God of social worker.


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Hi. I am searching for a deity in the pf setting that would approch the social work.

Change: this is the goal of all intervation.

Self-actualisation

Dignity of people.

Duty


Abadar might work. He is the god of order and law if I remember correctly.


I think Sarenrae is the best pick.

Quote:
Sarenrae teaches temperance and patience in all things. Compassion and peace are her greatest virtues, and if enemies of the faith can be redeemed, they should be.


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Andoletta, AKA 'Grandmother Crow' is very much about this as well.

Quote:
Andoletta (pronounced an-do-LET-ah), also known as Grandmother Crow, is one of the powerful archons known as an empyreal lord. She treats her flock as any grandmother would, protecting the innocent, reprimanding the wayward, and punishing the sinful.

Scarab Sages

Lorris(NG) is the Empyreal Lord of Charity, the disadvantaged, and volunteering.
http://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Lorris

Sarenrae and even Sheyln may be good choices. Desna somewhere behind them, just for her luck domain, which might represent divine intervention.

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I think I'd have to go with Sarenrae also.

Everyone deserves a second chance, compassion, and of course being of good alignment in the first place.

Although I think it would be amusing to say Asmodeus. I could see Asmodean priests enjoying the bureaucracy of social work.

If you are worthy and driven toward self-actualization you can embrace the power of Asmodeus and if not you can become a slave to those more worthy.


Yeah that kind of god could have all kinds of alignments. It really would depend on how "nice" and kind you would want the god to be. There could be some fairly brutal interpretations of that position.


Thanks to all of you!

It will be added to my rooster. Like Erastil (His paladin code seem to follow a little) and Shei. As for Asmodeus... it could be an option.


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Hah! I once played a paladin of Lathander in the Forgotten Realms who was all about those concepts and the social betterment of mankind.

In Golarion, I can't think of any deity that is specifically social work oriented, but if I were to operate something like that in a game of mine it would be a joint faith initiative between Sarenrae and Abadar. Sort of like a special clerical order arranged between the two faiths.

The Order of the Bleeding Heart. Or something.


Most of the good gods and some of the neutrals would work for that.

Scarab Sages

Anyone who knows anything about the life of a social worker knows that the gods have abandoned them.

Scarab Sages

Less snarky version of the above: Rahadoum's Laws of Man may appeal to more than a few of them.

"Man has himself as his only friend and his only enemy." - Hindu proverb

Also, let me protest the earlier suggestion of Abadar as candidate for this role: He would say that the system as is is the best system there can possibly be, and therefore the lots it doles out shouldn't be tinkered with - social workers are proof that that's not true.


I'm Hiding In Your Closet wrote:

Less snarky version of the above: Rahadoum's Laws of Man may appeal to more than a few of them.

"Man has himself as his only friend and his only enemy." - Hindu proverb

Also, let me protest the earlier suggestion of Abadar as candidate for this role: He would say that the system as is is the best system there can possibly be, and therefore the lots it doles out shouldn't be tinkered with - social workers are proof that that's not true.

The law of men... hum. Thanks.

As for your Interpreation of abadar. Some vision of social works said the problem is essently that. They are outside of the system and we need to reinstate them. So it is possible. But i concur with you are saying.

As for Abadar, I would argue that marginalisation and the fight against this is part of his vision of civilisation.

I mean... He did take out a priest of his power because he had hurt a chaotic city by trying a coup for bringning more order to it. (pathfinder tales exemple.)

But... we are in the domain of roleplaying game so the only real power is the gm.


Gayel Nord wrote:

Thanks to all of you!

It will be added to my rooster. Like Erastil (His paladin code seem to follow a little) and Shei. As for Asmodeus... it could be an option.

I second the notion of Asmodeus.

He is evil, but allows LN clerics... :D The church even sponsors orphanages!

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