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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9307491" data-attributes="member: 6796468"><p>As an alternative to "True Faith" being rare:</p><p></p><p>Imposter Syndrome is just... rampant in D&D worlds. No one thinks they're actually -good- enough to do anything and is waiting for someone stronger and more talented to see through their petty attempts to accomplish anything.</p><p></p><p>After all, you've got REAL Paladins in most settings who ride dragons and lay down their lives for their oaths and who are you kidding? You're a commoner who doesn't even own a farm. How are -you- supposed to get full plate and a sword and go save beautiful elves in distress..?</p><p></p><p>The amount of conceitedness it takes to believe with all your heart that you are destined to greatness above all others, to rise from humble beginnings to being the greatest hero in the world, is phenomenal. Or that a -GOD- would believe in -you- enough to grant you even a fragment of their power just because you go to temple once a week? You can barely afford a stick of incense with your prayers, much less pounds of the stuff to burn as a pleasing sacrifice.</p><p></p><p>The only way some schlubby peasant is ever going to get any kind of real power is through bargaining with devils or reading self-help books with spells in them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 9307491, member: 6796468"] As an alternative to "True Faith" being rare: Imposter Syndrome is just... rampant in D&D worlds. No one thinks they're actually -good- enough to do anything and is waiting for someone stronger and more talented to see through their petty attempts to accomplish anything. After all, you've got REAL Paladins in most settings who ride dragons and lay down their lives for their oaths and who are you kidding? You're a commoner who doesn't even own a farm. How are -you- supposed to get full plate and a sword and go save beautiful elves in distress..? The amount of conceitedness it takes to believe with all your heart that you are destined to greatness above all others, to rise from humble beginnings to being the greatest hero in the world, is phenomenal. Or that a -GOD- would believe in -you- enough to grant you even a fragment of their power just because you go to temple once a week? You can barely afford a stick of incense with your prayers, much less pounds of the stuff to burn as a pleasing sacrifice. The only way some schlubby peasant is ever going to get any kind of real power is through bargaining with devils or reading self-help books with spells in them. [/QUOTE]
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