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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8422341" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>That's entirely up to the DM. Remember, new players aren't going to know which non-human gods are or are not in Greyhawk. Also, if you're going to be ticky tack about these things, then so will I. You have to include the populations of Greyspace and all the other planets as well. They too have worshippers of these gods, and the elven navy will have a large presence in a prominent crystal sphere like Greyhawk. Lots more population to add up!!</p><p></p><p>No, it's not close enough. 1 million is enough for every demigod and lesser god on the list. And the 10 greaters only need 10 million. Occam's Razor applies here. If the population is low, then the greater gods aren't going to have multimillion followers. So either your estimation of the number of followers is too high, or your population estimation is too high. And yes, I know you got that estimate from someone else.</p><p></p><p>There are 10 greater gods and since intermediate gods don't exist anymore, 62 lesser gods.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhawk_deities#Greater_deities[/URL]</p><p></p><p>This is a mishmash of trying to figure out the 5e gods and their power levels. Not everything from every edition will be applicable. This isn't a white room comparison. </p><p></p><p>5e only shows 25 gods plus whichever of the non-human gods the DM decides are on Greyhawk. The non-human deities section says that they are on many worlds, which means that they are not on all of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8422341, member: 23751"] That's entirely up to the DM. Remember, new players aren't going to know which non-human gods are or are not in Greyhawk. Also, if you're going to be ticky tack about these things, then so will I. You have to include the populations of Greyspace and all the other planets as well. They too have worshippers of these gods, and the elven navy will have a large presence in a prominent crystal sphere like Greyhawk. Lots more population to add up!! No, it's not close enough. 1 million is enough for every demigod and lesser god on the list. And the 10 greaters only need 10 million. Occam's Razor applies here. If the population is low, then the greater gods aren't going to have multimillion followers. So either your estimation of the number of followers is too high, or your population estimation is too high. And yes, I know you got that estimate from someone else. There are 10 greater gods and since intermediate gods don't exist anymore, 62 lesser gods. [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhawk_deities#Greater_deities[/URL] This is a mishmash of trying to figure out the 5e gods and their power levels. Not everything from every edition will be applicable. This isn't a white room comparison. 5e only shows 25 gods plus whichever of the non-human gods the DM decides are on Greyhawk. The non-human deities section says that they are on many worlds, which means that they are not on all of them. [/QUOTE]
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