As I assigned domains to the sites on this polyhedron I started having ideas about how to interpret the results. I had started with the idea of four ‘elemental poles’ to the pantheon. The normal relationships between the elements (Air opposes Earth, Fire opposes Water) don’t seem to apply; if …
The elemental tetratheon is a pantheon for a larger, older culture that has discovered more concerns than the goblins. However, it is based on a small number of major gods, each with three aspects, and a slew of lesser gods that have narrower responsibilities. Creating the Elemental Tetratheon The polyhedral pantheon …
Of all the jhesiri gods, the aspects of Ramdzasha, Hadang Samptar epitomizes his worshipers. Alone of the the jhesiri gods he actually is worshiped by his followers because his demands align so well with their nature. Hadang Samptar Razing Hunter, Wandering Ravager Alignment chaotic evil Portfolios Rampage, senseless destruction, pillage and razing …
Not all that surprisingly, the ‘Crunchy Bits‘ are the simple part. Fleshing them out and providing more detail takes longer but I think provides more grist for application in play. The initial work on the pantheon took about an hour. The initial detail of each god takes me about an …
The jhesiri and the hilljacks are a couple groups of teratic goblins in a campaign I am working on. They share a pantheon, and I thought I would use it as an example in my upcoming book Echelon Explorations: Polyhedral Pantheons. In these articles I will demonstrate how I create …
I’ve learned more about the Polyhedral Pantheons methods than I knew when I started exploring the ideas. It’s time to organize, polish, and publish more formally. I aim to have it out next week. The working outline is: Introduction Process (Crunch-Oriented) Glossary (point, face, edge, node) Domain Allocation Subdomains Hybrid …
John Payne has been developing a pantheon using the polyhedral pantheons methods. He’s not done yet (the linked post is an introduction to a series of posts he is working on), but I’ve seen in private messages where he’s going with it and I’m pretty excited about it. He’s been gracious enough to allow …
Jonathan Roberts of Fantastic Maps (who worked on a little thing I linked to on the right) is working on a hex mapping web application. This morning I got access to it and put together a little map. Quickly. Pretty easily. There are some interface improvements to come, but overall I’m excited about …
This hybrid domain was originally posted as part of an article on Pathfinder subdomains (where you can see how I built it, as with Heavy Lifting: Guardian Domain). Abyss Domain (Hybrid) Associated Domains: Chaos, Evil Granted Powers: You are tainted by the powers of the abyss. Fury of the Abyss (Su): As a swift action, …
I like how the Defense subdomain (of the Protection domain) looks when applied to the War domain, shifting the focus so it’s a little less aggressive. I think this might be the start of a hybrid domain that would be suitable for more defensive combatants and guardians. Let’s see how …