Kol Korran
2015-01-31, 03:03 AM
Hey folks. I am running the Warath of the Righteous adventure path (My players will be reading this, so please no spoilers about what happens in the 3rd module and above). In the course of the path, the PCs gain Mythic rank, due to some major artifact imbuing them with it's powers.
The party has done quite impressive things, led an army to conquer an "unconquerable" fort, faced a deadly mythic trap and saved their troops and so on. They have gained some followers on the way (Not through the Leadership, but through roleplay). In short, they are becoming a legend fast, One of tyhem even have a small spreading cult to his name.
Some of my characters thought of maybe gaining the Divine Source mythic ability (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/mythic/mythic-heroes#TOC-Divine-Source-Su-), which basically enables their followers to gain spells and domains, as if the characters were deities! This has sprung up some debate, and some questions arose, which I'd love if you could answer:
1) What are the sources of Divine spells and domains on Golarion? Are these only the gods, or are there other sources? I know demon lords can give spells, can other entities do that?
2) How does one gain deity status in Golarion? I vaguely remember some mortals gained it through going through some test in some... stone?... What are the ways to gain such a power in Golarion? I'd like to incorporate something into the game, some event or such for them gaining such power, not just "Oh, you gained a mythic tier".
3) Is it possible to worship a group of god, or a small pantheon in Golarion, or do you have to worship only a single god? If the entire party decides to take this, can they be considered a small pantheon? Or if two of them decide upon it?
4) The divine source requires the first two domains to be alignment domains. Is that really necessary for other deities? I've taken a quick look through major deities (I don't have much time now), and it seems that most grant their alignment domains, but one of my players insist that many do not. Would using other domains, that do showcase the character's personality and such, be harming the concept too much?
5) Anything else I should know about such matters of divine power and followers in Golarion?
Again, my players will be reading this, so if you refer to the adventure path, please don't include anything of the 3rd module or above) Thanks in advance, Kol.
The party has done quite impressive things, led an army to conquer an "unconquerable" fort, faced a deadly mythic trap and saved their troops and so on. They have gained some followers on the way (Not through the Leadership, but through roleplay). In short, they are becoming a legend fast, One of tyhem even have a small spreading cult to his name.
Some of my characters thought of maybe gaining the Divine Source mythic ability (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/mythic/mythic-heroes#TOC-Divine-Source-Su-), which basically enables their followers to gain spells and domains, as if the characters were deities! This has sprung up some debate, and some questions arose, which I'd love if you could answer:
1) What are the sources of Divine spells and domains on Golarion? Are these only the gods, or are there other sources? I know demon lords can give spells, can other entities do that?
2) How does one gain deity status in Golarion? I vaguely remember some mortals gained it through going through some test in some... stone?... What are the ways to gain such a power in Golarion? I'd like to incorporate something into the game, some event or such for them gaining such power, not just "Oh, you gained a mythic tier".
3) Is it possible to worship a group of god, or a small pantheon in Golarion, or do you have to worship only a single god? If the entire party decides to take this, can they be considered a small pantheon? Or if two of them decide upon it?
4) The divine source requires the first two domains to be alignment domains. Is that really necessary for other deities? I've taken a quick look through major deities (I don't have much time now), and it seems that most grant their alignment domains, but one of my players insist that many do not. Would using other domains, that do showcase the character's personality and such, be harming the concept too much?
5) Anything else I should know about such matters of divine power and followers in Golarion?
Again, my players will be reading this, so if you refer to the adventure path, please don't include anything of the 3rd module or above) Thanks in advance, Kol.