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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 7163260" data-attributes="member: 29398"><p>Easy to (mostly) eliminate this by simply saying that Crom and the other deities are just too busy most of the time - yours isn't the only world they have to concern themselves with; there's millions of other worlds and planes out there all demanding attention, and omnipresence only goes so far. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>What I've tended to do in the past is story-board one or two nasty immortals or deities having a specific interest in the particular game-world I'm running (e.g. Llolth in my first big campaign), and one or two goodly ones (Mimosa, a Hobbit goddess in that same game) more or less helping defend it. That narrows the field considerably - sure there's lots of deities are worshipped, and PC Clerics are all over the map deity-wise - but there's only a few paying much attention to what goes on.</p><p></p><p>Then, most of the divine arguing is done way above the PCs' heads, while the PCs either do their own thing or are nudged (or occasionally outright sent - I'm not above a bit of blatant railroading now and then <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ) into doing something useful for the good side, even though the PCs themselves might be anything but Good. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>In my current game the PCs know that one of the Elven gods has been captured, imprisoned, and replaced/impersonated by something - they're not sure exactly what yet but their suspicions are that it's something Lovecraftian - which has over a long time been corrupting the Elvish society. Hence the Elves - almost all of whom are unaware there's anything amiss and thus are completely innocent - have become the enemy, which makes for loads of fun when half the PCs are Elves!</p><p></p><p>Lan-"one PC in my game decided on a whim to declare himself the <span style="color: #008000">god of fashion and good clothing</span> (or something like that) - great entertainment!"-efan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 7163260, member: 29398"] Easy to (mostly) eliminate this by simply saying that Crom and the other deities are just too busy most of the time - yours isn't the only world they have to concern themselves with; there's millions of other worlds and planes out there all demanding attention, and omnipresence only goes so far. :) What I've tended to do in the past is story-board one or two nasty immortals or deities having a specific interest in the particular game-world I'm running (e.g. Llolth in my first big campaign), and one or two goodly ones (Mimosa, a Hobbit goddess in that same game) more or less helping defend it. That narrows the field considerably - sure there's lots of deities are worshipped, and PC Clerics are all over the map deity-wise - but there's only a few paying much attention to what goes on. Then, most of the divine arguing is done way above the PCs' heads, while the PCs either do their own thing or are nudged (or occasionally outright sent - I'm not above a bit of blatant railroading now and then :) ) into doing something useful for the good side, even though the PCs themselves might be anything but Good. :) In my current game the PCs know that one of the Elven gods has been captured, imprisoned, and replaced/impersonated by something - they're not sure exactly what yet but their suspicions are that it's something Lovecraftian - which has over a long time been corrupting the Elvish society. Hence the Elves - almost all of whom are unaware there's anything amiss and thus are completely innocent - have become the enemy, which makes for loads of fun when half the PCs are Elves! Lan-"one PC in my game decided on a whim to declare himself the [COLOR="#008000"]god of fashion and good clothing[/COLOR] (or something like that) - great entertainment!"-efan [/QUOTE]
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