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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 01 Mar 2021 : 21:56:47
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| You never cease to amaze me. When you finally put this in final PDF form I will be purchasing your work! |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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AuldDragon
Senior Scribe
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549 Posts |
Posted - 02 Mar 2021 : 03:38:46
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Originally posted by The Arcanamach
You never cease to amaze me. When you finally put this in final PDF form I will be purchasing your work!
Thanks! I'm not sure if I'd actually be able to get it into a PDF and sell it, though I'd certainly like to.
Jeff |
My 2nd Edition blog: http://blog.aulddragon.com/
My streamed AD&D Spelljamer sessions: https://www.youtube.com/user/aulddragon/playlists?flow=grid&shelf_id=18&view=50
"That sums it up in a nutshell, AuldDragon. You make a more convincing argument. But he's right and you're not." |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1842 Posts |
Posted - 03 Mar 2021 : 22:06:03
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| Does dmsguild only allow 5e content? |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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AuldDragon
Senior Scribe
USA
549 Posts |
Posted - 03 Mar 2021 : 22:57:37
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Originally posted by The Arcanamach
Does dmsguild only allow 5e content?
Yeah, and I include settings that aren't allowed on DM's Guild at this time.
I could probably just not say what edition it is for, but I suspect it would eventually get reported.
Jeff |
My 2nd Edition blog: http://blog.aulddragon.com/
My streamed AD&D Spelljamer sessions: https://www.youtube.com/user/aulddragon/playlists?flow=grid&shelf_id=18&view=50
"That sums it up in a nutshell, AuldDragon. You make a more convincing argument. But he's right and you're not." |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
1842 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2021 : 02:02:20
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| I know this has been a labor of love for at least 6 years. When you do finalize the pdf I'll donate $50 for it. Not much considering the enormous amount of work you've done but that's the price of a hardcover book at least. |
I have a dream that one day, all game worlds will exist as one. |
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AuldDragon
Senior Scribe
USA
549 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2021 : 02:16:40
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Originally posted by The Arcanamach
I know this has been a labor of love for at least 6 years. When you do finalize the pdf I'll donate $50 for it. Not much considering the enormous amount of work you've done but that's the price of a hardcover book at least.
Thanks, I appreciate that! :)
Jeff |
My 2nd Edition blog: http://blog.aulddragon.com/
My streamed AD&D Spelljamer sessions: https://www.youtube.com/user/aulddragon/playlists?flow=grid&shelf_id=18&view=50
"That sums it up in a nutshell, AuldDragon. You make a more convincing argument. But he's right and you're not." |
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TomCosta
Forgotten Realms Designer
USA
954 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2021 : 19:44:56
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| You could always compile it into a giant pdf. I'm sure Candlekeep would host it! It would be great to see all your work in one place. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6643 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2021 : 22:48:14
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Hi AuldDragon
When I download either of the EXL spreadsheets from your site onto my Mac I am advised that they are corrupted files. When I open them anyway, they are gibberish. What am I doing wrong? Oh, and why do they have a ".rar" file extension on them on download? Apologies if the questions are inane, I am no computer whiz.
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"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Mar 2021 : 23:05:53
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https://fileinfo.com/extension/rar
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File Type WinRAR Compressed Archive What is a RAR file? A RAR file is an archive that contains one or more files compressed with RAR compression. It uses a higher compression ratio than typical ZIP compression and incorporates a proprietary compression algorithm that is now used by other compressors, including 7-Zip for its.7Z files.
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"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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AuldDragon
Senior Scribe
USA
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AuldDragon
Senior Scribe
USA
549 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2021 : 01:23:11
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Originally posted by TomCosta
You could always compile it into a giant pdf. I'm sure Candlekeep would host it! It would be great to see all your work in one place.
I do plan to make some compilations once I'm done, with the same sort of preface and appendices that the Faiths & Avatars series has. I haven't decided yet how I plan to distribute it, but thanks for the offer. :)
Jeff |
My 2nd Edition blog: http://blog.aulddragon.com/
My streamed AD&D Spelljamer sessions: https://www.youtube.com/user/aulddragon/playlists?flow=grid&shelf_id=18&view=50
"That sums it up in a nutshell, AuldDragon. You make a more convincing argument. But he's right and you're not." |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6643 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2021 : 03:27:30
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Originally posted by AuldDragon
Which Excel files? I can reupload them in .zip format if there's no Mac program to decompress .rar files.
Jeff
My Mac doesn't have one. And it's pretty new - got it last year.
