D&D 5E Two more Classic Settings to go

[Sithlord]

Not really. Eberron and Dragonlance are no sillier than many real world cosmological beliefs. Planescape makes all beliefs in the entirety of D&D into BS that ignorant losers believe because they don’t know any better. That is a whole other level of bad.

Yeah I don’t know a single person who believes in any gods who would agree with that.

Gods are an existentially different type of being from anything else.

All of our cosmological beliefs are eventually found to be false. First the earth is the center of the universe than the sun. Newton loses to Einstein. And the changes since Einstein are amazing. And really. It just boils down to a growing perspective. All the planes in Eberron are present in planescape. It’s just perspective.

 

[Parmandur]

Different or not, they're super powerful. Even one who created the multiverse in 6 days is super powerful.

The questionable appellation isn't "super powerful," but "being." Stupidly off topic to get into traditional views of diety, but...that ain't how it works.

 

[Maxperson]

The questionable appellation isn't "super powerful," but "being." Stupidly off topic to get into traditional views of diety, but...that ain't how it works.

Then sub in entity or whatever else. It doesn't change what I said above.

 

[Parmandur]

Not really. Eberron and Dragonlance are no sillier than many real world cosmological beliefs. Planescape makes all beliefs in the entirety of D&D into BS that ignorant losers believe because they don’t know any better. That is a whole other level of bad.

It is what it is: that's just how the official world works. Take it or change it, it's all groovy.

Yeah I don’t know a single person who believes in any gods who would agree with that.

Gods are an existentially different type of being from anything else.

This is true. Category error. Like wanting to fight the strong nuclear force, or resenting gravity.

 

[Parmandur]

Then sub in entity or whatever else. It doesn't change what I said above.

Entity doesn't work, either. There's no synonym that gets around the category error of putting a god on that playing field. But, that is traditional D&D for you.

 

[Maxperson]

Entity doesn't work, either. There's no synonym that gets around the category error of putting a god on that playing field. But, that is traditional D&D for you.

Because D&D isn't using the same power scale as God here in the real world. They're using mythology and Zeus and company just weren't that powerful. Same with Norse, Inc., Ra-Ra-Ra or any of the other pantheons. They were much more than mortal, but entity or super powerful being fit them just fine.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Because D&D isn't using the same power scale as God here in the real world. They're using mythology and Zeus and company just weren't that powerful. Same with Norse, Inc., Ra-Ra-Ra or any of the other pantheons. They were much more than mortal, but entity or super powerful being fit them just fine.

Your wrong, many groups did in fact view the highest Gods, especially Zeus as being omnipotent. Greek religion is far more complicated then many realize from MSM depictions of Greek Religion. Too many has a simpistic superhero view of ancient Gods, that a lot of the actual theology and cultic practices and views get ignored. No Greek worshipper thought a mortal could kill Zeus or any other God, period.

 

[Maxperson]

Your wrong, many groups did in fact view the highest Gods, especially Zeus as being omnipotent. Greek religion is far more complicated then many realize from MSM depictions of Greek Religion. Too many has a simpistic superhero view of ancient Gods, that a lot of the actual theology and cultic practices and views get ignored. No Greek worshipper thought a mortal could kill Zeus or any other God, period.

And yet he was tied to a bed by other gods. Fooled multiple times. He was afraid of Nyx. Hardly omnipotent. Baldur was killed by mistletoe. D&D doesn't use omnipotence as the standard for the gods.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

All of our cosmological beliefs are eventually found to be false. First the earth is the center of the universe than the sun. Newton loses to Einstein. And the changes since Einstein are amazing. And really. It just boils down to a growing perspective. All the planes in Eberron are present in planescape. It’s just perspective.

No.

 

[Sithlord]

No.

Yes