Deities Template

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Deity's Name

God(dess) of [Domain] and [Domain]

Deity (pronunciation) is the [alignment] god(dess) of [domain 1], [domain 2], and [domain 3]. Deity belives [insert a paragraph of the general idea of what this deity believes in].

Deity appears as [describe the general idea of how most people who worship this deity depicts them as, whether in art, stories, or something else entirely].

Deity's Influence

How influential is their relgiion? What types of people worship them? What do people who don't worship them think of them?

Deity's Goal

What does this deity want? What do their followers do to achieve this? What are they willing to do to achieve this goal? What are they not willing to do?

Divine Relationships

What do the other deities of their pantheon think of them? Who do they have a strong relationship with, good or bad? Why?

Worshiping [Deity]

Do they have any official churches? If so, what are they like? If not, how do people worship them instead? How is heresy punished, if at all? What rituals do they engage in?

What do people who follow this deity act like? How consistently do they worship them? How flexible are they with this deity's domains and morals?

Deity's Champions

Alignment: Usually [alignment], often [alignment]
Suggested Classes: What classes serve this deity best?
Suggested Cleric Domain: What cleric domains work best?
Suggested Background: What backgrounds work best?

What is the chief rule that most followers of this deity believe in, and why?

Deity's Favor

What type of person does this deity often choose as a favored one? What do they ask of them? The Deity’s Favor table offers several suggestions for the nature of your connection to the god.

Deity's Favor
d6 Circumstance
1 Circumstance.
2 Circumstance.
3 Circumstance.
4 Circumstance.
5 Circumstance.
6 You don't know why he has shown interest in you.

Devotion to [Deity]

What do the followers of this deity tend to latch onto about their domain or morals? Is there a split in how followers devote themselves to them? As a follower of [Deity], consider the possibilities on the Deity's Ideals table as alternatives to those suggested for your background.

Deity's Ideals
d6 Ideal
1 Devotion: My devotion to my god is more important to me than what he stands for. (Any)
2 Ideal: Explanation. (Alignment)
3 Ideal: Explanation. (Alignment)
4 Ideal: Explanation. (Alignment)
5 Ideal: Explanation. (Alignment)
6 Ideal: Explanation. (Alignment)

Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to [deity] when you [actions] such as these:

  • Action 1
  • Action 2
  • Action 3

You decrease your piety score to [deity] when you [actions] such as these:

  • Action 1
  • Action 2
  • Action 3
Deity's Devotee

Piety 3+ [deity] trait

Generally, the first trait is a spell that uses a certain casting modifier related most to the deity.

Deity's Votary

Piety 10+ [deity] trait

Generally a skill proficiency or skill ability.

Deity's Disciple

Piety 25+ [deity] trait

Generally a situational ability/skill.

Deity's Champion

Piety 50+ [deity] trait

You can increase your [physical Ability Score] or [mental Ability Score] by 2, and your maximum for that score increases by 2.

Myths of [Deity]


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