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<blockquote data-quote="Aberzanzorax" data-source="post: 4814336" data-attributes="member: 64209">Interesting points about the abusive relationship.&nbsp;I think, also, that it is important to remember that the &quot;average joe&quot; pays heed/prays to ALL the gods.&nbsp;Going to a city late at night? Pray to Mask that you are not robbed.&nbsp;Going on a sea voyage? Pray to Umberlee not to destroy you.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's easy for a slippery slope to begin to occur. A sailor might be praying to Umberlee before every voyage...just for a safe voyage at first. But then, since he's already made a habit of prayer to her, there could be a storm. He doesn't pray &quot;save our ship&quot; he prays &quot;save me&quot;. Maybe he is offered a choice &quot;take the lifeboat and you'll live...but the ship will sink&quot;.&nbsp;So he abandons his friends to die so he may live.&nbsp;And then, well, then it's guilt and repayment. He owes umberlee his life. If he wants to remain a sailor, he better tread really nicely with her or he's done for.&nbsp;&nbsp;I think with evil gods there is also the &quot;getting stuck&quot; in a bad situation component as well. &nbsp;&nbsp;It can be a really nasty one-two punch. First the evil god sets their horrors on you, and then you owe them if they take those horrors away. Being a god, they can MAKE you pay up, and if they can't for whatever reason, they just bring on the original horror doubly strong.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aberzanzorax, post: 4814336, member: 64209"] Interesting points about the abusive relationship. I think, also, that it is important to remember that the "average joe" pays heed/prays to ALL the gods. Going to a city late at night? Pray to Mask that you are not robbed. Going on a sea voyage? Pray to Umberlee not to destroy you. It's easy for a slippery slope to begin to occur. A sailor might be praying to Umberlee before every voyage...just for a safe voyage at first. But then, since he's already made a habit of prayer to her, there could be a storm. He doesn't pray "save our ship" he prays "save me". Maybe he is offered a choice "take the lifeboat and you'll live...but the ship will sink". So he abandons his friends to die so he may live. And then, well, then it's guilt and repayment. He owes umberlee his life. If he wants to remain a sailor, he better tread really nicely with her or he's done for. I think with evil gods there is also the "getting stuck" in a bad situation component as well. It can be a really nasty one-two punch. First the evil god sets their horrors on you, and then you owe them if they take those horrors away. Being a god, they can MAKE you pay up, and if they can't for whatever reason, they just bring on the original horror doubly strong. [/QUOTE]

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