Here is a very dry starter for creating a religion. It includes a
lot of things that people often forget, but it is only an outline, not
a complete fill-in-the-blanks form. It also may be more comprehensive
than you want. Don't worry about it; this is just to get your mind
working.
   This document is copyright 2000 Eli Fenton. http://www.zioth.com.
You're welcome to make changes, as long as you email them to me (so I
can, if I want, add them to this document), and as long as you keep
this copyright notice (although you may add your own). Let me know if
this helped you any! My email address can be found on my web site.




Supernatural Beings
  Gods
  Good/Evil beings
  Lesser powers

History
  The origin of the world
  The end of the world
  Historical Basis, if any
  How old is the religion?
  Anything special happen in its past?

Perspective:
  On war and conquest
  On secular government
  On alcohol/drugs/magic
  On other races
  On other religions
  On its own power
  On key world issues

Rules and Regulations:
  Modesty
  Dietary restrictions
  Required languages
  Other restrictions
  Charity
    Required?
    How much?
    In what forms?
  Sex
    Polygamy/Polygany allowed?
    Pre-marital sex?
    Relations with priests, heretics, cripples, widows, whatever.
    Chastity
  Conduct of followers
  Conduct of priests
  Extra rules and regulations for priests

Holidays
  Dates
    Seasonal
    Historical
    Monthly
    Weekly
  Reasons/History
  How important is it? Why?
  Observences, Rites and Rituals
    Sacrifices
    Fasts
    Feasts
    Dances
    Pilgrimage
  Restrictions

Locations
  Holy cities?
  Seats of religious rulers
  Shrines?
  Places of worship

Names
  Titles of Religious Officials
  Names of the most important officials
  What are followers called?

Objects
  Holy symbols
  Books