gods Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/tag/gods/ D&D / Role Playing Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:52:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.tribality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-logo-2020-icon@2x-32x32.jpg gods Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/tag/gods/ 32 32 Building a Pantheon: Divine Intervention https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/25/building-a-pantheon-divine-intervention/ https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/25/building-a-pantheon-divine-intervention/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:11:37 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=31023 We have explored how to develop a pantheon for a specific culture, how to expand that pantheon to other cultures, and the differences between personal and impersonal gods so far. Today we are going to take a closer look at how the gods you’ve made can be used in-game and some things to keep in mind so your gods shape but do not control the narrative.  Player-Centric Intervention Having the gods muck about with your player characters shouldn’t be limited […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/25/building-a-pantheon-divine-intervention/feed/ 0 Building a Pantheon: Personal vs Impersonal Gods https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/18/building-a-pantheon-personal-vs-impersonal-gods/ https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/18/building-a-pantheon-personal-vs-impersonal-gods/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:10:19 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=30974 Last week we explored how to adapt the initial pantheon we created into pantheons for other races and cultures. Today we are going to examine how to use Impersonal Gods in your campaign, what the Hella they are, and how new gods might be created in the course of play. If you want to see the first post in this series, check it out here. Personal & Impersonal Gods So let’s define a couple of things first.  Personal gods aren’t […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/18/building-a-pantheon-personal-vs-impersonal-gods/feed/ 0 Building a Pantheon: Creating Universal Gods https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/11/building-a-pantheon-creating-universal-gods/ https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/11/building-a-pantheon-creating-universal-gods/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:04:53 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=30932 Last week, we looked at how to create a single pantheon for a particular culture or race in your setting. This week we will take a look at how to create universal gods.  In a traditional D&D setting, there are often a group of gods that every culture worships, and then maybe some race-specific pantheons for elves and Dwarves or just one god as a patron for those races. What we’re going to do is take the pantheon that was […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/11/building-a-pantheon-creating-universal-gods/feed/ 0 Building a Pantheon: How to Choose Your Gods https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/04/building-a-pantheon-how-to-choose-your-gods/ https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/04/building-a-pantheon-how-to-choose-your-gods/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2020 14:10:31 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=30853 Today we start a new series in worldbuilding focusing on a heavenly subject: creating pantheons for your tabletop roleplaying game. When creating a new world to play Dungeons and Dragons 5e, or any fantasy TRPG, the gods and the role they play in the world can be the key to an entire campaign.  Through this series, we’ll be looking at what to consider when creating a pantheon for your setting and giving it depth. Shaping the gods to be something […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2020/08/04/building-a-pantheon-how-to-choose-your-gods/feed/ 0 The Bones of Kovach – Alternate Crafting for 5e https://www.tribality.com/2018/08/16/the-bones-of-kovach/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/08/16/the-bones-of-kovach/#respond Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:03:30 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=25074 An alternative non-character level based crafting system for D&D 5e, as well as a look at crafting in the world of the Far Realm and the Zodiac.

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/03/01/superstition-and-the-starscarred-fighter/feed/ 3 Bitheism, Clerics, and the Service Domain https://www.tribality.com/2018/02/21/bitheism-clerics-service-domain/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/02/21/bitheism-clerics-service-domain/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:00:30 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=23265 I’ve read a lot Neil Gaiman over the years. While I like several of his works a great deal, it’s easy for me to pick my favorite – Anansi Boys. Not only do I love the style and subject, it tells a type of story I simply adore. I’ve been hooked on these tales of dualism – both moral and spiritual – since I was a little kid. Ditheism featured prominently in the live-action game I co-piloted with the estimable Brandes […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/02/21/bitheism-clerics-service-domain/feed/ 2 Alternative Death and Resurrection Systems for 5e https://www.tribality.com/2017/11/30/alternative-death-resurrection-systems-5e/ https://www.tribality.com/2017/11/30/alternative-death-resurrection-systems-5e/#comments Thu, 30 Nov 2017 13:00:47 +0000 http://www.tribality.com/?p=22347 Death in D&D tends to come in two flavors: the salty tang of a total party kill (sometimes called TPK or just a party wipe), and the bittersweet notes of one or several (but not all) fallen comrades. If a party wipe occurs, that’s generally the end of that group of adventurers. If a party member – not the entire party – dies, the party either has the means to resurrect the party member, or doesn’t. As long as the […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2017/11/30/alternative-death-resurrection-systems-5e/feed/ 7 Alternative Lore for 5e Ghouls https://www.tribality.com/2017/10/25/alternative-lore-5e-ghouls/ https://www.tribality.com/2017/10/25/alternative-lore-5e-ghouls/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:46:23 +0000 http://www.tribality.com/?p=21935 The history of ghouls in D&D is an interesting one. Since roughly the beginning of time – as counted by editions of D&D – ghoul paralysis doesn’t work on elves. Ghast paralysis – which has been poison in past editions – worked on elves just fine, however. Looking into the history of this, a lot of the commentary states Chainmail is the root of this phenomenon. Both Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons 5e have added their own lore to make […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2017/10/25/alternative-lore-5e-ghouls/feed/ 2 Get to Know the Morrígan https://www.tribality.com/2017/10/04/get-to-know-the-morrigan/ https://www.tribality.com/2017/10/04/get-to-know-the-morrigan/#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2017 12:00:29 +0000 http://www.tribality.com/?p=21697 Celebrate and rejoice. Tribality is now a threenager. It’s that time where we test boundaries, drive our parents crazy, and throw the concept of naps to the floor while kicking and screaming. Okay – maybe that isn’t true for the rest of the Tribality staff, and I am just projecting. Regardless, this month we honor Tribality’s third anniversary by focusing on the threes. First on the Performance Check docket is a return to the “Get to Know” series to discuss […]

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