Lawful "Good" god of humanity

[darkwarriorkarg]

Sounds more like a harsh LN Diety/Organization to me: obedience to the dictates of your leaders, who are best to "interpret" the holy books.

By "interpret", I mean easily pervert the holy word for selfish or just plain evil reasons.

This is a home game, of course. If your GM permits clerics of philosophy (eg: Eberron style religions), then clerics can maintain their abilities as long as they remain true to the tenets of teh faith (GM interpretation here). So a LN religion (or even LG, like Eberron's Silver Flame) with a non-interventionist or non-existant diety figurehead could easily have a corrupt subset. These are the ones to move for inquisitions and witch hunts, ostensibly to fight evil, but in reality to simply expand in power and scope of control.

[AndIMustMask]

All hail PELOR, THE BURNING HATE

[Mister Fluffykins]

I'd recommend Abadar, but he's primarily a god of commerce - I can't see a god of commerce being in too big of a hurry to back many crusades. Individual worshipers, perhaps, but wars inherently destroy wealth and wealth production. That's not good business.

Torag, on the other hand, is excellent for this - but his worshipers are all primarily dwarves. Torag's paladin codes include things like "Yeah, lying and all that is bad - but my clan comes first. If I have to protect them, I will misdirect people gladly." and "Show no mercy to my enemies; take no prisoners, except to get information from them. Destroy them and scatter their families." That's such an exceptionally fine line to be walking for a Paladin, that I could easily see a LN ex-Paladin of Torag who still thinks he's serving his god appropriately.

[Deadmanwalking]

Mister Fluffykins wrote:

I'd recommend Abadar, but he's primarily a god of commerce - I can't see a god of commerce being in too big of a hurry to back many crusades. Individual worshipers, perhaps, but wars inherently destroy wealth and wealth production. That's not good business.

Abadar's also the god of civilization and cities, though. Defeating and either destroying or enslaving 'savages' in the interests of bringing civilization to the wilderness is very much in his wheel-house.

Mister Fluffykins wrote:

Torag, on the other hand, is excellent for this - but his worshipers are all primarily dwarves. Torag's paladin codes include things like "Yeah, lying and all that is bad - but my clan comes first. If I have to protect them, I will misdirect people gladly." and "Show no mercy to my enemies; take no prisoners, except to get information from them. Destroy them and scatter their families." That's such an exceptionally fine line to be walking for a Paladin, that I could easily see a LN ex-Paladin of Torag who still thinks he's serving his god appropriately.

Uh...it doesn't say anything about hurting enemies' families. Nor anything about how particular groups are inherently enemies. Still, it can be a fine line...

[LazarX]

Verteidiger wrote:

blackbloodtroll wrote:

Aroden.

This one, but he's dead... which could explain the former paladin angle.

Lazaro's selection is good. I'd go with Abadar or Iomedae. Erastil for that more, rural flavor.

That would make for a rather old Human given that Aroden died before any Human alive was born.

[Pomkin]

Baron Ulfhamr wrote:

I need a god for a (former) paladin who is Lawful Good or Lawful Neutral, pro-humanity/civilization/expansion, and intolerant of "evil" races such as orcs. The god can be from Paizo or TSR/WotC sources for my purposes, although one with strong equivalency in both systems might be interesting. The gods needs to be the type whose church would endorse witch hunts, inquisitions, and crusades- all the infamous Lawful "Good" stuff.

If I was you I'd use the god emperor of mankind from warhammer, and just use zarus as a template.

[Larkspire]

What about Heronius? (sp?)
I moved Lathander to LG in my campaign,but I play in the realms.

[Verteidiger]

LazarX wrote:

Verteidiger wrote:

blackbloodtroll wrote:

Aroden.

This one, but he's dead... which could explain the former paladin angle.

Lazaro's selection is good. I'd go with Abadar or Iomedae. Erastil for that more, rural flavor.

That would make for a rather old Human given that Aroden died before any Human alive was born.

It is a fantasy rpg... nothing is impossible. The human in question could've been held in stasis, or sucked into a weird dimension and returned in the wrong time. Alchemist cloning experiment, Snow White/Sleeping Beauty style curse, whatever else you can think of.

[Master of the Dark Triad]

Icyshadow wrote:

"My hate is general, I detest all men;

Some because they are wicked and do evil,
Others because they tolerate the wicked,
Refusing them the active vigorous scorn
Which vice should stimulate in virtuous minds"

- The Misanthrope, by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin.

I'd say this quote sums that topic up quite nicely, at least on my part.

Icy, I just wanted to say that you're not alone on these boards in relation to your opinion. I, too, am a misanthrope.