Flamestrike
Legend
Being slowly and torturously turned into a non-sentient brick is not the same thing as instantaneously joining the void and ceasing to exist.
Who said its torturous? I don't recall that being mentioned anywhere.
Being slowly and torturously turned into a non-sentient brick is not the same thing as instantaneously joining the void and ceasing to exist.
It wasn't the Good gods. It was the entire pantheon that approved it.Its a con racket to protect beings who shouldn't be there. Break down the wall, kill the gods, shatter their thrones.
NWN2, MotB used it as its big evil point and lemme tell you, it was perfect for it
The problem with the Cataclysm is moreso stuff around it. than the event itself. Big ol' meteor raining down death and destruction with such force the gods are uncontactable? That's the good stuff!
The instigator of this being word of the author "Good", alleged 'good' gods killing millions and withdrawing assistance, and then getting uppity when people rightfully say 'yo wtf'? Yeah, that's not 'Good' and ties into why Dragonlance handles alignments poorly
In neither of those cases, would they be found False.
False is for the hypocrites, for those who profess one faith, while living in contravention of it.
Someone who renounced their faith in a specific deity before death, but before formally committing to a new deity, would be treated the same as one who had never formally committed to any deity. . .that their soul would be up for grabs by deities of their alignment or with a portfolio similar to their profession or interests.
A random follower of Cyric, who repented, gave up faith in Cyric, atoned, and changed alignment, but never formally converted to a different religion, might well be claimed by a good-aligned deity that was an enemy of Cyric. . .Mystra, Tyr and Torm come to mind.
A Paladin of Torm that renounces violence and the faith of Torm, and does not purport to be a follower of Torm while being a pacifist, wouldn't be False, they aren't being hypocritical. Even if they never adopted another faith, it's pretty clear from alignment and philosophy that Ilmater would accept them in the afterlife.
A Paladin of Torm that publicly still held himself out to be a Paladin, carried the Holy Symbol, prayed for spells, functioned in the Church all as a Paladin, while being an avowed pacifist, THAT would be false. A follower of Cyric that thinks that Cyric is a fool and is secretly a reasonably good man, but wants the power that comes from being in Cyric's cult, or fears retribution if he leaves so he still worships Cyric despite not following Cyric's doctrine, that person is in danger of being found False.
It's one of the more famous depictions:Who said its torturous? I don't recall that being mentioned anywhere.
One artists depiction.It's one of the more famous depictions:
I always wonder why folks have an issue with the Cataclysm. This is pretty much straight up Bible stories being brought into D&D, same as Goldmoon and the Disks of Mishakal. This is the Flood story told from a fantasy POV. Mankind gets too big for its britches, the higher power slaps them down, killing lots and lots of them in the process, things start over.
This is hardly a new story.
Did you somehow think that something intended to be a punishment was going to be a pleasant experience?One artists depiction.
And for all we know Ao has something else in store for those souls.
Did you somehow think that something intended to be a punishment was going to be a pleasant experience?