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<blockquote data-quote="Hex08" data-source="post: 8586020" data-attributes="member: 7029595"><p>I have a feeling we won't see eye to eye here (and that's fine), but I don't agree that the <em>default</em> core Cleric class has to encourage any kind of sacred tradition. Yes, religion is a sensitive issue but I think we are talking about fantasy religions here and the in-game worship of Corellon Larethian or Cyric is not the same as a discussion of real world religions. Sure, if a player and DM are new to one another I grant that some people may feel the need to discuss religion but, in my 40+ years of gaming, I never have. I have 2 gaming groups and across those groups I have/had players who are atheists, pagans, Jews, Christians and some players whose religious beliefs never came up and the ages range from early 20s to mid 50s and there has never been a need to have such a discussion.</p><p></p><p>I am willing to grant that other gaming groups are different from mine and that may call for different styles at those tables but, from my perspective, the default core Cleric needs to fit the cosmology of the game and that all involved have a say <em>within the bounds of the game</em>. Maybe that means that I won't mesh well with some players I may meet in the future and if so we can part ways if our gaming styles are too different, no harm or foul.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hex08, post: 8586020, member: 7029595"] I have a feeling we won't see eye to eye here (and that's fine), but I don't agree that the [I]default[/I] core Cleric class has to encourage any kind of sacred tradition. Yes, religion is a sensitive issue but I think we are talking about fantasy religions here and the in-game worship of Corellon Larethian or Cyric is not the same as a discussion of real world religions. Sure, if a player and DM are new to one another I grant that some people may feel the need to discuss religion but, in my 40+ years of gaming, I never have. I have 2 gaming groups and across those groups I have/had players who are atheists, pagans, Jews, Christians and some players whose religious beliefs never came up and the ages range from early 20s to mid 50s and there has never been a need to have such a discussion. I am willing to grant that other gaming groups are different from mine and that may call for different styles at those tables but, from my perspective, the default core Cleric needs to fit the cosmology of the game and that all involved have a say [I]within the bounds of the game[/I]. Maybe that means that I won't mesh well with some players I may meet in the future and if so we can part ways if our gaming styles are too different, no harm or foul. [/QUOTE]
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