Adamaro
2010-12-30, 06:46 AM
I am a DM who leads several different groups in a same world which - due to actions taken by PCs - experiences different changes. Recently, a very serious change happened and I’d appreciate some thoughts on how this new distribution of power (in divine pantheon) would in your opinion affect the world.
What happened:
Arcane casters got really powerful and wanted to spread all over the world, while dwarfs, mostly clerics of Moradin, opposed such expansion. Magic holocaust followed, leaving a blistering ruin of a world behind and almost all members of opposing factions dead. (permanently, no resurrection)
Due to their involvement in this war, many gods died also, so all of a sudden, a large portion of generic pantheon is missing. Generally, some gods were permanently killed (epic magic involved) and some retreated into seclusion. Due to all death and dying, the strongest diety became Nerull, actually abandoning his evil alignment and becoming a highly neutral aspect of death. It was in fact he who lent his knowledge of undoing life to the Serpent (old god, re-awakened by all arcane power released), master of magic who forged a Truedeath spell (Ranged touch attack. You die. No save, no resurrection, no way to wiggle out, no nada. Even if you are a god.) and let arcanists and gods duke it out with this monstrosity of a spell.
So, it is now an post-apocalyptic world. Here is the status on gods. Some are dead, some silent (inactive, secluded, fate unknown, etc … ) and some are active.
Dead gods: Corellon Larethian, Gruumsh, Heironeous, Hextor, Kord, Moradin, Pelor
Silent gods: Boccob, Ehlonna, Olidammara, St. Cuthbert, Wee Jas
Active gods:
Nerull: Arisen from petty trifle with other gods, Death incarnate now does nothing but thrives on all the death, released by the Arcane war and in part, heeds to calls of his followers
Erythnul The Survivor: One of the few gods who fought the evil side of pantheon and lived. Stronger then before, Erythnul does nothing but saws seeds of discord among sentient creatures to incite war and death.
Fharlanghn The Uncommitted: One of the gods who took no sides in the Arcane war. Due to many refugees and wondering creatures, a strong god, but not really an opposition to Nerull or Erythnul.
Garl Glittergold The Uncommitted: One of the gods who took no sides in the Arcane war. Due to his protection and their unmatched skill in art of creating constructs, most of gnomes had it pretty good during and after the Arcane war. Unconcerned with other races, Garl Glittergold, remains a neutral diety.
Obad-Hai, The Uncommitted, The Restorer: One of the gods who took no sides in the Arcane war. In despite the proportions of dying during the Arcane war, Obad-Hai sees this as a natural course of things. He is instrumental in providing the surviving world with new life and thus, new death, so he is not in opposition with overdiety, Nerull.
the Serpent: One of the gods who re-appeared during Arcane wars and co-forged Truedeath spell. A diety on-par with Nerull, but unintrigued in such competition. A patron of lizard species, who restored old powers of fallen lizard kingdoms and established a firm grip of dragons on the world.
Yondalla, , The Uncommitted: Another god who took no part in Arcane war, but is greatly revered by many in post-Arcane war world. Not really a competition to any of other gods.
Demigod of Rape, Soulblighter: A minor, yet dreaded demigod, released into the World during the Arcane War. His ability to corrupt all things was once feared even by gods, but, Demigod of Rape now remains a firm and feared entity in the world. His clerics and acolytes are feared and persecuted by most lawful, neutral and good societies.
What happened:
Arcane casters got really powerful and wanted to spread all over the world, while dwarfs, mostly clerics of Moradin, opposed such expansion. Magic holocaust followed, leaving a blistering ruin of a world behind and almost all members of opposing factions dead. (permanently, no resurrection)
Due to their involvement in this war, many gods died also, so all of a sudden, a large portion of generic pantheon is missing. Generally, some gods were permanently killed (epic magic involved) and some retreated into seclusion. Due to all death and dying, the strongest diety became Nerull, actually abandoning his evil alignment and becoming a highly neutral aspect of death. It was in fact he who lent his knowledge of undoing life to the Serpent (old god, re-awakened by all arcane power released), master of magic who forged a Truedeath spell (Ranged touch attack. You die. No save, no resurrection, no way to wiggle out, no nada. Even if you are a god.) and let arcanists and gods duke it out with this monstrosity of a spell.
So, it is now an post-apocalyptic world. Here is the status on gods. Some are dead, some silent (inactive, secluded, fate unknown, etc … ) and some are active.
Dead gods: Corellon Larethian, Gruumsh, Heironeous, Hextor, Kord, Moradin, Pelor
Silent gods: Boccob, Ehlonna, Olidammara, St. Cuthbert, Wee Jas
Active gods:
Nerull: Arisen from petty trifle with other gods, Death incarnate now does nothing but thrives on all the death, released by the Arcane war and in part, heeds to calls of his followers
Erythnul The Survivor: One of the few gods who fought the evil side of pantheon and lived. Stronger then before, Erythnul does nothing but saws seeds of discord among sentient creatures to incite war and death.
Fharlanghn The Uncommitted: One of the gods who took no sides in the Arcane war. Due to many refugees and wondering creatures, a strong god, but not really an opposition to Nerull or Erythnul.
Garl Glittergold The Uncommitted: One of the gods who took no sides in the Arcane war. Due to his protection and their unmatched skill in art of creating constructs, most of gnomes had it pretty good during and after the Arcane war. Unconcerned with other races, Garl Glittergold, remains a neutral diety.
Obad-Hai, The Uncommitted, The Restorer: One of the gods who took no sides in the Arcane war. In despite the proportions of dying during the Arcane war, Obad-Hai sees this as a natural course of things. He is instrumental in providing the surviving world with new life and thus, new death, so he is not in opposition with overdiety, Nerull.
the Serpent: One of the gods who re-appeared during Arcane wars and co-forged Truedeath spell. A diety on-par with Nerull, but unintrigued in such competition. A patron of lizard species, who restored old powers of fallen lizard kingdoms and established a firm grip of dragons on the world.
Yondalla, , The Uncommitted: Another god who took no part in Arcane war, but is greatly revered by many in post-Arcane war world. Not really a competition to any of other gods.
Demigod of Rape, Soulblighter: A minor, yet dreaded demigod, released into the World during the Arcane War. His ability to corrupt all things was once feared even by gods, but, Demigod of Rape now remains a firm and feared entity in the world. His clerics and acolytes are feared and persecuted by most lawful, neutral and good societies.