So I was looking over some of the gods of DnD and I notice that some domains have more good gods than evil ones and vice versa. Like the vast majority of DnD gods of Life domain are non-evil. Death domain has the opposite thing where most of the gods are non-good.
This got me thinking, what could be possible ideas for evil gods for traditionally good domains and good gods for traditionally evil domains? What concepts, ideas or behavior could these gods promote?
An evil Nature god could be one that embodies primal and survivalist life, lacking any ethics, empathy or other moral traits. Like a god embodying the very basic needs of every living thing to survive and reproduce without caring about anyone or anything else.
I good Death god could be one that promotes using Necromancy for betterment of all. Using zombies as workers in dangerous jobs could be one.
Order feels like an easy domain to fit both. Good gods of order can be gods of discipline, loyalty, security and civilization while the evil gods can be gods of Tyranny, monotony and lack of creativity or individualism.
What are your ideas for evil and good deities for conventionally good and evil domains? Like what would an evil god of Life or Light look like? How about a good Tempest and Trickery gods?
My first thought is a good deity treating their domain as a natural force to respect and balance. In the same, I would think an evil deity would view their domain as a tool to achieve what they want, an imbalance or perversion of purpose.
Just what I think without thinking too much.
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So I was looking over some of the gods of DnD and I notice that some domains have more good gods than evil ones and vice versa. Like the vast majority of DnD gods of Life domain are non-evil. Death domain has the opposite thing where most of the gods are non-good.
This got me thinking, what could be possible ideas for evil gods for traditionally good domains and good gods for traditionally evil domains? What concepts, ideas or behavior could these gods promote?
An evil Nature god could be one that embodies primal and survivalist life, lacking any ethics, empathy or other moral traits. Like a god embodying the very basic needs of every living thing to survive and reproduce without caring about anyone or anything else.
I good Death god could be one that promotes using Necromancy for betterment of all. Using zombies as workers in dangerous jobs could be one.
Order feels like an easy domain to fit both. Good gods of order can be gods of discipline, loyalty, security and civilization while the evil gods can be gods of Tyranny, monotony and lack of creativity or individualism.
What are your ideas for evil and good deities for conventionally good and evil domains? Like what would an evil god of Life or Light look like? How about a good Tempest and Trickery gods?
My first thought is a good deity treating their domain as a natural force to respect and balance. In the same, I would think an evil deity would view their domain as a tool to achieve what they want, an imbalance or perversion of purpose.
Just what I think without thinking too much.
Human. Male. Possibly. Don't be a divider.
My characters' backgrounds are written like instruction manuals rather than stories. My opinion and preferences don't mean you're wrong.
I am 99.7603% convinced that the digital dice are messing with me. I roll high when nobody's looking and low when anyone else can see.🎲
“It's a bit early to be thinking about an epitaph. No?” will be my epitaph.