Ep. 9 Divine, Religion, and Gods..Oh My!- Gods in D&D and Creating Your Own Pantheon

Eric and Philip talk gods: how to use gods in your game, if at all, ideas on how to create your pantheon, and how they interact with the world. They also go over some god archetypes you might want to use.

News

 * D&D Beyond Twitch Integration Teaser
 * Tomb of Annihilation
 * Unearthed Arcana: Circle of Sheperd, Cavalier, Oath of Conquest, and Celestial
 * Xanathar's Guide to Everything announcement

Summary

 * 0:00:26: Introduction
 * 0:04:32: News
 * 0:13:33: Main discussion
 * 0:13:57: Why do gods matter?
 * 0:16:09: Creating your own gods
 * 0:23:19: The role of religion in your world
 * 0:27:26: How do your religions interact with one another?
 * 0:31:12: Where did the gods come from?
 * 0:34:48: Can the gods die?
 * 0:37:11: Are there non-theistic religions?
 * 0:40:55: God archetypes
 * 1:17:41: Games centered around the gods
 * 1:25:51: God touched heroes


 * 1:30:48: Wrap-up

Plugs

 * d20 Radio
 * Astral Projections – Play Experience: “Curse of Strahd”
 * Dice for Brains

Mentions

 * American Gods by Neil Gaiman
 * A Song of Ice and Fire
 * Cayden Cailean
 * Cypher System
 * Dark Sun
 * Dune by Frank Herbert
 * Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition
 * Eberron Renewed
 * Eru Ilúvatar
 * Faerûnian pantheon
 * Greyhawk setting
 * Iliad
 * Nentir Vale setting
 * Norse pantheon
 * Olympians