I was wondering, why didn't they have more deity options. They left out a lot of them, like Torm, Tyr, Moradin, Clangeddin, Mask, and such. What was with that. I really can't picture a dwarven priest of Lathander.

They were only creating 3 kits per class (excepting specialty mages) and mythos priests are considered kits. They didn't wanna add to many I guess. I wish they'd added more personally but oh well.

-Jafin

Probably because they would have had to craft so many more temples and stuff them into the Temple area..not to mention all the new dialogs and quests they'd have to create. The three choices in the game cover good, neutral, and evil..and that's pretty much all anybody needs without going into too much detail.

I only really wanted two certain deities, Mask and Lloth. And what ones cant i get [img]graemlins/1pissed.gif[/img]

[ 07-08-2002, 01:44 AM: Message edited by: shadowhound ]

EVIL: Abbathor, Auril, Bane, Beshaba, Cyric, Ghaunadaur, Laduguer, Lloth, Loviatar (Lady of Pain), Mask, Shar, Velsharoon, Talona, Talos, Umberlee, Urdlen, Vhaeraun

NEUTRAL: Akadi, Azuth, Brandobaris, Callarduran Smoothands, Dumathoin, Erevan Ilesere, Fenmarel Mestarine, Helm, Gond, Grumbar, Istishia, Kelemvor, Kossuth, Oghma, Rillifane Rallathil, Shaundakul, Shevarash, Tempus, Vergadain, Waukeen (missing)

GOOD: Aerdrie Faeyna, Angarrahd, Arvoreen, Baervan Wildwanderer, Baravar Cloakshadow, Berronar Truesilver, Chauntea, Clangeddin Silverbeard, Corellon Larethian, Cyrollalee, Deneir, Dugmaren Brightmantle, Eilistraee, Eldath, Flandal Steelskin, Gaerdal Ironhand, Garl Glittergold, Gorm Gulthin, Hanali Celanil, Ilmater, Labelas Enoreth, Lathandar, Lliira, Marthammor Duin, Mielikki, Milil, Moradin, Mystra, Segojan Earthcaller, Selune, Sharindlar, Sheela Peryroyl, Solonor Thelandira, Sune, Torm, Thard Harr, Tymora, Tyr, Yondalla

[ 07-08-2002, 01:57 PM: Message edited by: Sazerac ]

I think they should have a specialist priest for each alignment.

I find it rather hard to find a chaotic neutral priest of helm credible.

Sazerac: I thought helm was the good priest and lathander was the neutral????

Now, its the opposite. But that doesn't explain Ajantis in BGI does it now. I really wish they had Clangeddin or Moradin for the dwarves though...

Helm is Lawful Neutral; Lathander is Neutral Good. However, Paladins do honor Helm as well as the Watcher and Protector, so that would explain Ajantis in BG1.

I agree about Clangeddin or Moradin for the Dwarves...also, Corellon Larethian or Labelas Enoreth for the Elves, etc.

-Sazerac

Sazerac, are you getting your Gods from the same website I just stole the source code from? I do know of at least one Evil god you didn't list, though--Deep Duerra, the LE demigod of the duergar, psionics, and duergar psionicists. One of the NPCs in the MOD I'm pretending to design is a LE Dwarven Priest of Duerra (Dire Charm 1/day per 5 levels, Symbol, Stun 1/day per 10 levels) found with the Duergar in Chapter 5.

As for having only 3 kits of each class, what about the Mage? They have eight kits, nine if you have ToB. With nine Cleric kits, that agrees perfectly with one kit for each alignment. True, there are only 3 Cleric Strongholds in the Temple District, but who says it has to be in the Tample District?

He said except for the mage kits, and anyway, you dont see a quest for every mage type do you, but i think theres one for every cleric type

Oh, yeah--now that I reread Jafin's post, you're right. Still, 9 kits for each class wouldn't be a bad thing at all; complex, sure, but not bad. I can think of a couple of classes that could stand more variety when it comes to kits--the Thief and Bard classes are just ripe with possibility, for example.

Helm is the patron god of homosexual males, as witnessed in the case of Anomen, so it's perfectly sensible for paladins to worship him. ;)
(I'm kidding, on all counts, here.)

Seriously, though, they should have made at least ONE female deity to worship. *there is no smiley angry enough, so imagine one here* That pissed me the hell off. No offense, but I'm not worshipping anybody male! There's been enough degrading patriarchal nonsense in my life so far. Games are supposed to be an escape of sorts, a fantasy, not a rehashing of stupid sexist attitudes.

Forgive me if I'm incorrect, but isn't Deep Duerra a demigod? I purposely skipped over the demigods--waaay too many of them. Actually, I compiled the list from one of my reference manuals, but I'm sure there are web sites out there with far more information on the various gods than I supplied.

The mod sounds fascinating, though. It'd be interesting having a duergar in a party!

EDIT: Oops, that is my "bad"...I just looked it up. Sorry, SixofSpades! [img]smile.gif[/img] You're correct.

-Sazerac

[ 07-08-2002, 08:58 PM: Message edited by: Sazerac ]

Who's correct, Sazerac? I said Deep Duerra was a demigod, too. Well, either way, that makes one brain fart for each of us on this thread. I could have had Yorin (my hypothetical Duergar) worship Abbathor, Laduguer, or Loviator, but I didn't want him to be too much like Korgan or Kagain. What's wrong with worshipping a demigod, anyway? I am considering making him an Priest of Bane, though. (He's very old, and not quite used to this young 'Cyric' upstart yet.)

And Wynne, you'll be glad to know that my pretend MOD also includes a Female Half-Orc Cleric/Thief, who's a Priest of Tymora (Luck 1/day per 5 levels, Tymora's Smile 1/day per 10 levels--Smile is just like Boon of Lathander, but without the Negative Plane Protection), and turns Viconia into a Priest of Shar (Blindness 1/day per 5 levels, Power Word, Blind 1/day per 10 levels).

I'm also including a Lawful Good Barbarian, a Gnomish Kensai, and a Lich. Wild & crazy stuff, man....