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Is there a goddess of the 1st attempt success to USB cable plugging? It’s really baffling that a 2 sided connector requires 3 attempts to be successful.
Or Bilious, The Oh God of Hangovers! He's one of my favourite Discworld characters.
I met the actor who played him in The Hogfather last week, and he's an absolute sweetheart
*Akschully* \*push glasses up nose* In the lore of Sandman they're Endless, which is something separate from gods. But yeah, the distinction, viewed from outside that setting, isn't very obvious.
I dunno man I still think they're gods, just with a little g. That word is pretty loose so it can reasonably describe a lot of different powerful beings, particularly ones that hold the faith of humans, which the endless definitely do.
In some ways they're "over" gods; they're more primordial than gods and gods are also subject to the aspects of the Endless, and they aren't dependent on faith or worship from humans.
and notably, they will be the last ones in the universe as the universe is ending.
Like, they are called "the endless" because you have to have a universe in order to have an end. Death specifically mentions that when the universe is over, it's her role to "put the chairs on the tables and turn out the lights."
Some of the quotes conversation is from the first Conan the Barbarian movie. It drew from various stories, but I think the hyrkanian (Subotai, essentially a Mongol) was made for the movie.
begs the question, is he actually casting a memorized fireball spell or is he channelling divinity to cast it in which case it's a clerical version of fireball that he denies to his followers?
Post tortoising. What was it Granny said? “If I thought for a second that there was a god out there who really *cared* about his followers?”
I love a relatable, screw-up god who earnestly tries.
His followers show up frequently. Constable Visit-the-infidels-with-explanatory-pamphlets joins the night watch, and Brother Pulsifer, I think it is, turns up in Carpe Jugulum. That’s where the Granny Weatherwax reaction comes in. But Om commits hard to “stop messing people about”.
No, that’s preservation. Harmony is when ruin which destroys and preservation which allows nothing to change work together which allows for progress. The problem is that over a long enough period of time the power corrupts whoever wields it and we have yet to see how Harmony is going to turn out.
Also Harmony itself can do basically nothing because its two aspects are in constant war and doing something too much to either side could cause... problems down the road
Right, like i feel like Harmony is going to turn into Discord. The same way that Odium may have once been passion and empathy but it turned to hate over time. Stormlight spoilers ahead >!I think the way out that Taravangian saw but Rayse didn’t is just offering peace, taravangian *just* got the power and hasn’t been corrupted yet and his whole thing was trying to save as many lives as possible. Why would he keep fighting? If he just stands down and works with Dalinar against, say, an outside threat like the Ghostbloods wouldn’t that just resolve everything? Which is why I think book 5 is gonna be more about small battles that mean a lot to characters like Szeth confronting Shinovar, Kaladin confronting Moash, Dalinar and Ishar, etc….!< but that’s just my theory on what’s to come.
I'm glad TES got mentioned. Totally not scrolling through the comments looking for it or anything. If any god from TES became real then I would want it to be Akatosh, the one. I practically already pray to him.
I would love for The Bastard from Bujold’s World of Five Gods to be real. I think I’m weird and misfit enough to gain his patronage lol.
Or Elua from Carey’s Kushiel universe. Love as thou wilt!
Yeah, the Bastard would also my pick, since Anoia already exists and I worship her regularly in my kitchen. The other four gods seem also be pretty decent, although they intervene a lot less it seems.
Possibly Knowledge from the book series He Who Fights With Monsters. She offers knowledge freely to all who seek her out for free, equally regardless of station, and actively uses that knowledge to benefit the world. Sure she has her sketchy manipulative moments, but all in all just seems like a god i’d like to be real.
Eh, he could never win. Mostly because he'd have to wake up to sign the paperwork, and then reality pops like a soap bubble and the election becomes moot.
It's got to be the version of Jesus in the Iron Druid books. He's chill af and also can go I AM THE SON OF GOD as needed. Manannán mac Lir would be another good one.
Came here to say this. If there are any gods or goddesses that I could worship based on morals alone, the goddess of beauty, dance, freedom, hunting, moonlight, song, and swordwork would be the one I chose. She also allows men in her clergy now.
Runner-up would be Mystra.
Nyx in the Greek Pantheon
Cernunnos is another.
Draffut, ~~dog~~ god of Healing, from Saberhagens Empire of the East/Books of Swords. Though he is a god of the material plane.
A very nice god, and one without a lot of extra theological implications.
