The D&D universe’s gods and goddesses are powerful but flawed entities with great power. There are many God of Dragons, and the majority of them are specific to each setting, which means that a distinct pantheon of gods will have to be honored in Faerun than in Krynn. There are certain caveats with multiversal travel allowed, and non-human deities’ gods can be uniform across different settings, as they are in the Shar Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk.

Religion is vital to the D&D universe’s inhabitants. In a world full of perils, having the power to petition a deity provides hope and, occasionally, the blessings of a specific boon or other to reward their devotion. Those who devote themselves towards the worship of one or more gods, such as clerics and paladins, have the potential to bestow enormous power on their followers. In exceedingly unusual cases, some people may face off with the gods themselves. While the D&D Gods are immortals, they aren’t invincible and can be slain or vanquished in rare circumstances, such as when gods trod the Toril as mortal avatars during the Time of Troubles in Faerun.

Some mortals aspire to godhood, and some, like Vecna and Kelemvor, have achieved this incredible feat. Such people are listed below, but this opens up a lot of room for DMs to make their own divinities or even give players a chance to become gods themselves.

There could be gods within the universe that the majority have never heard of.

The Forgotten Realms Gods

Toril was founded by the twin deities Shar and Selune. Each goddess balanced the other and collaborated to construct the worlds of the Forgotten Realms. Selune provided the illumination, while Shar gave the shadowy areas. They also created Chauntea, who gave their planet life but asked for warmth so that her living things could survive. A tremendous schism developed between the two goddesses at this juncture, resulting in a fight. The list of DnD 5e Gods of the Forgotten Realms has grown since its inception, with every one of the d&d deities of the Forgotten Realms mentioned below:

Name	Symbol	Domain	Alignment	Gender
Auril	Snowflake with  points	Winter	Neutral Evil	Female
Azuth	Left hand, outlined in fire, pointing upwards	Wizards	Lawful Neutral	Male
Bane	right hand fist in black	Tyranny	Lawful Evil	Male
Beshaba	Pair of antlers in black	Misfortune	Chaotic Evil	Female
Bhaal	Skull, red glowing eyes, surrounded by drops of blood	Murder	Neutral Evil	Male
Chauntea	Grain sheaf	Agriculture	Neutral Good	Female
Cyric	white skull, jawless, on purple	Lies	Chaotic Evil	Male
Deneir	An open eye with a lit candle above	Writing	Neutral Good	Male
Eldath	Waterfall descending into a pool	Peace	Neutral Good	Female
Gond	4 spoked cog	Craft	True Neutral	Male
Helm	Gauntlet with an eye	Protection	Lawful Neutral	Male
Ilmater	2 hands tied by a red cord	Endurance	Lawful Good	Male
Kelemvor	Skeletal arm bearing scales that are balanced	The Dead	Lawful Neutral	Male
Lathander	The road leading into the sunset	Birth and Renewal	Neutral good	Male
Liera	Inverted triangle with whirling mist	Illusion	Chaotic Neutral	Female
Lliira	three 6-pointed stars	Joy	Chaotic Good	Female
Loviatar	scourge with 9 barbed tails	Pain	Lawful Evil	Female
Malar	A paw with claws	The Hunt	Chaotic Evil	Male
Mask	A mask in black	Thieves	Chaotic Neutral	Male
Mielikki	Head of a unicorn’s	Forests	Neutral Good	Female
Myrkul	Human skull in white	Death	Neutral Evil	Male
Mystra	Flowing red mist surrounded by 7 stars	Magic	Neutral Good	Female
Oghma	Empty scroll	Knowledge	True Neutral	Male
Savras	Crystal ball with multiple eyes	Divination and Fate	Lawful Neutral	Male
Selune	7 stars surrounding a pair of eyes	Moon	Chaotic Good	Female
Shar	Disc in black with a purple border	Darkness and Loss	Neutral Evil	Female
Silvanus	Oak leaf	Wild Nature	True Neutral	Male
Sune	Face of a beautiful redhead woman	Love and Beauty	Chaotic Good	Female
Talona	Triangle with 3 tear drops	Disease and Poison	Chaotic Evil	Female
Talos	A trio lightning bolts	Storms	Chaotic Evil	Male
Tempus	Flaming sword pointing upwards	War	True Neutral	Male
Torm	Right gauntlet in white	Courage and Self-Sacrifice	Lawful Good	Male
Tymora	Silver coin with a face surrounded by a shamrock	Good Fortune and Adventure	Chaotic Good	Female
Tyr	A warhammer with balanced scales	Justice and Heroism	Lawful Good	Male
Umberlee	Ocean wave	Sea	Chaotic Evil	Female
Waukeen	Waukeen’s profile on a coin	Trade	True Neutral	Female

