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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 16 Mar 2011 : 15:13:36
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Dead gods don't rest easy, my friends.
(Oh and Helm for the win!)
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Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Lord of Bones
Seeker
United Kingdom
78 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2011 : 22:13:55
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Why, Myrkul of course. Not that the cutter's dead! He's a zippy little hat with a gnarly attitude, and if it lands on your bonce you're in more trouble than when that addle-cove Cyric was caught with his hand in Shar's underwear drawer. |
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Arcanus
Senior Scribe
485 Posts |
Posted - 19 Mar 2011 : 23:56:12
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I vote Mystra. In a world of gods who have dominion over seemingly all aspects of existence, to not have a god of magic is absurd.
quote: Originally posted by Kilvan
As for Azuth being killed by Asmodeus, well, he didn't have his spells since Mystra just died (or his staff for that matter, as it was planted in Mystra's skull at the time). He could have been overrun with pit fiends, unable to flee to safety.
But gods have divine power (not weave dependant) at their disposal. Look at when Mystra fought (and got beat by) Cyric after she had denied him access to the weave. Surely Azuth could have at least transported himself to a safer location. |
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Azuth
Senior Scribe
USA
404 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2011 : 02:15:48
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But gods have divine power (not weave dependant) at their disposal. Look at when Mystra fought (and got beat by) Cyric after she had denied him access to the weave. Surely Azuth could have at least transported himself to a safer location.
Mystra left him Godsbane, which was really Mask (who still had full access to the Weave) which is why (I believe) Godsbane wounded Mystra so with each strike. What I've never understood about that scene is why Mystra didn't just draw power from the Weave as a whole versus "ripping" pieces out of it. Since it served to further the plot, though, I'll let it go without much thought.
Should you ever tire of Sune, simply hand her a mirror and walk away. |
Azuth, the First Magister Lord of All Spells The greatest expression of creativity is through Art. Offense can never be given, only taken. |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
3750 Posts |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7989 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2011 : 07:30:59
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Mighty Gruumsh is always willing to embrace new sacrifices followers. Drow vermin can always expect a warm welcome when they approach Gruumsh's smiling clergy. |
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Edited by - Ayrik on 20 Mar 2011 07:33:09 |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
3750 Posts |
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Aryalómë
Senior Scribe
USA
666 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2011 : 15:45:35
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Since I could only choose one, I chose Eilistraee. If she was on there, I probably would have chosen Kiaransalee but I miss Eilistraee just the aame. I also would have chosen Mystra, Lathander, and Mask. One of the reasons why I hate 4e lore..... |
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Aryalómë
Senior Scribe
USA
666 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2011 : 15:54:46
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Oh and Vhaeraun as well. Plus, I despise how Hanali Celanil,, Aerdrie Faenya, and Sehanine Moonbow became "aspects" of other gods D: |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2011 : 20:07:06
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Jergal!
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A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
377 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2011 : 21:36:14
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My vote goes to Mask, with Helm as a very close second. |
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Firestorm
Senior Scribe
Canada
826 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2011 : 21:36:28
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quote: Originally posted by Azuth
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But gods have divine power (not weave dependant) at their disposal. Look at when Mystra fought (and got beat by) Cyric after she had denied him access to the weave. Surely Azuth could have at least transported himself to a safer location.
Mystra left him Godsbane, which was really Mask (who still had full access to the Weave) which is why (I believe) Godsbane wounded Mystra so with each strike. What I've never understood about that scene is why Mystra didn't just draw power from the Weave as a whole versus "ripping" pieces out of it. Since it served to further the plot, though, I'll let it go without much thought.
Should you ever tire of Sune, simply hand her a mirror and walk away.
Errm. In prince of lies, Cyric was unable to transport himself after Mystra denied him the weave. One of the others had to escort him back to the city of the dead via transport.
In that scene, they were fighting in pandemonium unless I am mistaken. It affects everything.
As for Azuth, well, he did have a divine rank of 10, which makes him tough stuff. But he fell into the seat of Asmodeus' power. Asmo is damn near a god in that realm too. And Azuth could have been in bad shape when he landed in Nessus. And from what I remember reading, Azuth was dying as he landed anyways.
For the record, I miss Gilream :) Of those recent, Mask.
I guess it is obvious what kind of characters I play. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2011 : 22:35:42
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quote: Originally posted by Firestorm
quote: Originally posted by Azuth
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But gods have divine power (not weave dependant) at their disposal. Look at when Mystra fought (and got beat by) Cyric after she had denied him access to the weave. Surely Azuth could have at least transported himself to a safer location.
Mystra left him Godsbane, which was really Mask (who still had full access to the Weave) which is why (I believe) Godsbane wounded Mystra so with each strike. What I've never understood about that scene is why Mystra didn't just draw power from the Weave as a whole versus "ripping" pieces out of it. Since it served to further the plot, though, I'll let it go without much thought.
