Episode 4, Part 1: Learn How to Create Gods and Pantheons Listen as host Randy Ellefson explores how to create gods, whether we need to create them and the considerations we need in fantasy and science fiction. Decide whether your Read More …
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Who Are Your Species’ Gods?
We arguably need to invent gods before deciding which ones influence our species, but we can start with a general sense of a species disposition and then decide later which deities are likely on their minds. We can be predictable Read More …
5 More Tips for Creating Gods
5 World Building Tips (Vol 1, #9): The Gods This is the ninth in a series of world building articles! Today’s theme is the gods. This will get you started, but you can read more about this in Chapter 2, Read More …
Creating Gods – Where to Start
The final section of chapter 2, “Creating Gods,” from Creating Life, discusses how to get started with creating gods.
How Do Your Gods Behave?
A god who never does anything might as well not exist from a world building standpoint. For your pantheon, decide what is considered acceptable and unacceptable behavior and whether the gods generally obey this. Each deity will have a different Read More …
How to Invent Other God Traits
This section of chapter 2, “Creating Gods,” from Creating Life, discusses other traits your gods might have.
How to Invent Characteristics of Gods
Alignment Anyone who’s played role playing games is familiar with the concept of alignment, or good vs. evil. This oversimplified way of viewing gods helps classify, organize, and balance them so we don’t have too many evil ones, for example. Read More …
How to Invent End of Time Myths
This section of chapter 2, “Creating Gods,” from Creating Life, discusses how to invent end-of-time myths and using Earth analogues to do so. Other Stories We can also mirror Earth mythologies of gods doing things to each other and mortals. Read More …
How To Invent Creation Myths
A pantheon will have a mythology, whether it’s featured heavily in stories or just mentioned by characters or in narration. To avoid exposition, incorporating the myths into a tale is the best way to mention them. This is one area Read More …
Where and How Long the Gods Live
Relationships We can create relationships, familial or not, based on god traits. A god of love and a god of hate can be twins, as can the gods of life and death. The god of winter and demigod of snow Read More …