Deity Files

The Deity files are used to specify deity pertinent information, such as the domains they grant, what alignments their clerics must be, chosen weapon IF they have the War domain.  The first field is the Deity Name, this is a required field and does not have a tag.

 

Tag Name: ALIGN

Variable(s) Used: Text - LG, LN, LE, NG, TN, NE, CG, CN, CE

Example(s): ALIGN:LG

WHAT IT DOES: This is the alignment of the deity itself.  Two letter abbreviations only are accepted here.

 

Tag Name: DEITYWEAP

Variable(s) Used: Text

Example(s): DEITYWEAP:Sword (Long)

WHAT IT DOES: This is the Deities favored weapon, If the deity has the War domain, then the weapon listed is granted to the character as them being proficient with the weapon.  The Weapon name MUST match exactly what is listed in the weapon proficiencies list file.

 

Tag Name: DOMAINS

Variable(s) Used: Text

Example(s): DOMAINS:War,Law,Protection

WHAT IT DOES: Specifies what domains the deity grants to it's divine spell casting followings.  Note, the domain name MUST match the domain names listed in the domain list file.

 

Tag Name: DESC

Variable(s) Used: Text

Example(s): DESC:Pelor is the god of light and law

WHAT IT DOES: This is used for a quick description of the deity.

 

Tag Name: FOLLOWERALIGN

Variable(s) Used: Numeric

Example(s): FOLLOWERALIGN:012345678

WHAT IT DOES: Using the numerical expressions for the 9 alignments (LG =0 CE=8) this is the alignment allowances for divine spell casters in order to choose the deity.

 

Tag Name: PANTHEON

Variable(s) Used: Text

Example(s): PANTHEON:Faerunian

Example(s): PANTHEON:Faerunian|Elf (Sun)

WHAT IT DOES: To specify what pantheon the deity belongs to.  This is a | (pipe) delimited list and if the tag is not present, the default is for the deity to belong to all pantheons.