#tymora

[janearts]

TL;DR: Roisia still doesn't think of any gods outside of Kelemvor. If she holds any other gods in contempt, it's a fleeting feeling because her thoughts of other gods are just as impermanent. More detailed analysis under the read-more.

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Roisia's role as her mother's successor (and therefore a future Cleric of Kelemvor) meant that she was devoted to Kelemvor from a young age. So although Roisia wasn't ignorant of the other gods in the Faerûnian pantheon, she didn't spare them a second thought. Why would she? Kelemvor was front and centre to everything she was, everything she wanted to be.

I'm not sure if I've ever talked about the way that Roisia has some degree of emotional and cognitive dissonance when it comes to her faith and her career as a Necromancer. When Roisia raised her father from the dead and then doubled down on her pursuit of Necromancy, she effectively broke from Kelemvor, destroyed her Clerical future, and became godless. But she's still someone who prays to Kelemvor like he'll have an ear out for her. There's still something that remains comforting about the habit of worshipping Kelemvor, even though, when she thinks about it, she knows that her god would despise her for what she does and continues to do with abandon (raise the dead and bend the rules around death).

Roisia is effectively godless—a dangerous thing to be in this dangerous world when she knows that Kelemvor, the god whose tenets she broke, judges souls. But Roisia has had a hard time committing to another god in the pantheon. It somehow, still feels wrong to her. Much like picking a life partner, , Roisia just can't seem to select one and commit.

If she were, like she did for her "#4"s, write down her options, it would look something like this:

Bane: Talked to her. Said she was already of his ilk. A possibility.

Deneir: Scholarly and arcane. But what if she didn't want to just record knowledge, but practise it?

Jergal: If desperate. [FYI: Not 100% sure Roisia would've puzzled Withers out. Roisia would likely believe them to be a high-ranking priest of Jergal.]

Leira: Possibly, provided one has a sense of humour. (After all, in a sense, much of Roisia's life is a lie!)

Myrkul: Probably the most sensible choice of the lot. Still wants to cremate his bones for funsies for snubbing her.

Mystra: Also a practical choice, although considering Gale's history with the goddess, not Roisia's first choice.

Tymora: Again, if one has a sense of humour. (Because Roisia is, in a sense, gambling with her very soul.)

Waukeen: Once more, if one has a sense of humour, because Roisia still wants to have a thriving funerary business while also raising the dead in her own backyard graveyard.

[cleric-of-ilmater-and-sune]

Priests of the Faerunian Pantheon via "Faiths and Avatars"

Sorry I couldn't tag everyone. There's a 30 tag limit

[shirojikimattari]

In game I think Shar puts a curse on you when you try to pray to her as a Selûnite so I just imagine your Tav like: Please, Shar, forgive my girlfriend for indulging in the moon juice😞 and just getting zapped by Shar because she's petty

“Miss Shar, maam, please forgive my girlfriend for indulging in the moon juice 😞😞😞”

I can’t believe this is now in parts

Part 1, Part 2, Part 2.5, Part 3

[featherwurm]

"Who's the goddess of luck, again? I think I owe her a flower" - Karlach says upon the good fortune of avoiding conflict with Wyll and offered the hope of a solution to the tadpole in her brain.

Undoubtedly she's referring to Tymora, the beloved goddess of good fortune. Perhaps at some point while the tadfools are in Baulder's Gate, before everything comes to a head, she might find an odd statue of the goddess and make good on her offer (even if gods don't really have a place in her life.) It's an unusual statue and unfamiliar to her, new since her time in Avernus. Usually the goddess is depicted as a human woman, but she's a capacious deity, and consciously appears in the form of whatever species is looking at her. Because of this, in recent years*, there's been a small push by some tieflings to regularly depict her as 'the dark goddess of fortune' - a member of their own species. While perhaps Karlach herself has no real, personal interest in this apart from making good on a promise, it's definitely an interesting footnote.

*D&D timeline shit is always a little screwy at best, it's going to be the nature of a thing where multiple big-ass narratives are being told at the same time - don't try to pin too tight a date to anything, this is all just based on various source materiel.

