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1d4chan>Stephenlucas600 at 19:55, 1 October 2020

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1d4chan>Stephenlucas600 at 14:43, 30 May 2020

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	'''Ao''' is the Overgod of the [[Forgotten Realms]] [[Spelljammer\|Crystal Sphere]] of the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] [[multiverse]]. As Overgod, he is, essentially, the God of Gods, the aloof and indifferent ruler over all deities who occasionally bestirs himself to smack them all upside the head when they do something he finds ~~unforgiveably~~ stupid.		'''Ao''' is the Overgod of the [[Forgotten Realms]] [[Spelljammer\|Crystal Sphere]] of the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] [[multiverse]]. As Overgod, he is, essentially, the God of Gods, the aloof and indifferent ruler over all deities who occasionally bestirs himself to smack them all upside the head when they do something he finds unforgivably stupid.

	Not to be confused with [[Io]], who is the Overgod of the [[Dragon]] deities, who we will get to in a minute.		Not to be confused with [[Io]], who is the Overgod of the [[Dragon]] deities, who we will get to in a minute.

	==History==		==History==
	Ao existed before Abeir-Toril, and was the one who created the crystal sphere containing world in it. After creating the sphere he simply left it as a timeless, gray void, from which [[Selûne]] and [[Shar]] emerged.		Ao existed before Abeir-Toril and was the one who created the crystal sphere containing the world in it. After creating the sphere he simply left it as a timeless, gray void, from which [[Selûne]] and [[Shar]] emerged.

	Early in Abeir-Toril's history, the "Gods" fought the "Primordials" in a war over who gets dominion over the mortal realms, called the ''Days of Thunder''. Ao himself apparently didn't pick a side, indicating that he is neither God nor Primordial himself. In any case, '''[[Io]]''', ''(who was called '''Asgorath''')'' was summoned to fight against the giant deity [[Annam]] and proceeded to throw a meteor at the planet, very nearly destroying it. Feeling that the game had finally gone too far, Ao finally interceded as referee, and decided to split the planet Abeir-Toril into two parts and spread them evenly between groups; the Primordials got Abeir, while the Gods got Toril and became the center stage for the Forgotten Realms from that point onwards.		Early in Abeir-Toril's history, the "Gods" fought the "Primordials" in a war over who gets dominion over the mortal realms, called the ''Days of Thunder''. Ao himself apparently didn't pick a side, indicating that he is neither God nor Primordial himself. In any case, '''[[Io]]''', ''(who was called '''Asgorath''')'' was summoned to fight against the giant deity [[Annam]] and proceeded to throw a meteor at the planet, very nearly destroying it. Feeling that the game had finally gone too far, Ao finally interceded as a referee, and decided to split the planet Abeir-Toril into two parts and spread them evenly between groups; the Primordials got Abeir, while the Gods got Toril and became the center stage for the Forgotten Realms from that point onwards.

	THE most significant event of that was the [[Time of Troubles]], when he expelled all of the gods bar [[Helm]] from the heavens over [[Bane]] and [[Myrkul]] stealing the Tablets of Fate. This was ultimately revealed to actually be an excuse and really he was just sick of how the gods were so indifferent to their followers' plights. When he did end the Time and let them back in, it was only after changing things so that their power levels now depended on the faith of mortals; if a god lost all of its followers, it would fade away into nothing, whilst the more followers that god had, the mightier it would grow. This did make the gods more attentive of their followers, but it also led to much more aggressive proselytizing, too.		THE most significant event of that was the [[Time of Troubles]], when he expelled all of the gods bar [[Helm]] from the heavens over [[Bane]] and [[Myrkul]] stealing the Tablets of Fate. This was ultimately revealed to actually be an excuse and really he was just sick of how the gods were so indifferent to their followers' plights. When he did end the Time and let them back in, it was only after changing things so that their power levels now depended on the faith of mortals; if a god lost all of its followers, it would fade away into nothing, whilst the more followers that god had, the mightier it would grow. This did make the gods more attentive of their followers, but it also led to much more aggressive proselytizing, too.

