What would you want in a Deities sourcebook?

[Treebore]

Book of the Righteous, done better. IE more religion, more flavor.

 

[dcollins]

Cool, I appreciate the input.

I knew there would be some stuff that I could think of or explicate in the poll (I already got called on how long it took to write up the options that already were there ) Sounds like a distinct desire for backstory-type stuff, like:

- Churches/ sects/ cults
- Creation myths
- Afterlife expectations
- Theology & hierarchy

Btw, I've seen all the books I reference above but I've only got Faiths & Pantheons here. I was guessing that avatars were an addition to that book from DDG, so that's how identified the top two options. Guess they're both in both.

 

[Nightfall]

Dc,

We aim to please. Certainly I think as a DM and a player, the more I know about a church or a religion, the more I will either want to play in it or not.

 

[dcollins]

Good stuff, thanks!

 

[Gothmog]

You missed out on one thing I'd prefer to see - a thoughtful and detailed workup not of the deities and powers, but on the priesthoods, their structures, politics and so on. Give me a good look into polytheism and the impact it has on the culture, and so on.

In other words, don't give me a book about deities. Give me a book on religions.

Absolutely! Forget the deity stats, avatars, aspects, etc. What we need is a good book on religions, beliefs, tenants, holy days, internal doctrinal divisions, myths, rivalries, heretical sects, cults, etc.

 

[Agemegos]

In other words, don't give me a book about deities. Give me a book on religions.

Hear! Hear!

Religions. Religious institutions. These things shape society, many characters, and lots of adventures. Stats for gods not so much.

 

[frankthedm]

Cthulhu

the 3.x system really does make stat blocks way too big, though I would not mind very small fonted stats

 

[Greg K]

Umbran pretty much summed up what I would want

 

[ivocaliban]

Wow...looks like everybody wants something different. Let's see if WotC can put 'em all in one book.

 

[Ghostwind]

Actually, the forthcoming Lore of the Gods from Bastion has a lot of what everyone listed as important. So there just might be a book out there that meets your needs to one degree or another.