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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5699080" data-attributes="member: 177">I think there's one issue you'd have to deal with.&nbsp; It isn't insurmountable, but it is notable.When your gods are distant, never seen, mysterious beings, and you pray to them and do everything you're supposed to do to supplicate them, and nothing happens, well, gods are mysterious, right?When your god is physically present, and you can interact with them, they need to deliver, or nobody will worship them.&nbsp; That CR6 Dryad?&nbsp; By the rules she has no clear way to give anyone a bountiful harvest.&nbsp; Why is anyone praying to her?&nbsp; I think you'll find that's true of most of the lower-tier monsters, as written - they generally don't have abilities to give humans much of anything in terms of boons.&nbsp; They're written to be combat challenges, and are powerful compared to humans, but is it power in the proper form to make then suitable as a god?Trafficking with the nymph for safe passage isn't so much an act of faith or worship as it is a protection racket.&nbsp; Sure, folks will pay some tribute to not be molested, but that is a bit of a different dynamic.You have to think long and hard to figure out why locals are turning to these creatures for things, and make sure that the creatures have some way to fill the role, or the players will notice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5699080, member: 177"] I think there's one issue you'd have to deal with. It isn't insurmountable, but it is notable. When your gods are distant, never seen, mysterious beings, and you pray to them and do everything you're supposed to do to supplicate them, and nothing happens, well, gods are mysterious, right? When your god is physically present, and you can interact with them, they need to deliver, or nobody will worship them. That CR6 Dryad? By the rules she has no clear way to give anyone a bountiful harvest. Why is anyone praying to her? I think you'll find that's true of most of the lower-tier monsters, as written - they generally don't have abilities to give humans much of anything in terms of boons. They're written to be combat challenges, and are powerful compared to humans, but is it power in the proper form to make then suitable as a god? Trafficking with the nymph for safe passage isn't so much an act of faith or worship as it is a protection racket. Sure, folks will pay some tribute to not be molested, but that is a bit of a different dynamic. You have to think long and hard to figure out why locals are turning to these creatures for things, and make sure that the creatures have some way to fill the role, or the players will notice. [/QUOTE]

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