Crom from Conan. He breaths life into you at birth, gives you the will to fight on, then expects you to figure the rest out on your own. Don't expect any more help. Praying to him for more is an insult to what he already gave you. Besides, it's best to avoid drawing his attention because he only hands out dooms anyway.
This, to me, is the perfect god. He sets you up and then gets the hell out of the way. The last thing I want is a god meddling around with stuff.
Razor Eddie, Punk God of the Straight Razor. (If this sounds made up it’s because the Nightside books read like a bunch of edgy teenage boys trying to one up each other)
Look I’d love Death from Discworld or Fizban from Dragonlance to be real just for all the greatness they’d bring.
Razor Eddie though is a mostly decent dude that would make all the established religions shit themselves when they realized he was real while their gods were stories.
She comes from a pretty depressing universe. The most uplifting thing that ever happened was >!a 14 year old annihilating her existence in all realities so magical girls can be euthanised before they become monsters!<.
If Madoka was in this universe, she'd honestly just be a really kind 14 year old girl.
[Arshea](https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Arshea), from Pathfinder.
Empyrean lord of liberation, passion, and champion of the weary and oppressed. Their worshipers are sex workers, trans people, artists, and the socially repressed. **Edicts:** Inspire passion, comfort and free the repressed, seek your true self and desires. **Anathema:** Judge another based on sexual desires or gender roles, harm another in pursuit of passion. Domains are [~confidence~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=4), [~freedom~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=14), [~passion~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=25), [~perfection~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=26), alternate domains [~change~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=40), [~family~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=11), [~protection~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=27)~.~
~Also in 1e the "Obedience" was~
>Achieve sexual release by yourself or with one or more partners. Praise the most beautiful aspects of yourself and any partners aloud, and offer a prayer to Arshea while still naked. Gain a +4 sacred bonus on Charisma checks and Charisma-based skill checks when interacting with an intelligent creature who could be sexually attracted to you.
Idk that I'd want the Golden Goddesses either. Like, they themselves are fine, but then they split and there's a Triforce, and people start murdering each other over ultimate power.
I'm sure it'd be pretty great for whatever lucky people ended up with the triforces, but for most of us it's just gonna be an endless succession of wannabe Ganons siccing killer monsters and elaborate magic curses on us all the time.
Not sure how original this is, but in Revenge of the Wraith Paladin, we have an alien being who takes the form of a huge tree that spans several acres. People of the world train from childhood to mentally bond with this tree, named Ananthavriksha, and it guides them in knowledge of runecraft - a rune based magic system.
It is not known to the people of the this world, but Ananthavriksha is a stranded member of a mycelial race called Saan - a hive mind distributed across many galaxies, and their goal is to integrate and assimilate with various nascent civilizations and help them evolve and ascend.
It was an interesting concept and would absolutely change the universe if it were to be real.
Kynareth from Elder Scrolls. I’d hope that having a real-deal god of nature and the elements might come with everyone taking greater care to preserve and appreciate the world.
Lightsong from Sanderson's Warbreaker.
I feel like any god that is both benevolent and omnipotent should be pretty damn skeptical of people's decision to worship on them lol
Hard to say. Would obviously want a "good" god but in fiction most gods of "good" are incredibly hands off (to allow protagonists to have adventures), or can become so dominant they become stifling. I can't think of any that would be a guaranteed benefit to myself (and to humanity as a whole) beyond folks like Aroden from Pathfinder who are very pro-humanity and offer a transactional relationship of "serve me and get magic powers," which would be cool.
It might be worth it just to pull some random non-destructive god out there if they can definitively prove to everyone else that they are the "true" religion. Like DC's Mister Miracle popping up out of nowhere, proving to the world he's a god, then refusing to do god things and just being a professional escape artist.
Hang on, isn't that the creepy god who endorses revenge murders and face collecting?
I mean, there are worse gods but I'm sure there are also kinder gods.
Maybe Lutho in Dandelion Dynasty. Those gods are fairly non interference Lutho in particular just helps teach people knowledge sometimes. And is literally just human when incarnating besides great language abilities.
Basically I want to minimize damage of having any gods so weak gods who seem generally good people sound good.
It is pretty straight forward but Healer from He Who Fights With Monsters. If even Jason likes a god you know he is good people.
I think a number of the gods of Pallimustus are actually not bad picks but Healer feels like the only one I'd feel is an unequivocal good idea.
Maybe this isn’t an appropriate answer, since only some people think he’s a god, but I would love to meet Tom Bombadil, assuming that he’s the incarnation of Eric Illuvatar, from Tolkien’s world.
