Worship of deities in Desktop Dungeons provides an interesting selection of risk and reward for players for each individual run. In providing additional rules the player must carry out during play, it restricts play in terms of goal or action by punishing them for breaking these rules, but rewarding them when they carry them out. In having an upgrade that can so easily backfire, it allows the player to determine for themselves exactly what kind of play they're willing to engage in every session.