Gods of Dragonlance

Three fundamental deities are called the High Gods in Dragonlance, each representing a different alignment: Paladine for favorable, Gilean for neutrality, and Takhisi for evil. Each one of the deities has built alliances with other gods that share their beliefs. Each group has a deity of magic who grants magical powers suited to their alignment; Solinari grants good magic, Lunitari grants neutral magic, and Nuitari grants evil magic. Chaos, a god that wishes to destroy all of Krynn, opposes all of these gods.

The following are all the gods from the Dragonlance setting:

Name	Symbol	Domain	Alignment	Gender
Paladine	Silver triangle	Rulers and Guardians	Lawful Good	Male
Branchala	Harp	Music	Neutral Good	Male
Habbakuk	Blue bird	Animal Life and the Sea	Neutral Good	Male
Kiri-Jolith	Pair of bison horns	Honour and War	Lawful Good	Male
Majere	Copper spider	Meditation and Order	Lawful Good	Male
Mishakal	Blue infinity symbol	Healing	Lawful Good	Female
Solinari	White circle	Good Magic	Lawful Good	Female
Gilean	Open Book	Knowledge	True Neutral	Male
Chislev	Feather	Nature	True Neutral	Female
Reorx	Forging hammer	Craft	True Neutral	Male
Shinare	Griffon’s wing	Wealth and Trade	True Neutral	Female
Sirrion	Multi-coloured fire	Fire and Change	True Neutral	Male
Zivilyn	Green or gold tree	Wisdom	True Neutral	Male
Lunitari	Red circle	Neutral Magic	True Neutral	Female
Takhisis	Black crescent	Night and Hatred	Lawful Evil	Female
Chemosh	Yellow skull	Undead	Lawful Evil	Male
Hiddukel	Broken merchant’s scales	Lies and Greed	Chaotic Evil	Male
Morgion	2 red eyes under a hood	Disease and Secrecy	Neutral Evil	Male
Sargonnas	Flying red condor	Vengeance and Fire	Lawful Evil	Male
Zeboim	Turtle shell	Sea and Storms	Chaotic Evil	Female
Nuitari	Black circle	Evil Magic	Lawful Evil	Male

Gods of Greyhawk

The inhabitants of Oerth (the principal planet in Greyhawk’s setting) worship over a hundred deities. Most of these vary among races, but the majority can be divided into many sub-pantheons according to the kinds of people who worship them:

• Olman
• Oeridian
• Flan
• Baklunish
• Suel
• Touv
• Non-Human Deities
• Monstrous Deities

The main, human deities of Greyhawk are listed below:

