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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5306685" data-attributes="member: 82106">It is funny, WAY back in the mid-80's when we were running 1e I went through basically the same thought process as KingSoft. Since I have basically run the same homebrew since then it has stuck. The funny part about it is how parallel the whole thing is to what is now the 4e PoL world canon. I just figured "gods are gods" and it makes no sense that there would be a pantheon for these guys over here and one for those guys over there, etc. So I just created my own original set of deities from whole cloth.The Elder Gods are basically cthonic, they represent the elements and raw building blocks of the world. Ergh is the earth, Eth is the air, etc. These gods are not actively worshiped in general but there are sites dedicated to them. Now and then they may be propitiated but they are distant from mortal concerns. They came first, built the world and then warred with the Younger Gods.The Younger Gods are the ordinary deities that are worshiped by mortal races. They are the children of the Elder Gods. The mythology is parallel to Greek myth where Atur, the king of the gods overthrew the Elder Gods long ago. The younger gods aren't race specific but some of them are identified with specific races. I merged in a few gods that originated in various D&D settings here (mostly because players insisted on having them, lol). So there is Atur the King, Gelin the Just, Nomok the war god, Teala the god of civilization, Otillis the Hunter, etc etc etc. Gruumsh, Corelon, and Moradin serve as gods specific to their races and there are an open list of others as needed.Like I say, very funny how parallel the whole thing ends up being to the now standard 4e stuff. It seems to serve well and I can see why PoL ended up with a pretty similar setup. It easily lends itself to myths and legends surrounding the gods themselves and gives you wide scope to fit different things in.</blockquote>

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