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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.The beneficiaries of such spells would. If the rather low level NPC Priest of your village can cast 7 Cure Wounds a day, a spell that...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.My first answer would be: why would the missionary refuse to do it in the first place? If his goal is to convince people of worshipping...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.Yeah, "if they acquired the world second-hand, their house, their rules" would have been more appropriate, my bad :-)
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JJfdlsjfd reacted to Maxperson's post in the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth? with
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It's not a cult thing. The Bob idea wouldn't work, because you have to have complete faith in the divine concept. Essentially, it's... -
JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.Sacrificing to the god is exactly what casting a clerical spell (well, except that I didn't check and wall of fire isn't on the cleric...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.Also, PCs usually can't grant spells to thousands of priests -- though D&D allow for that and I disliked the idea that you could get...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.I'd say it may make them more religious. People participated in civic worship because they felt it would protect their city, even in the...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.When you're revering the Irminsul, it can be proven to exist. You can see it, touch it, and cut it down (in the case of Charlemagne)...
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JJfdlsjfd reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) NPCs, and the poverty of the core books with Like.
My priority in making NPCs, as always, is doing my best to represent mechanically whatever the creature is supposed to be in the...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.That's a very interesting take on atheism, but such cults would be misguided if the portfolio isn't indissociably linked to a god. If...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.Indeed. If we, human from Earth, developped divine concepts oriented around rituals, despite them not producing any actual result, it is...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.Alterately, his name is Jim and he lives in Mumbai. There are a lot of interpretations of what a true god is. You dismissed nymphs as...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.Atheism is modern in the sense that it is the result of scientific method. "You claim there is a God, so you need to prove it". It makes...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?.I think the problem is the other way round. D&D's initial approach to religion was inspired by polytheistic gods as superficially...
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JJfdlsjfd replied to the thread US Tariffs: $80-$200 Surcharge On All Packages Regardless of Price.Sure. After all, the reason there were imports in the first place was reduced production costs. Stopping imports, especially suddenly...