Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Roman 08-12-07, 07:41 AM	A world has 12 main deities; 6 of whom have related partner deities for a grand total of 18 deities. What portfolios should those deities have in order to avoid any gaps, but maintain consistency?
Andyr 08-13-07, 02:29 PM	For a good start I'd suggest the alignments, life and death, the elements (singly or together), nature, civilisation, war, peace, knowledge, secrets. Opposed concepts, such as those. If you have multiple races then you might want a deity for each race, or alternatively your creator deity could be wrapped up with the holder of the 'life' portfolio.
elondir 08-13-07, 04:04 PM	My take (with an Olympian basis) 1 Love, passion, lust, and beauty 2 Consel, Prophecy, oracles, astrology 3 War, battle-lust, fire, hate, death, and carnage 4 Hunting, wilderness, and animals 5 Defense, architecture, engineering, non-metal crafting 6 Earth, agriculture, fertility, women, marriage 7 Wine, pleasure, festivity, joy 8 Fire, metalworking, construction, art 9 Roads, travel, trade, diplomacy, peace, astronomy, health, athleticism, horses 10 Sea, rivers, flood, drought, sorrow 11 Sky, weather, law, order, justice 12 Magic, the mind, knowledge, secrets 1 Heralds, athleticism 2 Champions, vengeance, obedience 3 Cheating, stealing, lying, deception 4 Performers, glory 5 Light and darkness 6 The moon, lycanthropes, and creatures of the night
ChaosVirus 08-14-07, 02:16 PM	Another idea is to base it around the 12 zodiac's. Maybe with a bocoob esque deity in the centre repserenting the 13ith sign Ophiuchus, the serpant holder. Holding the twin serpants of opposition, and maintaining the balance of the opposing forces. Maybe for the 12th have a death good of chaotic evil, the god of the negative elemental plane, and the bringer of the end times. Maybe opposed to the 6th, who is the lawfull good preserver of life?