In another long running game, all the gods were born back during the pre-history, and while mortals can ascend to godhood, generally most of the gods around now were around back when, though there used to be a huge amount and ninety percent of them died in a …

Gods grant spells, give advice, and interact with their faithful as they deem appropriate. Sometimes they do more, you can see this in the Cleric's Divine Intervention ability. If someone were to attack a powerful deities followers directly and systematically, it would be within the dieties power to send agents such as angels to their defense ...

May 4, 2022 · As far as I know, nothing in the lore specifically forbids it, but it's not the way gods tend to operate. Gods want your devotion, if not to their divine personhood, then to the ideals they represent. Sure, the gods sometimes show favor to devoted mortals, but it's meant to be something purer than a transactional relationship.

Aug 25, 2021 · In my Homebrew campaign, Gods work a bit differently than traditional DnD gods. Instead of being omnipotent and receiving more power from more believers, they act as linch pins for certain aspects of the Universe (IE, if the god of time were to die, time would stop).

In myths around the real world most gods died due to intricate plots, their weakness or other gods doind the deed. Going back to dnd, the nest way to defeat a god would be with the use of a mcguffin artifact, some rival (most likely another deity or sufficiently powerul creature from the chaotic planes, or even somehow convincing Ao that they ...

Nov 11, 2022 · The complex machinations of the Gods during the Time of Troubles aside, that took place in 1368 DR, and Hoard of the Dragon Queen takes place in 1489 DR, less than a century later. From AD&D 2e with the Time of Troubles, to D&D 5e with Hoard of the Dragon Queen, less than a century and a half has passed.

Oct 6, 2014 · The following gods were confirmed dead in canon sources, and had not been resurrected, but now appear in the PHB for players to worship. Myrkul - God of Death. He was killed in a battle with Midnight in the novel Waterdeep (2003). He created the Crown of Horns, an artifact which has been lost and never recovered.

Jul 27, 2023 · "Gods in D&D" is a bit of a weird topic to cover because it's not consistent between settings. Dark Sun has no gods at all, Eberron has divine magic but no direct influence so nobody knows if the gods actually exist or not, gods are worshiped as pantheons in some settings, and individually in others, in Planescape gods need believers to exist, while in Greyhawk there's …

Gods are whatever creature type they were before becoming gods. Tiamat is a dragon demon, Asmodeus is a devil, Mystra (Midnight) and Kelemvor are human, etc. Some gods might not have a defined creature type, like Gruumsh and Corellan, since they have always been gods. Perhaps a (god) subtype is necessary.

Oct 5, 2023 · Archfeys are essentialy gods within the feywild. Some actual gods, most notably the elven panthéon, have a strong presence in the Feywild, but they're the exception rather than the rule. For the most part, the feywild is kinda like an ever changing cosmic/divine frontier.