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"Red Beard" <Akahige@HotPOP.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 19:09:19 -0500, "CryptWolf"
> <RWilliams01nospam@no.spam.sceinet.no.spam.com> wrote:
>
> >Several ways to go with this. Players don't need to become gods.
> >If they wish to be gods, make them create thier own world and
> >become DM's.

>
> Then where do *they* find the information on how to progress from epic
> level characters to deities? Why, when I ask questions, does everyone
> always ask "Why do you want to know?" Do you think you're Vecna?
😀
>
> My reason for asking all this is because I want to know if there's a
> legitimate method for creating deities (or deifying characters), or if
> it's all a bunch of arbitrary bologna that has no point. I want to
> know *how* the Olympians got listed in Deities & Demigods.
I would suggest reading DD appendix 2 then also go over the section
the einherjar. Get the 3.5 update for DD as it lists various levels of
divine rank. In ELH, look up Divine ascension. Characters grow as
epic level characters even into godhood. There is enough even in DD
that allows for normal character abilities even as gods.
That said, I'd still use the system in the old D&D immortals set. It gave
specific paths to godhood and made the choices for the DM easier.
As a 3.x DM, you'll need to make some decisions as to how and when
all this stuff takes effect. The paths are what you make them and may be
determined by the players. I would suggest that the PC's start at the bottom
as quasi-deities. The PC's themselves may not even realize they are
become gods with a bit of careful planning. They might get a clue
when various gods start making life difficult for them. Testing them and
perhaps even trying to prevent them from becoming gods.
As for the various gods in DD, I suspect they were given the abilities
found in mythology, stories, and other descriptions of them. The stats
are the result of an attempt to reproduce those powers in a logical
balanced fashion. Yondalla breaks the 24 barrier with a STR of 22.
The only one I found blatantly 24 was Valkyries. Zeus had a lower
limit of 28 and Hera 27. Hercules has INT 20 and WIS 21. So your
original problem with 24 seems to be some sort of made up problem.
At this point I'm inclined to say RTFM. The above is pretty much
just a quick summary of what I found by doing a bit of reading.
The one clue you need is that players are not normally eligible
to become gods until level 20 or higher. In other words epic level.
The final key is found in a small section of ELH which refers to DD.