Name	Symbol	Domain	Alignment	Gender
Beory	Green disc	Nature	True Neutral	Female
Boccob	A pentagram with an eye	Magic	True Neutral	Male
Celestian	7 star arc in a circle	Stars and Wanderers	True Neutral	Male
Ehlonna	Horn of a unicorn	Woodlands	Neutral Good	Female
Erythnul	Blood drop	Envy and Slaughter	Chaotic Evil	Male
Fharlanghn	Circle with a curved horizontal line and arc	Horizons and Exploration	Neutral Good	Male
Heironeous	Blot of lightning	Chivalry and War	Lawful Good	Male
Hextor	6 down facing arrows	War and Discord	Lawful Good	Male
Kord	4 spears and maces	Athletics and Sport	Chaotic Good	Male
Incabulos	A diamond-encrusted reptilian eye	Plague and Famine	Neutral Evil	Male
Istus	Spindle with 3 strands	Fate and Destiny	True Neutral	Female
Luz	Human skull with a grin	Pain and Oppression	Chaotic Evil	Male
Nerull	Skull with scythe or sickle	Death	Neutral Evil	Male
Obad-Hai	Acorn or oak leaf	Nature	True Neutral	Male
Olidammara	Mask with laughter expression	Revalry	Chaotic Neutral	Male
Pelor	The Sun	Sun and Healing	Neutral Good	Male
Pholtus	A full moon or silver sun is obscured by a smaller crescent moon.	Light and Law	Lawful Good	Male
Ralishaz	Three fate casting bones	Poor Luck and Insanity	Chaotic Neutral	Male
Rao	White heart	Peace and Reason	Lawful Good	Male
Saint Cuthbert	Starburst lines encircling a circle	Common Sense and Zeal	Lawful Neutral	Male
Tharizdun	Inverted ziggurat or dark spiral	Eternal Darkness	Chaotic Evil	Male
Trithereon	Triskelion	Liberty and Retribution	Lawful Good	Male
Ulaa	A circle surrounded by a mountain	Hills and Mountains	Lawful Good	Female
Vecna	A palm with an eye in it	Evil Secrets	Neutral Evil	Male
Wee jas	Red skull with a fireball in the back	Magic and Death	Lawful Neutral	Female

Eberron Gods

The world of Eberron holds a distinct perspective on gods: you don’t know if they exist or if the effects caused by Clerics are a different kind of magic. Eberron has a creation narrative about three dragons–Siberys, Eberron, and Khyber–creating the planes until Khyber revolted against the others. Siberys were killed, and their remains formed the ring of ‘dragon shards’ that circled the planet. Eberron confronted Khyber but couldn’t defeat her. Instead, he created a living cage to contain her, constructing the world around the treacherous dragon, giving us the planet and its name in the process.

This creation narrative does not leave the people of Eberron with any deities to worship; therefore, who do they worship? It changes, but the makeup of the world allows some people to worship gods who do not appear in the world. Others adhere to philosophies or are atheists who do not believe in any sort of gods because there is no solid proof of their existence other than manifestations of the faithful’s willpower. 

Here are a few instances of what you might believe in or follow in Eberron:

The Sovereign Host Gods

• Arawai – Goddess of fertility, Neutral Good
• Aureon – God of law and knowledge, Neutral lawful
• Dol Dorn – God of strength at arms, Chaotic Good
• Onatar – God of craft, Neutral Good
• Balinor – God of beasts and the hunt, Neutral
• Boldrei – Goddess of community and home, Lawful Good
• Kol Korran – God of trade and wealth, Neutral
• Ollandra – Goddess of good fortune, Neutral Good
• Dol Arrah – Goddess of sunlight and honor, Lawful Good

The Dark Six God

• The Devourer – God of nature’s wrath, Neutral Evil
• The Traveler – Deity of chaos and change Chaotic Neutral
• The Keeper – God of greed and death, Neutral Evil
• The Fury – Goddess of wrath and madness, Neutral Evil
• The Shadow – God of dark magic, Chaotic Evil
• The Mockery – God of violence and betrayal, Neutral Evil

Other Faith Gods

• Cults of the Dragon Below – Deities of madness, Neutral Evil 
• The Undying Court – Elven ancestors, Neutral Good
• The Silver Flame – Deity of protection and good, Lawful Good
• The Blood of Vol – Philosophy of immortality and undeath, Lawful Neutral
• The Spirits of the Past – Elven ancestors, Chaotic Good
• The Path of Light – Philosophy of light and self-improvement, Lawful Neutral

Gods of Dark Sun

Dark Sun is distinctive among D&D settings in that no Gods of D&D have been established to act within it. Some think that the deities were merely unable to enter the material dimension, similar to other beings from Dark Sun’s outer planes. Others say the primordials overcame the gods, preventing or compelling them to escape Athas. In any case, there are no active gods in the Dark Sun setting, which means there are zero clerics, paladins, or other DnD faiths apart from those that get no power through their gods.

Gods of Ravenloft

There are no gods in Ravenloft, strictly speaking, but there are god-like beings who govern over Ravenloft plus its Domains of Dread, identified only as the Dark powers. They are dark and terrible beings who are enigmatic and inscrutable. They created the Domains of Dread, turning them into real nightmares for the residents, and they dragged individuals from the mortal realms to Ravenloft, trapping them behind the hazy confines of any domain they chose.

