Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="TaranTheWanderer" data-source="post: 9547973" data-attributes="member: 15882">It might look like the Roman pantheonOr the GreekOr the NorseOr HinduismOr ShintoismOr WiccanPolytheistic religions were/are much more common than monotheistic religions.  In fact,  the Abrahamic religion(s) are thought to have sprung from a local Hebrew familial/nomadic deity that existed within a larger polytheistic culture.  So, it was part of a larger sphere of gods but became, first a national god (who was considered better than the rest by followers) and then evolved to be monotheistic (the only god that exists).It's probably an oversimplification and I'd need to look up old text books to get the exact details but I'm sure there's other people here with actual expertise in the subject who could elaborate if needed.Anyways, my point is, look to any real world polytheistic religions and take spin off of those. Or as others have mentioned, build them around your own campaign setting - which usually starts with an Origin/Creation Story.</blockquote>