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Deities

New Feature Addition · Articles & templates · Created by Plasmode
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I feel as though there should be a Deity article that we could make use of and not have to lump it in with religions.

   

The Religion articles should be more about the followers and not have the deities themselves mixed in with it (nitpicky maybe but I feel like many people would enjoy this specificity)

   

Along with a family tree feature this would be a good addition to show what each god created.

The Team's Response

Depending on the way they are used on your setting. Deities can be created as
  • Character
  • Tradition
  • Organization
  • Spell
  • The complexity of adding another template does not justify its creation since there is nothing unique about it apart from the semantic of it which, is not visible anywhere but the metadata of the article. A separation of that level will only make it harder and less flexible.
    Current score

    104/300 Votes · +14650 points

    Votes Cast

    • +200

      by KaiserBlak
      on 2022-02-22 17:07
    • +50

      by Pan_Naps
      on 2022-02-22 17:02
    • +300

      by LisaGrimm
      on 2022-02-22 11:31
    • +100

      by vysimael
      on 2022-02-22 03:36
    • +300

      by A Lusty Mimic
      on 2022-02-22 02:27
      I agree, you can make Gods a 'person', a pantheon an 'organisation' but it does seem odd they are not fully separate categories. In my campaign setting the Each God has various interpretations under different religious traditions so the god and the belief system are quite separate.
    • +50

      by SwiftWolf
      on 2022-02-21 21:08
    • +200

      by Thadium
      on 2022-02-21 18:26
    • +20

      by Windblossom
      on 2022-02-21 17:18
    • +300

      by RaeKementari
      on 2022-02-21 01:55
    • +300

      by Cheeky_witch
      on 2022-02-21 00:37
    • +50

      by Raelle
      on 2022-02-20 22:49
    • +20

      by Guerulfus
      on 2022-02-20 22:08
    • +300

      by bananakiwi
      on 2022-02-20 21:30
    • +100

      by Brogdahl
      on 2022-02-20 19:08
    • +300

      by Kozak133
      on 2022-02-20 09:53
    • +20

      by Inferus0
      on 2022-02-20 06:07
      I agree, if not this, and extension of the deity part of the character template would be nice.
    • +300

      by gfishbone
      on 2022-02-19 21:58
    • +300

      by A Roaring Devil
      on 2022-02-19 20:15
    • +300

      by PrimalGryphon1
      on 2022-02-19 18:05
    • -300

      by TheRaptorJesus
      on 2022-02-19 16:32
      Already exists as a character template, and you can further create religions using the organization template. If your looking for a better place to them from the GM side, I'd suggest using categories that aren't visible to other players. You can also expand on making them easier to search by adding unique tags to the character template.
    • +100

      by Goldkeeper777
      on 2022-02-19 14:48
    • +50

      by Xhadul
      on 2022-02-19 06:29
    • +100

      by AJWithall
      on 2022-02-19 03:35
    • +300

      by Bluboram
      on 2022-02-19 02:18
    • +300

      by Shadowclaw45
      on 2022-02-18 09:34
    • +20

      by Okamich
      on 2022-02-18 08:27
    • +100

      by lizardsophie
      on 2022-02-18 04:30
    • +300

      by Vaporstrike19
      on 2022-02-18 03:42
    • +300

      by Rylytics
      on 2022-02-18 03:01
    • +300

      by scubtle
      on 2022-02-17 17:12
    • +300

      by mephestopheles
      on 2022-02-17 16:15
    • +300

      by MattTheNeb
      on 2022-02-17 12:05
    • +300

      by 4nzkiwi
      on 2022-02-17 05:05
    • +300

      by BlooberryPi3
      on 2022-02-17 00:31
    • +300

      by coletw
      on 2022-02-16 21:49
    • +100

      by humane_diagram
      on 2022-02-16 19:53
    • +10

      by A Glamorous T-Rex
      on 2022-02-16 19:32
    • +300

      by vervaine
      on 2022-02-16 14:11
    • +100

      by gcjones216
      on 2022-02-16 03:21
    • +20

      by ArcticEagle
      on 2022-02-16 00:27
    • +300

      by DColquitt42
      on 2022-02-15 19:31
    • +300

      by 1upstories
      on 2022-02-15 12:21
      I do agree with this
    • +300

      by BARON229
      on 2022-02-15 11:56
    • +200

      by Wingshaw
      on 2022-02-15 10:21
    • +300

      by Drawnate
      on 2022-02-15 04:58
    • +300

      by DiceJockeys
      on 2022-02-14 20:44
    • +100

      by KCKramer
      on 2022-02-14 19:24
    • +50

      by Rhiawyn
      on 2022-02-14 18:44
    • +300

      by Zylvanness
      on 2022-02-14 15:13
    • +50

      by MDarkKing
      on 2022-02-14 15:10
    • +20

      by blampe
      on 2022-02-14 02:21
    • +300

      by The_Lizard_King
      on 2022-02-13 14:20
    • +10

      by Twaren Stormborn
      on 2022-02-13 12:35
      This would be nice, but feels more like a quality of life change then one that needs rapid addressing, so small upvote, but again, I don't see this as a huge need.
    • +300

