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<blockquote data-quote="The Session Tapes" data-source="post: 7619189" data-attributes="member: 6994832"><p>Religion.</p><p></p><p>Like it or not, it’s an integral part of most fantasy settings; particularly those with the concept of divine magic. I’m curious to know, what approach do other worldbuilders take when dealing with interactions between the mortal and the divine?</p><p></p><p>The way I see it, there are three approaches:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Agnostic:</em> Gods are non-sentient, ephemeral, or unconcerned with mortal affairs. The power for divine magic comes from the wielder’s faith (force of will) rather than as a “divine gift”.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Channelled:</em> Gods are real but not necessarily sentient, or are unconcerned with mortal affairs... the power of divine magic flows from the priest knowing the correct incantations to invoke that god’s power, rather than the god willingly imparting such power to the priest.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>Inspired:</em> Gods are real, sentient, and involved (for good or ill) in mortal affairs. They invest their power in their Clergy directly, as a reward for service perhaps, or maybe as a way of influencing the mortal world due to some limitation on their ability to interact with it.</li> </ul><p>So, worldbuilders, what method do <u>you</u> use for divine magic? Did I miss any approaches out?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Session Tapes, post: 7619189, member: 6994832"] Religion. Like it or not, it’s an integral part of most fantasy settings; particularly those with the concept of divine magic. I’m curious to know, what approach do other worldbuilders take when dealing with interactions between the mortal and the divine? The way I see it, there are three approaches: [LIST] [*][I]Agnostic:[/I] Gods are non-sentient, ephemeral, or unconcerned with mortal affairs. The power for divine magic comes from the wielder’s faith (force of will) rather than as a “divine gift”. [*][I]Channelled:[/I] Gods are real but not necessarily sentient, or are unconcerned with mortal affairs... the power of divine magic flows from the priest knowing the correct incantations to invoke that god’s power, rather than the god willingly imparting such power to the priest. [*][I]Inspired:[/I] Gods are real, sentient, and involved (for good or ill) in mortal affairs. They invest their power in their Clergy directly, as a reward for service perhaps, or maybe as a way of influencing the mortal world due to some limitation on their ability to interact with it. [/LIST] So, worldbuilders, what method do [U]you[/U] use for divine magic? Did I miss any approaches out? [/QUOTE]
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