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mhamza
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 Posted - 15 Jun 2014 : 15:01:03
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This is my first post on this forum so apologies if already discussed, but I was creating a half-drow for a playthrough and I was curious about who they might worship.
I thought about Vhaeraun or Selvetarm, but they're dead unless it's actually true that as long as someone worships a dead god they're not truly dead.
Anyway suggestions would be appreciated.
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Irennan
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Posted - 15 Jun 2014 : 15:25:44
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Nothing prevents you from having them be alive in your campaing, if it is your and your DM's wish. You could go ahead and ignore their deaths, or make up events to bring them back, and there's also what you said about gods being kept alive by their worshippers.
That said, all Drow deities can fit a half drow, but (s)he could also worship any other god, depending on what theme you wish for your character. |
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Edited by - Irennan on 15 Jun 2014 15:26:22 |
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mhamza
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Posted - 15 Jun 2014 : 15:38:28
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Originally posted by Irennan
Nothing prevents you from having them be alive in your campaing, if it is your and your DM's wish. You could go ahead and ignore their deaths, or make up events to bring them back, and there's also what you said about gods being kept alive by their worshippers.
That said, all Drow deities can fit a half drow, but (s)he could also worship any other god, depending on what theme you wish for your character.
Oh, alright then, reckon I'll choose Selvetarm. |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
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Posted - 15 Jun 2014 : 22:49:30
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| If they're HALF-drow... then they're HALF-human... who says they wouldn't worship a human deity. Personally, I'd choose the deity based on the mindset of the character. If he's going to be a cleric, I'd stress this even more. |
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mhamza
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Posted - 15 Jun 2014 : 22:53:00
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Originally posted by sleyvas
If they're HALF-drow... then they're HALF-human... who says they wouldn't worship a human deity. Personally, I'd choose the deity based on the mindset of the character. If he's going to be a cleric, I'd stress this even more.
Yeah, that was kind of what I was basing it on since he's a fighter/ex-slave who hates the drow and their society so Selvetarm felt fitting. |
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 16 Jun 2014 : 07:56:30
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| Selvetarm isn't very anti-establishment - he's Lolth's consort. If you want a deity that hates drow, I'd go with one of the Seldarine like Angharradh - the elven patron of fighters who originally formed to fight Araushnee (who became Lolth). I'd avoid Shevarash though - he's so anti-drow he might reject your character for being half-drow. |
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mhamza
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Posted - 16 Jun 2014 : 16:27:41
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Originally posted by hashimashadoo
Selvetarm isn't very anti-establishment - he's Lolth's consort. If you want a deity that hates drow, I'd go with one of the Seldarine like Angharradh - the elven patron of fighters who originally formed to fight Araushnee (who became Lolth). I'd avoid Shevarash though - he's so anti-drow he might reject your character for being half-drow.
I thought Selvetarm absolutely loathed Lolth, unless that's something only she knows while his clergy believe he was her willing protector. |
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The Arcanamach
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Posted - 12 Jul 2014 : 23:48:26
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| Selvetarm was Lloth's son I thought. Not that he couldn't also be her lover, genetics play no role in deific progeny. Personally, the Masked Lady (if you use her as a third front against Lloth as I do in my homebrew) would be a great fit for a half-drow. |
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Irennan
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Posted - 13 Jul 2014 : 00:04:46
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| Lolth only has two children in the FR -afaik-: Eilistraee and Vhaeraun; Selvetarm is Vhaeraun's and Zandilar's (an aspect of Sharess) son. He despises Lolth, but for some reason ended up as her lover. |
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mhamza
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Posted - 13 Jul 2014 : 10:58:39
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| I always thought Selvetarm could be a deity of multi-racial beings alongside being an elven deity of war since if Vhaeraun was a deity of drow and Zandilar of most likely sylvan elves then wouldn't Selvetarm technically be a half-drow, a multi-racial being in itself? |
Edited by - mhamza on 13 Jul 2014 11:17:49 |
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The Arcanamach
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Posted - 15 Jul 2014 : 18:12:21
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| I could have sworn E referred to him as her son in the Lady Penitent series. I could be wrong though. |
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TBeholder
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Posted - 15 Jul 2014 : 20:26:38
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quote:
Originally posted by mhamza
This is my first post on this forum so apologies if already discussed, but I was creating a half-drow for a playthrough and I was curious about who they might worship.
I thought about Vhaeraun or Selvetarm
Then why not Loviatar?
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Originally posted by mhamza
I always thought Selvetarm could be a deity of multi-racial beings alongside being an elven deity of war since if Vhaeraun was a deity of drow and Zandilar of most likely sylvan elves then wouldn't Selvetarm technically be a half-drow, a multi-racial being in itself?
IIRC, Lolth set up Selvetarm (then CN) - played "enemy of my enemy" and got him to "prove himself" by killing her next door rival Zanassu. He did, and of course absorbed the old guy's essence, which overwhelmed him. Lolth immediately put this to good (er, evil) use, and Selvetarm ended up as her errant boy before he figured out what's going on.
And the Aranea still venerate Zanassu, so it's his "inherited" alias.
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Originally posted by The Arcanamach
I could have sworn E referred to him as her son in the Lady Penitent series. I could be wrong though.
This won't be the first thing in LP that takes a leap of faith away from pre-established lore without any rhyme, reason or explaining. |
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mhamza
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Posted - 16 Jul 2014 : 17:17:09
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| Because even evil has standards. But seriously, I never much liked Loviatar so I'd rather not have her. |
Edited by - mhamza on 16 Jul 2014 18:12:23 |
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Half-Drow Patron Deity
