Appropriate dieties [Archive] - Wizards Community

Appropriate dieties [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Doctor12
04-07-07, 05:57 PM Anyone know who the appropriate Dieties for The Oriental Adventures Campaign setting would be?
Lord Gwydion
04-07-07, 08:51 PM Here (http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/asia/) is a good place to start looking.

Either borrow the actual deities of one or several of the mythos presented, or make your own that sorta resemble them.

I suppose you could try to modify Pelor, Gruumsh, and company to fit the bill, but I tend to just borrow actual Asian deities for my games.
Azzy
04-07-07, 10:31 PM I suppose you could try to modify Pelor, Gruumsh, and company to fit the bill

Using the core deities could work fairly easy enough--just a slight reflavouring is all you need. That got me thinking a bit, though.... Like reflavouring an extant "Occidental" setting to be more "Oriental."

Let's take Greyhawk, for example. The (former) Great Kingdom of Aerdy could take on a very Imperial Chinese flavour--with it's different dynasties (Cranden->Rax->Naelax) and monolithic nature. The Suel and the Scarlet Brotherhood could take a a fairly Indian (or even Southest Asian) flavour (with curry, no less) with its monks being yogin and its assassins being very Thuggee-like. Sunndi and the lands of the Iron League could take on some Korean-esque flavour, etc. The Baklunish lands could be left unchanged.

I definitely wouldn't try to map historical cultures too closely with the different nations/cultures of Greyhawk in lieu of using broad strokes and syncretism in the same style that Occidental cultures are currently applied to Greyhawk. More than anything the basic structure should be left as-is and facade replaced.

Why? To show that "D&D with funny hats" can A) retain cultural authenticity B) be applied with little change (mechanical or structural) to an extant setting and C) doesn't require being slavish to historical accuracy.
tedopon
04-09-07, 05:05 PM Can I get a W00T W00T for the Monkey King?
narukagami
04-09-07, 05:10 PM As I posted in another thread:
The "Legends and Lore" book for second edition contained Hindu, Chinese, and Japanese deities, and more. You can find a free text only version here! (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/LegendsAndLore.rtf)
spyone
04-12-07, 01:03 PM As I posted in another thread:
The "Legends and Lore" book for second edition contained Hindu, Chinese, and Japanese deities, and more. You can find a free text only version here! (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/LegendsAndLore.rtf)

First Edition had those, too. And there's a copy of the First Edition book in my local public library.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Doctor12 04-07-07, 05:57 PM	Anyone know who the appropriate Dieties for The Oriental Adventures Campaign setting would be?
Lord Gwydion 04-07-07, 08:51 PM	Here (http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/asia/) is a good place to start looking. Either borrow the actual deities of one or several of the mythos presented, or make your own that sorta resemble them. I suppose you could try to modify Pelor, Gruumsh, and company to fit the bill, but I tend to just borrow actual Asian deities for my games.
Azzy 04-07-07, 10:31 PM	I suppose you could try to modify Pelor, Gruumsh, and company to fit the bill Using the core deities could work fairly easy enough--just a slight reflavouring is all you need. That got me thinking a bit, though.... Like reflavouring an extant "Occidental" setting to be more "Oriental." Let's take Greyhawk, for example. The (former) Great Kingdom of Aerdy could take on a very Imperial Chinese flavour--with it's different dynasties (Cranden->Rax->Naelax) and monolithic nature. The Suel and the Scarlet Brotherhood could take a a fairly Indian (or even Southest Asian) flavour (with curry, no less) with its monks being yogin and its assassins being very Thuggee-like. Sunndi and the lands of the Iron League could take on some Korean-esque flavour, etc. The Baklunish lands could be left unchanged. I definitely wouldn't try to map historical cultures too closely with the different nations/cultures of Greyhawk in lieu of using broad strokes and syncretism in the same style that Occidental cultures are currently applied to Greyhawk. More than anything the basic structure should be left as-is and facade replaced. Why? To show that "D&D with funny hats" can A) retain cultural authenticity B) be applied with little change (mechanical or structural) to an extant setting and C) doesn't require being slavish to historical accuracy.
tedopon 04-09-07, 05:05 PM	Can I get a W00T W00T for the Monkey King?
narukagami 04-09-07, 05:10 PM	As I posted in another thread: The "Legends and Lore" book for second edition contained Hindu, Chinese, and Japanese deities, and more. You can find a free text only version here! (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/LegendsAndLore.rtf)
spyone 04-12-07, 01:03 PM	As I posted in another thread: The "Legends and Lore" book for second edition contained Hindu, Chinese, and Japanese deities, and more. You can find a free text only version here! (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/files/LegendsAndLore.rtf) First Edition had those, too. And there's a copy of the First Edition book in my local public library.