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<blockquote data-quote="Tsyr" data-source="post: 201696" data-attributes="member: 354"><p><a href="http://test.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13533" target="_blank">http://test.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13533</a></p><p></p><p>In a recent thread (above) several people have justified an athiest character in a DnD setting by saying the character might not think the gods were gods, but just really powerfull outsiders.</p><p></p><p>That got me thinking.</p><p></p><p>Gods exist as an entity in DnD, not just a force. Even before they were stated in Deities and Demigods, gods had a... not exactly physicality, really, but they definetly existed as a thing, a being... not just a concept or power.</p><p></p><p>Gods in the DnD world are semi-mortal... there is ample evidence of gods being killed... Raistlin killed a ton of gods in an alternate-reality Krynn, and I shudder to think how many gods have died over the long history of the Forgotten Realms.</p><p></p><p>Gods in at least some DnD realms can loose their power (See FR and Dragonlance).</p><p></p><p>Gods in the DnD world don't always start out as gods... many started out as human. See Cyric, Raistlin (alternate reality, again, but still valid), Vecna, etc. </p><p></p><p>Gods are not infallible... they can be thwarted by mortals, they can be tricked by mortals and other gods (even lesser gods than themself), etc... again, see FR, DL, etc for examples of this.</p><p></p><p>Gods tend to exist outside OUR reality, but in some other reality (The abyss, vallhalla, whatever you want for the specific god).</p><p></p><p>----</p><p></p><p>Really, looking at that...</p><p></p><p>When you think about it...</p><p></p><p>Gods ARE just really powerfull outsiders. Where do you draw the line between "really powerfull outsider" and "god"? And where do demi-gods fall in the mix? Is it the ability to grant power to followers? What if an otherwise ho-hum outsider gained the ability to give power to a couple other people? Would that make him a god?</p><p></p><p>Go wild, people!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tsyr, post: 201696, member: 354"] [url]http://test.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13533[/url] In a recent thread (above) several people have justified an athiest character in a DnD setting by saying the character might not think the gods were gods, but just really powerfull outsiders. That got me thinking. Gods exist as an entity in DnD, not just a force. Even before they were stated in Deities and Demigods, gods had a... not exactly physicality, really, but they definetly existed as a thing, a being... not just a concept or power. Gods in the DnD world are semi-mortal... there is ample evidence of gods being killed... Raistlin killed a ton of gods in an alternate-reality Krynn, and I shudder to think how many gods have died over the long history of the Forgotten Realms. Gods in at least some DnD realms can loose their power (See FR and Dragonlance). Gods in the DnD world don't always start out as gods... many started out as human. See Cyric, Raistlin (alternate reality, again, but still valid), Vecna, etc. Gods are not infallible... they can be thwarted by mortals, they can be tricked by mortals and other gods (even lesser gods than themself), etc... again, see FR, DL, etc for examples of this. Gods tend to exist outside OUR reality, but in some other reality (The abyss, vallhalla, whatever you want for the specific god). ---- Really, looking at that... When you think about it... Gods ARE just really powerfull outsiders. Where do you draw the line between "really powerfull outsider" and "god"? And where do demi-gods fall in the mix? Is it the ability to grant power to followers? What if an otherwise ho-hum outsider gained the ability to give power to a couple other people? Would that make him a god? Go wild, people! [/QUOTE]
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