Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20171004044748/@comment-2606:A000:1019:80A9:80F8:5F48:11D7:D8DD-20171008233638

DukeLeto7 wrote: The pantheon thing is a REALLY stupid idea. (Which is why, I think, Decanter expelled it from the main speculation thread.)

One of the major themes of the game is that of making meaningful moral choices constrained by limited resources. Granting the protagonists practical omnipotence at the end through godhood is a betrayal of that theme.

Plus it's been made clear that Simon has fundamental philosophical problems with the notion of assuming godhood, and would only do so to prevent a significantly worse person from exercising the powers of godhood. His absolute preference on who should be deities is "no one".

It's entirely possible that such a situation of forced deification may obtain in the endgame, but I think it's more likely that Simon's end game is to retire peacefully to that small estate with his harem.

FWIW, SL says that there will be a postgame epilogue section in which the player can "wander the world and see the results of your actions and choices", which implies continuing physical incarnation, so the transcendant version of the apotheosized party/harem theory is very unlikely on that count.

Another theme of the game is that characters are supposed to use / take power that is presented to them. This is seen multiple times: when Aka helps out the slums by talking to Sarai, Sarai gives a short speech on just that; Simon's argument for taking the Incubus King's shard; Simon's shard itself; Janine's acceptance of the Doomed King's plan actually making the better future she wanted. Also, as we've seen in the game, God does not mean omnipotent.

Simon is currently struggling with the notion of Godhood, and he's showing a progression from Atheist to actively exploring Divinity.

Goddesses can have physical incarnations, as we've seen with Antiala. Xestris specifically says that most powers have some sort of foothold in the mortal realm.

Finally, the list of categories wasn't arbitrary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_deities

The categories that aren't on that list are commerce and seneschal. However, the commerce appears multiple times in various pantheons. Divine servants are less common, but not unheard of; Ganymede is basically a divine waiter, Odin has ravens bring him news, and there are many messengers like Hermes or Iris.