Nonhuman's
Deities
There is a whole host of creatures which have been created for the
game of ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS that have either been spawned
from the minds and myths of past man or created entirely from the minds
of the game masters.
Such a wide diversity of creatures and subcultures requires an equally
wide diversity of deities and lesser beings of power.
The nonhuman races occupy different places places in every Dungeon
Master's individual world.
Therefore,
it would be extremely difficult to create complete pantheons of nonhuman
gods that would be appropriate to every campaign.
This section seeks to only to outline some major beings important to
the races created in the AD&D family.
A complete pantheon of all dwarven gods,
demigods and heroes can easily be imagined,
but its complete notation is too awesome a task for a work of this
limited size
(as would be the complete notation of the deities of any of
the nonhuman races).
Let this section serve as a springboard for the DM.
It presents a start for any extensive pantheon that the referee feels
he or she may need.
As humanoid shamans (and witch doctors) increase in level,
they also increase to a degree in HD and combat ability.
For each level of ability above the 1st,
the shaman adds 1-4 HP (1d4) to his or her total.
For every two levels of shaman ability,
the creature fights as if one HD better on the ATTACK MATRIX FOR
MONSTERS.
Witch doctors' clerical (shaman) and MU levels are not added together,
but are paired,
like multi-classing characters.
They gain 2-5 HP for each level above 1st/1st as long as they advance
in tandem,
buy only the normal 1-4 HP per level when their shaman abilities surpass
their max. MU abilities.
The levels of experience of witch doctors'
MU abilities are not detailed in this volume,
but may be found in the DUNGEON MASTER'S
GUIDE.
Examples: A 4th level gnoll shaman would have the following HD:
2d8 (his normal amount) + 3d4 (his shaman bonus).
He would fight as a 4 HD monster.
A 5th level goblin shaman would have 4d4 plus 1-7 HP,
and would fight as a 3-1 (or "2-3+") HD monster.
A 3/3 orc witch doctor would have 1d8 plus 2d4 + 2 HP,
and would fight as a 2 HD monster.
NOTE: The following beings from the MONSTER
MANUAL and FIELD FOLIO should be treated as lesser gods,
though they very rarely have human worshipers:
MONSTER MANUAL
Demon:
Demogorgon
Juiblex
Orcus
Yeenoghu
Devil:
Asmodeus
Baalzebul
Dispater
Geryon
Dragon:
Bahamut
Tiamat
FIEND FOLIO
Demon:
Lolth (detailed in this
volume)
Elemental Princes of Evil
Slaad:
Ssendam
Ygorl
<new tables>
<note: there should be a DEITY: line, where PSIONIC ABILITY: would
be, in the MM statblocks>
<list of lesser gods. notes made at the MM. they're still all here.
etc.>
0. The master table
1. PC Races (links to individual tables)
| Dwarves |
Elves |
Gnomes |
Halflings |
Half-Orcs |
| ^ |
- |
- |
- |
DDG |
<see if TAB for sub-tables>
1a. Dwarves
<note: Hephaestus could be added>
1b. Elves
1c. Gnomes
1d. Halflings
1a. Half-Orcs
<remem, the subtables should be mirrored in the PH>
2. Nonhumans' Deities
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3. Devil Worship, Demonology, Weird Cults, etc.
The following rarely have human worshipers
...
<this might be extended with the MM2 tables>
<have an official table>
<make a theory table: idea is to have everything integrated ...>
4. Non-Humans, as well
The following accept non-humans as worshippers
...
<compile a list of deities that accept non-humans as their worshipers>
<make demi-human sections>
SA:
As a rule of thumb, humans cannot worship non-human deities. The reverse
does not always hold true.
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