Your favorite deity

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:38 am

Please, no 'real world' religious discussions.

I'm wondering what your favorite deity is from Of Gods and Monsters (or another fantasy rpg sourcebook).

Go0gleplex · Post by **Go0gleplex** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:50 am

I don't have that particular book. But for conversation's sake: Greek= Athena. Norse= Tyre. Egyptian= Bast. Native American= Raven

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:19 am

Wodan.

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:28 am

Tough to pick one . .

Aihrde:

Corthain
Wenefar
Unklar
Aristobolus

Greek:

Heracles

Greyhawk:

Pelor
Heironeous
Celestian
St. Cuthbert
Zagyg
Murlynd

Norse:

Freya
Mjolnir

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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:35 am

I have no favorite diety from that sourcebook.

~⊙

alcyone · Post by **alcyone** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:58 am

They accidentally left out Maglubiyet and Blibdoolpoolp.

So, Maglubiyet or Blibdoolpoolp.

Jyrdan Fairblade · Post by **Jyrdan Fairblade** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:52 pm

Not in Gods and Monsters, but since I have a tattoo of his holy symbol, it’s got to be Moradin.

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:34 pm

None from the book, but an old PC that ascended. He's a god of both gnomes and dwarfs.

Rigon · Post by **Rigon** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:43 pm

Not sure if he's in OG&M, but I'm partial to Cernunos.

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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:36 am

Oops. Heh, just realized you were asking us to pick from OG&Ms!

Tell you what, though ~ the cover art is excellent and interior art goes from excellent to spectacular!!

Ancalagon · Post by **Ancalagon** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:47 am

slimykuotoan wrote:Please, no 'real world' religious discussions.

I'm wondering what your favorite deity is from Of Gods and Monsters (or another fantasy rpg sourcebook).

I'll take Odin and Thor... but only after fleshing them out with some Norse tales to make them a wee less sanitized than in the game books.

Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 2:51 am

Rhuvein wrote:Oops. Heh, just realized you were asking us to pick from OG&Ms!

Tell you what, though ~ the cover art is excellent and interior art goes from excellent to spectacular!!

Rgr that. I prefer the AD&D 1e deity write ups to OG&M, but love the artwork. Also, I like some of the weapons boons given to faithful etc in the book.

That said, of those Gods & Goddesses: Athena & Brigit top my list.

Captain_K · Post by **Captain_K** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:36 pm

"No real world religions", sorry got to take that bait... since they are ALL based on faith.. then religions of history are "real" too, just super low attendance at church ;}... heck, fantasy worlds and games have such detail and folks interested in them are so fervent in their believe, involvement, and "faith" I'd say they exceed most of my modern friends who attend a classic brick and mortar church of XYZ modern god(s).. all that aside:

Norse: Uller (got to love a bow toting skier) or Celtic Arawan (Gods of the dead rock) and many of the Dragon Mag Non-Human pantheons are pretty good for Non-Humans... Thief God for Halflings, or bow hunter for elves, or disease for Orcs... pretty fun gaming stuff in that "Best of The Dragon".

The original D&DG and the Dragon write ups I liked best.. I never liked the whole avatar business or PCs trying to kill gods...

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:16 am

No real world religious discussions.

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:47 pm

I've always liked a bunch: Set, Ra, Geb, Poseidon, and Heimdal.

Noooooo, I just realized there's no Hercules in Of Gods and Monsters!

No awesome half-god avatar?!!

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:30 pm

Yeah, there is actually a wide range I like, but Wodun/Odin is my favorite. My favorite over all pantheon in Of Gods and Monsters is the American Indian one. First write up I have seen that actually got me excited about possible story ideas.

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:47 pm

slimykuotoan wrote:Noooooo, I just realized there's no Hercules in Of Gods and Monsters!

Yeah, not sure why Jim didn't include him as he got an entry in Deities & Demigods!

Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:25 am

Rhuvein wrote:
slimykuotoan wrote:Noooooo, I just realized there's no Hercules in Of Gods and Monsters!
Yeah, not sure why Jim didn't include him as he got a entry in Deities & Demigods!

That is easy, because he is over rated !

alcyone · Post by **alcyone** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:42 am

Of the OGaM gods, I like all of the Gnome deities.

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:39 am

Lurker wrote:That is easy, because he is over rated !

Hercules pauses in his recreation to consider Lurker's hubris...

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:22 am

The real Heracles was a raging butt hole. IE the Mythological one written of, not the Disney versions. He even killed his first wife and kids, which they tried to blame on Hera.

Geoffrey McKinney · Post by **Geoffrey McKinney** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:25 pm

Shub-Niggurath: First published in The Dragon #12, then in the AD&D Deities & Demigods Cyclopedia, and finally in my own Carcosa.

Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:48 am

slimykuotoan wrote:
Lurker wrote:That is easy, because he is over rated !
Hercules pauses in his recreation to consider Lurker's hubris...

Whoooo little ole me .....

Arduin · Post by **Arduin** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:21 am

Treebore wrote:The real Heracles was a raging butt hole. IE the Mythological one written of, not the Disney versions. He even killed his first wife and kids, which they tried to blame on Hera.

Um, if you read the original Greek stories, it WAS Hera who caused him to go mad and slay his own family...

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:29 am

Treebore wrote:The real Heracles was a raging butt hole. IE the Mythological one written of, not the Disney versions. He even killed his first wife and kids, which they tried to blame on Hera.

You're siding with Hera?!!! Her evil knows no ends!

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 2:00 am

Arduin wrote:
Treebore wrote:The real Heracles was a raging butt hole. IE the Mythological one written of, not the Disney versions. He even killed his first wife and kids, which they tried to blame on Hera.
Um, if you read the original Greek stories, it WAS Hera who caused him to go mad and slay his own family...

so what your saying is, his PR firm was highly effective.

Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 2:08 am

Arduin wrote:
Treebore wrote:The real Heracles was a raging butt hole. IE the Mythological one written of, not the Disney versions. He even killed his first wife and kids, which they tried to blame on Hera.
Um, if you read the original Greek stories, it WAS Hera who caused him to go mad and slay his own family...

However, isn't he portrayed as a wine sot in some of the plays ... (good lord, I can't remember which one, my sinuses must be worse than I though or I've taken toooo many head cold pills today to be thinking clearly if I can't remember the Greek comedies...). If he is such a wine-o, couldn't he have done it himself and blamed Hera ...

slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:13 am

Yip, he was a braggart, drunk and awesome character full o' potential for campaigns.

Pat Payne · Post by **Pat Payne** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:47 pm

In fairness, not from OGAM, but my favorite RPG deity is Saint Cuthbert from Greyhawk.

"Stubborn heads are not made of glass." An awesome quote.

AGNKim · Post by **AGNKim** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:39 am

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