What follows will be entries for the specialty priests of Greyhawk deities that were not covered in the From the Ashes boxed set. I began this project in 1989(just after the 2e players' Handbook came out), so most of these entries were based on the Dragon Magazine articles covering various deities(mainly the Suel deities). This project continued until about 1994. I am now revisiting and finishing the project, just because. With the release of The Scarlet Brotherhood, the specialty priests of the entire Suel pantheon were covered(if only it had come out ten years earlier for me! Arrgh!!!), and while most of these entries are about as simple as mine are, some are even more fully detailed. I highly recommend giving it a look!
My articles were compiled from the source material(references), with additional 2e priest formatting by myself(ie. armor, weapons, spheres, etc.). Much of the writing is taken straight from the reference material; some is paraphrased. I make no claim on the original material. The only credit I take is for putting it together under a 2e specialty priest format. In all instances, I highly recommend you to the original articles if you have them. They are some of the best in my opinion. Enjoy!
P.S.: I'll try to post at least five entries per week, until all of the deity's specialty priests have been covered.
{EDIT] OK. That is just a bit too brutal. I'll do them as I can. Bear with me. By the way, the format I used to make most of the specialty priests is the one presented in the book Player's Options: Spells & Magic.
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I will be doing ALL of the deities not already covered in the From the Ashes boxed set(if I can). After that I will most likely move on to demi-humans or humanoids, as the whim takes me. Here is a list of what order I will be posting the specialty priests of the various deities of the pantheons in:
1. Suel
2. Baklunish
3. Oeridian
4. Flan
Many of the specialty priest entries I wrote up so long ago have also been covered by other authors. As most of these articles are very well done I will be posting links to them, or at the very least giving them an honorable mention, as it is always nice to have a few options to choose from. I'm more interested in compiling all of the related specialty priest information so that everyone can make use of what they want to. To me this is what Canonfire is all about. _________________ - Moderator/Admin (in some areas)/Member -
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So far I am keeping up a pretty good posting schedule, so there should be lots of entries in a short time. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up this pace. Right now I am transcribing about three per night, when I have some spare time. I'm getting close to finishing off the Suel pantheon. _________________ - Moderator/Admin (in some areas)/Member -
Much info on the Suel gods and their specialtya priests can be found in The Scarlet Brotherhood. It is not of the same style as the FtA priesthoods though, but more along the lines of the Faiths & Avatars specialty priests.
Norebo of course was also in one of the Oerth journals IIRC.
Thanks for the heads-up Thanael. I'll keep Slavers in mind for later on. I have already created an entry for Kelenan, but I'll be sure to put Slavers down as recommended reading. If you think of any other entries that have appeared here on CF or elsewhere for Suel or other deities that I have not already sited in my entries then let me know and I'll post them under the "Recommended Reading" section of the pertinent entries.
Thanks. _________________ - Moderator/Admin (in some areas)/Member -
I have been meaning to drop a post here as I am a 2e player, and love the use of specialty priests. Great job on the work you've done. I am truly looking forward to seeing more of your project.
One note of particular interest to me is your mention of having an entry for Kelanen. I am anxious to see it. Kelanen has always been my favorite hero deity. _________________ Never get into fights with ugly people, they have nothing to lose.
FtA has Beory, Boccob, Incabulos, Istus, Nerull, Pelor and Rao as Greater Powers, Celestian, ST. Cutbert, Ehlonna, Erythnul, Fharlanghn, Heironeous, Hextor, Kord, Lendr, Obad-Hai, Olidammara,Pholtus, Procan, Ralishaz, Tharizdun , Trithereon, Ulaa, Wee Jas, Zilchus as Intermediate Powers and Iuz , Mayaheine, Zagyg as demipowers
2nd Edition F&A stlye writeups in Dragon:
Dragon #263, p.44
The Oeridian Lesser Gods, by Andy Miller
Atroa, Delleb, and Kurell are detailed
Dragon #264, p.46
The Oeridian Lesser Gods (II), by Ander Miller
Raxivort (an Oeridian?) and Sotillon revealed
Dragon #265, p.56
The Oeridian Lesser Gods (III), by Andy Miller
Telchur and Rudd make up the final installment in the series
The Scarlet Brotherhood has specialty priests for Suel deities, Slavers has Kelanen and Murlynd IIRC.
Bastion of Faith has 2E F&A style stats for Heironeous and Hextor.
Greyhawk Adventures though 1st Edition shoudl be mentioned too. (It says compatible with 2E on the cover! :-)
GHAdv has Boccob, Celestian, St Cuthbert, Ehlonna, Fharlanghn,Incabulos, Istus, Iuz, Nerul, Pholtus, Ralishaz, Ulaa
Also some 1st Edition material is found in the World of Greyhawk Box and in early Dragon magazines...
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By the way, the format I used to make most of the specialty priests is the one presented in the book 
. I am really looking forward to this.
