that they don't particularly distinguish between angels and devils/demons. Bright Spirits should be pretty darn rare, and should come from places where we can't easily visit. Having all angels and devils/demons secretly be Pseudonaturals or Chthonic Chaos Limbo Lords is certainly a valid interpretation.</p><p></p><p>Dark Spirits run the range from helpful Hero-Deity and Worshiped Ancestor to the more cliche Shade of Revenge and Lich-Queen.</p><p></p><p>Fair Spirits are already nicely ambiguous -- they are often playful, even when they're doing good or evil deeds (i.e. helping or hindering your party).</p><p></p><p>Elementals are usually stand-off-ish, or brutally unimaginative. Djinn and Efreeti are noted exceptions.</p><p></p><p>Animal Lords I just threw in, based on stuff like Midnight and Princess Mononoke. They seem like they should be in there. Obviously, they're not as interested in human affairs as a Bright Spirit would be, but they are venerated by any who must travel or hunt in their domain.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I was going to do a Spirit Shaman variant which specialized in each of these different Spirit types, and one generalist who got a bunch of diplomatic bonuses and immunities.</p><p></p><p>(That, plus Psionics, was going to be the whole basis for magic in the setting. Nicely ambiguous basis for religion, as spirits seldom agree on anything of import -- execept that humans shouldn't ask so many questions.)</p><p></p><p> -- N</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 1685897, member: 6562"] One thing I've been thinking of is an alignment-less system of religion that allows animists to have equal validity. Basically, as you describe, no deity-planes and small gods. (Some planes would remain: Shadow, Ether and/or Astral, Limbo and the Far Realms. I need a place for horrid evil and unspeakable evil to live.) Animists (including the Spirit Shaman) would break the spirit world into five groups: - Bright Spirits (angels/fiends/outsiders) - Dark Spirits (the dead) - Fair Spirits (the fey) - Elementals - Animal Lords (awakened dire animals) Note that they don't particularly distinguish between angels and devils/demons. Bright Spirits should be pretty darn rare, and should come from places where we can't easily visit. Having all angels and devils/demons secretly be Pseudonaturals or Chthonic Chaos Limbo Lords is certainly a valid interpretation. Dark Spirits run the range from helpful Hero-Deity and Worshiped Ancestor to the more cliche Shade of Revenge and Lich-Queen. Fair Spirits are already nicely ambiguous -- they are often playful, even when they're doing good or evil deeds (i.e. helping or hindering your party). Elementals are usually stand-off-ish, or brutally unimaginative. Djinn and Efreeti are noted exceptions. Animal Lords I just threw in, based on stuff like Midnight and Princess Mononoke. They seem like they should be in there. Obviously, they're not as interested in human affairs as a Bright Spirit would be, but they are venerated by any who must travel or hunt in their domain. Anyway, I was going to do a Spirit Shaman variant which specialized in each of these different Spirit types, and one generalist who got a bunch of diplomatic bonuses and immunities. (That, plus Psionics, was going to be the whole basis for magic in the setting. Nicely ambiguous basis for religion, as spirits seldom agree on anything of import -- execept that humans shouldn't ask so many questions.) -- N [/QUOTE]
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