Hi, so im working on my cleric. She grew up in a thieves/criminal gang, heck was even born into it. She was eventually choosen to learn the clerical job by the gangs cleric. Now, I havnt found a single god that deals with murderers/thieves/criminals over all. The closest I came was Mask, but he is trickster domain and I was leaning more towards death. Anyone know some official god/desses that would help me out? I really like my character but find no god that actually fits the idea :/
A quick google search of 5e deities will give you what you need.
So essentially a chaotic evil character. Look at the chaotic evil gods...and before you say no not chaotic evil. You asked for a God for murders. Yeah, that's chaotic evil.
The PHB doesn't limit deities to those it lists. It mentions the common ones. Since murder is frowned upon, you might be thinking an uncommon one that's unlisted. If the PHB states that it doesn't list them all, then unlisted ones are official in their own way.
Given how murderer groups likely don't associate with each other much, there could be many interpretations of listed deities or many interpretations of an unlisted deity or many different deities.
If Murlocks Kuo-Toa can invent a naked crayfish goddess, murderers can come up with something more sensible.
I would present the possibility of an unlisted deity and work on how the deity came to be whether a perversion of a listed deity or a new, niche unlisted deity.
Since everyone's going AC crazy, here's a thought. The "Brotherhood" claims everything is permitted, but that's not really true. They have strict rules on who the Brotherhood may target for death, which is a highly Lawful thing. If the criminals have any strict rules, you might be looking for a Lawful or neutral deity. If the criminals target those they feel deserve to be targeted by some standard, you might be looking at a perversion of a Justice deity.
Be aware that a lot of the Death Domain deal mostly with repurposing the dead or the souls of the dead. Death Domain might not actually be what you're seeking if the dead are not being used for other purposes.
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Kelemvor is more a "death is the natural cycle of things God if that works.
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"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
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I have an assassin character, this is from his backstory:
"Not devout, despite infernal heritiage. Will make offerings to Glasya, Hell’s criminal mastermind; Leira, goddess of illusion; Mask, god of thieves; Cyric, god of lies; even Bhaal, god of murder; and Talona, goddess of disease and poison, when professional needs make it prudent to do so."
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Hi, so im working on my cleric. She grew up in a thieves/criminal gang, heck was even born into it. She was eventually choosen to learn the clerical job by the gangs cleric. Now, I havnt found a single god that deals with murderers/thieves/criminals over all. The closest I came was Mask, but he is trickster domain and I was leaning more towards death. Anyone know some official god/desses that would help me out? I really like my character but find no god that actually fits the idea :/
Nerull comes to mind. K'os, Trigun...
A quick google search of 5e deities will give you what you need.
So essentially a chaotic evil character. Look at the chaotic evil gods...and before you say no not chaotic evil. You asked for a God for murders. Yeah, that's chaotic evil.
thanks for the names :) I checked all my books and googled but found nothing. Might have missed it. But thanks for the help :D
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I looked at him in the PhB, It just didnt feel right. Thanks for the sugestion thought :)
Some were from previous editions of dnd. 5e is rather politically correct and might as well be called the "snowflake edition".
Create your own or snag one of the many chaos gods from 40k. (theres a lot)
Creating your deity isnt like changing a game mechanic it's just flavoring. Changes nothing and I doubt most DMs would give a flying hoot.
thanks for the idea and sugestion , I apreciate it
The PHB doesn't limit deities to those it lists. It mentions the common ones. Since murder is frowned upon, you might be thinking an uncommon one that's unlisted. If the PHB states that it doesn't list them all, then unlisted ones are official in their own way.
Given how murderer groups likely don't associate with each other much, there could be many interpretations of listed deities or many interpretations of an unlisted deity or many different deities.
If
MurlocksKuo-Toa can invent a naked crayfish goddess, murderers can come up with something more sensible.I would present the possibility of an unlisted deity and work on how the deity came to be whether a perversion of a listed deity or a new, niche unlisted deity.
Since everyone's going AC crazy, here's a thought. The "Brotherhood" claims everything is permitted, but that's not really true. They have strict rules on who the Brotherhood may target for death, which is a highly Lawful thing. If the criminals have any strict rules, you might be looking for a Lawful or neutral deity. If the criminals target those they feel deserve to be targeted by some standard, you might be looking at a perversion of a Justice deity.
Be aware that a lot of the Death Domain deal mostly with repurposing the dead or the souls of the dead. Death Domain might not actually be what you're seeking if the dead are not being used for other purposes.
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.
Oh I see, thats a few things I hadnt thought off, thank you ever so kindly for the help :D
Bhaal. Bhaal is literally the god of murder.
"Ignorance is bliss, and you look absolutely miserable."
I second Bhaal.
Mask is another option.
So is Cyric.
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Kelemvor is more a "death is the natural cycle of things God if that works.
"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
Or Jergal, the Raven Queen, and Myrkul.
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Mask could also be a candidate, though he's more malevolent trickery
Bhaal is who you're looking for: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Bhaal
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I have an assassin character, this is from his backstory:
"Not devout, despite infernal heritiage. Will make offerings to Glasya, Hell’s criminal mastermind; Leira, goddess of illusion; Mask, god of thieves; Cyric, god of lies; even Bhaal, god of murder; and Talona, goddess of disease and poison, when professional needs make it prudent to do so."