Are Archfey considered divine beings in D&D lore? More specifically, would a familial connection to Baba Yaga constitute a sorcererous origin for a Divine Soul Sorcerer?
I wouldn't say that they are considered divine beings, but you could certainly flavor a sorcerer's heritage that way without much difficulty. Radiant power is not the sole purview of divine things.
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Odd situation, with the new lore out of Mordie's Fome of Toes, where many of the Archfey are the direct descendants of Correlon, and so could be considered demi-gods of a sort.
That said, the game needs a Fey bloodline for the sorcerer.
Are you asking if the archfey are gods? In that case, the answer is "not necessarily." The archfey are the equivalent of demon lords and archdevils; so, while its possible to have the occasional demon/devil/fey be a god, the majority aren't. Lolth, Tiamat and Asmodeus are all examples of high level fiends that are also gods. Given the origin of elves, ala Mordenkeinen's Tome of Foes, you could argue that the Seldarine is full of godly Archfey as well, though the rulers of the Court of Summer and the Gloaming Court don't seem to be gods despite being archfey.
So, that brings us to Baba Yaga. Good old Baba Yaga is actually a character in Greyhawk - she's the one that raised and trained Iggwilv/Natasha the Dark, of Hideous Laughter fame. She's been considered a quasi-diety in 1st-3rd edition, a localized version of a lesser god.
EDIT - After googling what a "quasi-diety" is, I found this thread. It seems Baba Yaga did not have the power to grant spells to worshipers in 3e, so probably wouldn't be able to sponsor a cleric, let alone a Chosen. That said, talk to your DM about Baba Yaga counting as a god. After all, she's Iggwilv's mother, and thus the grandmother Iuz, a Greyhawk diety, so she does have some sway in that area.
That said, the game needs a Fey bloodline for the sorcerer.
Would that involve being a druid-like sorcerer, or a bard-like sorcerer? Given the suggestion of Corellon as a god of raw magic (as opposed to structured magic like Mystra), should we consider chaotic, wild magic to be a fey thing as well?
I guess what I'm asking is... what would fey magic involve doing?
That said, the game needs a Fey bloodline for the sorcerer.
Would that involve being a druid-like sorcerer, or a bard-like sorcerer? Given the suggestion of Corellon as a god of raw magic (as opposed to structured magic like Mystra), should we consider chaotic, wild magic to be a fey thing as well?
I guess what I'm asking is... what would fey magic involve doing?
Potentially neither. I’d rather look at Fey creatures, and Fey stories, and build from there.
Could go with illusions and charm, shapeshifting, summoning minor Fey like pixies, or any number of other things.
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Are Archfey considered divine beings in D&D lore? More specifically, would a familial connection to Baba Yaga constitute a sorcererous origin for a Divine Soul Sorcerer?
I wouldn't say that they are considered divine beings, but you could certainly flavor a sorcerer's heritage that way without much difficulty. Radiant power is not the sole purview of divine things.
Odd situation, with the new lore out of Mordie's Fome of Toes, where many of the Archfey are the direct descendants of Correlon, and so could be considered demi-gods of a sort.
That said, the game needs a Fey bloodline for the sorcerer.
We do bones, motherf***ker!
Are you asking if the archfey are gods? In that case, the answer is "not necessarily." The archfey are the equivalent of demon lords and archdevils; so, while its possible to have the occasional demon/devil/fey be a god, the majority aren't. Lolth, Tiamat and Asmodeus are all examples of high level fiends that are also gods. Given the origin of elves, ala Mordenkeinen's Tome of Foes, you could argue that the Seldarine is full of godly Archfey as well, though the rulers of the Court of Summer and the Gloaming Court don't seem to be gods despite being archfey.
So, that brings us to Baba Yaga. Good old Baba Yaga is actually a character in Greyhawk - she's the one that raised and trained Iggwilv/Natasha the Dark, of Hideous Laughter fame. She's been considered a quasi-diety in 1st-3rd edition, a localized version of a lesser god.
EDIT - After googling what a "quasi-diety" is, I found this thread. It seems Baba Yaga did not have the power to grant spells to worshipers in 3e, so probably wouldn't be able to sponsor a cleric, let alone a Chosen. That said, talk to your DM about Baba Yaga counting as a god. After all, she's Iggwilv's mother, and thus the grandmother Iuz, a Greyhawk diety, so she does have some sway in that area.
We do bones, motherf***ker!