I can't find it now but I'm fairly certain I remember some Paizo people defending the coolness of a "God of Doors" in a thread a while back (wich I realy agreed with).
Did the thread spark the idea, was the deitie already in the works at the time or just a coincidence?
I don't specifically recall someone asking for a deity of doors, but I did start a thread about "what do you want to see in the gods book" and the idea may have come from a suggestion there.
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It's not a rare concept, even if it's a bit specialized. Janus was a god of beginnings and endings, associated with doorways and portals, in real-world mythology, while settings like the Scarred Lands had Nemorgo, a god of death who was also a god or portals and doorways (and transitions in general, such as life to death).
It's not a rare concept, even if it's a bit specialized. Janus was a god of beginnings and endings, associated with doorways and portals, in real-world mythology, while settings like the Scarred Lands had Nemorgo, a god of death who was also a god or portals and doorways (and transitions in general, such as life to death).
It is a fairly common concept (Heimdal might also qualify) and it's under-used in previous settings, I'm glad it's here now.
My memory got jogged a little and I remembered that the thread had started about the 4e chosen deities and that it needed cool god-concepts for adventurers and not commoner concepts like a god of doors. It was on the eve of the great flame wars so I guess it's better left undisturbed.
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Plus a god of portals has a whole subtext-y 'Thing on the Doorstep' kind of vibe for me.'There are somme doors that when open'd, cannot again be shutte.'
Or,
'It's dangerous. It opens doors.'
Just ask Zon-Khuton!
Is it wrong of me to want to make a cleric of the god of doors named Lee, just so I can shout "Lee blows doors down!" in-game?
Stupid Tencacious D. Being eminently quotable. Ruining my life. :)
Nothing wrong with that at all. I'd want to play the fighter named KJ, so when your cleric casts a cure I can quote, "I have a friend named Lee. He cast a spell, a spell on me."