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I was brainstorming some adventure ideas for my campaign recently, and one that popped up was to use some version of the "God on the Road" trope. I don't know if it has an "official" name, but I'm thinking of when, in myths or in folk tales, a god or other important being disguises itself like an ordinary human and walks among the people. Prominent in my memory is the story of the angels going to Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible (along with some of Jesus's appearances after death, I believe), but as I recall this is a trope common to other belief systems as well. For example, I believe Odin's a bit infamous for doing so.

Does this trope exist in your Gloranthas? How does it interact with the Great Compromise?

My first thought was something like this, involving Orlanth, because one of the adventurers is currently dealing with religious struggles on whether or not to accept Argrath's weird version of Orlanth-worship. The adventurer's currently haunted by the spirit of a pal of Alakoring Dragonbreaker who, as you may suspect, is not a fan of the King of Pavis. But shouldn't the Compromise prevent this sort of deity-wearing-human-guise from occurring?


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