Oh loremaster, @TheEdVerse, I’ve been stuck on a world building question as I branch out my continents and the many peoples that worship their many pantheons; I’ve come to a block.
How, with so many pantheons to contend with, do the gods interact?
(1/2) I'm actually curious to see FR as an example.
How would (or maybe rather, are there instances in which) deities from the Faerûnian pantheon interact with deities from say Maztica or Kara-Tur?
If so, what types of run ins would normally occur? Thank you in advance! 🙂
(2/2)— The Greek Geek 🔜 The Deadculture Showcase (@TheGeekestGreek) June 18, 2019
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The Time of Troubles, the Spellplague and Sundering, and certain other events that mortals know far less about have shown deities forcefully that direct conflict between them is a Bad Idea; it hurts them, it hurts their worshipper bases they derive power from, and it hurts the world(s) those mortal worshippers dwell in. So these days, almost all conflict between deities is by proxy: through mortals (such as clergy, PC adventurers, rulers…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 18, 2019
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…and trading costers and guilds and cabals and secret societies the deities can influence, and so on. They COMMUNICATE fairly often, either directly or by means of trusted servitors, usually on matters their portfolios… …coincide/conflict/intersect on, but conflict only occurs when deities are pushing for more power (inevitably at the expense of other deities), which is now rarer and more subtle. The “return” of all deities in FR lessened…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 18, 2019
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…lessened the power of a lot of the surviving deities, as competition for/sharing of overlapping portfolios increased. Please note that deities deceive even their clergies, and communications between deities is often oblique… or cryptic, from mortal viewpoints. But it does occur. A lot. Most deities devote their attention to ‘pet projects,’ often involving improving their clergies and reputations in the wider mortal world, and try to take care of…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 18, 2019
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…other matters through negotations and swift, deft manipulation. Deities DO ‘horse-trade,’ though even their high-ranking priests are rarely (formally) aware of it.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 18, 2019