[kokokino]

A redrawing of my first ever dnd character. I adore her

[m-u-n-c-h-y]

I got a Cameo from Declan Perring (Abdirak's actor) of Abdirak talking to Outis, and I loved it so much, I made an animatic of the last few seconds of it.

Please enjoy the roasting! Bonus:

[alpaca-clouds]

I hate the design of the gods (and especially the goddesses) in DnD. Let me tell you why.

Okay, let me ramble a bit about DnD. And especially about this one thing that I really loathe about the visual design of the game: The designs of the gods, and especially the goddesses.

Now, let me say, that a part of the issue is, that many of the gods still use their designs from early on. So from 1e, 2e or 3e. Some got new artworks, yes, but they still have the same design as those early gods. Which is very much the root cause for the issue I have, but it does not change that this issue exists.

The issue?

I fucking hate that most of the Faerûnian gods are:

human

white

thin

abled

Yes, there are a few gods, who break out of this. Ilmater is disabled (but also, the fact that he is kinda the god of self-sacrificial suffering... does seem really ableistic), and of course there are the pantheons of the different other species. Though it should be noted that they are generally not part of the Faerûnian pantheon.

And... like, the gods really do not have any variety among them, and this is especially true for the goddesses. Which is obviously the typical character design problem.

(No idea, who drew that one, but it kinda is very fitting - especially for the DnD Gods.)

The male gods look actually quite different at least in terms of body build and stuff.

Like, if you look at the gods... I mean, looking through the different gods I have not found a single one, that was really overweight, but at least there is some body diversity - even if there is not going on a lot else in terms of diversity.

But the goddesses? Yeah, no they all look the same.

You could argue that the current design for Shar looks a bit East Asian, but other than that? I mean, they are all super pale and shit.

Now, I already hear people say: "But Faerûn is BASED ON EUROPE! And it is majority human!"

There are only two issues.

Given that since 3e the world outside of Faerûn was not really developed further, WotC decided to turn Faerûn into this super diverse place - but this is not reflected in the gods.

Some of the gods are just mortal who through ascension became gods, while the forms of other gods were formed through their avatars - which then should reflect the diversity of Faerûn, too, and it doesn't.

I mean, while I started reading into the lore of the game, I came across this one artwork of Mystra, which still has her as white - but very much as a fat woman. Which actually is such a nice look for her.

Meanwhile I have decided that in my stories I will depict Tymora not as a white, blonde human woman, but rather have her use an avatar of a Black, halfling woman. And Loviatar in my stuff has a more Arabian, brown skin tone and thick black hair. Because why... would I want all of them be white, normal folks?

It is in general an issue I have, and where especially the (yes, very underfounded) novelization part of WotC is doing shitty work. Because most of the canonical characters that get to play a big role in novels and comics are still white, abled, thin. And man, it sucks.

It is boring. It is bad design.

And yes, Baldur's Gate 3, I am also looking at you. You know I love you, you stupid game. But really, a bit of melanin would have done wonders for you.

[frozenoj]

Curious to know what different gods consider an appropriate prayer for Mayrina's zombie husband? Well here you go!

[ldy-lilith]

Bitter Water - The Oh Hellos

[vinvithur]

Every few months I've got to completely redesign my DnD character's fashion. So here is Dice now, cleric of Tymora, the Goddess of Luck, with a new outfit that still includes the Ring of the Ram and Bracers of Defense he's gotten, as well as the dice-shaped earrings another PC got him as a gift. UuU

[sweetgoblinhaze]

So, finally getting up the guts to post my BG3 Tav/Eventual DnD Character. She's a Galemancer with serious sass and a heart of gold. Info Dump under the cut.

Sylfring was born the same moment the goddess sisters Tymora and Beshaba shook hands on a challenge of sorts. They were to both bless a mortal, give it special attention, and see who won out in the end: Bad luck, or good?

Naturally, this led to Sylfring having a rough time as a kid. She ended up being raised mostly in a Tymoran temple from the age of 4 onwards and while she saw her parents at times, they grew further and further apart until eventually they were just as much strangers to her as anyone off the street.

