I know very little about the roles of ancient Egyptian deities, the influence of their numerous cults, or how much they varied over the enormous timespan of "Ancient Egypt." In fact I know very little about Neith at all and really have no clue about how relevant she was to Ancient Egyptian religion, and during which periods.
But it did strike me that she seems to have an exceptionally busy cabinet portfolio, so to speak, which made me curious about how common it was for Egyptian deities and their cults to have influence over such a wide range of topics.
Moreover, is thinking of these deities as having strictly defined roles, with each being responsible for certain aspects of life and death, actually a particularly useful framework? I could imagine that in reality there would be enormous overlap between the roles of various cults and deities depending on who, where, and when you were in Ancient Egypt.
Basically, the druid in my party so far has seen the deities as dickbags making there followers do whatever random crap they desire. Honestly, that's just been the religion and people the character has seen, but there are more benevolent deities in my universe. Her character disagrees with the idea of authority and gods, and has put it out there that if she could, she'd ascend to godhood and take out these douches herself. I am fine with the ascending (currently im planning out the trials her character will need to take past level 20 to do so), but I have no clue if deities and gods can even be taken out like that. Any insight to what CR I should aim for when creating stat blocks, and even if these things can be killed would be greatly appreciated.
Tldr; idk how gods work in dnd, can they be killed and how?
I am far from an expert on how these religions came to be in the first place, but it seems counter-intuitive to me, that a culture, whose military (for example) exclusively (at least to my knowledge, feel free to correct me) consisted of men, would come to worship a woman as goddess of war. Is there a working theory or research on this topic?
I am prepping this campaign right now for a group of new-ish players. I am working to get through an initial read of the module as quickly as possible but my players are itching to build out their backstories so I'm trying to put a consolidated set of lore together, meaning information that would be common knowledge to the average person in this world. Included in this is, of course, common deities that NPCs worship. I know Chauntea and Lathander both get mentioned, but I'm having trouble finding a consolidated list of others anywhere.
George Washington: Also known as the Fourth George, the Cincinnatus, Mister Washington, the Father of America, and Commander of the Armies. The first and greatest President, and leftmost head of Mount Rushmore. He is the patron of the military, agriculture, and good government. His symbols are the axe, the cherry tree, and the Six Stars. He is the protector of the world's children, except for the children of the King's Men. According to the doctrine of the Great Chain of Command, Majors receive orders from Colonels, who receive orders from Generals, who receive orders from Commanders-in-Chief, who receive orders from Washington himself. Washington was carved out of cherry wood by Lady Liberty, but he kept his mouth closed when she brought him to life, which is why his teeth are wooden. Liberty tried four times to create a George Washington capable of manifesting America. The First George she made was kind and good, but content with his life, and did little but invent new kinds of butter before fading into obscurity. Liberty filled the Second George with an urge to see a better land, but this desire manifested only as wanderlust, and he walked into the distant West, which still bears his surname. Liberty filled the Third George with an urge to see a better land and the will to build it with his own hands, but the Third George could see only the faults in others and not himself, so when he was born he screamed "My will shall be law!" and fled across the sea to found a kingdom of slaves and slavers. Finally she built the Fourth George, George the Cincinnatus, who had all the qualities of the other Washingtons but tempered with the humility to know he was imperfect and the urge to relinquish power when his quest was done. The Fourth George drove out the King's Men and formed a Perfect Union with Liberty in order to sire America.
Lady Liberty: Also known as Columbia, the Mother of America, the Mother of Exiles, the New Colossus, and the Goddess of Freedom. Her symbols are the torch, the gate, the tablet, and the crown. Lady Liberty is the chief deity of the Libertarian cult, but all Americanists recognize her importance. Aside from embodying Liberty itself, she is the patron of revolution against tyranny, motherhood, the American Dream, destiny, and good foreigners. Liberty is one of the few Americanist gods who never walked the Earth in the form of a mortal.
Martha Washington: Also known as the First Lady and Lady Washington. Her symbols are the
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Hi Band! Since some of you may not be part of the DCC RPG Rocks! facebook group I post here too.
We all know, DCCRPG = Community (which is why it has a special place in my heart) and I felt the need to give something back. I've spent saturday setting up a public bookmark system on my pinboard account dedicated to all the links I've seen shared lately in order for you to access it more easily.
