Marcelinari
2015-03-22, 06:58 PM
So, ever since D&D 5e came out I've been slowly working on a new campaign setting, to differentiate it from my Pathfinder games. Most of the nitty-gritty details, like races and countries, I'm fairly confident about, but I've always had problems working out a schema for what the gods of any particular setting should look like.
I finally decided that the gods should be based around the Cleric's domains (of which he gets one, FYI), and that each unique pair of domains describes its own god. With eight domains (Death, Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, War), that makes... 28 gods.
So, without further ado, here are each of the domains, and the gods that share them. Note that you'll find more and more repeats as you go through; this is intentional.
Death + Knowledge; The Deity of Magic, Chekh
Death + Life; The Deity of Thresholds and Rebirth, Denjir
Death + Light; The Deity of Dusk, Levvil
Death + Nature; The Deity of the Hunt, Noet
Death + Tempest; The Deity of Calamity, Eiris
Death + Trickery; The Deity of Opposition, Zipar
Death + War; The Deity of Warfare, Brand
Knowledge + Death; The Deity of Magic, Chekh
Knowledge + Life; The Deity of Medicine, Kein
Knowledge + Light; The Deity of Discovery and Inspiration, Gyers
Knowledge + Nature; The Deity of Earth, Cleff
Knowledge + Tempest; The Deity of the Sea and Sailors, Walibi
Knowledge + Trickery; The Deity of Thieves and Lies, Harrt
Knowledge + War; The Deity of Strategy, Tawar
Life + Death; The Deity of Thresholds and Rebirth, Denjir
Life + Knowledge; The Deity of Medicine, Kein
Life + Light; The Deity of Dawn, Seram
Life + Nature; The Deity of Fertility, Tayzed
Life + Tempest; The Deity of Love and Emotion, Ankall
Life + Trickery; The Deity of Good Fortune, Skina
Life + War; The Deity of Soldiers, Dreyve
Light + Death; The Deity of Dusk, Levvil
Light + Knowledge; The Deity of Discovery and Inspiration, Gyers
Light + Life; The Deity of Dawn, Seram
Light + Nature; The Deity of the Sun, Farruk
Light + Tempest; The Deity of Justice and Vengeance, Epok
Light + Trickery; The Deity of Fire + Shadow, Difram
Light + War; The Deity of Valour, Hawah
Nature + Death; The Deity of the Hunt, Noet
Nature + Knowledge; The Deity of Earth, Cleff
Nature + Life; The Deity of Fertility, Tayzed
Nature + Light; The Deity of the Sun, Farruk
Nature + Tempest; The Deity of Storms and Weather, Debutor
Nature + Trickery; The Deity of Ill Fortune, Dinnay
Nature + War; The Deity of Empire, Whint
Tempest + Death; The Deity of Calamity, Eiris
Tempest + Knowledge; The Deity of the Sea and Sailors, Walibi
Tempest + Life; The Deity of Love and Emotion, Ankall
Tempest + Light; The Deity of Justice and Vengeance, Epok
Tempest + Nature; The Deity of Storms and Weather, Debutor
Tempest + Trickery; The Deity of Disorder and Chaos, Rethum
Tempest + War; The Deity of Fury and Might, Deshanar
Trickery + Death; The Deity of Opposition, Zipar
Trickery + Knowledge; The Deity of Thieves and Lies, Harrt
Trickery + Life; The Deity of Good Fortune, Skina
Trickery + Light; The Deity of Fire and Shadow, Difram
Trickery + Nature; The Deity of Ill Fortune, Dinnay
Trickery + Tempest; The Deity of Disorder and Chaos, Rethum
Trickery + War; The Deity of Betrayal, Lakh
War + Death; The Deity of Warfare, Brand
War + Knowledge; The Deity of Strategy, Tawar
War + Life; The Deity of Soldiers, Dreyve
War + Light; The Deity of Valour, Hawah
War + Nature; The Deity of Empire, Whint
War + Tempest; The Deity of Fury and Might, Deshanar
War + Trickery; The Deity of Betrayal, Lakh
Theres not a lot of meat here, but I encourage everyone to come up with little stories or favourite behaviours. If you think a Deity inadequately describes its Domains, please let me know and help me figure out another epithet. Likewise, if you think there should probably be a deity who covers a certain aspect, and one doesn't exist, please suggest it and a pair of complementary domains.
