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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 2368710" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>From you saying "Gods, demons and angels cause droughts, . . . etc." instead of "Gods, demons and angels can cause." I took your meaning to be that polytheists believe everything has direct interaction cause from the gods etc., not simply that gods can interact with the material world if they happen to be there and exert themselves to do so.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Let me expand the groups to weather, hard work, good luck, bad luck, sabotage, monsters, fate, magic, and superior military.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You are reading too much into my statements if you are taking me to mean god interactions can't ever be based on good will from worship. I'm saying the presence of gods does not require worship or a belief that propitiating them or failing to do so will necessarily be relevant to a mortal's life. It can be relevant if there is direct interaction such as with your Earth Monster example below, or if the gods react to worship or the lack thereof.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In D&D a monster that will destroy the world unless sacrifices are made to it would be a campaign specific detail or plot element. It is not the default. Under the default, piety vs. non-piety is not a big deal for PCs or NPCs unless the DM makes it so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 2368710, member: 2209"] From you saying "Gods, demons and angels cause droughts, . . . etc." instead of "Gods, demons and angels can cause." I took your meaning to be that polytheists believe everything has direct interaction cause from the gods etc., not simply that gods can interact with the material world if they happen to be there and exert themselves to do so. Let me expand the groups to weather, hard work, good luck, bad luck, sabotage, monsters, fate, magic, and superior military. You are reading too much into my statements if you are taking me to mean god interactions can't ever be based on good will from worship. I'm saying the presence of gods does not require worship or a belief that propitiating them or failing to do so will necessarily be relevant to a mortal's life. It can be relevant if there is direct interaction such as with your Earth Monster example below, or if the gods react to worship or the lack thereof. In D&D a monster that will destroy the world unless sacrifices are made to it would be a campaign specific detail or plot element. It is not the default. Under the default, piety vs. non-piety is not a big deal for PCs or NPCs unless the DM makes it so. [/QUOTE]
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