[Balanor]

And is Velsharoon officially available now for people to select as a god?

He will become a true god in about 5-6 months Thay-time and will then be selectable as a patron god.

KTA

Yes, the timing of the end of the campaign didn't quite work out as I planned. He doesn't officially ascend until 1369 I believe, which is somewhere in that 3-6 month timeframe. However, according to official lore Talos immediately begins to use him for his own purposes and forces Velsharoon to expend the new powers he received from the ritual at a great rate. Velsharoon realizes he is only being used by Talos and will eventually lose all he has gained, so he strikes a deal with Azuth to 'break free' of Talos' influence, and with Mystra's protection (or her continual meddling as some would call it!) he is shielded from Talos' retribution and is truly a 'free' god at that point.

Sooo....I would consider that is happening *now* in-game. Talos is using Velsharoon and perhaps not allowing him to gather worshippers. But when he breaks free of Talos' influence (say in 1369 DR), that is when he is able to start gathering his own worshippers and is a selectable deity to worship.

And now I just ruined one of my ideas for the next campaign, but this probably needed to be explained in a IC way. ;)


And yes - keep those dirty 4th edition rules off these forums Arios!