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<blockquote data-quote="tzor" data-source="post: 1217432" data-attributes="member: 12826"><p>Sometimes we make assumptions that are not in the rules. There seems to be an assumption that a "godless" cleric is a cleric who doesn't believe in gods or who doesn't follow any gods. But if you look at the SRD quotes the exact wording is "If a cleric is not devoted to a particular deity."</p><p></p><p>This would allow a cleric who is devoted to a range of deities, including an entire pantheon, or a cleric who receives his powers from one or more deities without being specifically devoted to that deity.</p><p></p><p>There are some situations where a peronsal relationship with a deity is the norm within a pantheon and some scenarios require this. Temple clerics are good examples, even within a pantheon the cleric of specific temples is dedicated to the deity of the temple. But some temples are also for a general pantheon, others might be for a cross pantheon arrangement based on one or more factors.</p><p></p><p>I like to run highly modified Lankhmar campaigns. Here I take the question and flip it around. Not only do I allow "godless" clerics (although I have had none come up in my campaign) I also allow "clericless" gods. Why would the god of lawful good thieves (yes he's a bit odd in the divine head) want to have clerics for assistants. Instead his servants are thieves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tzor, post: 1217432, member: 12826"] Sometimes we make assumptions that are not in the rules. There seems to be an assumption that a "godless" cleric is a cleric who doesn't believe in gods or who doesn't follow any gods. But if you look at the SRD quotes the exact wording is "If a cleric is not devoted to a particular deity." This would allow a cleric who is devoted to a range of deities, including an entire pantheon, or a cleric who receives his powers from one or more deities without being specifically devoted to that deity. There are some situations where a peronsal relationship with a deity is the norm within a pantheon and some scenarios require this. Temple clerics are good examples, even within a pantheon the cleric of specific temples is dedicated to the deity of the temple. But some temples are also for a general pantheon, others might be for a cross pantheon arrangement based on one or more factors. I like to run highly modified Lankhmar campaigns. Here I take the question and flip it around. Not only do I allow "godless" clerics (although I have had none come up in my campaign) I also allow "clericless" gods. Why would the god of lawful good thieves (yes he's a bit odd in the divine head) want to have clerics for assistants. Instead his servants are thieves. [/QUOTE]
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