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2021 : 04:22:42
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Originally posted by AuldDragon
Which Excel files? I can reupload them in .zip format if there's no Mac program to decompress .rar files.
Jeff
My Mac doesn't have one. And it's pretty new - got it last year.
-- George Krashos
7Zip should work for that. I know it unzips .rar files on the Windows side, so it should do the same for Mac systems.
It's freeware, and it's one I readily recommend. I was even using it at work, before it got official sanction from on high -- which I really shouldn't have been doing as an IT person! |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6643 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2021 : 05:47:38
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by George Krashos
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Originally posted by AuldDragon
Which Excel files? I can reupload them in .zip format if there's no Mac program to decompress .rar files.
Jeff
My Mac doesn't have one. And it's pretty new - got it last year.
-- George Krashos
7Zip should work for that. I know it unzips .rar files on the Windows side, so it should do the same for Mac systems.
It's freeware, and it's one I readily recommend. I was even using it at work, before it got official sanction from on high -- which I really shouldn't have been doing as an IT person!
Doesn't look Mac compatible - but found one that was.
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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AuldDragon
Senior Scribe
USA
549 Posts |
Posted - 01 Apr 2021 : 21:17:12
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Oberon the Faerie King: https://bit.ly/3wiU1L7
Oberon is a god of male faerie warriors and hunters, and patron of wild places and the beasts who live there. He is consort to Titania, but is not fond of the politics of the Seelie Court and prefers to stay away when possible. He is a tireless defender of the sylvan races, and is more than willing to take the fight to the Court’s foes.
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"That sums it up in a nutshell, AuldDragon. You make a more convincing argument. But he's right and you're not." |
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Razz
Senior Scribe
USA
749 Posts |
Posted - 07 Apr 2021 : 04:45:11
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| These are pretty damn nice. My only concern is some of these deities are not officially in the Realms (or maybe I can't seem to find an official source lending evidence of their presence). That can make things confusing for those who want to keep known deities in their Realms games. Psilofyr, for example, has a presence in Toril but I've never seen anything on, say, Meriadar, Refnara, or Mirklak? |
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AuldDragon
Senior Scribe
USA
549 Posts |
Posted - 07 Apr 2021 : 06:35:41
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These are pretty damn nice. My only concern is some of these deities are not officially in the Realms (or maybe I can't seem to find an official source lending evidence of their presence). That can make things confusing for those who want to keep known deities in their Realms games. Psilofyr, for example, has a presence in Toril but I've never seen anything on, say, Meriadar, Refnara, or Mirklak?
The project covers deities throughout the multiverse of 2e; most of them were officially in the Forgotten Realms, or were assumed to be despite having no official mention. Meriadar is the god of mongrelmen (and non-evil goblinoids); he is from DMGR4 Monster Mythology, and there are no explicit statements that he is not canonically worshiped in the Realms, so 2e's assumption would've been that he is.
Refnara is from a single generic adventure in Dungeon Magazine, so in her case, no, she is not canonical. But there are no canonical deities displacing her, either, and her existence would add to gnollish culture.
Mirklak is canonically in the Realms. He is mentioned briefly on page 19 of the Thar booklet in Elminster's Ecologies, along with Ysshara.
I believe the only deities in the list that are affirmatively not worshipped in FR are Merrshaulk, Eachtighern, Nebelun, Mellifleur, Juiblex, and the Elder Elemental God. In all cases there are local replacements. There's some that are unlikely to be worshiped in FR, like Klikral (since there are probably no insectare), while most others can easily fit into the various monstrous pantheons.
