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<blockquote data-quote="GameOgre" data-source="post: 6899534" data-attributes="member: 57914"><p>I like using the stick instead of the carrot with Gods. Smite early and smite often. My gods are fickle and like mankind full of hubris and ego. Mock them at your peril.</p><p></p><p>Everything I ever read in legends about the Gods from out world(I'm not talking modern day religions here but ANCIENT Roman and Norse and Greek Mythos!) Had the Gods infighting and squabbling against each other and demanding respect and humility from mankind.</p><p></p><p>In my games they send their servants on quests to slay some offending creature or carry out some task for one of their offspring on a regular bases! Fail and Suffer!</p><p></p><p>Heck I even recently pulled a Bard's party into Hades realm to (pay back) Hades for the use of his Cure Wounds spells he had been granting the bard. The Bard was like I had no idea it was coming from you! Hades said"That Was the General Idea! Now FOOL your task....."</p><p></p><p>I encourage everyone to run the Gods like Gods. The are not a plot device but actual NPC's of Epic Power levels that employ Clerics and Paladins and Warlocks and more to accomplish their ends. Give them personalities and goals and don't be afraid to go far past the ideas in the books.</p><p></p><p>If Ares orders his priest to kill the Orc Warchief a almost impossible task don't be afraid to reward faithfulness with the timely arrival of a Horde of Fire Elementals erupting from a nearby fissure, that lay into the Orc Warband. The Lord of Fire leading them Ffaierin repaying his debt to Ares.</p><p></p><p>If at a pinnacle moment in the game The Cleric of Hera and her band are finally engaging the Medusa of Toldaris do not be afraid to have a nearby statures face suddenly transform to Hera's Face, scolding the Medusa and gloating while the PC's recieve the benefits of a long rest immediately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GameOgre, post: 6899534, member: 57914"] I like using the stick instead of the carrot with Gods. Smite early and smite often. My gods are fickle and like mankind full of hubris and ego. Mock them at your peril. Everything I ever read in legends about the Gods from out world(I'm not talking modern day religions here but ANCIENT Roman and Norse and Greek Mythos!) Had the Gods infighting and squabbling against each other and demanding respect and humility from mankind. In my games they send their servants on quests to slay some offending creature or carry out some task for one of their offspring on a regular bases! Fail and Suffer! Heck I even recently pulled a Bard's party into Hades realm to (pay back) Hades for the use of his Cure Wounds spells he had been granting the bard. The Bard was like I had no idea it was coming from you! Hades said"That Was the General Idea! Now FOOL your task....." I encourage everyone to run the Gods like Gods. The are not a plot device but actual NPC's of Epic Power levels that employ Clerics and Paladins and Warlocks and more to accomplish their ends. Give them personalities and goals and don't be afraid to go far past the ideas in the books. If Ares orders his priest to kill the Orc Warchief a almost impossible task don't be afraid to reward faithfulness with the timely arrival of a Horde of Fire Elementals erupting from a nearby fissure, that lay into the Orc Warband. The Lord of Fire leading them Ffaierin repaying his debt to Ares. If at a pinnacle moment in the game The Cleric of Hera and her band are finally engaging the Medusa of Toldaris do not be afraid to have a nearby statures face suddenly transform to Hera's Face, scolding the Medusa and gloating while the PC's recieve the benefits of a long rest immediately. [/QUOTE]
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