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5e needs a Faiths and Avatars style book
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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 7457557" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>I would like to add that we are sort of missing the 500 lbs gorilla in the room. </p><p></p><p>In most DnD settings the gods are present in the people's lives, as in people can talk to them. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sure, in ancient Rome you might have had people doing radically different things to appease Zeus. However, you are highly unlikely to find priests of "Corellon the Blood-mongerer" who say that Corellon believes in murdering everyone who isn't an elf. That isn't what that diety is about, and they would send retribution and signs against people misusing their names. </p><p></p><p></p><p>And yeah, of course they aren't going to be monolithic. Chaotic gods will have really loose rules, lawful gods might have sects who argue over whether you lead the procession with your left foot or your right foot, but since there are standard signs for all the gods, and standard portfolios for all the gods in DnD, then they are pretty heavily implying there is some connection between the different sects. </p><p></p><p>To put it more bluntly "they are not standardized" =/= "there are no rules or commonalities"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 7457557, member: 6801228"] I would like to add that we are sort of missing the 500 lbs gorilla in the room. In most DnD settings the gods are present in the people's lives, as in people can talk to them. Sure, in ancient Rome you might have had people doing radically different things to appease Zeus. However, you are highly unlikely to find priests of "Corellon the Blood-mongerer" who say that Corellon believes in murdering everyone who isn't an elf. That isn't what that diety is about, and they would send retribution and signs against people misusing their names. And yeah, of course they aren't going to be monolithic. Chaotic gods will have really loose rules, lawful gods might have sects who argue over whether you lead the procession with your left foot or your right foot, but since there are standard signs for all the gods, and standard portfolios for all the gods in DnD, then they are pretty heavily implying there is some connection between the different sects. To put it more bluntly "they are not standardized" =/= "there are no rules or commonalities" [/QUOTE]
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