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This is definately right at the top of my must have list along with the CKG.
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Please tell me there will be evil deities for both gnomes and halflings. One thing I have never been particularly fond of has been the near lack of anything remotely resembling dualistic tendencies in these races -- it makes rationalizing them very difficult, to say the least.
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The Crusader idea rocks! I definitely support it, and will renew my sub ASAP. Hopefully the first week of January.
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Since its 20,000 I suggest "Captain Nemo" as his title. Beyond the obvious connection, he is one who sails on his own terms and ignores those he doesn't agree with...confident in his journey and goals.
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I listen to everything you say on these forums. As I look through the finished Gnome section I take to heart what Serleran requests in wanting an evil gnome, but I didn't do one. I have neutral ones and chaotic good ones, but no evil ones. It's because I can't see the gnomish race having evil characters. In my "Polly Anna" campaign gaming style there isn't a gnome in any universe that's evil in alignment. So why would they want an evil deity to worship? Now I don't need thousands of players saying they run evil gnomes all the time. You people can do anything you want, which is why role-playing is so much fun. I have written the gnomish deities in an unusual style and I'm hoping even Serleran will agree with my picks.
Haflings however I have no problem creating an evil deity or two. I've met some mighty nasty haflings and through the Dark Sun Campaign some cannibale ones. Please feel free to keep throwing out suggestions.
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I listen to everything you say on these forums. As I look through the finished Gnome section I take to heart what Serleran requests in wanting an evil gnome, but I didn't do one. I have neutral ones and chaotic good ones, but no evil ones. It's because I can't see the gnomish race having evil characters. In my "Polly Anna" campaign gaming style there isn't a gnome in any universe that's evil in alignment. So why would they want an evil deity to worship? Now I don't need thousands of players saying they run evil gnomes all the time. You people can do anything you want, which is why role-playing is so much fun. I have written the gnomish deities in an unusual style and I'm hoping even Serleran will agree with my picks.
Haflings however I have no problem creating an evil deity or two. I've met some mighty nasty haflings and through the Dark Sun Campaign some cannibale ones. Please feel free to keep throwing out suggestions.
James M. Ward
I suppose evil gnomes depends on where one draws the inspiration and what one considers a gnome. For example, if they are fantasized versions of certain characters from Northern Europe, like, say, Rumpelstiltskin, it is not a far stretch to get an evil version, or even if one considers them less dreadful than a kobold, but that can get boring to have all the "sub-faeries" acting the same. So, I look forward to what has become of the poor, oft mistreated, gnome.
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Buggarup - Gnomish God of Malfunctions
I'd love to see, at least a slightly evil god - such as Buggarup, the Gnomish God of Malfunctions
When I say "slightly evil", I mean in the fashion of Dcotor Evil describing his son as "the Diet Coke of Evil. Just one colorie, but just not evil enough..."
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When I say "slightly evil", I mean in the fashion of Dcotor Evil describing his son as "the Diet Coke of Evil. Just one colorie, but just not evil enough..."
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Re: Buggarup - Gnomish God of Malfunctions
Craig_in_ACT wrote:
I'd love to see, at least a slightly evil god - such as Buggarup, the Gnomish God of Malfunctions
When I say "slightly evil", I mean in the fashion of Dcotor Evil describing his son as "the Diet Coke of Evil. Just one colorie, but just not evil enough..."
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Might be a good ... err ... "slightly evil" candidate for a Crusader article?
How about it Jim?
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Hmmmmmmmm, I will make you both a deal. I really want you to read the gnomish deities as I have written them. If you still feel there needs to be some nastiness going on I will write a group of five more deities all with evil intent, but I'm betting you won't want them when you see what I have done.
I'm working hard on the halfling deities even now and hope to finish them today.
James M. Ward
I'm working hard on the halfling deities even now and hope to finish them today.
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Sounds great, sir!
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Hmmmmmmmm, I will make you both a deal. I really want you to read the gnomish deities as I have written them. If you still feel there needs to be some nastiness going on I will write a group of five more deities all with evil intent, but I'm betting you won't want them when you see what I have done.