      by Tomer
      on 2022-02-13 12:02
    • +300

      by Skyrider8
      on 2022-02-13 03:44
    • +10

      by bigsal
      on 2022-02-13 03:44
    • +300

      by TobiasofPi
      on 2022-02-13 03:34
    • +50

      by Darklich
      on 2022-02-12 18:52
    • +300

      by xSpazztic
      on 2022-02-12 15:33
      Deities are under characters as many have noted, but lumping Deities in as just "people" makes them feel less important and makes it hard to find a Deity vs. just some regular NPC. Making them separate would help alleviate the burden of scrolling through hundreds of character articles to find them.
    • +100

      by Varl
      on 2022-02-12 02:53
    • +20

      by LyreForSyren
      on 2022-02-12 01:56
    • +100

      by A Frightened Mimic
      on 2022-02-12 01:52
    • +300

      by Sicariouse
      on 2022-02-12 00:59
    • +100

      by Magdelas
      on 2022-02-11 23:30
    • +200

      by BFG100000
      on 2022-02-11 19:32
    • +300

      by J0rdqn
      on 2022-02-11 14:01
    • +10

      by Exarx
      on 2022-02-11 06:38
    • +300

      by mezzopatricia
      on 2022-02-11 05:52
      Yeah. It does feel weird to make them "people"
    • +20

      by Delagi87
      on 2022-02-11 04:49
    • +50

      by SatrinavaGin
      on 2022-02-10 22:24
    • -100

      by Aiwei Stormbringer
      on 2022-02-10 19:51
    • +100

      by [email protected]
      on 2022-02-09 15:47
    • +300

      by Hawkatana
      on 2022-02-09 04:16
    • -10

      by Cody Love
      on 2022-02-09 03:15
      Use characters.   I think this and many similar suggestions would be better implemented through allowing more deep customisation of article templates. Allowing us to edit the fields on the article and how they display.   I use a family tree on characters to show what gods created. It has two limitations. "Spouse" is often not appropriate. If god one kills god 2 and uses their corpse to make god 3, I want god 1 and 2 referenced, but they're not spouses. I can't show that Baphomet made the species of Minotaur.
    • +300

      by joefromcanada1
      on 2022-02-08 22:09
    • -300

      by ChrisJWalker
      on 2022-02-08 20:31
      Creating a deity is best done by creating a Character and using the "Deity" tab. This also has family trees already included. I'm currently developing a whole pantheon and have yet to stumble upon anything I can't represent via using the Character/Deity template...
    • -300

      by Dutrius
      on 2022-02-08 14:54
      Already exists under the Character template.
    • +300

      by Aegrist13
      on 2022-02-08 02:23
    • +300

      by DRJordan
      on 2022-02-07 01:48
    • +300

      by Cobblers95
      on 2022-02-06 22:17
    • +50

      by HamelAstralis
      on 2022-02-06 22:13
    • +300

      by DotingCourtier
      on 2022-02-06 19:56
      I have multiple pantheons in my world, and I would really love to be able to access this. Very much. Please.
    • -300

      by A Mischievous Velociraptor
      on 2022-02-06 07:38
    • -300

      by bladesmoss
      on 2022-02-05 14:48
    • +300

      by Isrealrod21
      on 2022-02-05 14:37
    • -10

      by Satrium
      on 2022-02-05 10:10
      As many people already said, these fields are already present within the character template. It even shows "From kings and queens, to heroes, peasants and gods" when hovered on the dashboard.
    • +300

      by AgentJay
      on 2022-02-05 03:15
    • +300

      by Cammykins
      on 2022-02-05 01:07
      As a writer rather then a gamer having the Deity and the religion separate is a very useful thing. While the two maybe related how different cultures or even people inside a culture view/understand a deity can be very different from where it all started. Also how a Deity is worshiped can change over time
    • +100

      by jmckendry
      on 2022-02-04 19:15
    • -100

      by RibenLARP
      on 2022-02-04 10:15
      Deities are under the Character / Person template
    • +300

      by A Rambunctious Skeleton
      on 2022-02-04 05:02
    • -20

      by A Rambunctious Dryad
      on 2022-02-04 01:19
    • -20

      by Chailise
      on 2022-02-03 22:48
      Already exists.
    • +20

      by ratlord13
      on 2022-02-03 22:01
    • +300

      by Lady Vanitas
      on 2022-02-03 20:50
    • -300

      by JamesWoodwright
      on 2022-02-03 20:35
    • -300

      by A Fluffy T-Rex
      on 2022-02-03 17:12
      Deities are under the Character / Person template
    • +300

      by Ratha
      on 2022-02-03 15:39
    • -300

      by UnknownWriter88
      on 2022-02-03 11:37
      You already can create duties/gods with the character template, it has a tab specifically for that.
    • +300

      by Scalenex
      on 2022-02-03 09:26
      I know we can use the Organization or Character tab to put in deity information but it is limited. For starters, not every religious organization only has ONE deity, especially in a fantasy realm.
    • -100

      by ClarissaGosling
      on 2022-02-03 09:19
    • +200

      by ethancochrane
      on 2022-02-03 09:05
    • +50

      by carrricherald
      on 2022-02-03 08:15
    • -10

      by Michael Chandra
      on 2022-02-03 08:04
      You already can do this: Characters have a Divine/Deity prompt tab for when the character is a Deity, that also allows you to connect them to an Organization as their Church/Cult (Religion Template is an Organization Template at heart). By making them as characters, you can also make a family tree out of the Deities.
    • +300

      by Plasmode
      on 2022-02-03 07:51