Template:Demigod status assumed
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References
- ↑ This deity has been assumed to have demigod status solely due to their ability to grant their clerics access to four domains in Pathfinder First Edition rather than the five domains a full deity would grant, as per Planar Adventures 70. If this assumption and derivation is either verified or contradicted, this page and its categories should be updated, adding the authoritative source as a reference.
Planar Adventures 70 states that demigods "grant their clerics access to four domains" rather than the five domains granted by a full deity. This rule is sometimes used on PathfinderWiki to derive and classify the status of a deity. However, as this is a "crunchy" ruling that may override the text, the assumption needs to be called out and, we hope, verified at a later stage unequivocally with a referenced source.
Furthermore, James Jacobs has stated this on the Paizo forum in December 2018:
| “ | The best way to tell is that deities offer 5 domains while demigods offer 4 domains.
Note that "god" and "goddess" are more generic terms we use to cover anything that grants spells. Only "deity" and "demigod" and "quasi-deity" are the terms used when we want to be precise about power levels. |
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This template serves to remind the readers and editors that this assumption and derivation has been made without a specific canon use of the designation "demigod". Please add this template {{Demigod status assumed}} to any page where the demigod status has been determined solely by the number of domains granted in Pathfinder First Edition.
This template places a superscript "[DSA]" into the text with an explanatory footnote; it also places the deity into Category:Demigod status assumed template used.