PGTF and Deities [Archive] - Wizards Community

PGTF and Deities [Archive] - Wizards Community

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KaeYoss
09-14-03, 05:53 PM The Player's Guide to Faerūn will update the FR to 3.5 and incorporate developments from the novels. It will also scrape together stuff from other works. So my question is:

Will they update the deities? Will any deity have a different DR or even power level (D,L,I,G)? Especially: Will Kiaransalee, who appeared in the CotSQ WE - advanced to lesser deity due to her influx of worshippers caused by the silence of Lolth - appear in that book? And: will vhaeraun receive a write-up? Or some other benefit (power increase due to the events in the War of the Spider Queen novel series)?
Alac Luin
09-14-03, 10:21 PM Kiaransalee has already advanced to lesser deity. A write up was done on one of the Web Enhancements.

But I do hope it makes it into the book. :)
Dargoth
09-14-03, 10:42 PM I dont

It is after all "The PLAYERS Guide to Faerun"

Players should not have access to deities stats
KaeYoss
09-15-03, 03:14 PM Originally posted by Dargoth
I dont

It is after all "The PLAYERS Guide to Faerun"

Players should not have access to deities stats

They shouldn't have access to information on all current events, and they make it into the book, too...
Gez
09-15-03, 03:36 PM Deities stats take up lots of place, because they have long huge list of feats, skills, and other abilities, plus spells usually; all that is then duplicated for the stats of the avatar; and honestly, those who do use deity stats enough to justify having them already made in a book rather than created by the DM, they also use the rules in the ELH and thus need to redo the deity stats anyway.

In other words, I'm OK if deities are kept as a chart or a paragraph telling what change there are; but no more.

Unless, of course, WotC is going to make it a 640 page book, for $30 no more.
KaeYoss
09-15-03, 04:38 PM Originally posted by Gez
Deities stats take up lots of place, because they have long huge list of feats, skills, and other abilities, plus spells usually; all that is then duplicated for the stats of the avatar; and honestly, those who do use deity stats enough to justify having them already made in a book rather than created by the DM, they also use the rules in the ELH and thus need to redo the deity stats anyway.

If they use the short stat block, it won't be that bad.

[B][QUOTE]
In other words, I'm OK if deities are kept as a chart or a paragraph telling what change there are; but no more.
[B][QUOTE]

I think a small paragraph for those deities that had some changes are needed. Something like
"Vhaeraun: Vhaeraun had a major influx of followers because of the silence of Lolth. The resulting power surge was sufficient to raise him to the status of intermediate Deity (DR 12)."

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
KaeYoss 09-14-03, 05:53 PM	The Player's Guide to Faerūn will update the FR to 3.5 and incorporate developments from the novels. It will also scrape together stuff from other works. So my question is: Will they update the deities? Will any deity have a different DR or even power level (D,L,I,G)? Especially: Will Kiaransalee, who appeared in the CotSQ WE - advanced to lesser deity due to her influx of worshippers caused by the silence of Lolth - appear in that book? And: will vhaeraun receive a write-up? Or some other benefit (power increase due to the events in the War of the Spider Queen novel series)?
Alac Luin 09-14-03, 10:21 PM	Kiaransalee has already advanced to lesser deity. A write up was done on one of the Web Enhancements. But I do hope it makes it into the book. :)
Dargoth 09-14-03, 10:42 PM	I dont It is after all "The PLAYERS Guide to Faerun" Players should not have access to deities stats
KaeYoss 09-15-03, 03:14 PM	Originally posted by Dargoth I dont It is after all "The PLAYERS Guide to Faerun" Players should not have access to deities stats They shouldn't have access to information on all current events, and they make it into the book, too...
Gez 09-15-03, 03:36 PM	Deities stats take up lots of place, because they have long huge list of feats, skills, and other abilities, plus spells usually; all that is then duplicated for the stats of the avatar; and honestly, those who do use deity stats enough to justify having them already made in a book rather than created by the DM, they also use the rules in the ELH and thus need to redo the deity stats anyway. In other words, I'm OK if deities are kept as a chart or a paragraph telling what change there are; but no more. Unless, of course, WotC is going to make it a 640 page book, for $30 no more.
KaeYoss 09-15-03, 04:38 PM	Originally posted by Gez Deities stats take up lots of place, because they have long huge list of feats, skills, and other abilities, plus spells usually; all that is then duplicated for the stats of the avatar; and honestly, those who do use deity stats enough to justify having them already made in a book rather than created by the DM, they also use the rules in the ELH and thus need to redo the deity stats anyway. If they use the short stat block, it won't be that bad. [B][QUOTE] In other words, I'm OK if deities are kept as a chart or a paragraph telling what change there are; but no more. [B][QUOTE] I think a small paragraph for those deities that had some changes are needed. Something like "Vhaeraun: Vhaeraun had a major influx of followers because of the silence of Lolth. The resulting power surge was sufficient to raise him to the status of intermediate Deity (DR 12)."