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1d4chan>Piroko: /* Gods in Fantasy and Science Fiction */

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Gods in Fantasy and Science Fiction

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	==Gods in Fantasy and Science Fiction==		==Gods in Fantasy and Science Fiction==
	*'''Eru Ilúvatar:''' Supreme creator of the [[Lord of the Rings]] [[Middle Earth\|Universe]], though much of creation was actually done by his lesser creations, the [[Ainur]].		*'''Eru Ilúvatar:''' Supreme[[Tom Bombadil\|{?)]] creator of the [[Lord of the Rings]] [[Middle Earth\|Universe]], though much of creation was actually done by his lesser creations, the [[Ainur]].
	*'''Crom:''' Chief god of the Cimmerian pantheon, [[Conan]] invokes his name often. Doesn't really listen to prayers as he despises weakness.		*'''Crom:''' Chief god of the Cimmerian pantheon, [[Conan]] invokes his name often. Doesn't really listen to prayers as he despises weakness.
	*'''The Elder God:''' An entity in the Legacy of Kain [[video game]] series, manages the wheel of fate where all souls go to be reincarnated. Jury's out on whether it is a god, but so far it is the most powerful entity encountered in the setting, and some people worship it as a god.		*'''The Elder God:''' An entity in the Legacy of Kain [[video game]] series, manages the wheel of fate where all souls go to be reincarnated. Jury's out on whether it is a god, but so far it is the most powerful entity encountered in the setting, and some people worship it as a god.

1d4chan>The Hat That Was: /* Greyhawk */

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	===Greyhawk===		===Greyhawk===
	[[Greyhawk]] is a bit closer to real life, in that each of the human races/ethnicities has their own pantheon of gods, but just as the ethnicities have mixed with each other, so have the pantheons. Most follow a mixture Flan, Oeridian, and Suloise gods, with the rare Baklunish god in there.		[[Greyhawk]] is a bit closer to real life, in that each of the human races/ethnicities has their own pantheon of gods, but just as the ethnicities have mixed with each other, so have the pantheons. Most follow a mixture of Flan, Oeridian, and Suloise gods, with the rare Baklunish god in there.

	===Krynn===		===Krynn===

1d4chan>The Hat That Was: /* Gods in D&D */

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Gods in D&D

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	Pretty much every setting has some sort of fantasy pantheon, since gods are usually required for clerics and paladins to get their God-given powers. Still, some manage to put a twist on the typical formula.		Pretty much every setting has some sort of fantasy pantheon, since gods are usually required for clerics and paladins to get their God-given powers. Still, some manage to put a twist on the typical formula.

			===Dark Sun===
			Athas of the [[Dark Sun]] setting is an interesting variation in that it's one of the very few settings where gods very definitely don't exist. Depending on the setting you prefer, they either noped straight outta there when they saw how fucked up the world was or were all killed by the [[Archomental\|Primordial]]s. In their absence, clerics get their power from the [[Elemental Planes]].

			===Eberron===
			[[Eberron]] leaves it mainly ambiguous, as the gods don't really act directly. Ever, so they might not exist. Clerics and paladins do get magical powers, but it stems from belief, not actual God-given poets. This works so that even followers of religions known out of character to be scams, like Cults and [[Path of Inspiration]], can get spells, as can [[Heretic]]s.

	===Forgotten Realms===		===Forgotten Realms===
	The [[Forgotten Realms]] have a truly ridiculous amount of gods, with each race (except humans) having their own pantheon, and each continent is the exclusive turf of a non-racial pantheon. The only one of real interest, however, is the ~~Faerunian~~ pantheon. That's where you have Mystra, Helm, Deneir, and all the other cool guys. The only time the gods really did anything unusual was that one time they came down to solve their petty squabbles in ~~Faerun~~. In terms of religion, the world of the Forgotten Realms may be strict, as people are required to believe and follow one of the many deities in order to be brought into their paradises.		The [[Forgotten Realms]] have a truly ridiculous amount of gods, with each race (except humans) having their own pantheon, and each continent is the exclusive turf of a non-racial pantheon. The only one of real interest, however, is the Faerûnian pantheon. That's where you have [[Mystra]], [[Helm]], [[Deneir]], and all the other cool guys. The only time the gods really did anything unusual was that one time they came down to solve their petty squabbles in Faerûn. In terms of religion, the world of the Forgotten Realms may be strict, as people are required to believe and follow one of the many deities in order to be brought into their paradises.

