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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6758629" data-attributes="member: 37579">I assume the reason the wall exists is specifically to encourage players to pick a patron. Patron deities, having faith, and the myriad gods is a big part of the setting, one of the few ways the Realms is different from other generic D&D fantasy settings. Picking a god should be encouraged. And the Wall discourages boring players from saying "oh, I'm just an atheist. Yeah, I know I just saw a god down the lane, and angels, and The Devil. But atheist."That said, it's really a non-issue since by the time a character is part of the Wall, they are not being played. It has no impact on the game. If the player cannot do the minimum effort needed to read through the list of deity portfolios in the back of the PHB and pick a name of a chart, they're also unlikely to even know about the Wall. Also, there's no reason to punish the character for the player's ignorance. It can be assumed the character has a patron, but worship and reverence never happen "on camera". The DM can also get involved if they feel its an issue, having a god do the party a solid and offer themself as patron. So the player just has to accept.</blockquote>