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<blockquote data-quote="SmokingSkull" data-source="post: 7154900" data-attributes="member: 6791384">Honestly I don't know where the idea came from, however I view that little box as completely optional, just because it's there doesn't mean it needs to be filled. Not every character is going to have some kind of deity/god they believe in, after all some people are born into environs that do not talk of gods but perhaps spirits. Beings far separated from gods, yet their power is undeniable. And not all beings of power are gods, look at one of the patrons a warlock could take: the Great Old One is usually (not always) associated with Cthulu, Old Gods, Far Realms and the like. They're not gods, more like inscrutable beings of Eldritch power that go beyond the definition of a god.And what of spirits of Nature? They're not gods either, persistent and just is, not unlike elementals in a way. It takes all kinds to make up a world, both believers and non believers. For what it's worth this is nothing more than a matter of RP choice, do you want to play a character who believes in a deity or not? It's just another question to be asked and answered at character creation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SmokingSkull, post: 7154900, member: 6791384"] Honestly I don't know where the idea came from, however I view that little box as [I]completely[/I] optional, just because it's there doesn't mean it [I]needs[/I] to be filled. Not every character is going to have some kind of deity/god they believe in, after all some people are born into environs that do not talk of gods but perhaps spirits. Beings far separated from gods, yet their power is undeniable. And not all beings of power are gods, look at one of the patrons a warlock could take: the Great Old One is usually (not always) associated with Cthulu, Old Gods, Far Realms and the like. They're not gods, more like inscrutable beings of Eldritch power that go beyond the definition of a god. And what of spirits of Nature? They're not gods either, persistent and just is, not unlike elementals in a way. It takes all kinds to make up a world, both believers and non believers. For what it's worth this is nothing more than a matter of RP choice, do you [I]want[/I] to play a character who believes in a deity or not? It's just another question to be asked and answered at character creation. [/QUOTE]

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