1d4chan>Stephenlucas600 at 14:41, 30 May 2020

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	'''Ao''' is the Overgod of the [[Forgotten Realms]] [[Spelljammer\|Crystal Sphere]] of the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] [[multiverse]]. As Overgod, he is, essentially, the God of Gods, the aloof and indifferent ruler over all deities who occasionally bestirs himself to smack them all upside the head when they do something he finds unforgiveably stupid.		'''Ao''' is the Overgod of the [[Forgotten Realms]] [[Spelljammer\|Crystal Sphere]] of the [[Dungeons & Dragons]] [[multiverse]]. As Overgod, he is, essentially, the God of Gods, the aloof and indifferent ruler over all deities who occasionally bestirs himself to smack them all upside the head when they do something he finds unforgiveably stupid.

1d4chan>The Hat That Was at 10:50, 18 March 2020

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	\|Symbol =		\|Symbol =
	\|Alignment = None (assumed True Neutral)		\|Alignment = None (assumed True Neutral)
			\|Aliases = The Hidden One, the One Who is Hidden, the Overgod
	\|Divine Rank = Overdeity		\|Divine Rank = Overdeity
	\|Pantheon = Faerûn		\|Pantheon = Faerûn

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History

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	Early in Abeir-Toril's history, the "Gods" fought the "Primordials" in a war over who gets dominion over the mortal realms, called the ''Days of Thunder''. Ao himself apparently didn't pick a side, indicating that he is neither God nor Primordial himself. In any case, '''[[Io]]''', ''(who was called '''Asgorath''')'' was summoned to fight against the giant deity [[Annam]] and proceeded to throw a meteor at the planet, very nearly destroying it. Feeling that the game had finally gone too far, Ao finally interceded as referee, and decided to split the planet Abeir-Toril into two parts and spread them evenly between groups; the Primordials got Abeir, while the Gods got Toril and became the center stage for the Forgotten Realms from that point onwards.		Early in Abeir-Toril's history, the "Gods" fought the "Primordials" in a war over who gets dominion over the mortal realms, called the ''Days of Thunder''. Ao himself apparently didn't pick a side, indicating that he is neither God nor Primordial himself. In any case, '''[[Io]]''', ''(who was called '''Asgorath''')'' was summoned to fight against the giant deity [[Annam]] and proceeded to throw a meteor at the planet, very nearly destroying it. Feeling that the game had finally gone too far, Ao finally interceded as referee, and decided to split the planet Abeir-Toril into two parts and spread them evenly between groups; the Primordials got Abeir, while the Gods got Toril and became the center stage for the Forgotten Realms from that point onwards.

	THE most significant event of that was the [[Time of Troubles]], when he expelled all of the gods bar [[Helm]] from the heavens over [[Bane]] and [[~~Bhaal~~]] stealing the Tablets of Fate. This was ultimately revealed to actually be an excuse and really he was just sick of how the gods were so indifferent to their followers' plights. When he did end the Time and let them back in, it was only after changing things so that their power levels now depended on the faith of mortals; if a god lost all of its followers, it would fade away into nothing, whilst the more followers that god had, the mightier it would grow. This did make the gods more attentive of their followers, but it also led to much more aggressive proselytizing, too.		THE most significant event of that was the [[Time of Troubles]], when he expelled all of the gods bar [[Helm]] from the heavens over [[Bane]] and [[Myrkul]] stealing the Tablets of Fate. This was ultimately revealed to actually be an excuse and really he was just sick of how the gods were so indifferent to their followers' plights. When he did end the Time and let them back in, it was only after changing things so that their power levels now depended on the faith of mortals; if a god lost all of its followers, it would fade away into nothing, whilst the more followers that god had, the mightier it would grow. This did make the gods more attentive of their followers, but it also led to much more aggressive proselytizing, too.

