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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Therigwin" data-source="post: 329241" data-attributes="member: 6679">Good Thread so far...Wow, this is pretty good so far... Only a little bit of the flames starting up.  Lets throw some water on it and keep the good ideas going.Ok, I realize that I may not be as smart as some of the previous posters, but this is something I have thought about as well.Really you only have 1 diety, that is God.  Then you have all of his creation.  Now if you made "power" available to the creatures of your creation they would be responsible for how they use it.  They could tap this power through science (wizards), force of personality (bards and sorcerors), prayers (clerics & paladins), being in tune with creation (druids), or mental ability (psions).I treat it as if they had a unique talent.  They then could choose to use it for good or evil.Now what is evil?  Evil is being so selfish you have no thought to others. Good then is being totally unselfish and caring for all.  Now, Satan is evil, because he is selfish.  I would assign him the domains of Evil, Death, Destruction.What is Death? Death is separation from God. Ok...Now God is good and I really wouldn't limit his domains that much.I would give him - Air, Animal, Earth, Fire, Good, Healing, Knowledge, Law, Magic, Plant, Protection, Repose, Strength, Sun, War, Water(Repose because it shows power over death.)As far as quantifying using Divine Rank, I agree with what someone posted earilier.  I think that Outsiders that are really powerful have a divine rank (either Solars, Demons, or Devils), and thus in gaming terms, a deity means a creature with Divine Rank, and that just gives them a little more umph. (And the posibility of worship, but hey, look at our society, we worship humans all the time <-- Sports, Music, Hollywood anyone? -->)So I would make Satan like a Divine Rank of 15 to 17.  I would make some of the Angels a Divine Rank of 15 to 20.  And I would not worry about God's Divine Rank, because it can't be quantified in gaming terms or real life terms.  Ultimate Power and Ultimate Love is uncomprehendable.Well, There is some more ramblings by me.To look at how I handle it all (Being a Christian with conservative theology, but moderate views) you can visit my website and click on the Confessions of a Christian Dungeon Master.  (In fact, I have gained more players through that article from amonst my friends who were debating the whole FRP being evil thing.)Ok, I be quiet now.</blockquote>

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