	Three particular deities, [[Ilmater]], [[Tyr]] (from Norse mythology!), and [[Torm]] are venerated as the Triad.		Three particular deities, [[Ilmater]], [[Tyr]] (from Norse mythology!), and [[Torm]] are venerated as the Triad.
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	The deities of the Realms are a unique blend of "homegrown" deities and gods from historical polytheistic pantheons, which in older editions is often directly said to be a result of those gods choosing to give up on Earth and go looking for a powerbase in the Realms when monotheism began taking over.		The deities of the Realms are a unique blend of "homegrown" deities and gods from historical polytheistic pantheons, which in older editions is often directly said to be a result of those gods choosing to give up on Earth and go looking for a powerbase in the Realms when monotheism began taking over.

			===Greyhawk===
			[[Greyhawk]] is a bit closer to real life, in that each of the human races/ethnicities has their own pantheon of gods, but just as the ethnicities have mixed with each other, so have the pantheons. Most follow a mixture Flan, Oeridian, and Suloise gods, with the rare Baklunish god in there.

	===Krynn===		===Krynn===
	[[Dragonlance\|Krynn]] stands out compared to the [[Forgotten Realms]] and [[Greyhawk]] in how ''small'' its pantheon is. Oh, it's still pretty big, even dividing itself internally into three alignment-based sub-pantheons (Good, Evil, Neutral), but the list is far smaller than that of the other two big settings. Another major unique element is that there's no racial or cultural pantheon list - well, they ''exist'', but they're explicitly just mortals putting alternative names and looks on the real gods.		[[Dragonlance\|Krynn]] stands out compared to the [[Forgotten Realms]] and [[Greyhawk]] in how ''small'' its pantheon is. Oh, it's still pretty big, even dividing itself internally into three alignment-based sub-pantheons (Good, Evil, Neutral), but the list is far smaller than that of the other two big settings. Another major unique element is that there's no racial or cultural pantheon list - well, they ''exist'', but they're explicitly just mortals putting alternative names and looks on the real gods.

	~~===Athas of the Dark Sun===~~
	Athas of the [[Dark Sun]] setting is an interesting variation in that it's one of the very few settings where gods very definitely don't exist. Depending on the setting you prefer, they either noped straight outta there when they saw how fucked up the world was or were all killed by the [[Archomental\|Primordial]]s. In their absence, clerics get their power from the [[Elemental Planes]].

	===Masque of the Red Death===		===Masque of the Red Death===
	On [[Masque of the Red Death\|Gothic Earth]] there is no character class linked to deities, unless one decides to count the antagonistic Red Death as a deity, which would make all spellcasters so to a degree. The sole divine caster class, Mystic, draws their power from understanding the spirit world. Gothic Earth is still Earth however, so all religions around in the late 1800s do exist there, just without mechanical power. By contrast, D&D's ''other'' Urban Fantasy setting, [[Urban Arcana]], allows any deity from Earthly religion to grant spells to faithful, but also allows the same of deities of Shadowkind that have fallen to Earth. [[Dark Matter]], which D&D briefly adopted as a campaign setting, features "functional religion" as a provable enough fact and has magic from both dark cults and a Christian secret society explicitly exist (with other sources presumable). Unlike arcane magic, divine magic is not fully documented and replicateable on demand, at least not by the Hoffman Institute that serves as the default viewpoint/PC employer.		On [[Masque of the Red Death\|Gothic Earth]] there is no character class linked to deities, unless one decides to count the antagonistic Red Death as a deity, which would make all spellcasters so to a degree. The sole divine caster class, Mystic, draws their power from understanding the spirit world. Gothic Earth is still Earth however, so all religions around in the late 1800s do exist there, just without mechanical power. By contrast, D&D's ''other'' Urban Fantasy setting, [[Urban Arcana]], allows any deity from Earthly religion to grant spells to faithful, but also allows the same of deities of Shadowkind that have fallen to Earth. [[Dark Matter]], which D&D briefly adopted as a campaign setting, features "functional religion" as a provable enough fact and has magic from both dark cults and a Christian secret society explicitly exist (with other sources presumable). Unlike arcane magic, divine magic is not fully documented and replicateable on demand, at least not by the Hoffman Institute that serves as the default viewpoint/PC employer.

