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Gods as mortal characters

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#1
Houndstooth
Apr 26, 2011 10:03:15 My homebrew world is one where the characters are very firmiliar with what goes on around them. Like Eberron there are news papers and thus there are celebrities in the world.
I am using the Eberron Gods, but unbenounced to the players the Gods are not real, and the divine power in the world comes from the church.

All that aside, my players are typicaly core D&D and FR players and are firmiliar with the Core Pantheon, and Forgotten Realms Pantheon, so I thought of taking those gods, and turning them into NPCS.

So Erathis might be a King or Merchant Lord, who not only is a great inventor, but has used his wealth and influance to fight for the expansion of city walls and taking over of savage lands. You do not praise him as a god, but as a young man you may have seen him in your home town meeting with your uncle, or perhaps you were a waiter at a Ball for which he was a guest speaker, and he made a profound impression on you.

The Raven Queen, might be a witch that lives in the north, looking to expand her power, and has a different view of life, death and fate. The locals who live in the shadow of her territory try to ignor that she sends her minions to steal the dead.

Avandra is the most well known and most sucsessful adventurer. Stories of her are everywhere and meeting her is the dream of most youth in the world.

So who is your favorit deity, and how would you turn them into a mortal NPC in this way. There is no suggested lvl, and no setting or deity is off limits aside from Eberron.
Thanks
#2
yellowdingo
Apr 26, 2011 18:08:30 I like Barzilluth. he is a Bugbear who achieved immortality by beating up Wizards (and then their immortal Patron) to become immortal. He did it with a Mace (or a morning star). He wasnt Evil...He was Chaotic but i guess he just didnt like Wizards. The nature of the quest for immortality in Mystara was that you as a wizard had to dominate all other wizards in a thousand mile radius.

He would be pretty easy to turn into a Brutal warlord hunting down Wizards and 'dominating' them.
#3
Houndstooth
Apr 27, 2011 20:40:36 Thanks Yello I like that a lot, there is a group of Wizards in my setting which play an important role at the end of heroic and begining of paragon, and stopping Barzilluth will be a good way to gain favor with them.
The head of the Wizards order also now holds the tile Mystra.
One of my players has suggested Kelemvore run a chair of funeral homes and run the death business in a couple regions, and that Loth be an actual giant spider. Things are coming along nicely.
#4
barvas
Apr 28, 2011 15:01:35 On storm-tossed nights along the Miere Rhuann, footsteps echo on the stones of the Widow's Keep and the common folk say it is Nesirie waiting for the Sea King Masetius, her true love, to return from war. But full five fathoms deep he lies, and she too has long since passed. But those who venture see her there, and on such nights the windows of Aerenwe Town glow dimly with candle lights. It is a show of solidarity to the Mourning Lady, but is as much a silent hope that their fisherfolk and they are spared a similar fate.
#5
Mythril_Sage
May 04, 2011 19:05:40 Thank You! You've inspired my thoughts. I see the Dnd gods as actually Demi-Gods, Mortals-become-Immortals, and Supernatural beings of great power/influence. They're fallible, limited, Legendary, and down-to-earth(most of them). I see many of them as being relatable and understandable, while also being revered, feared, and worshiped... whether or not they want or like it.
#6
Mythril_Sage
Jun 10, 2011 14:34:06 Moradin was the founder of the Dwarven culture and heritage that is known today.

Moradin is such a hero to his people that he is spoken of with reverence and respect.

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#1 Houndstooth Apr 26, 2011 10:03:15	My homebrew world is one where the characters are very firmiliar with what goes on around them. Like Eberron there are news papers and thus there are celebrities in the world. I am using the Eberron Gods, but unbenounced to the players the Gods are not real, and the divine power in the world comes from the church. All that aside, my players are typicaly core D&D and FR players and are firmiliar with the Core Pantheon, and Forgotten Realms Pantheon, so I thought of taking those gods, and turning them into NPCS. So Erathis might be a King or Merchant Lord, who not only is a great inventor, but has used his wealth and influance to fight for the expansion of city walls and taking over of savage lands. You do not praise him as a god, but as a young man you may have seen him in your home town meeting with your uncle, or perhaps you were a waiter at a Ball for which he was a guest speaker, and he made a profound impression on you. The Raven Queen, might be a witch that lives in the north, looking to expand her power, and has a different view of life, death and fate. The locals who live in the shadow of her territory try to ignor that she sends her minions to steal the dead. Avandra is the most well known and most sucsessful adventurer. Stories of her are everywhere and meeting her is the dream of most youth in the world. So who is your favorit deity, and how would you turn them into a mortal NPC in this way. There is no suggested lvl, and no setting or deity is off limits aside from Eberron. Thanks
#2 yellowdingo Apr 26, 2011 18:08:30	I like Barzilluth. he is a Bugbear who achieved immortality by beating up Wizards (and then their immortal Patron) to become immortal. He did it with a Mace (or a morning star). He wasnt Evil...He was Chaotic but i guess he just didnt like Wizards. The nature of the quest for immortality in Mystara was that you as a wizard had to dominate all other wizards in a thousand mile radius. He would be pretty easy to turn into a Brutal warlord hunting down Wizards and 'dominating' them.
#3 Houndstooth Apr 27, 2011 20:40:36	Thanks Yello I like that a lot, there is a group of Wizards in my setting which play an important role at the end of heroic and begining of paragon, and stopping Barzilluth will be a good way to gain favor with them. The head of the Wizards order also now holds the tile Mystra. One of my players has suggested Kelemvore run a chair of funeral homes and run the death business in a couple regions, and that Loth be an actual giant spider. Things are coming along nicely.
#4 barvas Apr 28, 2011 15:01:35	On storm-tossed nights along the Miere Rhuann, footsteps echo on the stones of the Widow's Keep and the common folk say it is Nesirie waiting for the Sea King Masetius, her true love, to return from war. But full five fathoms deep he lies, and she too has long since passed. But those who venture see her there, and on such nights the windows of Aerenwe Town glow dimly with candle lights. It is a show of solidarity to the Mourning Lady, but is as much a silent hope that their fisherfolk and they are spared a similar fate.
#5 Mythril_Sage May 04, 2011 19:05:40	Thank You! You've inspired my thoughts. I see the Dnd gods as actually Demi-Gods, Mortals-become-Immortals, and Supernatural beings of great power/influence. They're fallible, limited, Legendary, and down-to-earth(most of them). I see many of them as being relatable and understandable, while also being revered, feared, and worshiped... whether or not they want or like it.
#6 Mythril_Sage Jun 10, 2011 14:34:06	Moradin was the founder of the Dwarven culture and heritage that is known today. Moradin is such a hero to his people that he is spoken of with reverence and respect.