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This subject has been bugging me a lot as of late and my search-fu on the matter came up empty so I'll ask.
I understand the way domains work in the game. Gods get 5 domains and demigods (archdevils, horsemen, empyreal lords, etc.) get four domains and it's remained consistent though out books and lines, which is fantastic.
The question is this, why do the family of Torag, who can be worshiped pantheistically as well as individually, have such odd numbers of domains and why isn't there consistency even within the pantheon itself?
Angradd has 4 domains, suggesting demigod status, while Kols only has two domains with one of them being his aligned domain.
I can see the argument that they are all demigods in nature but that doesn't follow the logic of the domain system already established which, admittedly is an easy fix. Apply more domains where needed every 4-6 hours.
Another option though, is that like Chaldira Zuzaristan and Thamir Gixx, they aren't of demigod status. They are only "divine" by piggybacking on another god. With the halfling gods that would be Desna and Norgorber. They can be worshiped individually, but the god is inextricably linked to their patron deity. But this line still has the inconsistency of the halfling's gods having 3 domains while some of the dwarven gods have 4 or even 2.
I guess I'm just throwing this out there to see how other people have handled it, if there is some information I'm missing, or if I'm totally over-thinking the whole thing (which is the most likely possibility).
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The minor deities are just that, minor. Not on the same level as true gods. The only dwarven deities with 5 domains and thus full deity status are Torag and Droskar. Then you have Angradd and Folgrit with 4. That's the same as a Demon Prince, Empyreal Lord, or other upper echelon outsider. The Elemental Lords only get 3 domains a piece (as per Inner Sea World Guide), so dwarven gods like Bolka, Grundinnar, and Magrim are on the same level as Ymeri the Queen of Fire and the other Elemental Lords. I don't know what to say about Dranngvit, Kols, and Trudd. 2 domains probably makes them just barely over the line to immortality.
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The minor deities are just that, minor. Not on the same level as true gods. The only dwarven deities with 5 domains and thus full deity status are Torag and Droskar. Then you have Angradd and Folgrit with 4. That's the same as a Demon Prince, Empyreal Lord, or other upper echelon outsider. The Elemental Lords only get 3 domains a piece (as per Inner Sea World Guide), so dwarven gods like Bolka, Grundinnar, and Magrim are on the same level as Ymeri the Queen of Fire and the other Elemental Lords. I don't know what to say about Dranngvit, Kols, and Trudd. 2 domains probably makes them just barely over the line to immortality.
In the World Guide the minor deities all have 5 domains except Hanspur and Gyronna(for whatever reason). All the Demigods have 4 domains and the Elemental lords have 3 only missing the evil domain (probably because, unlike demon lords they aren't beings of pure outer plane evil.
Only Kols, Dranngvit, and Trudd have 2 domains out of all of the deities. Even the Nascent demon lords(which are only barely more powerful than a balor) and the diabolic malebranche all have 4 domains.