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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 6538054" data-attributes="member: 6775477"><p>I never liked Intermediate Deities anyway, but I'm ignoring the whole "demi-gods" can't grant spells thing (mostly because of Iuz). My setup works as follows:</p><p></p><p>Greater Gods: The most powerful of beings that have many spheres of influence and concerns over primal forces and many worlds. This includes the creator deities for most races, listed Greater Gods from Greyhawk, and the "leader" of various Outer Planes (Asmodeous, Anthraxus, Primus, ect.). They have far too much to do to focus on a single mortal world, so they are not very active.</p><p></p><p>Lesser Gods: The most common of powerful beings that usually have a small sphere of influence or limited focus on worlds. This includes most gods, and powerful unique outsiders (Demon rulers, the Dukes of Hell, etc.). They are much more likely to have an interest in the mortal world, but still seldom intervene directly.</p><p></p><p>Demi-gods: The weakest of those able to grant spells, and are usually limited both in influence and to a single world. This includes immortals who have gained sufficient divine power (Iuz) and lesser unique outsiders (such as unique devils that serve the Dukes of Hell). They can be very active in the mortal world, sometimes as agents of more powerful masters.</p><p></p><p>Immortals: These beings have surpassed mortality, but cannot grant spells, and so have Warlocks instead of true priests. This includes quasi-deities and hero-gods (Heward, Myrlund, etc.), as well as non-unique outsiders (mostly fiendish). They either live in a mortal world or have a strong tie to a single mortal world.</p><p></p><p>Please note, that I don't really acknowledge anything on this topic outside of 1E, except the 2E Monster Mythology. This means that some of my names might be different, I don't acknowledge the Blood War, Orcus never died, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 6538054, member: 6775477"] I never liked Intermediate Deities anyway, but I'm ignoring the whole "demi-gods" can't grant spells thing (mostly because of Iuz). My setup works as follows: Greater Gods: The most powerful of beings that have many spheres of influence and concerns over primal forces and many worlds. This includes the creator deities for most races, listed Greater Gods from Greyhawk, and the "leader" of various Outer Planes (Asmodeous, Anthraxus, Primus, ect.). They have far too much to do to focus on a single mortal world, so they are not very active. Lesser Gods: The most common of powerful beings that usually have a small sphere of influence or limited focus on worlds. This includes most gods, and powerful unique outsiders (Demon rulers, the Dukes of Hell, etc.). They are much more likely to have an interest in the mortal world, but still seldom intervene directly. Demi-gods: The weakest of those able to grant spells, and are usually limited both in influence and to a single world. This includes immortals who have gained sufficient divine power (Iuz) and lesser unique outsiders (such as unique devils that serve the Dukes of Hell). They can be very active in the mortal world, sometimes as agents of more powerful masters. Immortals: These beings have surpassed mortality, but cannot grant spells, and so have Warlocks instead of true priests. This includes quasi-deities and hero-gods (Heward, Myrlund, etc.), as well as non-unique outsiders (mostly fiendish). They either live in a mortal world or have a strong tie to a single mortal world. Please note, that I don't really acknowledge anything on this topic outside of 1E, except the 2E Monster Mythology. This means that some of my names might be different, I don't acknowledge the Blood War, Orcus never died, etc. [/QUOTE]
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