#Tymora

[shirojikimattari]

In game I think Shar puts a curse on you when you try to pray to her as a Selûnite so I just imagine your Tav like: Please, Shar, forgive my girlfriend for indulging in the moon juice😞 and just getting zapped by Shar because she's petty

“Miss Shar, maam, please forgive my girlfriend for indulging in the moon juice 😞😞😞”

I can’t believe this is now in parts

Part 1, Part 2, Part 2.5, Part 3

[cleric-of-ilmater]

Priests of the Faerunian Pantheon via "Faiths and Avatars"

Sorry I couldn't tag everyone. There's a 30 tag limit

[kokokino]

A redrawing of my first ever dnd character. I adore her

[m-u-n-c-h-y]

I got a Cameo from Declan Perring (Abdirak's actor) of Abdirak talking to Outis, and I loved it so much, I made an animatic of the last few seconds of it.

Please enjoy the roasting! Bonus:

[featherwurm]

"Who's the goddess of luck, again? I think I owe her a flower" - Karlach says upon the good fortune of avoiding conflict with Wyll and offered the hope of a solution to the tadpole in her brain.

Undoubtedly she's referring to Tymora, the beloved goddess of good fortune. Perhaps at some point while the tadfools are in Baulder's Gate, before everything comes to a head, she might find an odd statue of the goddess and make good on her offer (even if gods don't really have a place in her life.) It's an unusual statue and unfamiliar to her, new since her time in Avernus. Usually the goddess is depicted as a human woman, but she's a capacious deity, and consciously appears in the form of whatever species is looking at her. Because of this, in recent years*, there's been a small push by some tieflings to regularly depict her as 'the dark goddess of fortune' - a member of their own species. While perhaps Karlach herself has no real, personal interest in this apart from making good on a promise, it's definitely an interesting footnote.

*D&D timeline shit is always a little screwy at best, it's going to be the nature of a thing where multiple big-ass narratives are being told at the same time - don't try to pin too tight a date to anything, this is all just based on various source materiel.

[alpaca-clouds]

I hate the design of the gods (and especially the goddesses) in DnD. Let me tell you why.

Okay, let me ramble a bit about DnD. And especially about this one thing that I really loathe about the visual design of the game: The designs of the gods, and especially the goddesses.

Now, let me say, that a part of the issue is, that many of the gods still use their designs from early on. So from 1e, 2e or 3e. Some got new artworks, yes, but they still have the same design as those early gods. Which is very much the root cause for the issue I have, but it does not change that this issue exists.

The issue?

I fucking hate that most of the Faerûnian gods are:

human

white

thin

abled

Yes, there are a few gods, who break out of this. Ilmater is disabled (but also, the fact that he is kinda the god of self-sacrificial suffering... does seem really ableistic), and of course there are the pantheons of the different other species. Though it should be noted that they are generally not part of the Faerûnian pantheon.

And... like, the gods really do not have any variety among them, and this is especially true for the goddesses. Which is obviously the typical character design problem.

(No idea, who drew that one, but it kinda is very fitting - especially for the DnD Gods.)

The male gods look actually quite different at least in terms of body build and stuff.

Like, if you look at the gods... I mean, looking through the different gods I have not found a single one, that was really overweight, but at least there is some body diversity - even if there is not going on a lot else in terms of diversity.

But the goddesses? Yeah, no they all look the same.

You could argue that the current design for Shar looks a bit East Asian, but other than that? I mean, they are all super pale and shit.

Now, I already hear people say: "But Faerûn is BASED ON EUROPE! And it is majority human!"

There are only two issues.

Given that since 3e the world outside of Faerûn was not really developed further, WotC decided to turn Faerûn into this super diverse place - but this is not reflected in the gods.

Some of the gods are just mortal who through ascension became gods, while the forms of other gods were formed through their avatars - which then should reflect the diversity of Faerûn, too, and it doesn't.

