i think perhaps the real reason i dislike gods in many fantasy settings is because theyre rich people with no perspective but their actions go unexamined EVEN MORE often and they have literal, physical power that they often havent earned
@raindare Yeah, I agree with this statement a lot, since a lot of gods seem to err on belligerent, and why it's very important to have a creator (if there is one within a setting) that actually cares about Mortals at a personal level
@Mottie yeah. caring is important. just like a mortal ruler, if you don't care, you need to be replaced -- and a balanced setting either has that as an option or has gods benevolent enough that it's not truly necessary
@Mottie a lot of my favourite stories involve removing a god who's causing problems, but at cost to the universe and possibly the party -- the tales series is full of that. like without spoiling anything, several of the recent games have a protagonist taking the position they just made vacant by punching god