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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 8782954" data-attributes="member: 53980">If that's the direction that you want to explore in your world building then go for it!That said, there are any number of reasons why someone with strong faith might not be granted clerical magic. Maybe the gods want to limit how their power is used. Tim the farmer might be very faithful to the goddess of agriculture. However, does the goddess want to risk granting him the power to smite his neighbor in a fit of anger? She might only entrust her power to those she believes will use it responsibly. Faith =/= responsibility.Maybe the gods have a limit on the power they can grant. Sure, the agricultural goddess could grant every farmer in the world the ability to cast create water, but that would leave her vulnerable to the god of corruption (who has chosen to be far greedier with his power).Maybe there's a balance to the multiverse that an excess of magic could disrupt. A thousand active clerics casting Create Water on occasion doesn't significantly harm the cosmic balance. However, a million farmers casting Create Water every day would draw too much of the Elemental Plane of Water into the Prime Material, resulting in a catastrophic imbalance that would reverberate across the planes.And, of course, maybe there's an inherent quality to some individuals that make them more receptive to divine power than others, not unlike how some people naturally have excellent vision while others may have very poor sight (or even suffer blindness). John the Cleric might have been able to tap into the goddess's power after only a few years of training. Whereas Tim the Farmer, despite having just as strong a faith as John, would have to train at the temple for several decades before he could do the same.Even for sorcerers, just because you have power in your blood doesn't mean you have a meaningful amount. Maybe your sorcerous heritage gives you just enough magic to spray a harmless shower of sparks from your fingertips, and that's the extent of what magic you'll ever accomplish.</blockquote>

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