I mean, while I started reading into the lore of the game, I came across this one artwork of Mystra, which still has her as white - but very much as a fat woman. Which actually is such a nice look for her.

Meanwhile I have decided that in my stories I will depict Tymora not as a white, blonde human woman, but rather have her use an avatar of a Black, halfling woman. And Loviatar in my stuff has a more Arabian, brown skin tone and thick black hair. Because why... would I want all of them be white, normal folks?

It is in general an issue I have, and where especially the (yes, very underfounded) novelization part of WotC is doing shitty work. Because most of the canonical characters that get to play a big role in novels and comics are still white, abled, thin. And man, it sucks.

It is boring. It is bad design.

And yes, Baldur's Gate 3, I am also looking at you. You know I love you, you stupid game. But really, a bit of melanin would have done wonders for you.

[coreene]

The Legend of Tyche and Her Twin Daughters

Before the Dawn Cataclysm, there was but one goddess of luck, Tyche. Ever flirting with fortune and disaster, Lady Luck bestowed and withdrew her favor at a whim. When her current paramour, Lathander, started a fight among the gods, Tyche kissed the Morninglord with misfortune and wandered off to explore the world.

During her travels, Lady Luck discovered a budding rose of unequaled beauty. Delighted with this fortuitous happenstance, Tyche reached to pluck this delightful token, which she assumed was a peace overture from Lathander, who sought to regain her good graces. Much to her amazement, Lady Luck couldn't pluck the rose from its bush no matter how hard she tried. Frustrated, she cursed the rose with bad luck, and the flower's stem broke in her hands. Tyche put the plucked rose behind her ear and continued on her way. Unknown to Tyche, the rose was a manifestation of Moander, god of corruption and decay. The severed rose stem crept into Tyche's ear and subtly began to rot her from the inside out.

When Tyche returned home, she came across her dear friend , the goddess Selune, waiting to speak with her. Also waiting for her were Lathander, who wished to regain her affections, and Azuth, who had come to mediate the dispute between the two. Selune wept great tears as she saw the corruption destroying her friend from within, and before Tyche could discern her intent, Selune lashed out with a bolt of purifying light. Tyche's rotted core split down the middle and a smaller, brighter version of the goddess of luck stepped out, allowing the goddess of the moon to save that which was good and pure in her friend. However, following this first figure out of the rotten shell was another form stunning to behold, but full of dark malice and capricious ill will. As the two forms emerged, they immediately fell upon each other in hate, struggling madly, and were separated only by the combined efforts of all three visitors.

It is said that Tymora, Tyche's Fair-Haired Daughter, embodies all the grace and kindness of her mother, while Beshaba, Tyche's Unpleasant Daughter, got only her looks. Since their birth, the twin aspects of Tyche-Tymora, Lady Luck, and Beshaba, Maid of Misfortune-have battled each other, contesting matters as great as the fate of nations and as small as the flip of a coin.

source: Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide pg. 40

[frozenoj]

Curious to know what different gods consider an appropriate prayer for Mayrina's zombie husband? Well here you go!

[ldy-lilith]

Bitter Water - The Oh Hellos

[for-tymora]

I decided to take a crack at making a character design for Tymora, as she's Maeve's (my Tav) patron! She's taken on a lot of appearances throughout the centuries, so I wanted to draw how she'd appear to Maeve specifically.

(Mostly because I intend to comic out their first meeting, a mere day before the events of Baldur's Gate 3 begin!)

[vinvithur]

Every few months I've got to completely redesign my DnD character's fashion. So here is Dice now, cleric of Tymora, the Goddess of Luck, with a new outfit that still includes the Ring of the Ram and Bracers of Defense he's gotten, as well as the dice-shaped earrings another PC got him as a gift. UuU

[rookscranny]

sooo, i'm starting a new bg3 playthrough and am making a tiefling (no surprises there) rogue to romance lae'zel. they are a trickery cleric of tymora / thief rogue multiclass and are the inspiration for the new account name.