	==Worshippers==		==Worshippers==

1d4chan>Skadooshbag: /* Superior */

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Superior

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	==Superior==		==Superior==
	Despite being the Overgod of Toril, Ao has a superior he answers to. A luminous being whom he refers to as the [[GM\|Master]], who is in charge of other beings like Ao. He describes the Master's realm as a place before time, time at the edge of the universe, where millions of millions of assignments like his began and ended. A warm and cold entity, forgiving and harsh, with a gentle and admonishing voice-- a being that no one from this universe shall ever truly understand, or, likely, ''learn about''. Fans ~~think~~ this being is ~~actually supposed~~ to be the DM, [[Ed Greenwood]], or TSR/WotC.		Despite being the Overgod of Toril, Ao has a superior he answers to. A luminous being whom he refers to as the [[GM\|Master]], who is in charge of other beings like Ao. He describes the Master's realm as a place before time, time at the edge of the universe, where millions of millions of assignments like his began and ended. A warm and cold entity, forgiving and harsh, with a gentle and admonishing voice-- a being that no one from this universe shall ever truly understand, or, likely, ''learn about''. Fans have debated about who this being is meant to represent; some say the DM, some say [[Ed Greenwood]], some say TSR/WotC, some even think it's supposed to be the God of the real-life Abrahamic religions.

	{{D&D5e-FR-Deities}}		{{D&D5e-FR-Deities}}

1d4chan>Agiletek: /* Superior */

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Superior

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	==Superior==		==Superior==
	Despite being the Overgod of Toril, Ao has a superior he answers to. A luminous being whom he refers to as the [[GM\|Master]], who is in charge of other beings like Ao. He describes the Master's realm as a place before time, time at the edge of the universe, where millions of millions of assignments like his began and ended. A warm and cold entity, forgiving and harsh, with a gentle and admonishing voice-- a being that no one from this universe shall ever truly understand, or, likely, ''learn about''. ~~Some fans~~ think this being is actually supposed to be the DM.		Despite being the Overgod of Toril, Ao has a superior he answers to. A luminous being whom he refers to as the [[GM\|Master]], who is in charge of other beings like Ao. He describes the Master's realm as a place before time, time at the edge of the universe, where millions of millions of assignments like his began and ended. A warm and cold entity, forgiving and harsh, with a gentle and admonishing voice-- a being that no one from this universe shall ever truly understand, or, likely, ''learn about''. Fans think this being is actually supposed to be the DM, [[Ed Greenwood]], or TSR/WotC.

	{{D&D5e-FR-Deities}}		{{D&D5e-FR-Deities}}

1d4chan>Skadooshbag: /* Superior */ for clarity

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Superior: for clarity

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	==Superior==		==Superior==
	Despite being the Overgod of Toril, Ao has a superior he answers to. A luminous being whom he refers to as the [[GM\|Master]], who is in charge of other beings like Ao. He describes the Master's realm as a place before time, time at the edge of the universe, where millions of millions of assignments like his began and ended. A warm and cold entity, forgiving and harsh, with a gentle and admonishing voice-- a being that no one from this universe shall ever truly understand, or, likely, ''learn about''. Some ~~people~~ think this being is actually supposed to be the DM.		Despite being the Overgod of Toril, Ao has a superior he answers to. A luminous being whom he refers to as the [[GM\|Master]], who is in charge of other beings like Ao. He describes the Master's realm as a place before time, time at the edge of the universe, where millions of millions of assignments like his began and ended. A warm and cold entity, forgiving and harsh, with a gentle and admonishing voice-- a being that no one from this universe shall ever truly understand, or, likely, ''learn about''. Some fans think this being is actually supposed to be the DM.

	{{D&D5e-FR-Deities}}		{{D&D5e-FR-Deities}}

1d4chan>Skadooshbag: /* Superior */

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Superior

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	==Superior==		==Superior==
	Despite being the Overgod of Toril, Ao has a superior he answers to. A luminous being whom he refers to as the [[GM\|Master]], who is in charge of other beings like Ao. He describes the Master's realm as a place before time, time at the edge of the universe, where millions of millions of assignments like his began and ended. A warm and cold entity, forgiving and harsh, with a gentle and admonishing voice-- a being that no one from this universe shall ever truly understand, or, likely, ''learn about''.		Despite being the Overgod of Toril, Ao has a superior he answers to. A luminous being whom he refers to as the [[GM\|Master]], who is in charge of other beings like Ao. He describes the Master's realm as a place before time, time at the edge of the universe, where millions of millions of assignments like his began and ended. A warm and cold entity, forgiving and harsh, with a gentle and admonishing voice-- a being that no one from this universe shall ever truly understand, or, likely, ''learn about''. Some people think this being is actually supposed to be the DM.

	{{D&D5e-FR-Deities}}		{{D&D5e-FR-Deities}}