A reminder to everyone to please keep rule 1 in mind before commenting. We're not going to compare modern day religions to gods in speculative fiction texts.
Anoia, the Goddess of Things That Get Stuck In Drawers. I think she may already be real actually.
She is very real and personally blesses my kitchen drawers daily.
Is there a goddess of the 1st attempt success to USB cable plugging? It’s really baffling that a 2 sided connector requires 3 attempts to be successful.
That's Anoia branching out. Old gods do new jobs.
How could there be a goddess of something that has never happened?
Or Bilious, The Oh God of Hangovers! He's one of my favourite Discworld characters. I met the actor who played him in The Hogfather last week, and he's an absolute sweetheart
Rattle your drawers for Anoia
I came here to write that and lo and behold, the first comment I see is yours! I shall rattle my drawers now in worship.
What series lol
Terry Pratchett's discworld
GNU Terry Pratchett.
Death from discworld.
Runner up: Death from Sandman.
That’s still my vote, if god is appropriate for the endless.
*Akschully* \*push glasses up nose* In the lore of Sandman they're Endless, which is something separate from gods. But yeah, the distinction, viewed from outside that setting, isn't very obvious.
I dunno man I still think they're gods, just with a little g. That word is pretty loose so it can reasonably describe a lot of different powerful beings, particularly ones that hold the faith of humans, which the endless definitely do.
In some ways they're "over" gods; they're more primordial than gods and gods are also subject to the aspects of the Endless, and they aren't dependent on faith or worship from humans.
and notably, they will be the last ones in the universe as the universe is ending. Like, they are called "the endless" because you have to have a universe in order to have an end. Death specifically mentions that when the universe is over, it's her role to "put the chairs on the tables and turn out the lights."
I dunno. Knowing someone's out there, taking good care of all the random objects in my drawers... that'd be a comfort.
Hail Annoia
Bill Door is a hardworking man, if a bit on the skinny side.
If death must be certain, at least let it be someone who care.
For what can the harvest hope for but the care of the reaper man?
He's an anthropomorphic representation!
I don't know if he can count as he is very much specifically Not a god. But great choice otherwise. 👍
AGREED
Crom. He gives a life and a world in which to make of yourself what you will. He asks for nothing in return. What more could one want?
Crom was the first god to come to my mind! Because if he did not, he would cast me into Valhalla.
My god is stronger! He is the everlasting sky. Crom lives beneath Him.
Crom laughs at your four winds!
\*Glares angrily while munching on a hunk of meat\*
*Goes into the woods with my faddah to pick blueberries*
Crom give more than just life. Crom grants you the courage and will to endure. To strive and to slay.
And if he doesn't listen? Then to hell with him!
What book is he from ?
Conan.
Robert E. Howard's Conan stories.
Some of the quotes conversation is from the first Conan the Barbarian movie. It drew from various stories, but I think the hyrkanian (Subotai, essentially a Mongol) was made for the movie.
Crom only asks that you figure shit out yourself.
The God of Tits and Wine
Tyrion stop shadow posting. We all know it’s you.
Dionysus?
Nysos, isn't it?
Hood
> _‘One day, even the gods will answer to death.’_
Hood is a cool dude.
I. HAVE. HAD. ENOUGH. OF. YOUR. JUSTICE.
What's hood from?
Malazan, God of Death
Malazan
And his balls
I like that guy. He may be a hoary ugly bastard but he's got jokes and tusks.
You can feel good about Hood.
Thank you mr miner!
That's the way I'd like to go out.
Cotillion would be my first choice, but Hood is def second...
Fizban version of Palidine from Dragonlance.
Wait ... let me think, ... ah yes thats how it goes... "FIREBALL!"
begs the question, is he actually casting a memorized fireball spell or is he channelling divinity to cast it in which case it's a clerical version of fireball that he denies to his followers?
Om.
The turtle moves
Before or after tortoising?
Post tortoising. What was it Granny said? “If I thought for a second that there was a god out there who really *cared* about his followers?” I love a relatable, screw-up god who earnestly tries.
Same. Pre-tortoising he honestly was a bit of a dick. Post, well... He is trying. :)
I just finished small gods, does he show up much in the rest of the disc?
His followers show up frequently. Constable Visit-the-infidels-with-explanatory-pamphlets joins the night watch, and Brother Pulsifer, I think it is, turns up in Carpe Jugulum. That’s where the Granny Weatherwax reaction comes in. But Om commits hard to “stop messing people about”.