It includes all the ones inside juliosrpgcove and the one on the shared google sheets plus others (ex. "music" and "art" and added some youtube/podcast channel of yours that I specially enjoy).
As I hope this could be beneficial to the amazing community, feel free to comment or pm me if I missed something please.
It's a living collection, you can even subscribe to its RSS, and if you put the "m." in front of the URL you'll have the mobile-friendly version. With love,
So after Jesus Christ was ratted out to the authorities once again (history always repeats itself), I had a look at a list of greek mythological figures, which is rather extensive and includes some familiar and very common names.
I am guilty myself of using one of these (Luna), official Anet partners do so too (Nike) and just skimming over all the names and my follower/friends list, I found several more (Phoebe, Thanatos, Chronos, Aion, Chaos, Selene, Dione, Aura, Helios, Leto, Orion Talos, Typhon).
And even ANet uses some of them in naming their npcs or bosses (Deimos, Nemesis).
Couldnt find any of your own characters on this list but want to join the club anyways?
Try this list of Christian Saints.
A want to 100% Civ VI before gathering storm, and am at 80% with just most of the scenario achievements to go. However The Conquests of Alexander achievement has put me to a complete halt. Is it still possible to complete? It seems buggy now, and not at all the same as the guides online make it seem. I can't find any help online that isn't at least a year old. Please help, thanks!
THIS IS JUST A LIST - I know it won't all be checked off and a lot are absurd. But I hope it helps others with their apartment hunting.
I will be moving to NYC in 2 months. I've come up with a list of to-do's when we start looking at places... Do you have more to add or thoughts on my list? Bolded what seems most important.
BUILDING
- Ask other tenants about issues/bugs/etc.
- Bedbug evidence/history
- Bell/Intercom system
- City Records (check them)
- Common room doors slamming?
- Elevator (maintained? Listen for DING sound if it's loud in apt)
- Fire safety things (alarms, etc.)
- Garbage chute near apt?
- Heat - Thermostat in apt or Landlord control?
- Internet provider options
- LAUNDRY in building?
- Landlord/Leasing company reviews
- Maintenance (live in super? what you repair/they repair?)
- Neighbors (how long they've lived there)
- Packages/Mail delivery setup
- Renovations planned on building in the future?
- Rent Increase for next year?
- Smells (mold/etc)
- Sounds inside building
- Tenant Complaints on HDP website
- UTILITIES (included?)
- Violations? (look on Localize for violations/complaints/construction)
- Who Owns What (https://whoownswhat.justfix.nyc/en/)
UNIT
- AC units in window (prefer 2 windows per room with AC, one to open freely)
- Appliances confirmed working
- Bug/Mice evidence (inside cabinets, behind fridge, behind stove, wipe with tissue behind faucet)
- Carpet? Condition/stains
- Cell phone signal inside
- First floor apts (don't if you can. Rats/bugs more likely)
- Floors (squeaking in yours? Above yours?)
- Gaps (in baseboards/brick walls/cupboards)
- Outlets are 3 prong and in all rooms
- Sounds inside unit
- Storage space (closets/cabinets)
- Stove exhaust above it?
- Sunlight direction
- Water - check pressure, drainage, toilet flushing
- Windows (check they open)
LOCATION
- DISTANCE FROM TRAINS
- Grocery stores nearby
- Hospital (distance away)
- Laundry nearby (distance to 24hr)
- Noise from neighborhood/out front
Hello, this is my first ever post on here, as I only just started browsing here (I've been into SCP for quite a while though, just never really visited here). And, as somebody who's very interested in this sort of thing, I wanted to type up a list of all the things that could be considered deities in SCP lore, as well as any skips or alternate names that are related to them. I would appreciate it if you good folks on here can point out whatever ones I miss. But, here goes.
Just a quick key for any odd formatting I do:
> a parenthesised name means that it's a name that is mostly speculative on my behalf, and most likely also not used by its worshipeprs
- MEKHANE/WAN/The Broken God, god of the Mekhanites and their various sects, was supposedly broken, one way or another. There are several skips related to it but the only one I can think of off the top of my head is the gears-kaktus proposal for 001
- Yaldabaoth/VaΕΎjuma/(the FLESH), god of the Daevites(?)
