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<blockquote data-quote="jayoungr" data-source="post: 6757493" data-attributes="member: 6702445"><p>No, I don't consider it harsh. I think that knowing the basics about <em>one deity</em> is an extremely low bar to entry and one that even a complete newbie should be able to manage without having to be coaxed and rewarded. It's meant to be an important part of the setting. I understand if someone doesn't have the time to read up on the whole pantheon (it's huge), but you don't have to do that. Just know the name of the deity your character follows and what that deity's domains are.</p><p></p><p>If you can't choose for yourself, you can ask the DM to recommend one, or heck, just close your eyes and point to the page at random. And if even that is too much of a burden somehow, ask if you can defer the decision until it comes up in-game. "My character knows who he follows, but I haven't decided yet" is different from "My character follows no deity at all." And if you object to playing a character who follows a deity at all, then either the Realms are not for you, or you should be prepared to have the character go to the wall of souls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jayoungr, post: 6757493, member: 6702445"] No, I don't consider it harsh. I think that knowing the basics about [I]one deity[/I] is an extremely low bar to entry and one that even a complete newbie should be able to manage without having to be coaxed and rewarded. It's meant to be an important part of the setting. I understand if someone doesn't have the time to read up on the whole pantheon (it's huge), but you don't have to do that. Just know the name of the deity your character follows and what that deity's domains are. If you can't choose for yourself, you can ask the DM to recommend one, or heck, just close your eyes and point to the page at random. And if even that is too much of a burden somehow, ask if you can defer the decision until it comes up in-game. "My character knows who he follows, but I haven't decided yet" is different from "My character follows no deity at all." And if you object to playing a character who follows a deity at all, then either the Realms are not for you, or you should be prepared to have the character go to the wall of souls. [/QUOTE]
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