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#1 Diety Pecking Order

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:54 am
by Ra
Inspired by Dak's "ZOMGLOLLERZ Eily iz the suxxor" comment in my lighthearted Lolth thread, why don't we put up a list of who is more powerful than who, going by the DnD system for ease? This'll kinda be like the space superpower thread on SDN, where we ranked the UFP, EA, GE, IoM, etc. I'll start the list, and ammend it as people contribute or correct things. List what you will; DnD, WoD, Lovecraftian, generic fantasy, what have you. Hell, when we've compiled enough, we could use this as a reference.

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Overgods
Lord Ao
The Lady of Pain (possibly, I'm not sure and need to check my sources on this one)
Illúvatar

Greater Dieties
Mystra
Shar
Corellon Larethian

Intermediate Dieties
Selûne
Lolth

Lesser Dieties
Eilistraee
Vhaeraun
Torm

#2

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:01 am
by The Grim Squeaker
IO, the father of all Dragons and the Dragon gods should be an overgod also.

I'll be able to upload the complete list of Faerunian deties from "Faiths and Pantheons" later when I'm home.

#3

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:05 am
by Cynical Cat
One should remember that the Lady of Pain's power level is quite unquantified other than she was able to kill a greater god that was tresspassing in her domain.

Also, Ao is a regional overgod, confining his activities to Toril and associated domians. Corellon Larethian and IO, for example, have great power on countless worlds where Ao has no presence at all. That makes qualification difficult.

#4

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:08 am
by Ra
Good point... This is gonna take awhile to get right, huh? :razz:

#5

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:11 am
by B4UTRUST
is this just for forgotten realms deities?

#6

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:14 am
by Ra
I wrote:List what you will; DnD, WoD, Lovecraftian, generic fantasy, what have you. Hell, when we've compiled enough, we could use this as a reference.

#7

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:14 am
by B4UTRUST
sorry, must have missed that. *sheepish grin*

#8

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:15 am
by Narsil
Cthulhu would be a mid-level or low-level power. Having control of one or two cults on one planet. And only a handful of people know he exists.

#9

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:24 am
by B4UTRUST
I'll toss up my views on Dragonlance

Great or Over depending on peoples' views
  • Chaos - The All Father
Intermediate:
  • Paladine
    Takhisis
    Gilean
    Reorx
Lower:
  • Majere
    Kiri-Jolith
    Mishakal
    Habbakuk
    Branchala
    Solinari
    Sargonnas
    Morgion
    Chemosh
    Zeboim
    Hiddukel
    Nuitari
    Sirrion
    Chislev
    Zivilyn
    Shinare
    Lunitari

#10

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:59 am
by B4UTRUST
Cthulhu gods:

Yeah this is going to be a pain in the ass lol. Pretty much most of the Outer Gods are all greater or overgods with the great old ones and elder gods being intermediate to lower.
OG=Outer Gods GOO=Great Old Ones EG=Elder Gods

Overgods:
  • Azathoth(OG)
    Yog-Sothoth(OG)
Greater gods:
  • Abhoth(OG)
    Daoloth(OG)
    Ghroth(OG)
    The Hydra(OG)
    Magnum Tenebrosum(OG)
    The Nameless Mist(OG)
    Ngyr-Khorath(OG)
    Nyarlathotep(OG)
    Shub-Niggurath(OG)
    Tulzscha(OG)
    Ubbo-Sathla(OG)
    Ycnágnnisssz(OG)
    Yidhra(OG)
    Yomagn'tho(OG)
Intermediate:
  • Bast(EG)
    Nodens(EG)
    Nyarlathotep(GOO)
    Shudde M'ell(GOO)
    Tsathoggua(GOO)
    Yig(GOO)
Lesser:
  • Aphoom-Zhah(GOO)
    Arwassa(GOO)
    Atlach-Nacha(GOO)
    Baoht Z'uqqa-Mogg(GOO)
    Basatan(GOO)
    Bokrug(GOO)
    Bugg-Shash(GOO)
    Byatis(GOO)
    Chaugnar Faugn(GOO)
    Cthugha(GOO)
    Cthulhu(GOO)
    Cthylla(GOO)
    Cxaxukluth(GOO)
    Cyaegha(GOO)
    Cynothoglys(GOO)
    Dagon(GOO)
    Dweller in the Gulf(GOO)
    Eihort(GOO)
    Ghadamon(GOO)
    Ghatanothoa(GOO)
    Ghizguth(GOO)
    Glaaki(GOO)
    Gloon(GOO)
    The Gog-hoor(GOO)
    Gol-goroth(GOO)
    Hastur(GOO)
    Hypnos(EG)
    Hzioulquoigmnzhah(GOO)
    Idh-yaa(GOO)
    Iod(GOO)
    Ithaqua(GOO)
    Juitloxopetl(GOO)
    Jak-Shabb(GOO)
    kthanid(EG)
    Lloigor(GOO)
    M'nagalah(GOO)
    Mnomquah(GOO)
    Mordiggian(GOO)
    N'tse-Kaambl(EG)
    Nug(GOO)
    Nyogtha(GOO)
    Oorn(GOO)
    thuum(GOO)
    Othuyeg(GOO)
    Quachil Uttaus(GOO)
    Q'yth-az(GOO)
    Rhan-Tegoth(GOO)
    Rlim Shaikorth(GOO)
    Saa'itii(GOO)
    Sfatlicllp(GOO)
    Shathak(GOO)
    Shterot(GOO)
    Shudde M'ell(GOO)
    Summanus(GOO)
    Tharapithia(GOO)
    Tsathoggua(GOO)
    Ulthardavoss(EG)
    Vor(GOO)
    Vulthoom(GOO)
    Worm that Gnaws in the night(GOO)
    X'chll'at-aa(GOO)
    Yad-Thaddag(EG)
    Y'golonac(GOO)
    Yeb(GOO)
    Yhoundeh(GOO)
    Yibb-Tstll(GOO)
    Yig(GOO)
    Ythogtha(GOO)
    Zathog(GOO)
    Zhar(GOO)
    Zoth-Ommog(GOO)
    Zstylzhemghi(GOO)
    Zushakon(GOO)
    Zvilpogghua(GOO)

#11

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:48 am
by The Grim Squeaker
B4UTRUST wrote:I'll toss up my views on Dragonlance

Great or Over depending on peoples' views
  • Chaos - The All Father
]
Chaos would be a greater god, the High father [creator of all the gods and chaos and the world(s)] would be an overgod [Chaos was not the true highfather according to Paladine at the end of the War of souls]