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<blockquote data-quote="SWBaxter" data-source="post: 3145531" data-attributes="member: 27926">It'd depend on the deity, but I think they'd probably be looking for two things: to burn the convert's bridges so they can't just go back the first time they feel bad, and to hit at Pelor in some way. So probably there'll be at least two elements - a religious ceremony during which the convert does something that binds them to the evil deity (human sacrifice, blood contract, that sort of thing), and an act that furthers the evil deity's agenda vs. Pelor. This will depend on the specific deity - Vecna might want to make the convert a corrupting influence within Pelor's church and so would require him to keep his conversion secret and betray Pelor's clerics from within while feeding Vecna useful information, while Erythnul might have him lead a horde of killers on a rampage through the temple quarters.&quot;Pelor may forgive you, but I do not&quot; - the last thing the character hears from any Paladin who catches up with him. I would set it up so the organized religion wanted nothing to do with the character (well, except for his head, that they'd be interested in), but if he was truly repentant Pelor might take him back. He'd have to make amends for the crime (returning the stolen armour to the NPC's family, helping them in some significant way) and also go on some kind of major quest for Pelor. After that, maybe Pelor would take him as a cleric, but he'd be forever outside the church proper. And well advised to steer clear of them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SWBaxter, post: 3145531, member: 27926"] It'd depend on the deity, but I think they'd probably be looking for two things: to burn the convert's bridges so they can't just go back the first time they feel bad, and to hit at Pelor in some way. So probably there'll be at least two elements - a religious ceremony during which the convert does something that binds them to the evil deity (human sacrifice, blood contract, that sort of thing), and an act that furthers the evil deity's agenda vs. Pelor. This will depend on the specific deity - Vecna might want to make the convert a corrupting influence within Pelor's church and so would require him to keep his conversion secret and betray Pelor's clerics from within while feeding Vecna useful information, while Erythnul might have him lead a horde of killers on a rampage through the temple quarters. "Pelor may forgive you, but I do not" - the last thing the character hears from any Paladin who catches up with him. I would set it up so the organized religion wanted nothing to do with the character (well, except for his head, that they'd be interested in), but if he was truly repentant Pelor might take him back. He'd have to make amends for the crime (returning the stolen armour to the NPC's family, helping them in some significant way) and also go on some kind of major quest for Pelor. After that, maybe Pelor would take him as a cleric, but he'd be forever outside the church proper. And well advised to steer clear of them. [/QUOTE]

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