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Message: <blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 168434" data-attributes="member: 1282">whoa ...  slow down folks!  remember:  this, like any rule (optional or core), is a starting point for the imagination.  what sean's done is provide a simple mechanic for making the presence of the gods a bit more tangible; one can think of this as a twist on hero points even.  in no way is it suggested that the gods will always listen to the pleas of their faithful, nor that the duty of the faithful stops at a simple coin donation at the local temple.  perhaps the donation must be accompanied by time in prayer and meditation, services in the deity's name (and in the flavor of its portfolio), or whatever else the dm deems appropriate.  say a rogue worships mask as a primary patron.  the rogue (and his companions) plan to sneak into the local baron's tower, past the dozen or so well-trained guards to steal a gem-encrusted chalice.  this kind of activity is right in line with mask's portfolio, so the rogue character spends the afternoon before the night assault making prayers and offerings of small stolen trinkets in his deity's temple.  during the break-in, a guard patrol passes by the party's hiding place in a window alcolve.  is it so hard to believe that after the character's whispered prayer an "obscuring mist" trails in from outside, bathing the characters in whisps of fog and causing the guards to pass by in the chill night, the thieves unnoticed?  why else would a selfish rogue pay the god of trickery and dark any heed?</blockquote>

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