Jeff |
My 2nd Edition blog: http://blog.aulddragon.com/
My streamed AD&D Spelljamer sessions: https://www.youtube.com/user/aulddragon/playlists?flow=grid&shelf_id=18&view=50
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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Posted - 07 Apr 2021 : 12:28:05
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| I'd also add that just because some deities aren't mentioned, doesn't mean they might not be worshipped in Anchorome, in Katashaka, in Osse, or on one of the other worlds in realmspace. It has always been my belief that the realms can accomodate many gods, especially racial gods of creatures that are widespread across Toril. Gnolls can be found all over the place, for instance, and so having a portion of the gnollish population worshipping Refnara or Gorellik as opposed to a demon makes sense. Granted, some may also worship Malar or Tempus or some other deity of the Faerunian Pantheon, but if elves, gnomes, halflings, dwarves, giants etc.... have their own pantheons, so should gnolls, minotaurs, hybsil, centaurs, wemics, etc... even if those pantheons are only a single deity and they also worship outside of that individual. |
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PattPlays
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 08 Apr 2021 : 02:54:20
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I'd also add that just because some deities aren't mentioned, doesn't mean they might not be worshipped in Anchorome, in Katashaka, in Osse, or on one of the other worlds in realmspace. It has always been my belief that the realms can accomodate many gods, especially racial gods of creatures that are widespread across Toril. Gnolls can be found all over the place, for instance, and so having a portion of the gnollish population worshipping Refnara or Gorellik as opposed to a demon makes sense. Granted, some may also worship Malar or Tempus or some other deity of the Faerunian Pantheon, but if elves, gnomes, halflings, dwarves, giants etc.... have their own pantheons, so should gnolls, minotaurs, hybsil, centaurs, wemics, etc... even if those pantheons are only a single deity and they also worship outside of that individual.
Now I'm just thinking about how involved the Demon Lords were in the history of places like Nar and wondering.. Assuming extra-ordinary planar threats like Demon Lords would be aware of other continents, would they prioritize greater Faerun or be perfectly capable of running multiple independent assaults on the various continents across time? Perhaps their problems are more focused on the obscure planar threats that Wotc doesn't touch. |
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AuldDragon
Senior Scribe
USA
549 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2021 : 06:21:17
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Originally posted by PattPlays
Now I'm just thinking about how involved the Demon Lords were in the history of places like Nar and wondering.. Assuming extra-ordinary planar threats like Demon Lords would be aware of other continents, would they prioritize greater Faerun or be perfectly capable of running multiple independent assaults on the various continents across time? Perhaps their problems are more focused on the obscure planar threats that Wotc doesn't touch.
The Blood War should be the main pre-occupation of powerful fiends. Prime Material plans should be dabblings and amusements for them.
The thing is, the fiends are home. Everyone's home is their main concern, and they all have rivalries with other fiends. These things will consume most of their attention, IMO.
Jeff |
My 2nd Edition blog: http://blog.aulddragon.com/
My streamed AD&D Spelljamer sessions: https://www.youtube.com/user/aulddragon/playlists?flow=grid&shelf_id=18&view=50
"That sums it up in a nutshell, AuldDragon. You make a more convincing argument. But he's right and you're not." |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6643 Posts |
Posted - 08 Apr 2021 : 13:23:07
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Originally posted by AuldDragon
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Originally posted by PattPlays
Now I'm just thinking about how involved the Demon Lords were in the history of places like Nar and wondering.. Assuming extra-ordinary planar threats like Demon Lords would be aware of other continents, would they prioritize greater Faerun or be perfectly capable of running multiple independent assaults on the various continents across time? Perhaps their problems are more focused on the obscure planar threats that Wotc doesn't touch.
The Blood War should be the main pre-occupation of powerful fiends. Prime Material plans should be dabblings and amusements for them.
What makes you think the Blood War is a "thing" in the Forgotten Realms multiverse?
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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LordofBones
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 08 Apr 2021 : 15:05:18
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| What makes you think it isn't? Canonically, Waukeen sought out an Oeridian power for help during the ToT, Lathander was duped by Iyachtu Xvim into believing he was Sirrion until Paladine stepped in, and several powers share divine realms (Auril/Loki, Waukeen/Shinare, Lathander/Ushas, Velsharoon/Mellifleur). The existence of pantheons entirely separate from the Torilian pantheons is certainly more egregious than the notion that two different fiendish races are being egged on by a third in a war that seldom, if ever, touches the Prime Material Plane. |
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AuldDragon
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 09 Apr 2021 : 01:24:44
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Originally posted by George Krashos
What makes you think the Blood War is a "thing" in the Forgotten Realms multiverse?
-- George Krashos
Because it is in the edition of the game I play and write for, and is the best explanation for why the teeming hordes of the Abyss and Baator don't overrun the Prime Material. :)
Jeff |
My 2nd Edition blog: http://blog.aulddragon.com/
My streamed AD&D Spelljamer sessions: https://www.youtube.com/user/aulddragon/playlists?flow=grid&shelf_id=18&view=50
"That sums it up in a nutshell, AuldDragon. You make a more convincing argument. But he's right and you're not." |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6643 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2021 : 15:01:44
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Originally posted by LordofBones
What makes you think it isn't? Canonically, Waukeen sought out an Oeridian power for help during the ToT, Lathander was duped by Iyachtu Xvim into believing he was Sirrion until Paladine stepped in, and several powers share divine realms (Auril/Loki, Waukeen/Shinare, Lathander/Ushas, Velsharoon/Mellifleur). The existence of pantheons entirely separate from the Torilian pantheons is certainly more egregious than the notion that two different fiendish races are being egged on by a third in a war that seldom, if ever, touches the Prime Material Plane.