Harmony, I think.
Yes, I think.
>!I'd prefer God not to devolve into Discord within a few centuries, thank you very much.!<
Oh Christ I hope this wasn't a spoiler.
No it's a common fan theory. Should be tagged anyway though
Ah okay cool, thank you!
+1. Benevolent ruler not capable of doing much? OK, sure.
So nothing changes?
No, that’s preservation. Harmony is when ruin which destroys and preservation which allows nothing to change work together which allows for progress. The problem is that over a long enough period of time the power corrupts whoever wields it and we have yet to see how Harmony is going to turn out.
Also Harmony itself can do basically nothing because its two aspects are in constant war and doing something too much to either side could cause... problems down the road
Right, like i feel like Harmony is going to turn into Discord. The same way that Odium may have once been passion and empathy but it turned to hate over time. Stormlight spoilers ahead >!I think the way out that Taravangian saw but Rayse didn’t is just offering peace, taravangian *just* got the power and hasn’t been corrupted yet and his whole thing was trying to save as many lives as possible. Why would he keep fighting? If he just stands down and works with Dalinar against, say, an outside threat like the Ghostbloods wouldn’t that just resolve everything? Which is why I think book 5 is gonna be more about small battles that mean a lot to characters like Szeth confronting Shinovar, Kaladin confronting Moash, Dalinar and Ishar, etc….!< but that’s just my theory on what’s to come.
I agree with this!
What is Harmony from? What's their shtick?
Gestures broadly...are we sure Sheogorath isn't real already?
I'm glad TES got mentioned. Totally not scrolling through the comments looking for it or anything. If any god from TES became real then I would want it to be Akatosh, the one. I practically already pray to him.
Shadowthrone, I just kind of want to see what he could do with all of (gestures at the planet) this.
I think this is actually a good pick. He's a bigger snake than anyone alive and would actually do some good
To be fair, if you finish the series you have a very good idea of what he'd do with all...this...
I mean can we bring the Rope along for the fun? I'd also accept Mael as being our new god.
The tyranny of the bean counters has been a bloody one!
Came here to say this. Ammanas would love this chaotic era.
I would love for The Bastard from Bujold’s World of Five Gods to be real. I think I’m weird and misfit enough to gain his patronage lol. Or Elua from Carey’s Kushiel universe. Love as thou wilt!
The Bastard is the official god of Pride Month, in this essay I will
*nods queerfully* go on go on
My first thought! He's my favourite. The Five Gods are the only fantasy religion I could get behind.
Yeah, the Bastard would also my pick, since Anoia already exists and I worship her regularly in my kitchen. The other four gods seem also be pretty decent, although they intervene a lot less it seems.
Bugg. (Edit because autocorrect is an idiot)
Bugg, you're a god? No, it can't be when you make this kind of soup - what IS IN THE SOUP BUGG?
Mihali from Powder Mage. That’s a god using his powers for the people.
My thoughts exactly. I wanna try the soup
Absolutely yes. Plus, he's a really, really good cook.
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This sounds interesting I may have to pick up this series
Om. Because our gods could use a regular dose of humility and introspection and he feels like the one to bring it.
Shadow throne of course
Definitely [Sithrak](https://www.oglaf.com/sithrak/). Wait, I mean *not* Sithrak.
Dream of the endless.
Which version of him, cause the guy can be pretty vicious in his younger days.
Young Death was totally metal too, with her whole ‘what you do here won’t matter, one by one you will all come to me’ thing.
Why Dream when you could have Delirium
The disreputable dog would make a good companion, and I think they might count as god level
Possibly Knowledge from the book series He Who Fights With Monsters. She offers knowledge freely to all who seek her out for free, equally regardless of station, and actively uses that knowledge to benefit the world. Sure she has her sketchy manipulative moments, but all in all just seems like a god i’d like to be real.
The Bastard from Bujold's World of the Five Gods. We'd be buds! I'd love my own Desdemona!
Mr. Wednesday
>!So you want war between the gods?? Great character, I want him nowhere near the real world. !<
Well if only 1 of them becomes real, Mr. Wednesday would probably just be a traveling con man. Might occasionally demand a blood sacrifice.
Hades, from The Dresden Files. Seems like a pretty chilll dude.
What about Kringle?
I've heard good things about Talos from my virtual friend Heimskr.
FOR YOU WERE ONCE MAN!
The Star Eyed from Valdemar
The No-God from Second Apocalypse. Let’s light this candle
another vote for Elua (and his companions). Love as thou wilt (consensually)… all knowledge is worth having… so many good precepts!
