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<blockquote data-quote="barsoomcore" data-source="post: 371994" data-attributes="member: 812">Barsoom's pretty different from all this.The gods didn't create the world, or the people in it, or anything really. There's different weird gods in all sorts of places, with all sorts of different ways of interacting with/worshipping them. Many places on Barsoom have no gods whatsoever and have only shrines, usually dedicated to one or another of the seasons, used for civic events and so on. In at least two different countries, a god has actually been in charge of the country itself. Right now God is running things in a country called Caedmon, and a hundred years ago the Demon Goddess was in charge of the land of Tianguo.But none of the beings are really &quot;gods&quot; in the usual D&amp;D sense.All of the gods on Barsoom are former mortals who found ways to transform themselves into divine creatures. Some then sought worship, or power, or to protect their former peoples. Some hid and tried to keep their existence a secret, fearing that more powerful gods would try to destroy them (indeed there are several gods that keep an eye out for anyone who looks to be getting too powerful and smacks them down. Of course, there's mortals doing exactly the same thing, so hiding is a pretty rational notion on Barsoom).The upshot is that since gods are all people who for one reason or another sought mind-blowing levels of power, and were willing to undergo unimaginable torment and risk to acquire same, they're all pretty much insane bloodthirsty freaks. Usually with a strong overdose of paranoia.Which is fun if you're the DM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="barsoomcore, post: 371994, member: 812"] Barsoom's pretty different from all this. The gods didn't create the world, or the people in it, or anything really. There's different weird gods in all sorts of places, with all sorts of different ways of interacting with/worshipping them. Many places on Barsoom have no gods whatsoever and have only shrines, usually dedicated to one or another of the seasons, used for civic events and so on. In at least two different countries, a god has actually been in charge of the country itself. Right now God is running things in a country called Caedmon, and a hundred years ago the Demon Goddess was in charge of the land of Tianguo. But none of the beings are really "gods" in the usual D&D sense. All of the gods on Barsoom are former mortals who found ways to transform themselves into divine creatures. Some then sought worship, or power, or to protect their former peoples. Some hid and tried to keep their existence a secret, fearing that more powerful gods would try to destroy them (indeed there are several gods that keep an eye out for anyone who looks to be getting too powerful and smacks them down. Of course, there's mortals doing exactly the same thing, so hiding is a pretty rational notion on Barsoom). The upshot is that since gods are all people who for one reason or another sought mind-blowing levels of power, and were willing to undergo unimaginable torment and risk to acquire same, they're all pretty much insane bloodthirsty freaks. Usually with a strong overdose of paranoia. Which is fun if you're the DM. [/QUOTE]

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