Because I can't recall ever seeing a gaming product with the FR logo on it talk about the Blood War, although I'm happy to stand corrected. The examples you provide don't respond to the statement I made, with the greatest of respect, and I fail to understand your use of the word "egregious". Planar travel is a feature of the Realms. That doesn't amount in any way to a confirmation that the Blood War - a semi-interesting concept wholly promoted by the Planescape line of products - necessarily should be a feature of the Forgotten Realms. Just saying.
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6643 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2021 : 15:06:11
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Originally posted by AuldDragon
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Originally posted by George Krashos
What makes you think the Blood War is a "thing" in the Forgotten Realms multiverse?
-- George Krashos
Because it is in the edition of the game I play and write for, and is the best explanation for why the teeming hordes of the Abyss and Baator don't overrun the Prime Material. :)
Jeff
I would have thought that the best explanation is that the teeming hordes have no way of directly accessing the Prime, but I won't clog up your excellent thread any further.
-- George Krashos |
"Because only we, contrary to the barbarians, never count the enemy in battle." -- Aeschylus |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36779 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2021 : 18:23:07
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Originally posted by George Krashos
Because I can't recall ever seeing a gaming product with the FR logo on it talk about the Blood War, although I'm happy to stand corrected.
It is mentioned several times in For Duty & Deity, and a couple times in Hellgate Keep. I'm sure it's referenced elsewhere, too; those were some of the most obvious choices to look at, among my collection of pdfs. I didn't find it in any of the sourcebooks I looked at, but I only checked a handful and at least one of those files may not be OCR'ed. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
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Baltas
Senior Scribe
Poland
955 Posts |
Posted - 18 Apr 2021 : 18:56:44
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Originally posted by AuldDragon
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I believe the only deities in the list that are affirmatively not worshipped in FR are Merrshaulk, Eachtighern, Nebelun, Mellifleur, Juiblex, and the Elder Elemental God. In all cases there are local replacements. There's some that are unlikely to be worshiped in FR, like Klikral (since there are probably no insectare), while most others can easily fit into the various monstrous pantheons.
Jeff
With the Elder Elemental God it's interesting. Edd did probably intend Ghaunadaur to be the Elder Elemental God, only altered on Toril.
Gary Gygax himself confirmed Ghaunadaur is an Elder Elemental God - one of three. As Gary stated in Oerth Journal 12, there are three Elder Elemental Gods - Ghaunadaur (who is among worlds, active on Toril), Vilp-akf'cho Rentaq (the Elder Elemental God active on Oerth, ie who people most often think as EEG), and a third unnamed Elder Elemental God. They share the same true form, and an EEG worshipped on a world, can be any of the three, or worshipped as a trinity, unless specified. As well implied that Rentaq, Ghaunaaur and the third EGG may be the same sort of being.
(Oerth Journal 12, page 10):
https://greyhawkonline.com/oerthjournal/
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Vilp-akf’cho Rentaq is but one of three EEG’s. Ghaunadaur is another and there is yet a third, unnamed EEG. All three share the inverted triangle symbol and the same true form. All are dark creative deities who thrive in the elemental chaos of primordial universes. Although never together, depictions always show them as a trio, typically being worshipped by numerous sentient creatures of many different worlds and universes. It is thought that this is merely symbolic and that it is a representation of the beings across temporal, spatial, and other dimensions. Nonetheless, there is a definite unity in the triumvirate beings. Indeed, the inverted triangle symbol used to represent them is one triangle made-up of three equal triangles.
(The issue also has a lot of other interesting information about the Elder Elemental God(s).)
Gary also stated Tharizdun is a separate being from EGG (Rentaq), and not one of the three EEGs, if though publications by Wizards contradict it. |
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AuldDragon
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Baltas
Senior Scribe
Poland
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Posted - 18 Apr 2021 : 22:12:31
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Yup, that what I meant - with the main Elder Elemental God (Vilp-akf'cho Rentaq), Ghaunadaur and the third EEG being "the same sort of being", as being of the same, or related "species" or type of deific being.
Sorry if it seemed I implied they are the same being. |
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