Pantheons 5e

The pantheons of Celtic, Egyptian, Greek, and Norse mythology are imaginative interpretations of historical faiths from our world’s past. They include deities that have been separated from their historical context in the real world and unified into pantheons that fulfill the purposes of the game.

The SRD for Wizard of the Coast has Fantasy Pantheons.

Celtic Gods & Deities 5e

Something wild is supposed to hide in the core of every soul, a place that responds to hear the sound of geese at night, the whispering wind among the pines, the unexpected scarlet of mistletoe on an oak–and it is in this void that the Celtic gods live. They arose from the stream and brook, their power amplified by the oak’s strength and the splendor of the woodlands as well as the moor. These gods came into being when the first forester dared to name the visage seen in the bole of a tree or the voice babbling in a creek.

Druids and clerics both serve the Celtic gods, as they are closely associated with the natural elements that druids revere.

Deity	Symbol	Suggested Domains	Alignment
The Daghdha, god of weather and crops	Shield or cauldron with something bubbling inside	Nature, Trickery	CG
Arawn, god of life and death	Gray background with a black star	Life, Death	NE
Belenus, god of sun, light, and warmth	Standing stones and solar disk	Light	NG
Brigantia, goddess of rivers and livestock	Footbridge	Life	NG
Diancecht, god of Medicine and Healing	mistletoe berries and leaf	Life	LG
Dunatis, god of mountains and peaks	Mountain peak with a red sun on top	Nature	N
Goibhniu, god of smiths and Healing	Sword under a large mallet	Knowledge, Life	NG
Lugh, god of arts, Travel, and Commerce	Long hands	Knowledge, Life	CN
Manannan mac Lir, god of oceans and sea Creatures	White waves on a green background	Nature, Tempest	LN
Math Mathonwy, god of magic	Staff	Knowledge	NE
Morrigan, goddess of battle	Two spears, crossed	War	CE
Nuada, god of war and warriors	Black background with a silver hand	War	N
Oghma, god of Speech and writing	Scroll that is unfurled	Knowledge	NG
Silvanus god of Nature and Forests	Oak tree in Summer	Nature	N

Greek Gods & Deities 5e

The gods of Olympus manifest themselves through the gentle lap of waves upon the coasts and the crack of thunder among the cloud-engulfed heights. The deep boar-infested woods with the barren, olive-covered hillsides bear witness to their demise. Every facet of nature echoes from their presence, and they’ve created a home inside the human heart as well.

Deity	Symbol	Suggested Domains	Alignment
Zeus, god of The Sky, ruler of the gods	Lightning bolts held in a fist	Tempest	N
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty	Sea shell	Light	CG
Apollo, god of light, music, and Healing	Lyr	Knowledge, Life, Light	CG
Ares, god of war and strife	Spear	War	CE
Artemis, goddess of hunting and childbirth	Lunar disk with bow and arrow	Life, Nature	NG
Athena, goddess of Wisdom and civilization	Owl	Knowledge, War	LG
Demeter, goddess of agriculture	Head of a Mare	Life	NG
Dionysus, god of mirth and wine	Thyrsus (staff with pine cone tip)	Life	CN
Hades, god of The Underworld	Black ram	Death	LE
Hecate, goddess of magic and the moon	Setting moon	Knowledge, Trickery	CE
Hephaestus, god of smithing and craft	Anvil and hammer	Knowledge	NG
Hera, goddess of marriage and Intrigue	Fan made of peacock feathers	Trickery	CN
Hercules, god of Strength and adventure	Head of a lion	Tempest, War	CG
Hermes, god of Travel and Commerce	Caduceus  (staff with wings and serpents)	Trickery	CG
Hestia, goddess of home and Family	Hearth	Life	NG
Nike, goddess of victory	Woman with wings	War	LN
Pan, god of Nature	Syrinx (pan pipes)	Nature	CN
Poseidon, god of The Sea and Earthquakes	Trident	Tempest	CN
Tyche, goddess of good fortune	Pentagram in red	Trickery	N

Egyptian Gods & Deities 5e

These gods are the heirs of an ancient divine family, heirs to the cosmos’ rulership and the preservation of the sacred principle of Ma’at–the fundamental order of justice, truth, law, and order that places deities, mortal pharaohs, and regular men and women into their logical and rightful place in the universe.

