In the 2021 A-Z Blog Challenge I took a run at Divine Trappings. Something of a follow up to Polyhedral Pantheons, Divine Trappings are descriptive elements that might be applied to a deity (and their associated religions) based on the domains assigned to that deity. I didn’t quite finish the …
There is another element that might be included in domain aspects: visions and portents. One of the elements from Dungeons & Dragons 3e’s Deities and Demigods that I had overlooked, deities have a ‘portfolio sense’. I may want to make it an element of the domain aspects. Demigods have a …
Considering how much time I’ve spent on the Echelon Reference Series, specifically capturing content from the Player Companions and especially from the Faiths of {Purity, Balance, Corruption} books, I really should have looked in them. The sections describing each deity, at least the more major ones, include the following subsections. …
Somehow, I almost forgot to talk about temples, shines, and other holy places. This is particularly ironic because I originally got the idea for Divine Trappings when I read Raging Swan’s Urban Dressing: Temples, which presents temple features based on domains and subdomains. Domain aspects don’t just apply to the …
The other day I discovered I need to change my Entity Template. It turns out that goals — which work very well in adventure design — might not be so great in world building. The reason surprised me when I understood why they didn’t fit. Goals are supposed to be …
Ah yes. Halfway through writing the post I wanted for ‘R’ day, and I realized it would be a much better renamed and used on ‘S’ day. One of the hazards of being me, it means I moved it and have to start over again. Bugger. Okay. The Pathfinder Roleplaying …
Quests and trials are structurally almost the same thing. A task of some sort is set before the questor/trial candidate, who will strive to complete it. The difference lies in the intent behind the task. A quest is to try to achieve something, working toward a goal or purpose. A …
For the first time in a week or so, I’m actually getting ahead of things! And this should be an easy one to write, too. A little over five years ago I published Polyhedral Pantheons, a PDF inspired by The Rose of the Prophet series by Margaret Weiss and Tracy …
The basic deity descriptions in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game are very basic indeed. Name, alignment, domains (and later, subdomains) assigned, and favored weapon. Some deities have expanded descriptions, needed to support some feats and prestige classes that grant power (including spell-like abilities) in exchange for performing obediences, ritualistic activities done …
I have basically two primary methods of naming deities. One is random selection, the other is thematically guided. The one I use is determined by my expectations and plans when I start. Since I often don’t know what those plans are and have no expectations, I fall back on my …