Should you ever tire of Sune, simply hand her a mirror and walk away.
Errm. In prince of lies, Cyric was unable to transport himself after Mystra denied him the weave. One of the others had to escort him back to the city of the dead via transport.
In that scene, they were fighting in pandemonium unless I am mistaken. It affects everything.
As for Azuth, well, he did have a divine rank of 10, which makes him tough stuff. But he fell into the seat of Asmodeus' power. Asmo is damn near a god in that realm too. And Azuth could have been in bad shape when he landed in Nessus. And from what I remember reading, Azuth was dying as he landed anyways.
For the record, I miss Gilream :) Of those recent, Mask.
I guess it is obvious what kind of characters I play.
Honest question, from a primarily novel only reader....Gilream or Giljeam?
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A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Firestorm
Senior Scribe
Canada
826 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2011 : 22:47:51
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quote: Originally posted by The Red Walker
quote: Originally posted by Firestorm
quote: Originally posted by Azuth
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But gods have divine power (not weave dependant) at their disposal. Look at when Mystra fought (and got beat by) Cyric after she had denied him access to the weave. Surely Azuth could have at least transported himself to a safer location.
Mystra left him Godsbane, which was really Mask (who still had full access to the Weave) which is why (I believe) Godsbane wounded Mystra so with each strike. What I've never understood about that scene is why Mystra didn't just draw power from the Weave as a whole versus "ripping" pieces out of it. Since it served to further the plot, though, I'll let it go without much thought.
Should you ever tire of Sune, simply hand her a mirror and walk away.
Errm. In prince of lies, Cyric was unable to transport himself after Mystra denied him the weave. One of the others had to escort him back to the city of the dead via transport.
In that scene, they were fighting in pandemonium unless I am mistaken. It affects everything.
As for Azuth, well, he did have a divine rank of 10, which makes him tough stuff. But he fell into the seat of Asmodeus' power. Asmo is damn near a god in that realm too. And Azuth could have been in bad shape when he landed in Nessus. And from what I remember reading, Azuth was dying as he landed anyways.
For the record, I miss Gilream :) Of those recent, Mask.
I guess it is obvious what kind of characters I play.
Honest question, from a primarily novel only reader....Gilream or Giljeam?
Oops. typo. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2011 : 00:03:41
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quote: Originally posted by Firestorm
quote: Originally posted by The Red Walker
quote: Originally posted by Firestorm
quote: Originally posted by Azuth
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But gods have divine power (not weave dependant) at their disposal. Look at when Mystra fought (and got beat by) Cyric after she had denied him access to the weave. Surely Azuth could have at least transported himself to a safer location.
Mystra left him Godsbane, which was really Mask (who still had full access to the Weave) which is why (I believe) Godsbane wounded Mystra so with each strike. What I've never understood about that scene is why Mystra didn't just draw power from the Weave as a whole versus "ripping" pieces out of it. Since it served to further the plot, though, I'll let it go without much thought.
Should you ever tire of Sune, simply hand her a mirror and walk away.
Errm. In prince of lies, Cyric was unable to transport himself after Mystra denied him the weave. One of the others had to escort him back to the city of the dead via transport.
In that scene, they were fighting in pandemonium unless I am mistaken. It affects everything.
As for Azuth, well, he did have a divine rank of 10, which makes him tough stuff. But he fell into the seat of Asmodeus' power. Asmo is damn near a god in that realm too. And Azuth could have been in bad shape when he landed in Nessus. And from what I remember reading, Azuth was dying as he landed anyways.
For the record, I miss Gilream :) Of those recent, Mask.
I guess it is obvious what kind of characters I play.
Honest question, from a primarily novel only reader....Gilream or Giljeam?
Oops. typo.
I assumed, but hey...it wouldn't have been the first FR diety I had not heard of! |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2011 : 00:48:50
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quote: Originally posted by The Red Walker
Jergal!
I don't think I could ever remove Jergal from my Realms. The Spellweavers just have too much of an important place in the world's history for Jergal not to be forever around.
That, and the fact that I dropped the Time portfolio on his shoulders. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2011 : 01:06:48
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The Spellweavers????
Tell me more. |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2011 : 01:18:37
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quote: Originally posted by The Red Walker
The Spellweavers????
Tell me more.
They're basically a planar race who travel across the planes seeking out powerful magicks. There's [3e] reference details here, along with an image here.
The connection between Jergal and the Spellweavers has been a point of curious debate -- both officially and unofficially -- here at Candlekeep. Simply search for any "Jergal-based" scrolls.
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7989 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2011 : 01:57:34
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They look like some sort of thri-kreen & arcane/mercane hybrid to me. |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
3750 Posts |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
1965 Posts |
Posted - 21 Mar 2011 : 20:47:24
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There was a Spellweaver Lich, The Harbinger from the Age of Worms adventure path. He was great fun. |
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Love is a lie. Only hate endures. Light is blinding. Only in darkness do we see clearly.