I'm working hard on the halfling deities even now and hope to finish them today.
James M. Ward
Hey Jim
All your time, effort and hard work on this project is greatly appreciated and your deal is both intriguing and acceptable!
Looking forward to the finished product and the pre-order announcement soon!
Thanks!
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James M. Ward wrote:
Hmmmmmmmm, I will make you both a deal. I really want you to read the gnomish deities as I have written them. If you still feel there needs to be some nastiness going on I will write a group of five more deities all with evil intent, but I'm betting you won't want them when you see what I have done.
I'm working hard on the halfling deities even now and hope to finish them today.
James M. Ward
Jim,
That's incredibly generous!
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James M. Ward wrote:
Hurray!
I just finished the Halfling Pantheon. Yes, there are some evil halfling deities, even though they were hard to write. I'm on to the Humanoid pantheon, only five more left and this manuscript is done!
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Humanoid covers all the monstrous races such as orc, kobold, and the like? This sounds like it'll need a lot of Crusader submissions as each could easily be a chapter of its own.
I read it as meaning he had the humanoid pantheons, meaning five humanoid pantheons (goblin, kobold, orc, hobgobling, and bugbear, perhaps?) and then the book was done. I'm just speculating, so perhaps the esteemed Mr. Ward can clarify that for us.
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It'll certainly be entertaining to see how you accomplished getting a single, compound, "humanoid pantheon" especially since they seem so at odds with each other under normal assumptions. Very interesting, Jim. That's the part that I want to see first.
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*chuckles* Course a Chinese pantheon would take a 200 page book of its own. 10,000 god and demi god beings in the celestial bureaucracy.
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Yeah, but when it comes to China, there are only a few relatively major deities that most people are going to want -- the dragons, the lord of the dead, etc, etc. But, that also depends on what religion, since China has a few (Shinto, Buddhism, etc etc.) There are also a lot of heroes...
So, it'll be fun to see what was dropped, and what was decided important. However, I think the hardest part will be coalescing the "humanoids" together...
Oh, on eoher question -- there's an elf entry I presume, but is there material on Drow? I would love to see a completely new spin on the old, at this point, clich, spider-loving.
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So, it'll be fun to see what was dropped, and what was decided important. However, I think the hardest part will be coalescing the "humanoids" together...
Oh, on eoher question -- there's an elf entry I presume, but is there material on Drow? I would love to see a completely new spin on the old, at this point, clich, spider-loving.
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As serleran has said, I'm interested in seeing a combined humanoid pantheon. I'm sure it'll be an interesting take!
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What I did on the humanoid pantheon was to present two of each race, two orcs, two kobolds, two ogres, etc. Then I said that any orc could worship a kobold god and gain its faith powers, all they had to do was turn the kobold into an orc image. So they said it was an orc they were worshiping even though it started out a kobold.
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That should prove to be a nice read. Were trolls included, per chance? If not, no big deal. I think I'll wait for the book to be released, read it, and then possibly submit something to Crusader. Assuming my words would be welcome in the esteemed pages once more.
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Ya, those Troll Lords can be hard to put into perspective. Even for an artist.
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I am very happy to say I just turned over the India Pantheon and I'm starting the Japanese Pantheon as we speak. That means I only have the Japanese, Norse, and Roman pantheons to do and I will be done! I'm a tad behind as I should have been done by now, but it will make its release date.
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I am very happy to say I just turned over the India Pantheon and I'm starting the Japanese Pantheon as we speak. That means I only have the Japanese, Norse, and Roman pantheons to do and I will be done! I'm a tad behind as I should have been done by now, but it will make its release date.
James M. Ward
Awesome news. Keep up the good work! Can't wait to see this one.
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James,
Your hard is very much appreciated, you probably don't get told that enough, but it is.
Can't wait to see this one!
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Your hard is very much appreciated, you probably don't get told that enough, but it is.
Can't wait to see this one!
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