Lore & Mortar #3: Gods and Faith
Before you start sketching out complex pantheons, consider the fundamental questions of divinity in a tabletop context.
Welcome back to Lore & Mortar, our series on worldbuilding fundamentals for tabletop GMs. We’ve covered the importance of food and the fantasy topics you’re surprisingly safe to ignore. Today, we’re talking about the BIG questions: are we really alone out there? Is someone watching over us? Is there a right way to live?
Or… I mean, let’s ask those questions in a tabletop context. When you’re building a tabletop world, what is the purpose of gods and faith, and what questions should you answer as you codify religions across your setting?
