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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cedric" data-source="post: 1297431" data-attributes="member: 2044">I am putting together a home brew world and I wanted the world to have one deity. This is my take on a single deity world. Please give me your opinions on this as a viable deity layout for a game. - God – The only deity in this world. He is universally worshipped and revered by all sects of society. He is commonly referred to just by the over term, “God”. In texts and scriptures his name is mentioned as being Goliah, but no one uses that name in common parlance. Worship is usually focused directly toward God, but access to clerical magics almost always comes through one of his Saints, which represent different elements on his favor. - Blessed of Goliah – a small, monastic priesthood that is very rarely encountered. These priests are charged with direct worship and service to Goliah. They have access to any of his domains and receive prayers and magics directly granted from the deity himself.This priesthood is very small and very seldom encountered. They are considered to be somewhat saintly and would be immediately recognized for their unadorned but uniquely tailored grey robes. Members of this priesthood are strictly dedicated to maintaining their neutrality and as such will offer their services (for a price) to anyone. If someone raises an army and uses it to conquer, rape, pillage and enslave, they will say this is Goliah’s will and resurrect that person if paid to do so.They will ardently defend themselves, but rarely have too…they are almost universally untouched and unscathed, even by non-human races (who also worship Goliah). (PC’s do not have the choice at character creation of being a member of this society, which will later be a PrC.)- The Four Saints of GoliahThe normal method by which clerics worship Goliah is through his Saints. They represent the elements and the alignments. Clerics must choose one of them as a patron and must meet the alignment restriction. Despite meeting the alignment restrictions they may not choose two Saints. - St. Kerridan, The Mountain King Having dominion over the magics of the Earth, Kerridan controls the domains of Law, Earth, Strength and Protection. If you choose to access the will of Goliah through him then he grants your spells and you must be Lawful in some regard. Those priests who choose him as a patron are magistrates in nearly every kingdom of man and renowned for their skill at unarmed combat (wrestling). (PC’s worshipping through St. Kerridan gain a +3 divine bonus in Sense Motive and receive it as a class skill along with Improved Grapple).- Ste. Genivieve, The Storm WardenHaving dominion over the magics of the Air, Genivieve controls the domains of Chaos, Air, War and Luck. If you choose to access the will of Goliah through her then she grants your spells and you must be Chaotic in some regard. Those priests who choose her as a patron are renowned for their prowess in combat and their knowledge of tactics and strategy. (PC’s worshipping through Ste. Genivieve gain +3 divine bonus in Knowledge: War and receive it as a class skill and gain a +1 luck bonus to hit and damage with any melee weapon). - St. Warren, Master of the SeasHaving dominion over the Water, Warren controls the domains of Good, Water, Healing and Sun. If you choose to access the will of Goliah through him then he grants your spells and you must be Good in some regard. Those priests who choose him as a patron are renowned for their command of the healing arts and their knowledge of the sea. (PC’s worshipping through St. Warren gain a +3 divine bonus to Profession: Seamanship and +1 caster level on healing spells, which stacks with the domain ability if selected).- Ste. Corrinah, Daughter of the Seven HellsHaving dominion over Fire, Corrinah controls the domains of Evil, Fire, Death and Destruction. If you choose to access the will of Goliah through her then she grants your spells and you must be Evil in some regard. Those priests who choose her as a patron are feared for their destructive magics and their command of the undead. (PC’s worshipping through St. Corrinah gain Extra Turning and Maximize Spell as bonus feats). Access to the other domains: Animal, Knowledge, Magic, Plant, Travel, Trickery is available no matter which priest you worship.Well…that’s it, opinions? I am still tweaking and balancing the abilities granted by the Saints, any thoughts on those is welcome as well. Cedric</blockquote>

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