The Egyptian DnD pantheon is unique in that it had three gods of death, each with a different alignment. Anubis is a lawful neutral afterlife god who assesses the souls of the dead. Set is a chaotic evil deity of murder, most famous for assassinating his brother Osiris. At the same time, Nephthys is a chaotic mourning goddess.

Deity	Symbol	Suggested Domains	Alignment
Re-­Horakhty, god of the sun, ruler of the gods	Solar disk surrounded by a serpent	Life, Light	LG
Anubis, god of judgment and death	Black Jackal	Death	LN
Apep, god of evil, fire, and serpents	Snake with flames	Trickery	NE
Bast, goddess of cats and vengeance	Cat	War	CG
Bes, god of luck and music	Deformed deity	Trickery	CN
Hathor, goddess of love, music, and motherhood	Horned head of a cow with lunar disk	Life, Light	NG
Imhotep, god of crafts and Medicine	Steppped pyramid	Knowledge	NG
Isis, goddess of fertility and magic	Star and Ankh	Knowledge, Life	NG
Nephthys, goddess of death and grief	Lunar disk surrounded by horns	Death	CG
Osiris, god of Nature and The Underworld	Flail and crook	Life, Nature	LG
Ptah, god of crafts, knowledge, and Secrets	Bull	Knowledge	LN
Set, god of Darkness and Desert storms	Coiled cobra	Death, Tempest, Trickery	CE
Sobek, god of water and crocodiles	Horned Crocodile with plumes	Nature, Tempest	LE
Thoth, god of knowledge and Wisdom	Ibis	Knowledge	N

Norse Gods & Deities 5e

The realm of the Vikings, the home of the Norse pantheon, is where the land plummets from the snowy slopes into the freezing fjords below, where longboats draw up on the beach, and where glaciers flow forward and retreat with every fall and spring.

It’s a harsh environment that necessitates difficult existence. The region’s warriors must have adjusted to severe settings to exist, yet their surroundings have not twisted them. Considering the necessity of plundering for food and money, it’s remarkable that the mortals fared so well.

Their abilities reflect the soldiers’ need for solid leadership along with decisive action. As a result, people may see their deities in every river bend, hear them in the bang of thunder and the roaring of glaciers, and smell them in the black smoke emanating from a burning longhouse.

The Aesir (gods of war and fate) with the Vanir (fertility and wealth gods) are the two principal families in the Norse pantheon. These two families, once enemies, are now closely linked against their familiar foes, giants in particular (which include the deities Surtur and Thrym).

Deity	Symbol	Suggested Domains	Alignment
Odin, god of knowledge and war	Blue eye that watches	Knowledge, War	NG
Aegir, god of The Sea and storms	Rough oceanic waves	Tempest	NE
Balder, god of beauty and poetry	Silver chalice encrusted with gems	Life, Light	NG
Forseti, god of justice and law	Bearded man’s Head	Light	N
Frey, god of fertility and the sun	Greatsword in ice blue color	Life, Light	NG
Freya, goddess of fertility and love	Falcon	Life	NG
Frigga, goddess of birth and fertility	Cat	Life, Light	N
Heimdall, god of watchfulness and loyalty	Curling music horn	Light, War	LG
Hel, goddess of The Underworld	Partially rotting woman’s face	Death	NE
Hermod, god of luck	Scroll with wings	Trickery	CN
Loki, god of thieves and trickery	Flame	Trickery	CE
Njord, god of sea and wind	Gold coin	Nature, Tempest	NG
Odur, god of light and the sun	Solar disk	Light	CG
Sif, goddess of war	Sword raised up	War	CG
Skadi, god of earth and mountains	Peak of a mountain peak	Nature	N
Surtur, god of fire Giants and war	Sword with flames	War	LE
Thor, god of storms and thunder	Hammer	Tempest, War	CG
Thrym, god of frost Giants and cold	Double-­bladed ax in white	War	CE
Tyr, god of courage and strategy	Sword	Knowledge, War	LN
Uller, god of hunting and winter	Longbow	Nature	CN

Patron Gods & Deities 5e

Patrons are gods who bestow magical abilities on individuals. They are also referred to as Non-Human Deities. Their spellcasting abilities, along with magical powers, are inherited from their customers. Clerics and Paladins adore them, while Warlocks form alliances with them. 

