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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8935628" data-attributes="member: 6801845">My favorite religion is the one I've developed for my home campaign.  Loosely based on Norse mythology (or at least the version of Norse mythology that was recorded which has huge gaping holes), merged with old Greyhawk demi-human deities.  So Odin, Thor, Loki, Surtr, etc. along with Moradin, Garl Glittergold and Lollth.  By doing that I have built-in lore and don't have to start from scratch explaining things to most players but can still make it my own.Whether the deities are truly gods or just extremely powerful extra-planar entities or even just manifestations of people's prayers, beliefs and fears is an open question.  They are certainly active in the world, and their emissaries (i.e. Valkyries) are encountered by individuals.  But the gods themselves?  Occasionally people will have visions or even, incredibly rarely, meet an avatar.  But the line between god and powerful extra-planar being can be extremely blurry.There are even those who believe the gods are just powerful constructs who only exist because people believe they exist.</blockquote>