Ned
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I've been playing a game set in An Teng recently and one of the recent plot twists is that the Pale Lady, An Teng's Goddess of Chaos and instability, has allied with rebel forces trying to retake the country. Of course, allying with her means that the new regieme will be cursed with chaos.
This led me to thinking about at what lengths a God is willing to go to forfill their motivation if it means putting creation, or those that worship them, in danger. Seeing as her motivation is to bring chaos to An Teng, would she go as far to ally with yozi worshippers, deathlords or even fair folk? Does she gain any essence for putting An Teng into chaos, or is it only prayers to her that give her any power?
According to the rule book, a God exists for every item, location and ideal in creation. But, are there Gods of ideals that involve the mass destruction of Creation. Â Gods of disease, famine, murder, etc. Do Gods like this exist, and if they do, do they get power come from toppling Kingdoms with disease/famines/genocide or must they keep people alive to pray for them? Do gods like this have to betray their motivation to keep getting prayers? Is there an overall God of the destruction of Creation, which may have had to be assigned because a group of people started to worship him?
What about Gods who gain power as shadowlands spread, or Yozi worship becomes widespread? If there aren't any currently, what happens if a group of people sit by a shadowlands and call for its God to arrive, would a God have to be assigned?
In summary: How far would a God go for their motivation, and are there Gods dedicated to endangering creation?
This led me to thinking about at what lengths a God is willing to go to forfill their motivation if it means putting creation, or those that worship them, in danger. Seeing as her motivation is to bring chaos to An Teng, would she go as far to ally with yozi worshippers, deathlords or even fair folk? Does she gain any essence for putting An Teng into chaos, or is it only prayers to her that give her any power?
According to the rule book, a God exists for every item, location and ideal in creation. But, are there Gods of ideals that involve the mass destruction of Creation. Â Gods of disease, famine, murder, etc. Do Gods like this exist, and if they do, do they get power come from toppling Kingdoms with disease/famines/genocide or must they keep people alive to pray for them? Do gods like this have to betray their motivation to keep getting prayers? Is there an overall God of the destruction of Creation, which may have had to be assigned because a group of people started to worship him?
What about Gods who gain power as shadowlands spread, or Yozi worship becomes widespread? If there aren't any currently, what happens if a group of people sit by a shadowlands and call for its God to arrive, would a God have to be assigned?
In summary: How far would a God go for their motivation, and are there Gods dedicated to endangering creation?