Bahgtru - Piety System Page

Orc God of Brute Force and Contests

Throw fists. Throw spears. Throw down.

Bahgtru is the orc god of brute force and contests. Bahgtru’s doctrine holds that the strongest party in any society gets to make the rules. Further, physical strength is the highest and purest form of valour.

Bahgtru’s Champions

Alignment: Often evil, usually chaotic
Suggested Classes: Barbarian, Fighter, Monk
Suggested Cleric Domains: War
Suggested Backgrounds: Folk Hero, Far Traveler
Champions of Bahgtru are wanderers, gladiators and brawlers always looking for the next challenge.

Bahgtru’s Favor

Bahgtru’s divine portfolio is that of strength, defined by constant tests and challenges. He favours the cow as his avatar on the earth, which bemuses anyone who hasn’t been on the receiving end of an angry one.

Bahgtru takes for his scions those who are willing to travel far and wide testing the limits of their strength against the world.

Why did Bahgtru seek you out as a champion? The following table offers a few suggestions.

d6	Circumstance
1	You once wrestled a gigantic lizard into a stalemate.
2	You won an arm wrestling contest with a giant. Ok, so maybe it was sick that day. It still counts.
3	You won the local games, and you’re something of a small town celebrity
4	You’ve been pumping yourself up with enhancement substances since adolescence.
5	You train every day from morning to sunset. You look like a living god.
6	Cows seem to like you. You’re not sure why, but you know they have killed for you on at least one occasion.

Devotion to Bahgtru

Following Bahgtru means dedicating yourself to physical strength. As a follower of Bahgtru, consider the ideals below as alternatives to those suggested for your background.

d6	Ideals
1	Devotion. My devotion to my god is more important to me than what they stand for.
2	Strength. I want to be the very best, the best there ever was.
3	Hard Work. I can only be the strongest if I train like a beast.
4	Pride. I cannot allow myself to be beaten. It would break me.
5	Power. I get a vicious thrill from being on top.
6	Aspiration. I need to challenge bigger and bigger enemies.

Earning and Losing Piety

You increase your piety score to Bahgtru when you expand the god’s influence in the world in a concrete way through acts such as these:

• Besting another creature physically
• Winning a contest or game of physicality

Your piety score to Bahgtru decreases if you diminish Bahgtru’s influence in the world or contradict his ideals through acts such as these:

• Purposefully losing or throwing a physical contest
• Refusing a challenge

Deity Traits

Favoured God: Bahgtru

Piety 3+ Bahgtru trait
You gain inspiration when you make a performative display of great physical strength.

Strength is my Ranged Weapon

Piety 10+ Bahgtru trait
You treat all weapons as if they had the Thrown tag, and can wield two handed weapons as if they had the Light tag instead.

No Feat Too Great

Piety 25+ Bahgtru trait
You can use your bare hands in Strength based ability checks to affect materials that they would usually not be able to damage, ie. stone walls, metal cages. In this manner you could (in theory) smash through a brick wall without damaging your hands.

Chosen of Bahgtru

Piety 50+ Bahgtru trait
You can focus yourself to briefly channel Bahgtru’s incredible prowess. You can spend an inspiration die to gain +10 to one Strength based ability check, after you have made the roll but before the DM has declared a success or failure.