I finally decided that the gods should be based around the Cleric's domains (of which he gets one, FYI), and that each unique pair of domains describes its own god. With eight domains (Death, Knowledge, Life, Light, Nature, Tempest, Trickery, War), that makes... 28 gods.
So, without further ado, here are each of the domains, and the gods that share them. Note that you'll find more and more repeats as you go through; this is intentional.
Death + Knowledge; The Deity of Magic, Chekh
Death + Life; The Deity of Thresholds and Rebirth, Denjir
Death + Light; The Deity of Dusk, Levvil
Death + Nature; The Deity of the Hunt, Noet
Death + Tempest; The Deity of Calamity, Eiris
Death + Trickery; The Deity of Opposition, Zipar
Death + War; The Deity of Warfare, Brand
Knowledge + Death; The Deity of Magic, Chekh
Knowledge + Life; The Deity of Medicine, Kein
Knowledge + Light; The Deity of Discovery and Inspiration, Gyers
Knowledge + Nature; The Deity of Earth, Cleff
Knowledge + Tempest; The Deity of the Sea and Sailors, Walibi
Knowledge + Trickery; The Deity of Thieves and Lies, Harrt
Knowledge + War; The Deity of Strategy, Tawar
Life + Death; The Deity of Thresholds and Rebirth, Denjir
Life + Knowledge; The Deity of Medicine, Kein
Life + Light; The Deity of Dawn, Seram
Life + Nature; The Deity of Fertility, Tayzed
Life + Tempest; The Deity of Love and Emotion, Ankall
Life + Trickery; The Deity of Good Fortune, Skina
Life + War; The Deity of Soldiers, Dreyve
Light + Death; The Deity of Dusk, Levvil
Light + Knowledge; The Deity of Discovery and Inspiration, Gyers
Light + Life; The Deity of Dawn, Seram
Light + Nature; The Deity of the Sun, Farruk
Light + Tempest; The Deity of Justice and Vengeance, Epok
Light + Trickery; The Deity of Fire + Shadow, Difram
Light + War; The Deity of Valour, Hawah
Nature + Death; The Deity of the Hunt, Noet
Nature + Knowledge; The Deity of Earth, Cleff
Nature + Life; The Deity of Fertility, Tayzed
Nature + Light; The Deity of the Sun, Farruk
Nature + Tempest; The Deity of Storms and Weather, Debutor
Nature + Trickery; The Deity of Ill Fortune, Dinnay
Nature + War; The Deity of Empire, Whint
Tempest + Death; The Deity of Calamity, Eiris
Tempest + Knowledge; The Deity of the Sea and Sailors, Walibi
Tempest + Life; The Deity of Love and Emotion, Ankall
Tempest + Light; The Deity of Justice and Vengeance, Epok
Tempest + Nature; The Deity of Storms and Weather, Debutor
Tempest + Trickery; The Deity of Disorder and Chaos, Rethum
Tempest + War; The Deity of Fury and Might, Deshanar
Trickery + Death; The Deity of Opposition, Zipar
Trickery + Knowledge; The Deity of Thieves and Lies, Harrt
Trickery + Life; The Deity of Good Fortune, Skina
Trickery + Light; The Deity of Fire and Shadow, Difram
Trickery + Nature; The Deity of Ill Fortune, Dinnay
Trickery + Tempest; The Deity of Disorder and Chaos, Rethum
Trickery + War; The Deity of Betrayal, Lakh
War + Death; The Deity of Warfare, Brand
War + Knowledge; The Deity of Strategy, Tawar
War + Life; The Deity of Soldiers, Dreyve
War + Light; The Deity of Valour, Hawah
War + Nature; The Deity of Empire, Whint
War + Tempest; The Deity of Fury and Might, Deshanar
War + Trickery; The Deity of Betrayal, Lakh
Theres not a lot of meat here, but I encourage everyone to come up with little stories or favourite behaviours. If you think a Deity inadequately describes its Domains, please let me know and help me figure out another epithet. Likewise, if you think there should probably be a deity who covers a certain aspect, and one doesn't exist, please suggest it and a pair of complementary domains.