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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8403417" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>This one bothers me a lot. It implies that the gods can just dismiss the plans of Asmodeus or Yeenoghu. That their schemes and plots and plans to destroy or conquer the world are just theater that the gods can ignore. </p><p></p><p>And yet, that can't be right, can it? Because the entire plot of the Blood War is that if the Demons or Devils win, themn they might threaten the multiverse. So, those forces have to be serious threats. The schemes and agendas of those leaders can't be ignored or dismissed. So, we are right back to where we started. We have evil gods to give the good gods an foe they can't afford to ignore. Meanwhile, they can't afford to ignore Demon Lords and Archdevils... so we already have them fulfilling that same role.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, sure, some evil gods want to rule the world instead of destroying it. Just like the Archdevils want to rule the world. And a handful of the Demon Lords like Graz'zt. And there are beings like Erythnul and Nerull who want to destroy the world in an apocalypse. </p><p></p><p>I don't find discernible difference here either. </p><p></p><p>Points 3 thru 5 are middling to me. </p><p></p><p>Point #2 is potentially true, but there is no reason that we can't make it true of the other forces either. I guess in the end, it is more about "gods by other names" to me. They do all the same types of things, it seems strange to force them to be different just for the sake of being different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8403417, member: 6801228"] This one bothers me a lot. It implies that the gods can just dismiss the plans of Asmodeus or Yeenoghu. That their schemes and plots and plans to destroy or conquer the world are just theater that the gods can ignore. And yet, that can't be right, can it? Because the entire plot of the Blood War is that if the Demons or Devils win, themn they might threaten the multiverse. So, those forces have to be serious threats. The schemes and agendas of those leaders can't be ignored or dismissed. So, we are right back to where we started. We have evil gods to give the good gods an foe they can't afford to ignore. Meanwhile, they can't afford to ignore Demon Lords and Archdevils... so we already have them fulfilling that same role. So, sure, some evil gods want to rule the world instead of destroying it. Just like the Archdevils want to rule the world. And a handful of the Demon Lords like Graz'zt. And there are beings like Erythnul and Nerull who want to destroy the world in an apocalypse. I don't find discernible difference here either. Points 3 thru 5 are middling to me. Point #2 is potentially true, but there is no reason that we can't make it true of the other forces either. I guess in the end, it is more about "gods by other names" to me. They do all the same types of things, it seems strange to force them to be different just for the sake of being different. [/QUOTE]
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