	~~===Eberron===~~
	[[Eberron]] leaves it mainly ambiguous, as the gods don't really act directly. Ever, so they might not exist. Clerics and paladins do get magical powers, but it stems from belief, not actual God-given poets. This works so that even followers of religions known out of character to be scams, like Cults and [[Path of Inspiration]], can get spells, as can [[Heretic]]s.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

1d4chan>PulauKakatua19: /* Gods in Warhammer Fantasy */

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Gods in Warhammer Fantasy

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	==Gods in Warhammer Fantasy==		==Gods in Warhammer Fantasy==
	''See also: [[Warhammer Fantasy Gods]]''		''See also: [[Warhammer Fantasy Gods]], [[Chaos Gods]] (for more Chaos deities)''

	*'''The 4 [[Chaos Gods]]:''' duh		*'''The 4 [[Chaos Gods]]:''' duh

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: /* Gods in D&D */

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Gods in D&D

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	===Forgotten Realms===		===Forgotten Realms===
	The Forgotten Realms have a truly ridiculous amount of gods, with each race (except humans) having their own pantheon, and each ~~contentnat~~ is the exclusive turf of a non-racial pantheon. The only one of real interest, however, is the Faerunian pantheon. That's where you have Mystra, Helm, Deneir, and all the other cool guys. The only time the gods really did anything unusual was that one time they came down to solve their petty squabbles in Faerun. In terms of religion, the world of the Forgotten Realms may be strict, as people are required to believe and follow one of the many deities in order to be brought into their paradises.		The [[Forgotten Realms]] have a truly ridiculous amount of gods, with each race (except humans) having their own pantheon, and each continent is the exclusive turf of a non-racial pantheon. The only one of real interest, however, is the Faerunian pantheon. That's where you have Mystra, Helm, Deneir, and all the other cool guys. The only time the gods really did anything unusual was that one time they came down to solve their petty squabbles in Faerun. In terms of religion, the world of the Forgotten Realms may be strict, as people are required to believe and follow one of the many deities in order to be brought into their paradises.

	Three particular deities, [[Ilmater]], [[Tyr]] (from Norse mythology!), and [[Torm]] are venerated as the Triad.		Three particular deities, [[Ilmater]], [[Tyr]] (from Norse mythology!), and [[Torm]] are venerated as the Triad.

	Those who have no gods are known as the Faithless - they were atheists or people who lost their patron deity either by being rejected, or their patron god has died. They would face a worse fate, for their souls would be doomed by the death god [[Myrkul]] to be melded into a wall around the City of the Dead. Occasionally, demons would steal souls from the wall to create more demons.		Those who have no gods are known as the Faithless - they were atheists or people who lost their patron deity either by being rejected, or their patron god has died. They would face a worse fate, for their souls would be doomed by the death god [[Myrkul]] to be melded into a wall around the City of the Dead. Occasionally, demons would steal souls from the wall to create more demons.

			The deities of the Realms are a unique blend of "homegrown" deities and gods from historical polytheistic pantheons, which in older editions is often directly said to be a result of those gods choosing to give up on Earth and go looking for a powerbase in the Realms when monotheism began taking over.

			===Krynn===
			[[Dragonlance\|Krynn]] stands out compared to the [[Forgotten Realms]] and [[Greyhawk]] in how ''small'' its pantheon is. Oh, it's still pretty big, even dividing itself internally into three alignment-based sub-pantheons (Good, Evil, Neutral), but the list is far smaller than that of the other two big settings. Another major unique element is that there's no racial or cultural pantheon list - well, they ''exist'', but they're explicitly just mortals putting alternative names and looks on the real gods.

	===Athas of the Dark Sun===		===Athas of the Dark Sun===
	Athas of the Dark Sun setting is an interesting variation in that it's one of the very few settings where gods very definitely don't exist. Depending on the setting you prefer, they either noped straight outta there when they saw how fucked up the world was or were all killed by the [[Archomental\|Primordial]]s. In their absence, clerics get their power from the [[Elemental Planes]].		Athas of the [[Dark Sun]] setting is an interesting variation in that it's one of the very few settings where gods very definitely don't exist. Depending on the setting you prefer, they either noped straight outta there when they saw how fucked up the world was or were all killed by the [[Archomental\|Primordial]]s. In their absence, clerics get their power from the [[Elemental Planes]].

