Creating the Campaign #6 - To God, or Not to God

37K views • 7 years ago • 46:15 We look at gods, pantheons, and the underlying religion for the various society groups that will be found within your world and campaign that you are creating. We look at the reasoning for why you would want to add them, the benefit they have, and then we look at going about adding them within our world. 01:30 Introduction to Gods 04:40 Function of Gods 05:30 Mechanics of Gods 07:31 Domains 08:40 How much to break down your gods 10:30 Influence on Cultures on Gods 11:30 No Breaking the game 12:00 Multi-gods versus one god 13:15 Working visually to create your gods 15:01 Family trees and the Zodiac 17:30 Alternatives to gods 20:20 Cults 21:45 Incorporating ALL classes into the Gods 28:50 The opposite of Nature 30:45 Elements 33:30 hypocrisy within the gods 35:00 Time and elements of time 35:55 Creation myths 37:30 Gods equivalents 38:45 Assigning domains and classes 41:30 Breaking the gods down and adding details 42:50 Accessibility 44:00 Demons and Angels #GreatGM #CreatingTheCampaign ▶ The Goblin Bell If you enjoy our content, click the bell icon and you will receive notifications of when a new video is up! ▶ Each week on How to be a Great Game Master: » Wednesday: Game Master's guide and tips to being a great game master » Friday: Creating the Campaign Series, where we go in depth weekly on building the ultimate campaign. » Sunday: Player character guides and tips on being a great player character in your RPG sessions. ▶ Find our Complete Guide to Creating Epic Campaigns here: https://www.greatgamemaster.com/dm/product/the-complete-guide-to-epic-campaign-design-pdf/ ▶ Want some cool modules, maps, and also help support our channels via Patreon? https://www.patreon.com/GreatGameMaster ▶ Tools DungeonFog: www,dungeonfog.com World Anvil: www.worldanvil.com ▶ Essential stuff that we think every role player needs: https://www.amazon.com/shop/howtobeagreatgamemaster ▶ Or support us by buying your RPG stuff at Amazon: (US): http://amzn.to/2xTszFF (UK): http://amzn.to/2sQbP3y ▶ Find out More about us Here: » Website: https://www.greatgamemaster.com » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreatGameMaster/ » Twitter: https://twitter.com/HowToGM » Discord: https://discord.gg/Znwtkd2