BR Gods

[Kenneth Gauck]

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From: Tommy Ashton II
Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 11:45 AM
>
>Well I have to agree with you there. I don't like having to buy a
>hundred modules to get a complete campaign setting ( the reason I
>dropped RIFTS).

The alternative is often a $150 game set. The multitude of moduals offers
two benifits: 1) pick only what you want, and pay only for that, 2) you can
spread the payments over a long period.

>This not Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms where there is Gods for everything
>from sewing to sewage management. >;) Take in account I am not bashing
>this, I love mythologies and gods appearing in the campaign (a devotee of
>mythology) but this isn't a high magic world. These gods just don't get
involved
>in the affairs of their worshippers to a degree. I think the Original
designers
>such as Baker just wanted to have these gods on the periphel of the
campaign,
>there but not really used.

What do you mean when you say gods are "used". What are gods doing? I have
never been in a FR campaign, indeed BR is my first published AD&D campaign.
We used home made campaigns during my early period of gaming, before I got
involved in other kinds of RPG's and gaming. I have never seen a god do
anything, or a god used in a campaign in any way other than the remote
ultimate cause of things. It sounds game-busting.

Kenneth Gauck
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[SCO Adam Theo]

Hello Birthrighters, Adam Theo here.
This day of Thursday, May 27, 1999, at 6:11:01 PM

On Thursday, May 27, 1999, Hadricon@aol.com [Hadricon@aol.com]
Wrote in [BIRTHRIGHT] - BR Gods(abridged):
Hac> Ruornil is a lesser god because he has next to nil followers. Elves, the true
Hac> magical people of Cerilia have no gods. The Vos, Vorynn's orgional people,
Hac> have forsaken his worship. Most wizards don't worship him directly. That kind
Hac> of class isn't a big religous zelot kind of class. So that leaves priests,
Hac> accolytes,scattered sects and the people of Medeore. The main power of
Hac> Ruronil is in his action. His sects activly do his bidding. I believe that
Hac> this is what makes him week. He is very active in the way of things. The
Hac> other gods are aloof, yes even Kriesha and Belenik. They both guide their
Hac> followers as Haelyn, Curaciean,and other gods... while Ruronil is active in
Hac> fighting the shadow world. His powers are devoted to that, not power. This
Hac> battle is done out of sight, out of mind to all of cerilia and taht is how he
Hac> wants it.

Hac> As for a god of Death, I don't think the afterlife is important to the
Hac> Cerilians. They are more of a life oriented culture. This is logical when you
Hac> think about Scions. These beings have the blood of gods passed down... and
Hac> it doesn't even have to be from family member to family member... it can be
Hac> passed to a loyal servent, or a lucky peasent nearby if needs be. This
Hac> culture seems to be obsesed with the power struggle of life not death. The
Hac> "lifeblood" of the culture is these bloodlines, and they are an etherial
Hac> thing, not corporeal.
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Here is my reply:
a death god? well, i see the Cold Rider as the god of death. the god
of death, destruction, and 'the great end' of everything's lifespan,
whether it be a person or a piece of farm land.

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[SCO Adam Theo]

Hello Birthrighters, Adam Theo here.
This day of Thursday, May 27, 1999, at 6:11:01 PM

On Thursday, May 27, 1999, Hadricon@aol.com [Hadricon@aol.com]
Wrote in [BIRTHRIGHT] - BR Gods(abridged):
Hac> Ruornil is a lesser god because he has next to nil followers. Elves, the true
Hac> magical people of Cerilia have no gods. The Vos, Vorynn's orgional people,
Hac> have forsaken his worship. Most wizards don't worship him directly. That kind
Hac> of class isn't a big religous zelot kind of class. So that leaves priests,
Hac> accolytes,scattered sects and the people of Medeore. The main power of
Hac> Ruronil is in his action. His sects activly do his bidding. I believe that
Hac> this is what makes him week. He is very active in the way of things. The
Hac> other gods are aloof, yes even Kriesha and Belenik. They both guide their
Hac> followers as Haelyn, Curaciean,and other gods... while Ruronil is active in
Hac> fighting the shadow world. His powers are devoted to that, not power. This
Hac> battle is done out of sight, out of mind to all of cerilia and taht is how he
Hac> wants it.

Hac> As for a god of Death, I don't think the afterlife is important to the
Hac> Cerilians. They are more of a life oriented culture. This is logical when you
Hac> think about Scions. These beings have the blood of gods passed down... and
Hac> it doesn't even have to be from family member to family member... it can be
Hac> passed to a loyal servent, or a lucky peasent nearby if needs be. This
Hac> culture seems to be obsesed with the power struggle of life not death. The
Hac> "lifeblood" of the culture is these bloodlines, and they are an etherial
Hac> thing, not corporeal.
Hac> ************************************************** *************************
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Here is my reply:
a death god? well, i see the Cold Rider as the god of death. the god
of death, destruction, and 'the great end' of everything's lifespan,
whether it be a person or a piece of farm land.

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[Hadricon@aol.co]

In a message dated 5/27/99 5:17:11 PM Central Daylight Time,
adamtheo@Theoretic.com writes:

[SCO Adam Theo]

Hello Birthrighters, Adam Theo here.
This day of Thursday, May 27, 1999, at 8:19:00 PM

On Thursday, May 27, 1999, Hadricon@aol.com [Hadricon@aol.com]
Wrote in [BIRTHRIGHT] - BR Gods:
Hac> In a message dated 5/27/99 5:17:11 PM Central Daylight Time,
Hac> adamtheo@Theoretic.com writes:

Hac> of death, destruction, and 'the great end' of everything's lifespan,
Hac> whether it be a person or a piece of farm >>

Hac> I don't see where the Cold Rider is implied as a god of death... or even more
Hac> then a demigod at all. Was that in a Dragon article?
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Here is my reply:
oh, it just comes that from his presence in the shadow world, the
place has become a place of the undead. i don't think it is implied in
any dragon articles as far as i know, i just felt the need to attack
the Death portfolio to someone, and the Cold Rider popped into mind
very easily...

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[SCO Adam Theo]

Hello Birthrighters, Adam Theo here.
This day of Thursday, May 27, 1999, at 8:19:00 PM

On Thursday, May 27, 1999, Hadricon@aol.com [Hadricon@aol.com]
Wrote in [BIRTHRIGHT] - BR Gods:
Hac> In a message dated 5/27/99 5:17:11 PM Central Daylight Time,
Hac> adamtheo@Theoretic.com writes:

Hac> of death, destruction, and 'the great end' of everything's lifespan,
Hac> whether it be a person or a piece of farm >>

Hac> I don't see where the Cold Rider is implied as a god of death... or even more
Hac> then a demigod at all. Was that in a Dragon article?
Hac> ************************************************** *************************
Hac> To unsubscribe from this list send mail to majordomo@lists.imagiconline.com
Hac> with the line

Here is my reply:
oh, it just comes that from his presence in the shadow world, the
place has become a place of the undead. i don't think it is implied in
any dragon articles as far as i know, i just felt the need to attack
the Death portfolio to someone, and the Cold Rider popped into mind
very easily...

- --
Adam Theo, A Patriotic American Libertarian Capitalist.
SCO of Theoretic Internet Services, http://www.theoretic.com, http://www.theoretic.com
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[Hadricon@aol.co]

In a message dated 5/27/99 7:23:18 PM Central Daylight Time,
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[Hadricon@aol.co]

In a message dated 6/6/99 10:31:28 PM Central Daylight Time, Blastin@aol.com
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