Below are some alternatives to consider for your Paladin’s Patron god or Cleric, as well as some ideas for a future Warlock Patron.

Deity	Symbol	Suggested Domains	Alignment	Reviewsed Notes
Bahamut, Dragon God of Good	Dragon’s head in profile	Life, Protection, War	LG	Bahamut is an excellent pick for Dragonborn and characters of “good” alignment.
Blibdoolpoolp, Kuo-toa Goddess	Lobster head or black pearl	Death	NE	Because of their inclination for madness and the water, they make excellent Old One patrons or Undead.
Corellon Larethian, Elf Deity of Art and Magic	Quarter moon or starburst	Arcana,Light	CG	This is an excellent choice for elven Clerics or Paladins. He was a superb swordsman, so he’s a fantastic pick if you wish to use a sword as the main weapon.
Deep Sashelas, Elf God of the Sea	Dolphin	Nature, Tempest	CG	He’s the D&D god’s counterpart of Aquaman. If you’re planning a water-based activity, this is a great option.
Eadro, Merfolk Deity of the Sea	Spiral design	Nature, Tempest	N	Eadro created the Locathah and Merfolk, therefore including them in a campaign is necessary when they are involved.
Garl Glittergold, Gnome God of Trickery and Wiles	Gold nugget	Trickery	LG	Garl Glittergold is a trickster-type god and the generic god of gnomes.
Grolantor, Hill Giant God of War	Wooden club	War	CE	Grolantor’s main characteristic is that he despises races smaller than him and advocates violence against them. That is why hill giants revere him.
Gruumsh, Orc God of Storms and War	Unblinking eye	Tempest, War	CE	Gruumsh is the Orc god. This deity with a single eye is thought to keep an eye on all Orcs until they take over the globe.
Hruggek, Bugbear God of Violence	Morningstar	War	CE	Hruggek is the ambush god. This is consistent with Bugbear tactics.
Kurtulmak, Kobold God of War and Mining	Gnome skull	War	LE	Kurtulmak, the craftiest Kobold, is their chief god and works for the betterment of all Kobolds.
Laogzed, Troglodyte God of Hunger	Image of the lizard/toad god	Death	CE	It is additionally recognized as the soul eater and has an insatiable appetite. Laogzed is another excellent Elder God patron.
Lolth, Drow Goddess of Spiders	Spider	Trickery	CE	The Drow worship spiders, and Lolth is their principal deity.
Maglubiyet, Goblinoid God of War	Bloody axe	Order,War	LE	Maglubiyet worshippers frequently massacred their enemies as well as innocents for the sake of Maglubiyet.
Moradin, Dwarf God of Creation	Hammer and anvil	Forge,Knowledge	LG(Lawful Evil)	He was one of the Dwarves’ primary gods and was also known as the Soul Forger.
Rillifane Rallathil, Wood Elf God of Nature	Oak	Nature	CG	Rillifane is among the forest gods and the defender of nature.
Sehanine Moonbow, Elf Goddess of the Moon	Crescent moon	Knowledge	CG	Sehanine also had strong ties to the fey, making her an ideal Fey patron to Warlocks.
Sekolah, god of the hunt	Shark	Nature, Tempest	LE	Sekolah is the Sahugin’s shark deity, also called “He Who Eats.”
Semuanya, Lizardfolk Deity of Survival	Egg	Life	N	Semuanya is considered the god of survival, and his devotees can often be found alone in the wilderness.
Skerrit, Centaur and Satyr God of Nature	Oak growing from acorn	Nature	N	Skerrit, likewise referred to as the Forest Walker, roams the country, preserving the woodlands that fall within his realm.
Skoraeus Stonebones, God of Stone Giants and Art	Stalactite	Knowledge	N	Skoraeus is the stone giants’ defender. He was a recluse who only set out to guide the Stone Giants’ journey.
Surtur, God of Fire Giants and Craft	Flaming sword	Knowledge, War	LE	Surtur is the god of the Fire Giants, and his temples are gigantic forges where the giants honed their skills.
Thrym, God of Frost Giants and Strength	White double-bladed ax	War	CE(Chaotic Evil)	Thrym is the fourth deity of the giant pantheon, and he is the leader of the Frost Giants.
Tiamat, Dragon Goddess of Evil	Dragon head with five claw marks	Trickery	LE	Tiamat is Bahamut’s sister and the malevolent queen of dragons.
Yondalla, Halfling Goddess of Fertility and Protection	Shield	Life, Protection		Yondalla created the deity of the Halflings.

