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#1
poder_miservel
Jul 29, 2009 21:05:49 Im planning to make my epic pcs deeply involved with some archdevils and the orc pantheon and their exarchs (they live in the luruar).

Any clues on Ilneval and yurtrus? If they are dead or just forgotten?
#2
lord_karsus
Jul 29, 2009 22:20:05 -Given that the FRCG makes no mention of either, nor have any other 4e products since then, that I am aware of, we'll use the given example that both are either dead, or have left Realmspace, causing their clergy to fall into shambles, and likely be absorbed by that of Gruumsh. Personally, though, I see no reason not to use either as if they were dead in your game, especially if you are "allowing" the Orc Pantheon to continue to exist. Ilneval to a much lesser degree, but Yurtrus embodied a very important concept in Orc life, and had an important role in the Orc Pantheon.
#3
LordManshoon
Jul 29, 2009 23:33:09
but Yurtrus embodied a very important concept in Orc life, and had an important role in the Orc Pantheon.

Not that the designers cared.
#4
lord_karsus
Jul 29, 2009 23:35:52 -Apparently not, but...

-Though, as was the case in that preview book Worlds and Monsters, we have a case of something that is important/relevant to the world, as opposed to something that is important/relevant to playing D&D in the setting. Though, death is something that would carry some weight in a D&D game, but not at the "expense" of having "too many deities", and racial deities at that; it'd go against their mantra to condense.
#5
chapien
Jul 29, 2009 23:55:49
Not that the designers cared.

When have the designers ever cared
#6
nightseer
Jul 30, 2009 7:59:07 Twisted Archfey, or twisted Primal Power. :D
#7
suin_bahhar_02
Jul 30, 2009 9:37:26 Ilneval is revealed to be an aspect of Vaprak, ogre god of greed and cunning, and Yurtrus one of Talona, the mother of poisons. *shrugs*
It's perhaps more fun to just keep them though. Make them a channel divinity power and give them a sphere of influence and you're good to go.

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#1 poder_miservel Jul 29, 2009 21:05:49	Im planning to make my epic pcs deeply involved with some archdevils and the orc pantheon and their exarchs (they live in the luruar). Any clues on Ilneval and yurtrus? If they are dead or just forgotten?
#2 lord_karsus Jul 29, 2009 22:20:05	-Given that the FRCG makes no mention of either, nor have any other 4e products since then, that I am aware of, we'll use the given example that both are either dead, or have left Realmspace, causing their clergy to fall into shambles, and likely be absorbed by that of Gruumsh. Personally, though, I see no reason not to use either as if they were dead in your game, especially if you are "allowing" the Orc Pantheon to continue to exist. Ilneval to a much lesser degree, but Yurtrus embodied a very important concept in Orc life, and had an important role in the Orc Pantheon.
#3 LordManshoon Jul 29, 2009 23:33:09	but Yurtrus embodied a very important concept in Orc life, and had an important role in the Orc Pantheon. Not that the designers cared.
#4 lord_karsus Jul 29, 2009 23:35:52	-Apparently not, but... -Though, as was the case in that preview book Worlds and Monsters, we have a case of something that is important/relevant to the world, as opposed to something that is important/relevant to playing D&D in the setting. Though, death is something that would carry some weight in a D&D game, but not at the "expense" of having "too many deities", and racial deities at that; it'd go against their mantra to condense.
#5 chapien Jul 29, 2009 23:55:49	Not that the designers cared. When have the designers ever cared
#6 nightseer Jul 30, 2009 7:59:07	Twisted Archfey, or twisted Primal Power. :D
#7 suin_bahhar_02 Jul 30, 2009 9:37:26	Ilneval is revealed to be an aspect of Vaprak, ogre god of greed and cunning, and Yurtrus one of Talona, the mother of poisons. shrugs It's perhaps more fun to just keep them though. Make them a channel divinity power and give them a sphere of influence and you're good to go.