- Grand Karcist Ion/(the FLESH), ascended slave-god of the proto-Sarkics, and example for the neo-sarkics.
- The Factory, of questionable deity status, but, in its interaction with Trunnion, seemed to at least be confident that it was a third component of the MEKHANE/FLESH duality, or part of the FLESH.
- The Scarlet King/Crimson Khan, I actually know very little about him, the only skip I know of off the top of my head associated with him would be the nomadic tribe who use time periods, not land, that I forget the designation of.
- 343/God
And those are all that I could think of off the top of my head (I'd do some more research but I'm exhausted). I'll expand on this once people provide more and I have time for more research.
Doing a college project. I intend to do serious research but since the assignment hasn't actually been passed out yet, I'm doing prep work and for now just ask reddit casually.
So are Athena and Ares patrons of discipline since they represent militarism? Or at least have it as a core personality trait? Who else fits the list?
If you didn't see datamining, our upcoming pantheon is the Yoruba pantheon, which consists of West African deities. The first god will be Olorun. Below is a list of popular gods from the pantheon, which are known as Orisha, and what they are worshiped for. The list does not include all orisha. Many of the orisha are spirits in human form, but some of them are humans who were deified upon death for their feats. The practice of worshiping orisha has spread from Africa to Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Olorun: God of the heavens and ruler of the sky. He is also ruler of all things. He is an abstract concept that is not directly worshiped as opposed to a depicted deity. He often has 3 forms.
- Olokun: Ruler of all waters and either male, female, or androgynous. They are known for trying to drown humans, but were imprisoned by another orisha.
- Obatala: God of the people and son of Olorun. He created Earth and the first city, as well as humans. Inside of a mollusk were many earthly items, which he dumped in the waters to create land. From soil he created humans. He is the father of all orisha, and his color is white.
- Yemoja: Goddess of the orisha and wife of Obatala. She is the goddess of women, water, and the moon. She is often depicted as a mermaid.
- Oduduwa: Younger brother or sister of Obatala. In another telling of the creation myth, Oduduwa takes the shell from Obatala since he does not show up, and does his job for him. A historical Oduduwa was the ruler of the first kingdom and deified under the same name, relating the two. In a further telling, Oduduwa becomes king and god of the Earth and humans.
- Ogun: God of smithing, hunters, and warriors. He is said to be one of the first orisha to come to Earth. He is closely associated with the dog.
- Elegua: God of crossroads and pathways. All prayers and energy flow through him, and it is him that allows ceremonies to proceed. He is the messenger of the orisha.
- Eshu: The second god of crossroads, often regarded as a devilish trickster. He is seen as the mirror to Elegua, cunning and setting misfortune in place. He is also considered a psychopomp for the dead.
- Shango: Angry god of fire and lightning. He is noted for his temper and power, one of the most powerful orisha. He carries a battle ax and is associated with rocks called thunderstones, which people believe fell from the sky.
- Oshun: Goddess of femininity, fresh water, love, wealth,
Howdy all
New here, though I have often stopped by to read numerous theories and the like... I have a question. Does anyone know of a list of the Lovecraftian deities currently asleep or trapped on earth? Old ones, outer gods and elder gods.
I could jump around the various wikis and put it together myself, but just wondered if anyone knew of one that already exists.
Thanking ye kindly.
Neil... :)
I just completed a master's in Data Science after over a decade of extraordinarily bad jobs in an attempt to career change into something that might be suited to my personality. Now I'm job hunting, and everything seems tailor made to be borderline painful or impossible.
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Professional references: Well, I have some of those, I suppose, but I never talk to anyone at work really (never really did), so it feels super disingenuous and shitty to get people I don't really know to say anything about me.
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Self promotion: This is at best uncomfortable because it feels at best like bragging, which is super squicky for me, and at worst borderline dishonest, which is nearly impossible for me. If I were suited for sales or marketing, I wouldn't have gotten a damned master's in a technical field.
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Interviews: Not that I'm getting any, but in my past experience, I'm really bad at these. Or maybe I'm not and there were other candidates who just had better qualifications. I don't know, because I'm incapable of reading the social cues of strangers, and almost every interview process forbids those doing the interviewing from giving too specific of reasons so they don't get sued.
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Networking: Yeah... I don't think I need to explain why I don't have a network of people who can help me find a job in my field. I assume that's well understood here.
