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<blockquote data-quote="durath" data-source="post: 167524" data-attributes="member: 832">PC's should not be able to gauge how much assistance to expect from their god.My problem with these rules is that it allows a PC to know exactly the percentage chance of their god aiding them if they give up a little gold and do stuff related to the gods portfolio.Maybe I am paying homage to a sacred cow here but I firmly believe that this is the DM's domain. I think that far too often PC's will now act only because they KNOW that &quot;by the rules&quot; they are &quot;owed&quot; divine intervention.When divine intervention occurs it should be because the PC's did whatever action regardless of whether or not their god would help them. It isn't too heoic to go stand over your friend's bleeding body and take a hit if you KNOW that your god is gonna patch you up enough to finish the fight.Think of the first conan movie. Would the scene where Valeria saves Conan at the end by divine intervention have been as cool if Conans prayer to crom had been:&quot;Now remember Crom I'm doing battle and you lioke it so if I get in a pinch you save my butt OK?&quot;No, I think not.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="durath, post: 167524, member: 832"] PC's should not be able to gauge how much assistance to expect from their god. My problem with these rules is that it allows a PC to know exactly the percentage chance of their god aiding them if they give up a little gold and do stuff related to the gods portfolio. Maybe I am paying homage to a sacred cow here but I firmly believe that this is the DM's domain. I think that far too often PC's will now act only because they KNOW that "by the rules" they are "owed" divine intervention. When divine intervention occurs it should be because the PC's did whatever action regardless of whether or not their god would help them. It isn't too heoic to go stand over your friend's bleeding body and take a hit if you KNOW that your god is gonna patch you up enough to finish the fight. Think of the first conan movie. Would the scene where Valeria saves Conan at the end by divine intervention have been as cool if Conans prayer to crom had been: "Now remember Crom I'm doing battle and you lioke it so if I get in a pinch you save my butt OK?" No, I think not. [/QUOTE]

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