[thebowynntradition]

BOWYNN GODS: TYMORA

Tymora  (Ty-mor-ah)    Goddess of fortune, luck and wealth. She is the daughter of Rhya and Daekk, and the sister of Daekk and Hemway. While her brother is the good of material wealth and prosperity, Tymora is the goddess of life wealth. She is the goddess that conjures chance events to go a person’s way, leading them to a fulfilled path, not always just money. She is prayed to often that life goes the way a person hopes for luck in life’s daily encounters. But of course, many see her as a goddess of monetary wealth. Tymora is often prayed to along with her brother Daekk at the same time. But Tymora is also a goddess of misfortune too. What she gives, she can easily take away if people abuse that which she bestows on them.

     The legends of Tymora are endless. She was indeed one of the gods of Alaway that stayed with the first tribes for seven days and nights, teaching the people all she could about fortune and her gifts to humanity.  One sacred tale speaks of a Guild Master who was so corrupt and filled with greed. But he wanted more and more, so he beseeched Tymora to bless him with her blessings of fortune. She refused to do so and so he had her temple destroyed in his city. Misfortune quickly fell on everyone about him, but the guild master himself. But all his people became so enraged with the man’s wealth that they looted his home till nothing was left. Quickly he learned his lessons and built a new and more glorious temple. His wealth and status was never fully returned but he understood why. Many of the legends of Tymora go the same way.

     Tymora is seen as a motherly figure with raven black hair and eyes as green as the summer forest. She is seen clad in a dress and robe of green with white trim and a white mantle. She does not have a formal crown on her head but is disklet that hangs from behind like a halo, which is said to be of silver. She is always seen along with her brother Daekk in her arms, as Daekk is a baby. Tymora is rarely seen in her totem form, which is said to be that of a mouse. Sacred offerings to Tymore consist of small sachets of grain and corn, coins and votive images of mice.

[m-u-n-c-h-y]

Tymora's Luckbringer

[alpaca-clouds]

A friend of mine about my current story: "Well, Tymora is the goddess of luck. Nowhere in her portfolio it says, that she is the goddess of good communication skills..."

Context: Had Tymora clearly managed to communicate to Tav that he is her chosen, this entire desaster could've been avoided. But she tried, she failed, and when he went out to become a hero still, she shrugged and said: "Good enough", just letting the walking bundle of trauma go about his own way. It was a bad idea.

[coreene]

Tymora

Lady Luck, Our Smiling Lady

Tymora is the bright-faced goddess of fortune , the one to whom gamblers and game-players pray in Faerun. Our Smiling Lady is said to love none so much as those who gamble with the utmost skill and daring. Yet she is thought to watch over all who take risks to better their fortunes.

The battle cry of the followers of Tymora is "Fortune favors the bold." Someone might say words to Tymora before any endeavor in which a little good luck would help, but not when an incidence of bad luck might occur. (On such occasions folk pray to Beshaba to spare them from bad luck; praying to both is thought to anger both goddesses.) One common method of divining the future is to toss a coin to a stranger (typically a beggar) and ask if it's heads. If it is, the coin is left with the stranger as payment for Tymora's favor. If it's not, the stranger can choose to keep it (and the bad luck) or return it.

Those who favor Tymora- as distinct from folk who invoke her name by mumbling over the dice-tend to be daring sorts. Adventurers and gamblers make up much of their ranks. They all have the belief that what is good about their lives is the result of having both good luck and the bravery to seek it out. Tymora has worshipers among all sorts of folk: the dashing young noble, the risk-taking merchant, the daydreaming field hand, and the scheming ne'er-do-well.

Priests of Tymora and temples devoted to Lady Luck are scarce, since her faith tends not to stress a need for intermediaries: "Let the lucky man and the Smiling Lady suss it out," as the old saying goes. Shrines to Tymora at gambling parlors aren't unusual, however, and sometimes such establishments attract a priest and effectively become temples.

source: Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide pg. 39, symbol