To kill a God

[Saelune]

In DnD, gods come and go and have varying power and can die, so it makes sense in DnD.

Depends on how the universe and God works. If God IS existance, "killing" it would end existance. Being able to kill a God just means the God is not needed to keep existance going. It all depends on the lore.

 

[Ulvai]

Salvation Wars: Pantheocide.
It really depends on definition as said above (numerous times), for example you can kill pagan gods (mostly), it will be hard, since they can turn you into a toad and teleport straight into sun, but they do die. Take Baldur for example.

 

[ChaoticLegion]

That would entirely depends on how you categorised this "god".

It was once very wisely stated that technology of a superior nature is often indistinguishable from magic, could it not be that 'god' (if real) is nothing more than a member, even possibly the lest, of some advanced alien culture?

If the above is to be true, while killing it could be difficult, i'd presume it to be wholly possible.

 

[God's Clown]

You cast Vanish on him first. After that takes effect, use X-zone. Instantly dies.

I also hear stabbing works very well.

 

[Deadyawn]

Gods can be killed. It's just stupidly hard because when their on low health they teleport away. How much would it suck if you didn't know that and were fighting a god and they just ran away to regenerate their health and ambush you at some later date at the worst time like if you're in the toilet or something. Worst. Death. Ever.

Also: How would I go about killing a god? I would use Chuck Norris...Or a garden gnome.

 

[tzimize]

Two questions, depending on your mood and the seriousness of your disposition, answer whichever you'd like.

1)What is your stance on the whole god-killing thing?
2)How would you, as a mortal, go about doing it?

Spoiler: background

I've seen quite a few posts around arguing that having a mortal kill a God is impossible and therefore bad, or at least clumsy, storytelling; said posters state that a god is immortal and therefore having them killed off breaks the premise.

Personally I think that if done well it can be quite a powerful story telling device, particularly if the God is not actually killed just rendered ineffective.

As for how? I'd go with bifurcating it and burying each part at a separate cross roads face down with a sprig of Hawthorne and a wild rose in it's mouth...or am I muddling my lore.

1) Why not? If you are writing a story where gods are active/visible enough for you to know about them you can create the lore any way you want. A god can be so many things. The "real" religions all have different albeit similar views of what a god is. If you create the lore, you define the being.

2) No idea. If we're treating gods a bit similar to "our" god, i.e. a supreme being that has given us free will and doesnt interfere in earthly business, the only thing that is missing is an instrument of his demise/death. Some fabled weapon or power, usually tied to a suitably cheesy prophecy.

If we're treating gods as simply a very, VERY powerful being...its potentially a bit worse. But if you're left alone long enough you'll outlevel him and kill him in straight up combat.

 

[MetalGenocide]

You can kill a "god", by gathering and using your willpower while.....

Spoiler: EXTREME COMPUTER BUILDING!

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Or at least fight it/them.

 

[Antwerp Caveman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyYS-GzBSIg

 

[Akiada]

Depends. I think all sorts of approaches to the idea can be fun in their own right. There's something awesome to, say, certain D&D settings or Exalted's approach where someone can go from a totally worthless-in-the-grand-scheme-of-things mortal to a veritable demigod and eventually tear down not only the gods themselves, but the gods of the gods. The legendary god-slaying mortal/demigod idea is really really fun.

On the other hand, I'm also a fan of Digger's idea that though a god can 'die' they don't really die like a mortal might. What they were is destroyed but they become something new, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly or so on.

Lots of ways to go about it, all pretty fun.

 

[Mr Companion]

1: Work for the gods until they let you join their club
2: Shove all your power into a giant sword
3: Summon an army of Titans
4: Get your hands dirty
5: Use hope to beat the s**t into god?