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5 years ago ::
Oct 20, 2008 - 12:51PM
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Apr 20, 2007
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Don't know if this is the place to discuss this, but I've noticed that a majority of non-FR characters described on the boards are Raven Queen worshipers. I don't get the appeal she has. While I'm glad she's treated more seriously than Wee Jas was (Seriously, a goddess of death, magic, necromancy, arranged marriages AND elopement? That's an eclectic list), I don't see why everyone's fallen for her. There's plenty of other cool gods to choose from. Is it because she's a darker, edgier deity than the bright, shiny ones like Bahamut and Pelor? Is it because she's unaligned and thus everyone can enjoy her worship? Is it a morbid fascination with death? I don't get it.
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5 years ago ::
Oct 20, 2008 - 12:59PM
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Apr 14, 2007
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Well for me it is because she is quite heavily inspired by The Morrigan. She is one of my favourite Celtic gods and overall from all mythologies.
I also, since well... Female Death Goddess that isn't evil just reminds me of Death from Sandman. Who everyone who has read Sandman knows, Death is awesome.
So a Goddess that reminds me of both Death and Morrigan is a win, win! for me.
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5 years ago ::
Oct 20, 2008 - 1:00PM
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Apr 20, 2007
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But The Raven Queen couldn't be more different than Death of the Endless. And I thought the Morrigan was a goddess of slaughter.
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5 years ago ::
Oct 20, 2008 - 1:04PM
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Jun 26, 2008
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I personally always thought Wee Jas was nifty, so that's why I like The Raven Queen.
For the majority of people though? Probably because (out of the core books at least) her Channel Divinity was fantastic.
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5 years ago ::
Oct 20, 2008 - 1:08PM
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Apr 14, 2007
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I dunno the fact that she is someone who views death as natural and leads a person onward through death reminds me of Death. She doesn't follow the other concept where death is a ghastly, horrifying experience, ie: Grim Reaper but instead seems to follow more the mannerism of Death.
Morrigan is the goddess of prophecy, war and death, but mainly death. Her symbol is also the crow (not far off from the raven). So both death, prophecy and a similar animal match quite well.
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5 years ago ::
Oct 20, 2008 - 1:30PM
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Aug 26, 2008
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I don't get the appeal she has.
Speaking for only one person:
Unaligned.
Prior to the release of 4E a friend at work and I started 'brainstorming' our characters. Please understand that these characters would not be at home on the Optimization forums, nor am I the slightest bit concerned about wringing out every last +1 or power advantage.
Concerning my long history of playing paladins from EVERY edition of D&D (and I do mean every) that had the option, I *audible gasp* decided to play a paladin in 4E as well. In character discussion, we decided to make him a completely disaffected, sarcastic and bitter paladin who, on the outside had nothing nice to say, but on the inside really was a good guy and really did care about helping people.
With Player's Handbook in grasp, the only diety I felt fit the character was RQ.
With this in hand, the writeup was that he was an Eladrin soldier facing a fomorian attack, and a battle they should have lost went completely the other way. Whilst he lay on the battlefield and uttering a silent prayer for Corellon to receive his soul, he was visited by someone else who asked him why he bothered to pray to CL when, in reality, he's always been her servant. Cut to chase, she restores him and sets him loose to both do her will and resolve who changed the ordained outcome and arrange a more personal meeting for RQ and whomever it may be. A calling indeed.
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5 years ago ::
Oct 20, 2008 - 6:27PM
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One of the reasons why I think she's popular is that she fits into an archetype that's been repeated throughout history, that of the crone. She's also a deity who's more ambiguous than the others, as who really knows who's worthy of death? And I think that a lot of people who want to move past the "shiny good vs. ugly evil" dichotomy that has plagued D&D for years really like that.
P.S Tiger Dave-that back story is absolutely awesome.
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5 years ago ::
Oct 20, 2008 - 6:27PM
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Personally, I'm a fan of Pelor and Kord. Often times when we're at a crossroads, I'll suggest heading east "into the radiant light of Pelor." But I have noticed a lot of love for the Raven Queen. Quite a few of the characters made in my group have been worshipers of her. I don't know why.
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5 years ago ::
Oct 20, 2008 - 6:30PM
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Apr 12, 2003
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She's a goth chick god. That's enough for most people.
Aesop had it right 2,500 years ago, "By endeavoring to please everyone, he had pleased no one, and lost his ass in the bargain".
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5 years ago ::
Oct 20, 2008 - 6:37PM
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Apr 20, 2007
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She's a goth chick god. That's enough for most people.
Why is that? Goth chicks are cute and all, but they're not really my thing.
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