THE GODS OF SOS

There are many planets on SOS and many gods as well. Some gods will be worhipped on some planets but not on others.

A god of a planet is a very busy being. There is so much to do, and so many places to be, that a god will almost always have beings devoted to doing their will. The gods of SOS have this problem multiplied. It would be impossible for them to do more that react to situations (put out fires) with no time for planning, strategy, or pleasure. It is unknown which of the gods first employed this method of manifesting themselves, but now all the gods make use of Avatars.

An Avatar is a physical representation of a god that is created by splitting the gods life force into that physical form. Thus the more powerful a god is, the more numerous the Avatars that may be animated. Some deities may utilize more than one Avatar per planet although this is rare. Destroying an Avatar will reduce the total power of a god especially on the planet that avatar was in charge of! The deity in the outer plane is otherwise not affected. This means that to "Kill" a god, one must always go to the home outer plane to do it. It is not unknown for very powerful avatars to flee back to their home outer plane where they will be more powerful and receive some protection from the deity itself.

A deity may even create an avatar for a specific task that affects an entire world. May of the demi-gods and heros of the SOS are avatars unaware of their origins. Some are aware of their godhood but prefer (or have been sworn to) keep it secret. This kind of avatar, commonly known as "Sendings" may be sent to the P.M. Plane just to deliver a message or fight a particular fight. The god must prepare the avatar for some time, so this is a whole different action from divine intervention which is impulsive and immediate on the gods part. Most often, it the gods most powerful avatar on the planet (or deity of some player character) who will answer to the call.

It is possible for a god to transfer so much power to a avatar, that the avatar becomes a sort of god too. For all GAME purposes these avatars are gods of a particular planet. In some of the evil pantheons the avatar attempted to kill the god in a coup. This has always failed (so far). MAKE

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A gods power is directly proportional to the amount of sacrafices services that is devoted to a god. As each culture on each planet is different, the gods (who will alter their avatar to make themselves more acceptable to their worshipers) Avatars will vary from one to the next.

An avatar has an "area of expertise" or a sphere of influence that they are devoted to. On some worlds, a follower will assume a job or role consistent with their gods tenants. Whole lives are lived in a fashion dictated by the Church with personal desires made subject to the needs of the god. This is rare. It is however, the basis for those who enter the priesthood.
 

Major Planes

INNER PLANES
The Inner Planes are the battle grounds for all the gods of SOS. No one group of gods controls more than a part of any on the inner planes. It is the worship of those of the inner planes that gives the gods their powers. So the main way a god has of increasing its power, is by Page 5 "converting" people to their religion. One of the main jobs of a cleric is to proselytize as many as possible in an attempt to win a convert for their god. The clerics are quite competitive about it, and can be a real pain. This should be given very high visibility in all places. Thus, any planet of SOS will have numerous factions at odds with each other.
 

8 ELEMENTAL PLANES
AIR WATER
Good - Shu  - Tefnut/Evil - Hastur - Cthulhu
FIRE EARTH
Good - Seker - Geb/Evil - Cthuga - Shudde Mell

Intersecting Planes
DUST - The battle ground between Shu and Shedde Mell
HEAT - The battle ground between Hastur and Seker
VAPOR - The battle ground between Tefnut and Cthuga
ICE - The battle ground between Cthulhu and Geb

GODS AND THEIR DOMAINS
DOMAIN GOOD GODS EVIL GODS
AIR Shu / Hastur
WATER Tefnut / Cthulhu
FIRE Seker / Cthuga
EARTH Geb / Shudde Mell
KNOWLEDGE Toth / Nyrlethotep
LAW Osiris / Nodens
CHAOS Bast / Y'golonac
PRIMAL GOOD-EVIL Ra / Set
WAR Anhur / Keglaholaha
NATURE Nephthys / Shub-Niggurath
MATERIAL PLANE Isis (Positive) / Tsathogghua (Neg)
ASTRAL PLANE Anubus / Yog Suthoth
UNIVERSAL Ptah / Azathoth
LUCK Anubus / Yog Suthoth
 

Astral (No god)
Outer Planes - 15 (Concordant Opposition is the Plane of the Creator)
Greater Powers - 15 For the Outer Planes (The Creator is Neut.)
Lesser Powers - 50 for the Sub-Levels of Outer Planes
Demi-Powers - 18 Inner Planes and as needed for racial gods

Racial gods are seldom of a strictly defined allignment. They act as go-betweens between their race and the higher Powers. While they will grant spells, aid and advise in some cases, the alignment strictues of the cleric are loosened and the emphisis to god service becomes aiding the race. AS these are Demi-Powers however, they will flee if in danger where a greater Power might stand.
 