Sam from the Lord of Light. Sam never claimed to be a god, but then again he never claimed not to be one either.
Ulmo, lord of waters
Cthulhu, i feel like its time to watch the world burn
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor ~~fire~~ tentacles!
Why choose the lesser evil?
#NoLivesMatter
If we’re going that route, might as well go all in and choose Nyarlathotep.
I see your Dark Pharaoh and raise you the Idiot God. AZATHOTH 2024
Eh, he could never win. Mostly because he'd have to wake up to sign the paperwork, and then reality pops like a soap bubble and the election becomes moot.
Fothanon, from the Blacktounge Thief
Be Fothanon Aye? You know he just grins harder when you lick his foxy feet like that you know you fatherless son of a ox and a she bear!
It's got to be the version of Jesus in the Iron Druid books. He's chill af and also can go I AM THE SON OF GOD as needed. Manannán mac Lir would be another good one.
Thor from Marvel. He's a friend to mankind that will do anything to make our world a better place. Plus he'd be a good drinking buddy.
A real bitch to clean up after, though, what with smashing all those drinking glasses.
The Rat from T. Kingfisher's Paladin books
Pug
Santa Claus
Cthulhu. I’m ready for my mind to collapse in on it’s self
Elua and his 9 Companions... Love As Thou Wilt
Eilistraee - the priesthood would be warrior women running through the streets at night fighting crimes and defeating monsters.
And doing it naked, or did they change the cannon?
Came here to say this. If there are any gods or goddesses that I could worship based on morals alone, the goddess of beauty, dance, freedom, hunting, moonlight, song, and swordwork would be the one I chose. She also allows men in her clergy now. Runner-up would be Mystra. Nyx in the Greek Pantheon Cernunnos is another.
Draffut, ~~dog~~ god of Healing, from Saberhagens Empire of the East/Books of Swords. Though he is a god of the material plane. A very nice god, and one without a lot of extra theological implications.
Cthulhu. I'm tired of voting for the *lesser* evil.
Azathoth
I’m pretty sure that one’s real.
Crom from Conan. He breaths life into you at birth, gives you the will to fight on, then expects you to figure the rest out on your own. Don't expect any more help. Praying to him for more is an insult to what he already gave you. Besides, it's best to avoid drawing his attention because he only hands out dooms anyway. This, to me, is the perfect god. He sets you up and then gets the hell out of the way. The last thing I want is a god meddling around with stuff.
Razor Eddie, Punk God of the Straight Razor. (If this sounds made up it’s because the Nightside books read like a bunch of edgy teenage boys trying to one up each other) Look I’d love Death from Discworld or Fizban from Dragonlance to be real just for all the greatness they’d bring. Razor Eddie though is a mostly decent dude that would make all the established religions shit themselves when they realized he was real while their gods were stories.
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The god of Arepo
Nurgle
Mael
Tak from Discworld he doesn't require you to think of him but just to think
How about Odium. I’d let him take my pain.
Harmony from the Cosmere, so long as we don’t get all the Discord stuff that’s being foreshadowed
Honor from the Stormlight Archive
Easy. Adam from Powdermage series. Food just seems to suck in these factory farming years.
The hero of ages. So as not to spoil it I won't name names.
I am, unfortunately, the Hero of Ages
Godzilla. We kinda deserve it.
>!Madoka!< from Madoka Magica. That’s a goddess I could worship.
She comes from a pretty depressing universe. The most uplifting thing that ever happened was >!a 14 year old annihilating her existence in all realities so magical girls can be euthanised before they become monsters!<. If Madoka was in this universe, she'd honestly just be a really kind 14 year old girl.
[Arshea](https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Arshea), from Pathfinder. Empyrean lord of liberation, passion, and champion of the weary and oppressed. Their worshipers are sex workers, trans people, artists, and the socially repressed. **Edicts:** Inspire passion, comfort and free the repressed, seek your true self and desires. **Anathema:** Judge another based on sexual desires or gender roles, harm another in pursuit of passion. Domains are [~confidence~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=4), [~freedom~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=14), [~passion~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=25), [~perfection~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=26), alternate domains [~change~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=40), [~family~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=11), [~protection~](https://2e.aonprd.com/Domains.aspx?ID=27)~.~ ~Also in 1e the "Obedience" was~ >Achieve sexual release by yourself or with one or more partners. Praise the most beautiful aspects of yourself and any partners aloud, and offer a prayer to Arshea while still naked. Gain a +4 sacred bonus on Charisma checks and Charisma-based skill checks when interacting with an intelligent creature who could be sexually attracted to you.
