Polytheism Worldbuilding Questionnaire
LIFE STAGES
Which deity do you pray to if you’re…
… a child?
… a young, unmarried woman?
… a young, unmarried man?
… a pregnant woman?
… a mother?
… a father?
… a widow?
CAREERS
Which deity do you pray to if you’re…
… a farmer?
… a soldier?
… a sailor?
… a prostitute?
… a hunter?
… a ruler?
… a doctor?
… a scribe?
… a shepherd?
… a merchant?
… a menial laborer?
… a skilled craftsman?
… an actor?
… a priest?
… a musician?
OUTCASTS
Which deity is friendly to you if you’re…
… gay?
… trans?
… a drunkard?
… a thief?
… a slave?
… a beggar?
… a prisoner?
… a pirate?
… a leper?
… blind?
… deaf?
… lame?
… simple?
… mad?
… a foreigner?
… disfigured?
… a murderer?
… a traitor?
… a fallen woman?
… a runaway?
ACTIVITIES
Which deity do you pray to when you’re…
… giving birth?
… on your deathbed?
… going into battle?
… traveling?
… courting?
… having sex?
… baking bread?
… bathing?
… dancing?
… in mourning?
… eating?
… breastfeeding?
… fermenting alcohol?
… gambling?
AVERTING EVIL
Which deity do you appease to avoid…
… getting lost?
… getting sick?
… conceiving?
… infertility?
… a bad harvest?
… extreme weather?
… miscarriage?
… food spoiling?
… infestations?
… the government?
… your spouse cheating?
… children dying?
… animals dying?
… pirates and highwaymen?
… madness?
… snakebite?
… losing things?
… debt collectors?
… toothache?
DIVINE AUTHORITY
Which deity do you invoke when you’re …
… swearing an oath?
… crowning a king?
… naming a child?
… meting out justice?
… getting married?
… naming an heir?
… offering fealty?
… coming of age?
… blessing an object?
NATURAL WORLD
Which deity is responsible for…
… the seasons?
… the sun?
… the moon?
… the stars?
… the tides?
… the weather?
… fire?
… death?
… creating the world?
… humans?
PLACES
Which deity rules over…
… the home?
… the hearth?
… the marital bed?
… the seas?
… dark places?
… roads?
… marketplaces?
… graveyards?
… wells?
NORMS
Which deity enforces the rules of…
… kinship?
… hospitality?
… law?
… cleanliness?
… chastity?
… honest trade?
… property?
… courtesy?
OTHER PEOPLE
Which deity do you pray to if you want someone to…
… come home safely?
… believe your lie?
… drop dead?
… suffer misfortune?
… fall asleep?
… fall in love?
… leave you alone?
… buy your wares?
… sleep with you?