Deities & Demigods
Deities & Demigods (abbreviated DDG), alternatively known as Legends & Lore (abbreviated L&L or LL), is a reference book for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game (D&D). The book provides descriptions and game statistics of gods and legendary creatures from various sources in mythology and fiction, and allows dungeon masters to incorporate aspects of religions and mythos into their D&D campaigns.
Deities & Demigods, first edition cover artwork by Erol Otus | |
| Author | Various |
|---|---|
| Genre | Role-playing game |
| Publisher | TSR |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 144 (1980 edition) 128 (1981 edition) |
| ISBN | 0-935696-22-9 (first edition) |
| OCLC | 14001409 |
| 794 19 | |
| LC Class | GV1469.62.D84 W37 1984 |
The first Deities & Demigods was published in 1980 by TSR, Inc. while another book called Deities and Demigods was published in 2002 by Wizards of the Coast, which acquired the D&D brand with their purchase of TSR in 1998.
The original 1980 edition was the first print appearance of various fictional non-human deities, such as Corellon Larethian, Moradin, Gruumsh, and others, many of which have become standard features of the D&D game and its derivatives. These deities were the creation of Jim Ward. Later printings of Deities & Demigods, beginning in 1981, removed some material present in the 1980 printings.