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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6780914" data-attributes="member: 22779">There is a separate but very related issue here.It's part of the social contract in the game that you (the generic you, not you specifically) will make a character that fits with the setting.  Bringing a Jedi to a Dragonlance game is considered, for the most part, to be bad form.  The onus is on the player to create a character that works in that setting.  In Forgotten Realms, the gods are very, very important.  That's fairly obvious - Two of the first three WotC AP's deal directly with gods and cults.  I'm not familiar enough with Out of the Abyss to know, but, since we're bombing demon lords into the setting, I imagine that various religious groups are going to be involved in the resolution of the scenario.Religion matters in Forgotten Realms.  The gods are everywhere and they are very active.  Now, in a home game, you can certainly ignore this, and fair enough, but, as far as the Realms are presented in published material goes, the gods are very much in the forefront of the setting.  My question is, why are you bringing an atheist character into this setting?  [MENTION=2067]I'm A Banana[/MENTION] talks about how he feels the Wall is unjust.  Fair enough, but, it is a fact of the setting.  Why bring in a character who's backstory and goals are so out of sync with the setting?  And, why would anyone actually expect, or in some cases, practically demand, that this character be allowed to be played in this setting?In a more home-brew setting where the gods are not such a major element?  Sure, I could see this being very interesting.  In Eberron, for example, I could easily see this working very well.  The gods are distant and don't directly involve themselves in the setting.  Cool beans.  In Forgotten Realms, why would a cleric not find himself on the outs with his very active deity for helping someone who's stated goals are antithetical to faith?  How is adding a character that is very much out of step with the setting a good fit for that setting?What's the point of playing in a published setting only to create a character that wants to tear down that setting?</blockquote>

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