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Razz
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 01 Jun 2014 : 01:09:30
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Do Doppelganger's have their own patron deity?
Is it a unique deity?
Or is it someone who is secretly another deity?
Is there lore on doppelganger society and history centralized somewhere here?
Much appreciated!
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TBeholder
Great Reader
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Posted - 01 Jun 2014 : 03:58:13
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Doppelganger patrons can be quite useful! 
As to having a special and common deity... Doppelgangers don't come across as fanatics and certainly have to be well acquainted with beliefs of the peoples they imitate, so... even if there is any, it's very unlikely to be exclusive. Probably a lot of them paid attention to Leira while she was alive, some to Mask, some to Shar. The usual. |
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01 Jun 2014 : 12:43:51
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| Eberron was the only campaign setting to feature a god that the majority of doppelgangers worshiped. Faiths and pantheons briefly mentions the 'native' gods, who were worshiped by the creator races and their progeny (doppelgangers being creations of the batrachi) but like TBeholder said, they don't show any signs of fanaticism. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 01 Jun 2014 : 14:54:45
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I don't think they would need to be fanatics to have a patron deity...
If there were any deities the batrachi favored, I'd start there. Otherwise, I'd make up a minor power for them. Perhaps some amphibious shapechanger known for rapidly cycling thru different forms, a "Formless One" venerated by doppelgangers and mimics.
Actually... Maybe this Formless One is an existing Realms deity, who either absorbed the minor godling millennia ago, or who is using the Formless One as a false face to increase their worship, like the way Lolth is impersonating Moander. |
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Edited by - Wooly Rupert on 01 Jun 2014 14:54:58 |
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Razz
Senior Scribe
USA
749 Posts |
Posted - 15 Jun 2014 : 05:11:37
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| See I figured Leira/Cyric/Mask would be to their liking. All human deities, however. Or, maybe, their patron may have been absorbed by Leira? Or it could be some other monstrous deity. It's interesting to think about. |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 15 Jun 2014 : 11:06:26
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| I positively love where you're going with this. Yes, Leira seems to be a perfect deity for dopplegangers. Mask too (screw Cyric). However, possibly the dopplegangers know her by an alias, and she's actually survived under said alias since her false demise (maybe something like Lairaehnoss). What a wonderful birthday present for me. Thank you. |
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