Gods D

Dionysus ( god of wine)

Greater God

Armor Class: 4

Move: 15''

Hit Points: 380

No. Of Attacks: 2

Damage/Attack: 4-40

Special Attacks: See below

Special Defenses: Immune to illusions and magic control

Magic Resistance: 45%

Size: M (7')

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Worshiper's Alignment: All chaotic beings

Symbol: Thyrsus

Plane: Olympus

Cleric / Druid: 15th level cleric

Fighter: 14th level fighter

M-U / Illusionist: 13th level in each

Thief /Assassin: Nil

Monk / Bard: 19th level bard

Psionic Ability: III

Attributes

Strength: 24 (+6, +12 )

Intelligence: 22

Wisdom: 20

Dexterity: 23

Constitution: 25

Charisma: 23

As the god of wine, Dionysus has a dual nature: on one hand, he represents joy, pleasure and camaraderie; on the other hand, savage, mindless, blood thirsty violence. He represents the fact that wine can induce both happiness and madness.

While Dionysus most often appears in lion, panther, dolphin, and bear shapes. He can shape change at will, cast any polymorph spell he wishes, and can control any type of feline or ursine creature. He savagely inflicts madness anyone who attacks or discomforts him (save Vs spells at -4). He is also protective of his temples and high level clerics and may, if greatly outraged, inflict the same madness upon defilers of his holy places.

Dionysus rides a panther-drawn chariot which moves at 24''. Panthers: AC 2, HD 11, hp 50 each, #of Atks 3, Dmg atk 1-8/1-8/3-18 (claw, claw, bite).

Dionysus uses his Thyrsus in battle, which inflicts 4-40 points of damage at a touch. A Thyrsus is a staff tipped with a pine cone and rapped in ivy. It is the symbol of Dionysus and all his clerics. The god's Thyrsus has the following powers: it can restore all dead things to life (as raise dead), it allows the holder to teleport from any plant he/she is touching to any other plant, and it acts as a mirror of life trapping (at a touch instead of a gaze).