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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 8406928" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>Well, I think 'God' is just term used to describe a power level of beings in AD&D. This is pretty clearly spelled out in Deities and Demigods, where all the various Demon Lords and Princes, as well as the Arch Fiends and Dukes of Hell are listed as being at least Lesser Gods. </p><p></p><p>You simply have a hierarchy of existence, there are mortals, then there are lesser non-mortal beings (IE some monsters, many outer-planar beings below 'name' rank). Then you have your demigod rank beings, which are things like maybe some of the weaker demon lords and diabolic leaders. Many of them aren't even really described one way or the other in these terms, the lesser gods including major demon lords and such, and then the 'true' greater deities, which are in game terms virtually indestructible.</p><p></p><p>2e kind of tossed in a few added distinctions, heroes and 'intermediate gods', whatever that means. They don't actually seem to mean much, and 2e is even more vague on what gods are or do, but there's clearly a hierarchy of existence.</p><p></p><p>Honestly, I think that's all there is to gods in D&D anyway, they're just some excuses to make adventures, nothing more or less. Evil ones just serve as very high powered bad guys, or sort of as an 'evil cheering squad'.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 8406928, member: 82106"] Well, I think 'God' is just term used to describe a power level of beings in AD&D. This is pretty clearly spelled out in Deities and Demigods, where all the various Demon Lords and Princes, as well as the Arch Fiends and Dukes of Hell are listed as being at least Lesser Gods. You simply have a hierarchy of existence, there are mortals, then there are lesser non-mortal beings (IE some monsters, many outer-planar beings below 'name' rank). Then you have your demigod rank beings, which are things like maybe some of the weaker demon lords and diabolic leaders. Many of them aren't even really described one way or the other in these terms, the lesser gods including major demon lords and such, and then the 'true' greater deities, which are in game terms virtually indestructible. 2e kind of tossed in a few added distinctions, heroes and 'intermediate gods', whatever that means. They don't actually seem to mean much, and 2e is even more vague on what gods are or do, but there's clearly a hierarchy of existence. Honestly, I think that's all there is to gods in D&D anyway, they're just some excuses to make adventures, nothing more or less. Evil ones just serve as very high powered bad guys, or sort of as an 'evil cheering squad'. [/QUOTE]
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