World Building: The Place of Deities (And a Poll)

Deities are an important part of world building, particularly in the fantasy setting. That’s because, in the fantasy setting, deities are generally understood to actually exist and intervene on behalf of characters here and there. That is not really true in sci-fi. Having actual gods and goddesses would be kind of strange for a sci-fi adventure (not to say that it couldn’t be done, it would just be unusual). In the fantasy setting deities exist and they act. Whether it is a fantasy role-playi...