Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
Maybe I’ve been playing too much Elden Ring, but I’m tempted to treat them as the same and use them as the D&D stand-in for the outer god of the Chaos Flame!
D&D General The Greyhawk Pantheon: How Greyhawk Approaches Deities (& Demigods)
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Parmandur
Book-Friend
I mean...does it? That was not the impression I got from the tines where the topic came up
in Princes of the Apocalypse or Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Jolly Ruby
Privateer
I'm glad the seeds of my blasphemy bought us another of your great Grayhawk posts! They're part of the reason why I'm excited about the Grayhawk reboot.
JEB
Legend
Each edition is its own canon at this point, so I guess pick which one has the interpretation you like and go with that: 1e (and 2e?) Greyhawk's separation, 3e Greyhawk and 4e canon's unified approach, or 5e's apparently restored separation. (Wonder which the 2024 core era will go with.)
TerraDave
5ever, or until 2024
I also wonder if all the information in the original dragon magazine articles was republished in the box set? I don’t think (all) the art was, maybe not all the full write ups.
Warpiglet-7
Cry havoc! And let slip the pigs of war!
I am playing a cleric of wee jas currently. Think we are about to hit 9th!
For many reasons I simply prefer the Greyhawk deities to many others. Their domains and mystique are where it’s at. I think Bane and…helm? Are interesting for FR but that is mostly it.
As to how are they used…in my campaign all gods can be worshipped but they all have small dying cults. The real action is with the archon a that follow the overgrown. Most deities are like saints and are not major players comparatively. So when it’s my turn to DM, you can bring what you want and reject the campaign deities.
That said, I even take Greyhawk deities into my pal’s very loose FR campaign. I don’t have to push too hard. Their cult is not a major player in the world and I accept that: but as I grow in power maybe their influence will grow as well!
Bottom line is I just never gelled with the FR pantheon post 1st edition.
I am not 100% sure as to why. I have a nice 3rd edition book about the gods (can’t think of the name) and the whisky weird art for many FR gods along with their general description left a bad taste.
Just not for me. Lathander, mystrs etc…looking at you
For many reasons I simply prefer the Greyhawk deities to many others. Their domains and mystique are where it’s at. I think Bane and…helm? Are interesting for FR but that is mostly it.
As to how are they used…in my campaign all gods can be worshipped but they all have small dying cults. The real action is with the archon a that follow the overgrown. Most deities are like saints and are not major players comparatively. So when it’s my turn to DM, you can bring what you want and reject the campaign deities.
That said, I even take Greyhawk deities into my pal’s very loose FR campaign. I don’t have to push too hard. Their cult is not a major player in the world and I accept that: but as I grow in power maybe their influence will grow as well!
Bottom line is I just never gelled with the FR pantheon post 1st edition.
I am not 100% sure as to why. I have a nice 3rd edition book about the gods (can’t think of the name) and the whisky weird art for many FR gods along with their general description left a bad taste.
Just not for me. Lathander, mystrs etc…looking at you
Voadam
Legend
There is no god art in the boxed set.
Here is the Murlynd entry from Dragon 71:
Here is his entry from the Boxed Set:
Here is Wastri from Dragon 71:
Here he is in the boxed set:
the Jester
Legend
Wastri's entry mentions the "Sacred Polystery". Does anyone know what a polystery is? I can't find a definition.
AdmundfortGeographer
Getting lost in fantasy maps
Maybe some clumsy neologism based off monastery?
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