Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Afton Radav" data-source="post: 9548001" data-attributes="member: 4793">I've theorized that having many gods can lead to confused and disheartened masses (for several reasons, including over-reliance and loss of self determination). Similar to the ideas mentioned above, I’ve used a tight 5-god humanocentric pantheon given a midieval-ish population (strong church influence) where the effects of divinity are proven and very tangible.I based the pantheon on the examples done by McMaster Bujold, the "no evil gods" thread, and the Angry GM. All good sources!<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Titles</td><td>Goals</td><td>Means</td><td>Portfolio/aspects</td></tr><tr><td>The light bringer, the law giver</td><td>perfection through knowledge</td><td>determinism, justice</td><td>Law, justice, sun, sky, truth, cities, civilization/civics, peace, reason, serenity, nobility, obedience</td></tr><tr><td>The comforter, the wild</td><td>harmony through acceptance</td><td>compassion, tradition</td><td>Nature, seasons, death and new growth, earth, agriculture, family, fertility, fate, afterlife</td></tr><tr><td>The valiant, the soldier</td><td>peace through order</td><td>benevolence, safety</td><td>Honor, dignity, protection, battle, war, crusading, hunting, strength, comradery</td></tr><tr><td>The maker, the artist</td><td>freedom through action</td><td>freedom, progress</td><td>Crafting, creation, tools, discovery, technology, education, arts, beauty, individuality, inspiration</td></tr><tr><td>The enchanter, the faceless</td><td>satisfaction through autonomy</td><td>pragmatism, free will</td><td>Luck, trickery, secrets/mysteries, outcasts, shapeshifting, influence, humor, charm, revelry, insanity (as true nature)</td></tr></table>All other non-mortal beings are fiends, angels, elementals, fey, titans, celestrials, saints, demi-gods, proteans, inevitables, psychopomps, paragons, ascended, heroes, patrons, etc.Towns and cities will usually have at least one temple honoring the 5. Many chapter houses also exist, focused on a favored god's mission (E.g., crafting, battle training, arts, legal services, medicine, brewing, librarians).A central Leader of the whole church is appointed every 5 years, rotating among the heads of the orders. (25 years is a cycle, called a "generation").Conflicts within the goals and mission of the church include:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Justice vs. Compassion</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tradition vs. Progress</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Freedom/Individualism vs. Safety/Codependancy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Benevolent Idealism vs. Pragmatism</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Determinism vs. Free Will</li> </ul></blockquote>

Verification