	===Masque of the Red Death===		===Masque of the Red Death===

1d4chan>Veritos Halm: /* Gods in Fantasy and Science Fiction */

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Gods in Fantasy and Science Fiction

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	==Gods in Fantasy and Science Fiction==		==Gods in Fantasy and Science Fiction==
	*'''Eru Ilúvatar:''' Supreme creator of the [[Lord of the Rings]] ~~universe~~, though much of creation was actually done by his lesser creations, the [[Ainur]].		*'''Eru Ilúvatar:''' Supreme creator of the [[Lord of the Rings]] [[Middle Earth\|Universe]], though much of creation was actually done by his lesser creations, the [[Ainur]].
	*'''Crom:''' Chief god of the Cimmerian pantheon, [[Conan]] invokes his name often. Doesn't really listen to prayers as he despises weakness.		*'''Crom:''' Chief god of the Cimmerian pantheon, [[Conan]] invokes his name often. Doesn't really listen to prayers as he despises weakness.
	*'''The Elder God:''' An entity in the Legacy of Kain [[video game]] series, manages the wheel of fate where all souls go to be reincarnated. Jury's out on whether it is a god, but so far it is the most powerful entity encountered in the setting, and some people worship it as a god.		*'''The Elder God:''' An entity in the Legacy of Kain [[video game]] series, manages the wheel of fate where all souls go to be reincarnated. Jury's out on whether it is a god, but so far it is the most powerful entity encountered in the setting, and some people worship it as a god.

1d4chan>The Hat That Was: /* Gods in 40KI */

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Gods in 40KI

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	*'''Dragon Emperor:''' Supreme ruler of [[Cathay]], worshipped fanatically by the local humans against his own will. Perhaps he mirrors Big E with his [[Webway\|secret great plan]].		*'''Dragon Emperor:''' Supreme ruler of [[Cathay]], worshipped fanatically by the local humans against his own will. Perhaps he mirrors Big E with his [[Webway\|secret great plan]].

	==Gods in ~~40KI~~==		==Gods in 40K==
	*'''[[Emperor of Mankind]]:''' The Big E, an immortal psyker and the greatest of his kind. After leading humanity out of chaos and murder, he led them to greatness in building the greatest of civilisations, only to screw it up with his [[Primarchs\|poor parenting]] and [[Imperial Truth\|short-sighted]] [[Imperial Cult\|extremism]]. After he got wounded and confined to the Golden Throne, his people screwed up even more, and everything [[Age of the Dark Imperium\|went to hell]].		*'''[[Emperor of Mankind]]:''' The Big E, an immortal psyker and the greatest of his kind. After leading humanity out of chaos and murder, he led them to greatness in building the greatest of civilisations, only to screw it up with his [[Primarchs\|poor parenting]] and [[Imperial Truth\|short-sighted]] [[Imperial Cult\|extremism]]. After he got wounded and confined to the Golden Throne, his people screwed up even more, and everything [[Age of the Dark Imperium\|went to hell]].

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	*'''Dragon Emperor:''' Supreme ruler of [[Cathay]], worshipped fanatically by the local humans against his own will. Perhaps he mirrors Big E with his [[Webway\|secret great plan]].		*'''Dragon Emperor:''' Supreme ruler of [[Cathay]], worshipped fanatically by the local humans against his own will. Perhaps he mirrors Big E with his [[Webway\|secret great plan]].

	==~~=40,000~~ Gods===		==Gods in 40KI==
	*'''[[Emperor of Mankind]]'''~~, the~~ Big E, an immortal psyker and the greatest of his kind. After leading humanity out of chaos and murder, he led them to greatness in building the greatest of civilisations, only to screw it up with his [[Primarchs\|poor parenting]] and [[Imperial Truth\|short-sighted]] [[Imperial Cult\|extremism]]. After he got wounded and confined to the Golden Throne, his people screwed up even more, and everything [[Age of the Dark Imperium\|went to hell]].		*'''[[Emperor of Mankind]]:''' The Big E, an immortal psyker and the greatest of his kind. After leading humanity out of chaos and murder, he led them to greatness in building the greatest of civilisations, only to screw it up with his [[Primarchs\|poor parenting]] and [[Imperial Truth\|short-sighted]] [[Imperial Cult\|extremism]]. After he got wounded and confined to the Golden Throne, his people screwed up even more, and everything [[Age of the Dark Imperium\|went to hell]].

	==Gods in D&D==		==Gods in D&D==
	''See also:. [[Gods of Dungeons & Dragons]]''		''See also: [[Gods of Dungeons & Dragons]]''

	Pretty much every setting has some sort of fantasy pantheon, since gods are usually required for clerics and paladins to get their God-given powers. Still, some manage to put a twist on the typical formula.		Pretty much every setting has some sort of fantasy pantheon, since gods are usually required for clerics and paladins to get their God-given powers. Still, some manage to put a twist on the typical formula.