Polytheism in BR

[Birthright-L]

RaspK_FOG said:

> The only thing I can safely mention, "so as not to lie by

> mistake" as we say in Greece, is that in the novel "the Falcon

> and the Wolf, Mhoried has only one large temple, one dedicated to

> Haelyn. Moreover, Mhoriens refer to Haelyn whenever they are dumbfounded



I don`t except the actual domain material without a sizeable sack of salt;

I am even less in favour of taking the novels at face value.



--

John Machin

(trithemius@kallisti.net.nz)

"Nothing is more beautiful than to know the All."

- Athanasius Kircher, `The Great Art of Knowledge`.

[Osprey]

The only thing I can safely mention, "so as not to lie by mistake" as we say in Greece, is that in Richard Baker's novel the Falcon and the Wolf, Mhoried has only one large temple, one dedicated to Haelyn.

Well, I have a feeling that the original designers did in fact make it that simplistic...which is why I started this thread. But I'll say now, I find the overlapping deities ideas presented in this thread by Kenneth and John Machin and others far more sophisticated and believable for a polytheistic world.

Honestly, the posts in this thread have been some of the most influential and persuasive ideas if anything I've so far encountered on BR.net. They represent real depth of thought and careful consideration of the issue. And dare I say, the Birthright setting could have used a few writers like that to add some depth and maturity to the setting that is sadly lacking in the original material, at least in the religious sphere.

So as for myself, the ideas of multiple temples and/or multi-faith temples is even now being integrated into my own BR campaign, and I'm very glad for the extra dimension gained! Thank you very much, folks, for some awesome material! B)

Osprey

[Birthright-L]

Osprey said:

> But I`ll say now, I find the overlapping deities ideas presented in this

> thread by Kenneth and John Machin and others as far more sophisticated

> and believable for a polytheistic world.



Excellent!

Now, are there prizes involved? :D



> So as for myself, the ideas of multiple temples and/or multi-faith

> temples is even now being integrated into my own BR campaign, and I`m

> very glad for the extra dimension gained! Thank you very much,

> folks, for some awesome material! B)



Anytime! Please keep reciprocating with your own ideas; I won`t discuss

D&D stuff as much as I used to (mainly because of a prevailing attitude of

D&D "orthodoxy" around here, but also because Ars Magica is great :D) but

anything else is likely to get some kind of reply from me, free-time

permitting.



--

John Machin

(trithemius@kallisti.net.nz)

"Nothing is more beautiful than to know the All."

- Athanasius Kircher, `The Great Art of Knowledge`.