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I'm working on developing a D&D campaign setting, and one of the
things I'm currently working on is the development of the deities
of the setting and the myths surrounding them. I'm the kind of
person who wants to study something before writing about it (and
mythology is an interest of mine besides), so I've been reading
various Wikipedia articles on the topic.
One of the things that I stumbled upon is the Myth and ritual
article:
Myth and ritual
This article explores the relationship between myth and ritual.
There are two positions given in the article that are relevant for
this discussion, namely that ritual stems from myth or vice versa.
While I have an interest in the subject, I'm not qualified to have
an opinion on this debate. Thankfully, I don't need to be an
expert to design a campaign setting. Instead, I can read the
summaries of the positions in the article and decide, by fiat, that
things happened differently in my world.
I certainly have a preference, in a narrative sense, for myths
informing rituals. This is the position I will be exploring for my
campaign setting. I find it intuitive, logical. In reality, that
position may be wrong. But this is one of the many joys of
worldbuilding: within reason, you're not restricted to doing things
the way things are done in the real world. And, in this case, I
don't think my players would realize that I took a position in this
debate. If they did, it's likely that theye're as into mythology as
I am (or more so) and there'll likely be interesting discussions
about it rather than disagreements at the gaming table.
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