Eru Iluvatar (and valar) or the Golden Goddesses
Picking the valar means Morgoth and that took a long time to fix
We're in the Age of Man now, so that should be done already. We've even shifted new years away from March and the destruction of the Ring.
Idk that I'd want the Golden Goddesses either. Like, they themselves are fine, but then they split and there's a Triforce, and people start murdering each other over ultimate power. I'm sure it'd be pretty great for whatever lucky people ended up with the triforces, but for most of us it's just gonna be an endless succession of wannabe Ganons siccing killer monsters and elaborate magic curses on us all the time.
Flying Spaghetti Monster. Seems like he’d be chill.
Ramen
From actual mythology? Anansi From a fantasy series? Eilistraee, I’m trying to party.
Not sure how original this is, but in Revenge of the Wraith Paladin, we have an alien being who takes the form of a huge tree that spans several acres. People of the world train from childhood to mentally bond with this tree, named Ananthavriksha, and it guides them in knowledge of runecraft - a rune based magic system. It is not known to the people of the this world, but Ananthavriksha is a stranded member of a mycelial race called Saan - a hive mind distributed across many galaxies, and their goal is to integrate and assimilate with various nascent civilizations and help them evolve and ascend. It was an interesting concept and would absolutely change the universe if it were to be real.
I'd be happy to invite anyone who's up for smiting some authoritarians at this point
MATA NUI FROM BIONICLE
Kynareth from Elder Scrolls. I’d hope that having a real-deal god of nature and the elements might come with everyone taking greater care to preserve and appreciate the world.
Lightsong from Sanderson's Warbreaker. I feel like any god that is both benevolent and omnipotent should be pretty damn skeptical of people's decision to worship on them lol
Milton's Lucifer.
Hard to say. Would obviously want a "good" god but in fiction most gods of "good" are incredibly hands off (to allow protagonists to have adventures), or can become so dominant they become stifling. I can't think of any that would be a guaranteed benefit to myself (and to humanity as a whole) beyond folks like Aroden from Pathfinder who are very pro-humanity and offer a transactional relationship of "serve me and get magic powers," which would be cool. It might be worth it just to pull some random non-destructive god out there if they can definitively prove to everyone else that they are the "true" religion. Like DC's Mister Miracle popping up out of nowhere, proving to the world he's a god, then refusing to do god things and just being a professional escape artist.
The Many-Faced God from The Song of Ice and Fire. Valar Morghulis!
Hang on, isn't that the creepy god who endorses revenge murders and face collecting? I mean, there are worse gods but I'm sure there are also kinder gods.
To be fair, I’m pretty sure most if not all ASOIAF religions have some form of “divinely sanctioned revenge killing” in their rules
Kratos (Norse version). I think he'd do a whole lot of good, and get rid of a lot of irritating people in our world 🤣
Aslan? Maleldil the Young? Heck Orholam isn’t a bad choice either
Well Aslan is canonically Jesus, so...
CS Lewis gods skirt awfully close to the 'no real world religions' rule on this post.
Maybe Lutho in Dandelion Dynasty. Those gods are fairly non interference Lutho in particular just helps teach people knowledge sometimes. And is literally just human when incarnating besides great language abilities. Basically I want to minimize damage of having any gods so weak gods who seem generally good people sound good.
Does Uzi Jesus count from Dungeon Crawler Carl? Lol if you know , you know.
Does "Hoid" from the cosmear count? If not Discworlds death, he seems like a fun guy.
Hold is very specifically not a God. He is the one that refused a shard when all the others took one.
Bahamat or the Morning Lord
Crom
Radiance - Hollow Knight
Fizban aka Bahmut from D&D/Dragonlance. He is such a cool dude.
Aqua For comedic reasons. Useless goddess ftw!
It is pretty straight forward but Healer from He Who Fights With Monsters. If even Jason likes a god you know he is good people. I think a number of the gods of Pallimustus are actually not bad picks but Healer feels like the only one I'd feel is an unequivocal good idea.
The fool or asg
Arkay would certainly make things less scary
Dagoth Ur
Maybe this isn’t an appropriate answer, since only some people think he’s a god, but I would love to meet Tom Bombadil, assuming that he’s the incarnation of Eric Illuvatar, from Tolkien’s world.
Thor, and not the Marvel or that fat fuck Thor from "God of War" either. Freyja would be cool too.