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Message: <blockquote data-quote="howandwhy99" data-source="post: 5775681" data-attributes="member: 3192">Okay, I just had to post in this thread. Here's how we do it and it's silly and serious and doesn't mean it your way, but it's about as freeing as I can understand deities to be and self-defining as any religious-based class can be, especially clerics and paladins, but any class really."What deity or deities can I follow?""You tell me." That's the answer I got when I made my first OD&D cleric. Can I worship Kermit the Frog? Sure. Sifl & Olly the sock puppets? Yes. Whatever you want. The catch is, they are as defined or undefined as you want them, but they must also fall under a PC-playable alignment. That it. Is that my starting alignment too? Your choice, but, of course, if you start off with a different alignment your deities won't be too happy. IOW, expect some penalties in terms of class abilities until you get back in harmony. But hey! That's your choice right? You opted for it, you get it.So write out, draw, make codes of conduct, rituals, rites, practices, tell me what you worship. That is IT for you. I'll work with you to get it to fit under one of the alignments and we can get on with the game.As DM I'll be working that god into the world. Maybe it's simply "Beauty", but the concept will have followers and clerics (and Paladins if Lawful) and they will be tied into everything else going on. They'll have their own agendas, but you'll have your own too. And you can change your characters (of course) in the future, but don't expect your religion's to change (not that you can't try and adventure to change it through other ways). Have fun, play what you want, and make it as serious, silly, awesome, or whatever that you want.</blockquote>

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