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Added to everything else that filling out details of my past work experiences involves a certain amount of reliving my past jobs... To be real, many circumstances of those jobs were actually traumatizing, and that's not an exaggeration. Not giving details due to length, but really.
So yeah, I don't know what I'm asking other than, anyone else have similar experiences? Ideas to make it better? The graduate school was supposed to be my leg up, but honestly I feel just as lost and hopeless as I did before.
Can we create a list of helpful deities/spirits? it would be helpful so we can have knowledge on what to ask to who
for example :
Name of God/Spirit: helpful in these type of things , like these type of offerings , (wikipedia or other source article about lore and information of the God/Spirit
I'm back again with another list post, but this time it serves a purpose. I'm planning on making a mod for Skyrim that will add in shrines for all known deities and saints on Nirn, as well as slightly renovate some of the vanilla/dlc temples, as well as possibly some from mods, to include more appropriate gods. To that end I need a list of all known deities and saints, and whilst I've used UESP to make the below list, there's probably some that, whilst not listed by UESP are either mentioned as worshipped, or are quite probably worshipped, but we lack any evidence as to it.
So first, I'm going to list all the gods that are separate representations/facets/shards of one 'main' god.
The Time Gods:
- Akatosh (Cyrodilic/Bretonic)
- Alduin (Nordic/Dragon Cult)
- Auriel (Falmeri/Altmeri/Bosmeri)
- Ruptga (Redguard)
- Alkosh (Khajiit)
- Tosh Raka (Ka Po'Tun)
The Cycle Gods:
- Arkay (Cyrodilic/Bosmeri/Bretonic)
- Tu'whacca (Redguard)
- Orkey (Nordic)
- Xarxes (Altmeri, Ayleidoon, Bosmeri)
- Trinimac (Altmeri, Orsimeri)
The Wisdom Gods:
- Julianos (Cyrodilic/Bretonic)
- Jhunal (Nordic)
The Wind and Nature Gods:
- Kynareth (Cyrodilic/Bretonic)
- Kyne (Nordic)
- Tava (Redguard)
- Khenarthi (Khajiit)
- Ius (Bretonic)
The Love Gods:
- Mara (Cyrodilic/Nordic/Altmeri/Ayleidoon/Bretonic/Khajiit)
- Morwha (Redguard)
The Mortal Gods:
- Shezzar (Cyrodilic)
- Shor (Nordic)
- Lorkhan (Altmeri, Bosmeri, Dunmeri)
- Sep (Redguard)
- Sheor (Bretonic)
- Lorkhaj (Khajiit)
The Mercy Gods:
- Stendarr (Cyrodilic/Altmeri/Ayleidoon/Bosmeri/Bretonic)
- Stuhn (Nordic)
- S'rendarr (Khajiit)
The Man Gods:
- Talos (Cyrodilic)
- Ysmir (Nordic)
The Work Gods:
- Zenithar (Cyrodili/Bretoniic)
- Tsun (Nordi)
- Xen (Altmeri)
- Z'en (Bosmeri)
- Zeht (Redguard)
The Passion Gods:
- Dibella (Cyrodilic/Nordic/Bretonic)
The Story Gods:
- Jephre (Falmeri/Altmeri)
- Y'ffre (Ayleidoon/Bosmeri/Bretonic)
- Y'ffer (Khajiit)
The Mage Gods:
- Magnus (Altmeri/Ayleidoon/Bretonic)
- Magrus (Khajiit)
The Reality/Stasis Gods:
- Anu (Altmeri/Ayleidoon)
- Nirni (Khajiit)
- The All-Maker (Skaal)
- Satakal (Redguard)
The Void/Change Gods:
- The Adversary (Skaal)
- Satakal (Redguard)
Next comes the Gods that are singular to a Religion, or exist over multiple religions, but only with on name.
Altmeri Gods:
- Phynaster (Altmeri/Falmer/Bretonic)
- Syrabane (Altmeri/Ayleidoon/Falmeri)
Bretonic Gods:
- Sai
- Ebon
Doing a college project. I intend to do serious research but since the assignment hasn't actually been passed out yet, I'm doing prep work and for now just ask reddit casually.
So are Athena and Ares patrons of discipline since they represent militarism? Or at least have it as a core personality trait? Who else fits the list?
