Re: Deity differentiation

Justin Hiltscher <justin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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chuckcar wrote:
dogscoff <dogscoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Deity differentiation
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The Gods of nethack:
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(This handy quick-reference list blatantly stolen from
http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?p=12481308 (which
attributes it to a nethack wiki). The URL above also includes a very
handy rap*** for each deity.

Archeologist: Quetzalcoatl/Camaxtli/Huhetotl
Barbarian: Mitra/Crom/Set
Caveman: Anu/Ishtar/Anshar
Healer: Athena/Hermes/Poseidon
Knight: Lugh/Brigit/Manannan Mac Lir
Monk: Shan Lai Ching/Chih Sung-tzu/Huan Ti
Priests have any god
Ranger: Mercury/Venus/Mars
Rogue: Issek/Mog/Kos
Samurai: Amaterasu Omikami/Raijin/Susanowo
Tourist: Blind Io/The Lady/Offler
Valkyrie: Tyr/Odin/Loki
Wizard: Ptah/Thoth/Anhur




One thing you don't seem to touch on much is the idea of the actual
personality of the gods. Loki is a perfect example of a very obvious
personality trait (your luck changes more quickly for example - not
better or worse, just a quicker variation). As for the others, I
would have to check in "Dieties and Demi-gods" with the possible
exception of Venus(?). That last *might* give greater resistance
against fooccubi/nymphs for example and less against dwarves - known
for their ugliness. Athena is the Greek version of Venus (or more
correctly the other way arround), so the Greek/Roman name with her
and Mercury/Hermes differences might limit it somewhat, but I'm sure
the mythologies could provide something to make up for the overlap.

Aphrodite is the alternate for Venus. Athena's alternate was Artemis,
IIRC.


Ok, it's been a *while* since grade 9 english...

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