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-{{for|the Irish mythological being|Ogma}}
-{{Forgotten Realms Deity|
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-name=Oghma|
-title=The Lord of Knowledge, <br> Binder of What Is Known|
-home=2E: House of Knowledge in Tir na Og ([[Outlands (Dungeons & Dragons)|Outlands]])<br>3E/4E: House of Knowledge|
-power=Greater|
-alignment=True Neutral|
-portfolio=Knowledge, invention, inspiration, bards|
-domains=Charm, Knowledge, Luck, Travel and Trickery|
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-'''Oghma''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒ|ɡ|m|ə}} {{respell|OG|mə}}),<ref name="FRCS1E"/> also known as ''The Lord of Knowledge, Binder of what is known'',  is the Neutral Greater power of [[Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)|Bards]], [[Artistic inspiration|Inspiration]], [[Invention]], and [[Knowledge]], within fictional world of the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[campaign setting]].
-==Publication history==
-[[Ed Greenwood]] created Oghma for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, based on version of the Celtic mythological figure [[Ogma|Oghma]] from the ''[[Deities & Demigods]]''.<ref name="Dragon 54">[[Ed Greenwood]], Dragon magazine #54 - "Down-to-earth divinity" (October 1981)</ref>
-===Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)===
-Oghma first appeared within Dungeons & Dragons as one of the deities featured in Ed Greenwood's article "Down-to-earth Divinity" in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #54 (October 1981). Oghma was introduced as the Binder, god of knowledge, invention, and the patron of [[Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)|bards]], a neutral greater god from the plane of [[Outlands|Concordant Opposition]]. Oghma's alliances among the gods are also detailed: "Oghma is served by [[Gond (god)|Gond]] on one hand, and by [[Milil]] and [[Deneir]] on the other," and "[[Mystra (goddess)|Mystra]] and [[Selûne|Selune]] have a mysterious connection ... and Mystra often works with Oghma and his gods." Oghma is most commonly worshipped by any bards, as well as character employed as sages, artisans, smiths, and alchemists.<ref name="Dragon 54"/>
-Oghma later officially appeared as one of the major deities for the [[Forgotten Realms]] [[campaign setting]], in the ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Set'''s "Cyclopedia of the Realms" booklet (1987).<ref name="FRCS1E">{{cite book | isbn =0-88038-472-7 | title = Forgotten Realms Campaign Set | author = Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb and Karen S. Martin | year = 1987 | publisher = Wizard of the Coast}}</ref>
-===Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)===
-Oghma was described in the hardback ''[[Forgotten Realms Adventures]]'' (1990),<ref>[[Jeff Grubb|Grubb, Jeff]] and [[Ed Greenwood]]. ''[[Forgotten Realms Adventures]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1990)</ref> the revised ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (1993) in the "Running the Realms" booklet,<ref>{{cite book | title=Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting | author = Ed Greenwood | year = 1993|id = ASIN B000K06S2E }}</ref> and ''[[Faiths & Avatars]]'' (1996).<ref>[[Julia Martin|Martin, Julia]], and Eric L Boyd. ''[[Faiths & Avatars]]'' (TSR, 1996)</ref> His clergy was further detailed in ''[[Warriors and Priests of the Realms]]'' (1996),<ref>Terra, John. ''[[Warriors and Priests of the Realms]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1996)</ref> and ''Prayers from the Faithful'' (1997).<ref>[[Ed Greenwood|Greenwood, Ed]] and Stewart, Doug. ''Prayers from the Faithful'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1997)</ref>
-His role in the cosmology of the [[Planescape]] campaign setting was described in ''[[On Hallowed Ground]]'' (1996).<ref>[[Colin McComb|McComb, Colin]]. ''[[On Hallowed Ground]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1996)</ref>
-His relationships with the nonhuman deities in the Forgotten Realms was covered in ''[[Demihuman Deities]]'' (1998).<ref>Boyd, Eric L. ''[[Demihuman Deities]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1998)</ref>
-Oghma is described as one of the good deities that [[Celestial (Dungeons & Dragons)|celestials]] can serve in the supplement ''Warriors of Heaven'' (1999).<ref>Perkins, Christopher. ''[[Warriors of Heaven]]'' (TSR, 1999)</ref>
-===Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)===
-Oghma appears as one of the major deities of the Forgotten Realms setting again, in ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (2001),<ref>{{cite book | title = Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting | author = Ed Greenwood| year = 2001 | publisher = Wizard of the Coast | isbn = 0-7869-1836-5 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> and is further detailed in ''[[Faiths and Pantheons]]'' (2002).<ref>Boyd, Eric L, and [[Erik Mona]]. ''[[Faiths and Pantheons]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)</ref>
-<!--===Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)===
-Did he appear anywhere in 3.5?
-RE: I think the story for Forgotten Realms was the same in 3.5, and not much "new" content was released, except errata. That being said, there was the ''Forgotten Realms Player's Guide'' which was player content designed for 3.5, though I am not sure if it had anything new to offer for Oghma.-->
-===Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-2014)===
-Oghma appears as one of the major deities (or "Greater Gods") of the Forgotten Realms setting again, in ''Forgotten Realms Player's Guide'' (2008), and is further detailed in ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (2008). He plays largely the same role in the setting as in previous editions, and is still associated, for the most part, with the same gods. His alignment under the new system is Unaligned.
-===Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (2014- )===
-Oghma appears as one of the Deities of the [[Forgotten Realms]] in the ''Player's Handbook'' (2014). His alignment is listed as Neutral. <ref>Mearls and Crawford. ''[[Player's Handbook]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2014)</ref>
-==History and description==
-Within the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' he is an interloper deity, who like [[Silvanus (Forgotten Realms)|Silvanus]], is active in more than one [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)|plane]] of existence.
-He is leader of the ''Deities of Knowledge and Invention'' (including [[Milil]], [[Deneir]] and [[Gond (god)|Gond]]), and his homeplane in the [[Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting|3rd Edition]] world is the [[House of Knowledge]]. His symbol is a Scroll and his favourite weapon is Mortal Strike (a longsword).
-He grants the domains Charm, Knowledge, Luck, Travel and Trickery. His worshippers are artists, bards, cartographers, inventors, loremasters, sages, scholars, scribes and wizards — archivists (a generalist cleric [[prestige class]]) as well as erudites (variant-psion embracing all psionic knowledge) might pray to him, too. They can be of any alignment, unlike most neutral gods.
-After the debacle in [[Zhentil Keep]] that saw [[Cyric]] take a blow to his power, he entrusted Rinda with the ''Cyrinishad'', a book Cyric had her pen that converted anyone who read it or heard a reading of it to a fanatically loyal follower of Cyric. He also gave her a diamond amulet to render her invisible to all the gods, even Oghma himself.
-Oghma's allies are the ''Deities of Knowledge and Invention''. His most common foes are [[Mask (god)|Mask]], [[Cyric]] and [[Bane (god)|Bane]]. His old nemesis, [[Leira (goddess)|Leira]], is now dead and an aspect of Cyric.
-==Orders==
-*'''Companions of the Silver String'''
-The Companions of the Silver String are heroic bards who acted
-valiantly at risk of their own lives in the service of the church of
-Oghma.
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Forgotten Realms deities]]