Most of the gods listed below are from the original Dieties and Demi-gods book. The location of the god is listed after the name. DD=Original Dieties and Demigods),nnn=page where found-nnn=number of HP. The name used in my campaign is listed first, followed by the name of the god as it is in the DD book.

Note that the Dieties of the Tefnut are not presently known with accuracy, and thus are not listed.

Nirvana (Lawful Neutrals)

Arcadia (Neutral Good Lawfuls)

Seven Heavens -(Lawful Good)

Twin Paradises - (Neutral Good Lawfuls)

Elysium - (Neutral Good)

Happy Hunting Grounds - (Neutral Good Chaotics)

Olympus or Arvandor - (Chaotic Good)

Gladsheim - (Chaotic Good Neutral)

Limbo-  (Chaotic Neutral)

Pandemonium-  (Chaotic Neutral Evil)

Abyss - (Chaotic Evil)

Tarterus - (Evil Chaotic Neutral)

Hades - (Neutral Evil)

Gehanna - (Lawful Evil Neutral)

Nine Hells - (Lawful Evil)

Acheron - (Lawful Evil Neutrals)

Concordant Opposition - (True Neutral)

Isis has the largest number of Avitars and they are represented as Saints (for good demi-gods) and Thralls (for evil demi-gods). None of these appear in the lists above as they are so numerous. Below, see the gods, Saints and Thralls of Isis by Plane and God.

Isis Gods, Saints and Thralls

(LG)
Mercuria - Goddess of Wisdom and Combat (Clerical)
Saint Smilet the Profound (Mages)
Saint Janicea the Mighty (Fighter)
Saint Gororond the Deep (Dwarves, Gnomes)

Chronias - Sun God (Fighter-Demon Slayer) (Fire)
Saint Teneron the Rightious (Clerical)
Saint Canerous the Songful (Bards)
Saint Lermarin the Green (Elves)

(NGL)
Meduso - Goddess of fertility (Peasant God) (Clerics)
Saint Felice the Fecund (Clerics)
Saint Shallinea of Golden Boughs (Elvin)

Tpesto - God of Weather and Cities (Clerics and Merchants)
Saint Flora of the Wilderness (Druids)
Saint Robin the Generous (Thief)
Saint Dorkgar of the Warrens (Dwarf, Gnome)

Shurrock (AKA Ukka) - God Master (Birds and Air) (Clerics)
Saint Rex the Sanctioned (Law Giver) (Fighters)
Saint Sahlen the Winged (Druids)
 

(NG)

Amoria - Goddess of Motherhood (Peasant God)
Saint Amy the Devoted (Clerics)
 
 

(CGN)

(CG)

(TN)

Oghma - God of Knowledge (Mages)
Saint Odessus the Unseen (Illusionists)
Saint Veruit the Valorous (Fighters)

Holy Fin - God of Indifference (Any race, align, Class)
 
 

(LN)

(CN)

(LE)

Dis - Fire Lord (Fighters, Pirates)
Thrall Crussle the Consumer (Salamanders and fire beasts)

Minauros - Ruby Wing Lord (Fighters)
Thrall Nimbla the Genius (Mages)
Thrall Musked the Foul (Orks and others)
 

(ECN)

Agathys - Key and Guardian of the Gate (All tenticled)
Thrall Sulimar the Slave (Human Theives)
 
 

(NE)

(LEN)

Ocanthus - God of Kuo-Toa (Sea Mother)
 

(LEN)

(CNE)

Agathion - God of Deep Dwarves (Fighters)
 

(NEC)

Brux - Goddess of the Hunt (Clerics, Fighters)
Thrall Zukar of the Horn (Bards)
 

(CE)