tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1907876875569165130..comments2024-03-28T13:22:07.685-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Saints AliveJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82293917287623091182020-11-27T14:32:36.633-05:002020-11-27T14:32:36.633-05:00Thanks for this article...it helped unlock a puzzl...Thanks for this article...it helped unlock a puzzle that's long been troubling my tiny brain.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19174767480509570702020-11-24T04:52:59.320-05:002020-11-24T04:52:59.320-05:00Inventing religions or pantheons for rpgs is alway...Inventing religions or pantheons for rpgs is always a bit of a diffifult thing. There are various issues to be resolved: Do the gods exist in the absolute sense? Are the inhabitants in the world aware of the gods' existence? o the gods (if they exist) manifest themselves directly in the world? Do the gods only exist as a personal choice by the believer (as in our current world)? What is the role of institutionalized religion? Is atheism or agnosticism tolerated in the world (probably only relevant if the gods are mere sociological constructs or only indirectly manifest themselves). Are there competing religions that deny each other gods? Etc.<br /><br />There is a tendency in fantasy worlds to accept the existance of gods in the absolute sense as a given, with even direct intervention - possibly going back to Greek myths and legends where this happens all the time. But if our own world would be a guide for creating fantasy world, religion and gods is not something that is universally accepted. It would be interesting to see that reflected in a fantasy world as well.Phil Dutréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607941040736764291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-68994174012311918592020-11-24T01:18:51.942-05:002020-11-24T01:18:51.942-05:00St. Icre the HutdwellerSt. Icre the HutdwellerFrDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459281821319914530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52374708624025290162020-11-23T22:41:33.468-05:002020-11-23T22:41:33.468-05:00St. Ernst the Younger
St. Isele of the Burning Tre...St. Ernst the Younger<br />St. Isele of the Burning Tresses<br />St. Eidhi the Balancer<br />St. Lucinda the Namer<br />St. Lucion of Otis<br />St. Xander of the StormsJames Mishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510782553325944558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33185600306390495112020-11-23T22:32:38.312-05:002020-11-23T22:32:38.312-05:00I am pretty sure St. Richomer the Tailor refers to...I am pretty sure St. Richomer the Tailor refers to Richard Snider.James Mishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03510782553325944558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15380799401621381132020-11-23T20:17:30.493-05:002020-11-23T20:17:30.493-05:00How about St Kalofak the Encratite?How about St Kalofak the Encratite?Terrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659075727075791819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91175951290069671202020-11-23T19:11:51.773-05:002020-11-23T19:11:51.773-05:00Richomer the Tailor has me stumped, but is St. And...Richomer the Tailor has me stumped, but is St. Andreas the Taker of Fiends Ken St. Andre? I can add a few:<br />St. Erkbar of the Flowery Seat <br />St. Timothy of the Barrel<br />St. Decius the Cartographer<br />St. Jeric of Semloh<br />St. Elspeth Forthand John Brinegarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123235797335728124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-79957793730825100512020-11-23T16:49:39.847-05:002020-11-23T16:49:39.847-05:00Ah, sorry , somehow I had skipped it in my reading...Ah, sorry , somehow I had skipped it in my reading.artikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474295473142339717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-91654134572972815502020-11-23T16:47:09.330-05:002020-11-23T16:47:09.330-05:00St. Iacomus the Warden is my own attempt at honori...St. Iacomus the Warden is my own attempt at honoring James Ward.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37816340762868977292020-11-23T16:44:56.477-05:002020-11-23T16:44:56.477-05:00I wish I could come up with something clever about...I wish I could come up with something clever about James Ward (Gamma World is a favorite of mine).<br />Hmmm. What about.. St. Iacobus of The Guard, Warden of the First Metamorphosis?<br />The First Metamorphosis could be some kind of dogma or philososphic principke, maybe.artikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474295473142339717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-66043287203239469272020-11-23T16:33:55.736-05:002020-11-23T16:33:55.736-05:00No doubt! These are some excellent suggestions. I ...No doubt! These are some excellent suggestions. I hope others will be similarly encouraged to come up with their own.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51642188780217388982020-11-23T16:32:02.082-05:002020-11-23T16:32:02.082-05:00You need some female saints:
Saint Genevra of the...You need some female saints:<br /><br />Saint Genevra of the Ink Well.<br /><br />Enelrad the Far Traveler.<br /><br />Sister Indyc, First Herald of Gaxyg.<br /><br />Mother Maigret, DragonslayerThe_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87234131061556471072020-11-23T16:31:16.594-05:002020-11-23T16:31:16.594-05:00I've always liked the presence of saints in my...I've always liked the presence of saints in my RPG's pantheons. I'm a catholic and an historian, so I know a pletora of colorfull histories and practices that I like to put in my games.<br /><br />Nevertheless, the most prominent use of saints in my games are in Warhammer, but in D&D I use them as patrons of distintc clerical orders to make relevant to the players that the saints are there... and that they are watching them! Nirkhuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01625430841723207402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14433718648883009332020-11-23T15:44:21.865-05:002020-11-23T15:44:21.865-05:00This is how I fashion my homebrew world.... no god...This is how I fashion my homebrew world.... no gods, just saints. It's fun, because some saints get replaced by "newer" version of the same portfolio, so you are constantly finding info on old, forgotten saints. Also, I have plans to have a "breakaway" group of one saint and his 12 followers, who are pushing a monotheistic approach.... but is it for good, or for ill? ;)The Badger Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020950272210873449noreply@blogger.com