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2011 : 14:16:03
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More dead gods there is the better, for example Leira, Myrkul, Moander, Auppenser are all well executed. |
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ChieftainTwilight
Learned Scribe
171 Posts |
Posted - 23 Mar 2011 : 18:11:05
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Mystra. for crying out loud, she was almost the ESSENCE of Faerun! she WAS the Weave! litterally! and we all know Faerun and Magic are pretty much interchangable terms!
plus, she was replaced like 3 or 4 times already. why die NOW? that's BS! |
and a heart can only break so many times and I've been to hell and back so many times and I've seen folks walk away so many times but just like anyone else I gotta stand up by myself and a heart can only break so many times a heart can only break so many times
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 24 Mar 2011 : 03:16:07
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quote: Originally posted by ChieftainTwilight
Mystra. for crying out loud, she was almost the ESSENCE of Faerun! she WAS the Weave! litterally! and we all know Faerun and Magic are pretty much interchangable terms!
plus, she was replaced like 3 or 4 times already. why die NOW? that's BS!
I recommend you read Elminster Must Die, if you haven't yet, that is. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Erik Scott de Bie
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
4598 Posts |
Posted - 24 Mar 2011 : 19:47:47
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First of all, where is it stated that Jergal is dead or gone?
Secondly, I am currently running a 4e FR campaign
(SPOILERS FOR ANY OF MY PLAYERS)
wherein one of the main characters is the reincarnation of Eilistraee (though she doesn't know it) and the big bad guy is the reincarnation of Vhaeraun (he's well aware). He's currently making her jump through hoops so she becomes powerful enough to ally with him to go kill Lolth and take her throne.
END SPOILERS
So clearly, I'm all about the dead gods.
Cheers |
Erik Scott de Bie
'Tis easier to destroy than to create.
Author of a number of Realms novels (GHOSTWALKER, DEPTHS OF MADNESS, and the SHADOWBANE series), contributor to the NEVERWINTER CAMPAIGN GUIDE and SHADOWFELL: GLOOMWROUGHT AND BEYOND, Twitch DM of the Dungeon Scrawlers, currently playing "The Westgate Irregulars" |
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Azuth
Senior Scribe
USA
404 Posts |
Posted - 24 Mar 2011 : 20:01:22
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Just for the record, Jergal isn't on my list for the poll. He's clearly alive and serving as the Seneschal for Kelemvor.
Cheers,
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Azuth, the First Magister Lord of All Spells The greatest expression of creativity is through Art. Offense can never be given, only taken. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2011 : 00:24:30
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quote: Originally posted by Erik Scott de Bie
First of all, where is it stated that Jergal is dead or gone?
Secondly, I am currently running a 4e FR campaign
I don't think it was so much about defining Jergal as "dead" in the classic sense -- since we know that particular state is very difficult to apply to deities.
What I was referring to, mostly, was providing Jergal with a more active place [rather than the "so-far-off-in-the-faded-background-as-to-almost-be-forgotten" that he occupies in the canon Realms] in my pantheon, because he's still such a cool god! |
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Edited by - The Sage on 25 Mar 2011 00:25:30 |
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Azuth
Senior Scribe
USA
404 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2011 : 01:37:16
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I agree that Jergal is a fascinating deity. He was a major power before he gave up his porfolio to Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul. Since we never had any canon scenes in the books with Jergal serving Myrkul, I'm not sure how that relationship was. Cyric likes to abuse him, and Kelemvor seems to rely on his advice a lot. Regardless, he seems like he serves the God of Death as a very reliable ally.
I can also see giving him Time as a domain, especially since no god has held it since Chronos. I gave it to Shaundakul - it sloppily folded in with travelers and what not. I figured he'd like to help them with time. Jergal's been around for an eternity, though, so that definitely works.
Cheers, all.
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Azuth, the First Magister Lord of All Spells The greatest expression of creativity is through Art. Offense can never be given, only taken. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2011 : 01:58:11
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quote: Originally posted by Azuth
I can also see giving him Time as a domain, especially since no god has held it since Chronos.
That's largely what I've done.
Interestingly, as I've speculated in the past [in terms of the official Realms], perhaps the Time porfolio fell into the hands of Jergal in the pre-Spellplague Realms. But after his demotion to "Exarch" status in the 4e Realms, the Time portfolio once again came up for grabs.
At which point, I'm still content to believe much of what Eric Boyd and I discussed about the Time portfolio back in '06. That the Time portfolio remained free largely because, at the time [pun intended, I suppose], it wasn't feasible to be definitive about it, as some future project [nothing proposed at that point in '06] might have called for it. [Or, in other words, maybe Eric wanted to leave room for further development.]
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
7989 Posts |
Posted - 25 Mar 2011 : 03:02:08
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I've said it before ... Portfolio of Time is governed by Dendar the (Nidhogg) Night Serpent in my homebrew. It works surprisingly well. Booya! |
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