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I will go one better than that. I knew a guy who was a close family friend that back in the late 80's vocally insisted that playing D&D was evil and dangerous and that my mortal soul was doomed so long as I played it. He was, of course, deeply religious and could not be swayed from that belief...

I'm curious where you got that information. Casting spells in Wildspace is different from casting in the Phlogiston. From the original Spelljammer Boxed Set, Concordance of Arcane Space (page 17): Clerics In Space: Clerical magic operates normally within the crystal shell that surrounds a...

The article pretty much says the same. It goes on to say that alignment is more the long term average of a character's beliefs. A single act, no matter how significant is usually not enough to shift alignment. A lawful good character can, in fact, commit a serious crime without changing...

Thanks. There's more to it of course, I've been developing it for a long time. I've always been pleased with how elegantly it fits so much of the nature of D&D cosmology. It even works well with Spelljammer - The phlogiston is cut off from the other planes and out of the reach of Gods because it...

Funny, but you sort of hit on something I've actually been doing in a campaign of mine for a long time. It started with the planes - which are one of my favorite aspects of D&D. (1st/2nd/5th edition arrangment mostly, 3rd and 4th are brain dead IMHO) First consider this: Why do all the...

Anytime someone has a question about alignments I direct them here Edit: I especially like to point out his #1 rule for alignment: Rule #1 of Alignment Actions determine alignment - alignment doesn't determine actions. It has to be that way or else alignment cannot work the way it's...

Although they didn't originate in D&D, official products have included: Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Conan Red Sonja

While Toril, Oerth, Krynn, and probably Athas share the same material plane...whether or not there are other material planes depends on the reference material and edition. How you might travel to those alternates has changed over time too. Spelljammer added an interesting twist to the default...

To turn things completely inside out I will refer to I'm a Banana's earlier (possibly tongue-in cheek) mention of a campaign idea: "A Story is taking shape in my mind: you've got a heroic band of misfits from various worlds and dimensions heading through portals to FR (like the portal through...

Actually it is entirely the issue. I'll just direct you to I'm a Banana's reply to your post as he put it very well.

That's the problem in a nut shell: "one note character" is not synonymous with "characters who not only believe that the system is unjust but also are actively doing something about it" It is not beyond reason to think a character could be intelligently portrayed taking on a personal quest to...

I completely agree with this.

Sometimes, yes - because at the end of day a party isn't a group of characters adventuring, it is a group of players playing a game. In-game realism sometimes needs to take a back seat to player enjoyment. Players need to be mature enough to be able to get together as a party and present their...

Show me one single quote that proves that. Oh that's right, you can't because that is not at all what I was saying. Edit: But thanks anyway for trying to tell me what I am arguing for. It shows you wish to help...I guess. ...off the rails again I see...my definition? Decide what? What is...

A useless strawman argument. I'm the one arguing that all the players' views are important. Another strawman...you are 0 for 2. All the players' views should be considered important by the DM. Players can indeed make contrasting concepts work just fine in the same party if they apply more...

Ok, one last reply to this garbage and I'm done: Who said everything goes the atheist character's way? All players should be able to represent their character, and yet get along with the other characters in their group. It is trivially easy to play a party of diverse beliefs and alignments...

As a DM I don't like feats. I don't feel they fit well with the rest of the game. I have a few players in one of my groups who feel the same way. I have several players who couldn't care less one way or the other, and two players that are all about feats. As a result we have been allowing feats...

Because the character is being controlled by a player trying to have a good time in a game with fellow players...regardless of any differences in how those characters are being portrayed. Your personal opinion of how in-game religion ought to work should not trump the player's desire or lack...

Considering how you've already made it clear that you'd not allow such a character to have a fair shot at surviving, I wouldn't be surprised if the player wrote you off as a DM.

That's your choice. I wouldn't punish players that way. You seem to have trouble separating what players want from what you want their characters to do.