Greater god
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: 15"
HIT POINTS: 380
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 4-40
SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Immune to illusions and
magical control
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 45%
SIZE: M (7')
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic neutral
WORSHIPPER'S ALIGNMENT: Chaotic (good, neutral
or evil)
SYMBOL: Thyrsus
PLANE: Olympus
CLERIC/DRUID: High Priest (C15)
FIGHTER: Lord Dionysus (F14)
MAGIC-USER/ILLUSIONIST: Wizard (MU13), Illusionist
(I13)
THIEF/ASSASSIN: Nil
MONK/BARD: Master Bard, Anstruth College (B19)
PSIONIC ABILITY: III
| S: 24 | I: 22 | W: 20 |
| D: 23 | C: 25 | CH: 23 |
| Com: | - | - |
As the god of wine,
Dionysus has a dual nature:
on the one hand, he represents joy,
pleasure and camaderie;
on the other hand, <OTOH>
savage, mindless, bloodthirsty
violence.
He represents the fact that wine can induce
both happiness && madness.
While Dionysus most often appears as a young
man in a purple robe,
he also likes to appear in lion,
panther,
dolphin,
and bear shapes.
He can shape
change at will,
cast any polymorph spell whenever he
wishes, <(self,
other,
any
object)>
and can control any type of feline || ursine
creature.
He savagely inflicts madness
upon anyone who attacks or discomfits him (save vs. spells at -4).
He is also protective of his temples &&
high level clerics,
and may,
if greatly outraged,
inflict this same madness
upon defilers of his holy places.
Dionysus rides a panther-drawn chariot which
moves at 24".
Panthers: AC2,
HD 11, hp 50 each, #AT 3, D 1-8/1-8/3-18
(claw/claw/bite).
Dionysus uses his thyrsus in battle,
which inflicts 4-40 points of damage
at a touch.
A thyrsus is a staff tipped with a pine cone
and twined with ivy.
It is the symbol of Dionysus and all his clerics.
The god's thyrsus has the following
powers:
it can restore all dead
things to life (as a raise dead),
it allows the holder to
teleport from any any plant he or she
is touching to any other plant,
and it acts as a mirror
of life trapping (at a touch instead of a gaze).
Clerics Raiment Sacrifice/Propitiation
| Sphere of Control | Animal | M | F | N-H | Head | Body | Color(s) | Holy Days | Frequency | Form | Place of Worship |
| wine | dolphin | X | X | - | bare | tunic | purple | spring equinox | annually | spilt wine | anywhere |
| Greek Mythos | - | - | - | DDG |
c: 777 542
mu: 555 442
i: 554 322
b: 5 444 3
god of wine, dancing, and drama (1)
god of wine and sexual degeneration (2)
god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine,
of ritual madness and ecstasy (3)
Dionysus - The Greek God of Wine, Vegetation,
Theatre, Madness (4)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Talath
Hey Gary;
I dunno if you have been posed
this question or not, but what kinds of wines do you enjoy?
Do you prefer certain varietals,
or certain AOC wines?
Red and white is just too simplistic
to divide such a wide field.
Myself, I am partial to chardonnay, riesling, and gewurztraminer wines as for my whites, and pinot noir, syrah, merlot, and cabernet franc for my reds. I do also enjoy the american Meritage wines, as well as the Bordeaux blends. I did have a nice Loius Jadot 2005 Beaujolais with some steak tartar and coq au vin recently; a very delicious meal indeed, and a good wine.
I had to turn down a free bottle
of meritage due to the rules of compliance in my dorm. Bah, heathens.
Let the others savages drink
themselves to death with poor quality beer and tasteless spirits: let those
who would want it, have their wine.
(Not to say people who prefer beer or spirits are savages, but rather I refer to the crowd who choose to blare music and intoxicate themselves beyond common sense every night at the local bar, rather then pay attention to their academics.)
I actually enjoy all manner
of potables including ale, beer, porter, stout, hard cider and mead--not
to mention strionger alcoholis brews such as all the whiskies and rums,
Armagnac and Cignac. I simply enjoy them in moderation.
As for wine, I must confess to
preferring dry French winrs of the Borddeaux and Burgundy regions--mainly
the Grand Cru and Premier Grand Crue Classe ones.
Reds in preference to whites,
although I do love a Mersault and a bottle of Chateau
d'Yqem (for desert).
My favorite Champaign remains
Cristal, with Rodidier Diamant Blu a close second.
A good Piper' of Verve' are
as appealing to me as a vintage Dom'.
Also a nice sherry or port is
great after dinner.
I will on occasion have a before dinner cocktail, usually a martini (Bombay Sapphire) or a manhattan at home, a friend's, or in a restaurant, but usually I have a gin & tonic, fine ale/beer, glass of wine, or straight whiskey (with a few drops of water in it to "open" it) when I am finished with the day's work.
The days when I enjoyed frequenting a saloon ended when the greatest dive on earth, Jane's Bar here in Lake Geneva, was closed.
Now damn! That sounds as if I belong to the Society of Lushington, but 'tain't so.
Gary