5e Deities FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

In D&D, how does one go about killing a god?

The quick answer is no unless it is the plot of the story. Earlier editions of D&D gave the gods and goddesses distinct stat blocks and powers, but they’re currently within an amorphous weight class basically labeled “stronger than you” at the moment. Gods aren’t unkillable in 5e, but throughout the majority of the lore, gods are often destroyed by other deities or demon lords. There is no “magic bullet” established in the lore, and gods are killed through regular old fighting, albeit on a mythological scale. 

If your adventure appears to be leading up to a battle with a deity D&D, expect some complicated circumstances or a God-slaying mcguffin because otherwise, any deity would be able to sweep the ground with even level 20 adventurers.

In D&D, what number of gods are there?

This is a complex question, but let’s simplify it by assuming 5th edition D&D, excluding real-world pantheons such as the Greek and Norse pantheons, and using the Forgotten Realms setting. There’s some discussion about whether a few should be considered deities, but according to my count, D&D presently has 61 gods.

How to create a god in D&D?

This is reasonably simple in 5th edition D&D because there isn’t much to do mechanically. You’ll be adding a deity to the d&d pantheon in no time!  

To begin, don’t be concerned about creating stats for the god. Gods are in the ethereal category of “very powerful,” and no one should expect to fight a deity in the 5th edition unless their dungeon master is exceptionally lenient.

 The first thing you should do is research your lore. Because almost little of what happens here will be of any mechanical significance, focus on how they relate to your world. What is this deity concerned with? Do they genuinely care about their followers, or were they only pawns to be used? What are their followers’ reactions to or interpretations of their teachings? How are their houses of worship? What sort of objects and traditions do their adherents keep? Are they enormous golden declarations of the god’s majesty, or are they simply wayside markings and shrines? Is this god related to any particular creatures? Such as ravens and spiders. What does their sacred emblem resemble? Gods are frequently linked to the world-building of a setting, and although we could go on and on about world-building, simply attempt to find out this deity’s function in your world. 

Understanding all of the minor components that comprise D&D religions will assist you in creating a supreme being that fits neatly within the pantheon.

As soon as you have lore, you only need to lock down a few minor aspects for the players to deal with: Name, Domains, Alignment, and Symbol are all options. 

You need to have the name, but if you’re going to list it out for the players, you’ll want their full title.

Thematically, the Alignment is vital so your players can instantly understand your deity’s disposition. Although it is no longer as crucial as in previous editions, make sure to specify an alignment that represents your god.

The Domains are most likely the most essential mechanical component. Many of the skills and attributes of the clerics that serve your new deity will be determined by these realms. Many deities possess just a single domain, but two or three domains are permitted if your god is truly situated amongst numerous domains.

Finally, each dd god should possess a Symbol, which can be anything, but the simpler, the better. For example, a green flaming eye makes it simpler to work with as well as remember versus nine jade eyes encompassed by rainbow fires with a jumping two-headed liger. You can also make your god’s insignia a specific sort of weapon, adding character for clerics or paladins using their god’s preferred weapon.  

When you’ve finished all of that, you should be able to present your new god to the players for the subsequent campaign!

Closing Words

Whatever your faith is aside from Dungeons & Dragons 5E, it’s indisputable that the sheer lore provided by deities alone gives more richness than many DMs and players are going to understand what to do with. What’s the best part? Any of the gods, as mentioned above, can help any class. Your rogue PC may have a ritual every night devoted to Mask; your bard could say a brief prayer to Milil, and even a wizard could seek out an Oghma shrine to expedite their study. 

So, what are you holding out for? Prepare your offering or pray for a favor to align with you from any of the deities. 

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