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Deity and Origin

necrodaggernecrodagger Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
edited May 2013 in General Discussion (PC)
Does the choice of Deity and Origin do anything or is it just for lore purposes
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  • nemesis788450nemesis788450 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    purely fluff...either way you should go with tempus...cause we all know its the only real god
  • mattkrueg1mattkrueg1 Member Posts: 46
    edited May 2013
    I agree with the poster above me.
    TEMPUS
  • necrodaggernecrodagger Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    whats so great about tempus
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  • tfangeltfangel Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I believe you get a title that fits too, though that's really fluff.

    I'm curious if there is a way to see what you chose though, i know you can see your deity, but not origin that i know of.
  • denverralphydenverralphy Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 145 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    I could be wrong, but I've always assumed that the diety you choose effects the results of your invocation. But as I said, that's just an assumption.

    I've yet to see anything related to origin, and its sub-components.
  • necrodaggernecrodagger Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    tfangel wrote: »
    I believe you get a title that fits too, though that's really fluff.

    I'm curious if there is a way to see what you chose though, i know you can see your deity, but not origin that i know of.

    well I have two titles to choose from when I go to edit profile, one for Deity and one for Origin
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  • panderuspanderus Member, NW_CrypticDev, Cryptic Developer Posts: 1,007 Cryptic Developer
    edited May 2013
    Origin and Deity currently ONLY gives you unique titles and a default background description text for your character.

    We did want to make it a reasonable place to expand on in the future if we had something significant we felt we had to add.
  • denverralphydenverralphy Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 145 Bounty Hunter
    edited May 2013
    Here's an idea...

    Healing scrolls (make them uncommon or rare) that are diety specific. The benefit of the scrolls would be that they are a hybrid between insta heal, and heal over time as a bonus. You could take it a step further, anybody can use it for the insta heal, but only gets the HoT if it's tied to their diety.
  • haurbushaurbus Member Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    I want to follow Lathander.
  • zebularzebular Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 15,270 Community Moderator
    edited May 2013
    panderus wrote: »
    Origin and Deity currently ONLY gives you unique titles and a default background description text for your character.

    We did want to make it a reasonable place to expand on in the future if we had something significant we felt we had to add.
    I cannot wait for this to be expanded upon. The Gods of the Realms are my most favorite thing about the Realms, the Mystryl Entity in particular.
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  • flirnoflirno Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 6 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    If you do that then I hope we can alter the choice through one of the respec interfaces.
    panderus wrote: »
    Origin and Deity currently ONLY gives you unique titles and a default background description text for your character.

    We did want to make it a reasonable place to expand on in the future if we had something significant we felt we had to add.
  • chronomancerchronomancer Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 1,223
    edited May 2013
    zebular wrote: »
    I cannot wait for this to be expanded upon. The Gods of the Realms are my most favorite thing about the Realms, the Mystryl Entity in particular.

    All hail the second or was it the third reincarnation of Mystra!
  • torskaldrtorskaldr Member Posts: 559 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    panderus wrote: »
    Origin and Deity currently ONLY gives you unique titles and a default background description text for your character.

    We did want to make it a reasonable place to expand on in the future if we had something significant we felt we had to add.

    This would be cool. There are a lot of possibilities like quest lines, languages, altars (like EQ2), profession guilds, factions, and so on.
  • zebularzebular Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 15,270 Community Moderator
    edited May 2013
    chronomancer wrote: »
    All hail the second or was it the third reincarnation of Mystra!
    . . . . . Mystryl is the name of her first incarnation, when she was both the Goddess of Time and Magic - through which she was able to foresee all her possible futures. When she self-resurrected herself after the casting of Karsus' Avatar, she changed her name to Mystra (second incarnation) and reshaped the laws of magic, barring 10th-12th level mage spells. When she perished during the Time of the Troubles, she poured her essence into the mortal Midnight who then was absorbed into Mystra and became the third incarnation of Mystra.
    Now, she is dormant again and will (in D&D Next) be returning in an unknown fourth incarnation.
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  • chronomancerchronomancer Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users Posts: 1,223
    edited May 2013
    It would be cool if you actually had a hand in helping the latest incarnate of Mystra.
  • cigarancigaran Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    This.
    haurbus wrote: »
    I want to follow Lathander.

    And this too.
    chronomancer wrote: »
    All hail the second or was it the third reincarnation of Mystra!
    4th edition is to D&D as The Spirits Within is to Final Fantasy.

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  • zebularzebular Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 15,270 Community Moderator
    edited May 2013
    chronomancer wrote: »
    It would be cool if you actually had a hand in helping the latest incarnate of Mystra.
    . . . . . According to Ed Greenwood, many players and Dungeon Masters will somehow have a hand in shaping the future of the Realms. How this will unfold, I am not sure. What I have been hoping is that Neverwinter Online's Timeline will progress and advance to the D&D Next Timeline and the upcoming Third Sundering. In which, it made me think of Ed's statement and has left me hoping that Neverwinter Online might be one of those mediums for players to shape the future of the Realms. Slightly off topic but still about the Gods. Apologies.
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  • zebularzebular Member, Neverwinter Moderator, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 15,270 Community Moderator
    edited May 2013
    haurbus wrote: »
    I want to follow Lathander.
    . . . . . You can! His true name is Amaunator. When the Spellplague hit and all the gods were shoved into the Astral Sea, it was found out that Lathander was actually the elder sun god Amaunator, in disguise. Because the Spellplague destroyed his illusion, he has now retaken his former and original name. Many other Gods were also affected and caught posing as other Gods. Solonar Thelandira, Corellon's current Consort, for example was found to actually be Selune. Many gods died, some were absorbed into other gods also.
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  • ceastaceasta Member Posts: 12 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    zebular wrote: »
    . . . . . According to Ed Greenwood, many players and Dungeon Masters will somehow have a hand in shaping the future of the Realms. How this will unfold, I am not sure. What I have been hoping is that Neverwinter Online's Timeline will progress and advance to the D&D Next Timeline and the upcoming Third Sundering. In which, it made me think of Ed's statement and has left me hoping that Neverwinter Online might be one of those mediums for players to shape the future of the Realms. Slightly off topic but still about the Gods. Apologies.

    I'm looking forward to reading those books too:

    The Companions - R.A. Salvatore
    The Godborn - Paul S. Kemp
    The Adversary - Erin M. Evans
    The Reaver - Richard Lee Byers
    The Sentinel - Troy Denning
    The Herald - Ed Greenwood

    Wonder how much things will change.
  • leillannaleillanna Member Posts: 171 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    ceasta wrote: »
    I'm looking forward to reading those books too:

    The Companions - R.A. Salvatore
    The Godborn - Paul S. Kemp
    The Adversary - Erin M. Evans
    The Reaver - Richard Lee Byers
    The Sentinel - Troy Denning
    The Herald - Ed Greenwood

    Wonder how much things will change.

    Can has Eilistraee back please and thank you.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Eilistraee zhal zuch tlu wun ussta xukuth.
  • pugginspuggins Member Posts: 7 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    haurbus wrote: »
    I want to follow Lathander.

    Me, too. :( I was kind of surprised to not see him included.

    Mystra might be popular, too.
  • beaghan1beaghan1 Member Posts: 404 Arc User
    edited May 2013
    need to add some evil gods, Lloth for one since Drow are in..
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