All, however, was not perfect. It didn't take long at all once she was given up to the temple that Beshaba had her hands on the child. This caused a rift that never quite healed in the Tymorans around her home temple with some seeing her very existence in the temple as blasphemy, while the others claimed that her "curse" was all the more reason to take her in. Luckily, the latter group won by vote, and she could stay, though not without suspicion and tension among the leadership.

While under the roof of a Tymoran temple she was safe and had unnatural luck even for the clergy. She was a natural cleric- as long as one could look past the wild sorcery that occasionally slipped out. Though luckily it always happened with few harmful effects. This was not so whenever she left temple grounds. Her luck turned as Beshaba made up for lost time. The wild magic around her surged and brought with it anything from minor inconveniences to the violent raging of the elements.

As she grew older, she grew restless. Followers of the smiling lady were not known for settling down. They were adventurers, adrenaline chasers, and protectors. So, with her clerical training completed years before, she finally left the temple to strike out on her own as an adventurer.

With every step, a cosmic coin flipped, and her two goddesses watched eagerly for it to land.

TBC... if anyone is interested. I have so so so much for her, and even a real life DnD mechanic that I would love to play with.

[vampirizzm]

sooo, i'm starting a new bg3 playthrough and am making a tiefling (no surprises there) rogue to romance lae'zel. they are a trickery cleric of tymora / thief rogue multiclass and are the inspiration for the new account name.

[thebowynntradition]

BOWYNN GODS: TYMORA

Tymora  (Ty-mor-ah)    Goddess of fortune, luck and wealth. She is the daughter of Rhya and Daekk, and the sister of Daekk and Hemway. While her brother is the good of material wealth and prosperity, Tymora is the goddess of life wealth. She is the goddess that conjures chance events to go a person’s way, leading them to a fulfilled path, not always just money. She is prayed to often that life goes the way a person hopes for luck in life’s daily encounters. But of course, many see her as a goddess of monetary wealth. Tymora is often prayed to along with her brother Daekk at the same time. But Tymora is also a goddess of misfortune too. What she gives, she can easily take away if people abuse that which she bestows on them.

     The legends of Tymora are endless. She was indeed one of the gods of Alaway that stayed with the first tribes for seven days and nights, teaching the people all she could about fortune and her gifts to humanity.  One sacred tale speaks of a Guild Master who was so corrupt and filled with greed. But he wanted more and more, so he beseeched Tymora to bless him with her blessings of fortune. She refused to do so and so he had her temple destroyed in his city. Misfortune quickly fell on everyone about him, but the guild master himself. But all his people became so enraged with the man’s wealth that they looted his home till nothing was left. Quickly he learned his lessons and built a new and more glorious temple. His wealth and status was never fully returned but he understood why. Many of the legends of Tymora go the same way.

     Tymora is seen as a motherly figure with raven black hair and eyes as green as the summer forest. She is seen clad in a dress and robe of green with white trim and a white mantle. She does not have a formal crown on her head but is disklet that hangs from behind like a halo, which is said to be of silver. She is always seen along with her brother Daekk in her arms, as Daekk is a baby. Tymora is rarely seen in her totem form, which is said to be that of a mouse. Sacred offerings to Tymore consist of small sachets of grain and corn, coins and votive images of mice.

[plinchy]

-collapses onto the floor holding this in my hand covered in blood-

It's done. A character reference sheet for my college of swords tiefling bard

Her dump stats are STR and WIS, and shes got a crush on the rogue she's been traveling with for 1 year prior to the Shattered Obelisk campaign I'm playing her in. Also has a gambling problem.

Praise Tymora

[m-u-n-c-h-y]

Tymora's Luckbringer

[alpaca-clouds]

A friend of mine about my current story: "Well, Tymora is the goddess of luck. Nowhere in her portfolio it says, that she is the goddess of good communication skills..."

Context: Had Tymora clearly managed to communicate to Tav that he is her chosen, this entire desaster could've been avoided. But she tried, she failed, and when he went out to become a hero still, she shrugged and said: "Good enough", just letting the walking bundle of trauma go about his own way. It was a bad idea.