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Qwaloiral 06-16-07, 02:53 PM	When I went from 1st to 2nd ed. I decided on using the American Indian Deities from Legends and Lore. Does anyone know where I can either get an official or unofficial verson that works with 3.5 for the American Indian pantheon? I have been running my game since 1977 and am starting to get burned out on doing large scale conversions like what this would require. Any help would be appreciated.
The Ubbergeek 06-16-07, 04:31 PM	ACtually, if you don't want to stat them much beyond the infos for priesthoods and all, it should be easy; changes, adapt and add things, quick.
Frumpkis 06-17-07, 01:26 AM	Not to derail the thread, but I believe that the term "American Indian" has fallen out of usage (as it creates confusion whether you're talking about a Navaho man, or a guy born in New Delhi but now living in New York ;)). The current term is "Native American" (or "First Nations" if you live in Canada).
Janus Rook 06-17-07, 02:19 AM	Not to get too off topic but from Wikipedia..... Common usage in the United States The term Native American was originally introduced in the United States by anthropologists as a more accurate term for the indigenous people of the Americas, as distinguished from the people of India. Because of the widespread acceptance of this newer term in and outside of academic circles, some people believe that Indians is outdated or offensive. People from India (and their descendants) who are citizens of the United States are known as Indian Americans. Criticism of the neologism Native American, however, comes from diverse sources. Some American Indians have misgivings about the term Native American. Russell Means, a famous American Indian activist, opposes the term Native American because he believes it was imposed by the government without the consent of American Indians.[38] Furthermore, some American Indians question the term Native American because, they argue, it serves to ease the conscience of "white America" with regard to past injustices done to American Indians by effectively eliminating "Indians" from the present.[39] Still others (both Indians and non-Indians) argue that Native American is problematic because "native of" literally means "born in," so any person born in the Americas could be considered "native". However, very often the compound "Native American" will be capitalized in order to differentiate this intended meaning from others. Likewise, "native" (small 'n') can be further qualified by formulations such as "native-born" when the intended meaning is only to indicate place of birth or origin. A 1996 survey[40] revealed that more American Indians in the United States still preferred American Indian to Native American. Nonetheless, most American Indians are comfortable with Indian, American Indian, and Native American, and the terms are now used interchangeably.[41] The continued usage of the traditional term is reflected in the name chosen for the National Museum of the American Indian, which opened in 2004 in Washington, D.C.. Recently, the U.S. Census introduced the "Asian Indian" category to more accurately sample the Indian American population. This reflects the views of the (Pre-Columbian) Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Of course from what I've heard they prefer to be referred to as their own tribe when ethnicity is brought up. Anyway American Indian is most certainly not offensive to the majority of them.
blackjackg 06-17-07, 03:28 AM	Hey. I just happen to have my copy of Legends and Lore lying around, so I figured I'd take a crack at this. I determined the number of domains based on a simple formula: Greater gods get four, Intermediate three and Lesser two, plus alignment domains. Great Spirit Lawful Good Favoured Weapon: Sling Domains: Animal, Creation, Good, Law, Plant, Sun Sun Chaotic Neutral Favoured Weapon: Handaxe Domains: Chaos, Fire, Sun, Travel Moon Lawful Good Favoured Weapon: Dagger Domains: Community, Good, Law, Moon, Protection Earth Neutral Good Favoured Weapon: Sickle Domains: Earth, Good, Plant, Water Wind Chaotic Good Favoured Weapon: Lance Domains: Air, Chaos, Good, War, Weather Morning Star Lawful Good Favoured Weapon: Net Domains: Good, Healing, Joy, Law, Sun Fire Lawful Evil Favoured Weapon: Club Domains: Destruction, Evil, Fire, Law, War Thunder Chaotic Good Favoured Weapon: Lance Domains: Chaos, Good, Luck, Oracle, Storm Raven Chaotic Good Favoured Weapon: Unarmed Strike Domains: Animal, Chaos, Good, Trickery Coyote Chaotic Neutral Favoured Weapon: Dagger Domains: Celerity, Chaos, Greed Snake Neutral Good Favoured Weapon: Dagger Domains: Good, Healing, Scalykind *All these domains are found in the PHB or the Spell Compendium, except for Weather (Complete Divine) and Joy (Book of Exalted Deeds).
The Ubbergeek 06-17-07, 03:22 PM	Not to derail the thread, but I believe that the term "American Indian" has fallen out of usage (as it creates confusion whether you're talking about a Navaho man, or a guy born in New Delhi but now living in New York ;)). The current term is "Native American" (or "First Nations" if you live in Canada). Amérindiens/Amerindians, it's what we like here.