In a fantasy world filled with magic and miraculous beings, will the religious concepts of the locals be completely different from the human of Earth?

[Anonym]

It's not just "power" and "book knowledge", it is a deeper and more fuller understanding of the Cosmos, Creation, Life, Death and Everything. A 1st level wizard and a 20th level wizard both still point a finger and cast a spell, levels does not bring understanding, wisdom or anything else.

So what is the difference between Socerer kings of Athas and those true gods?

They possess immense power, far surpassing the vast majority of mortals.
They are immortal.
They are able to bestow various divine spells to their servants.
They can decide the treatment of their subjects after death————of course, they actually cannot, but they make their subjects believe they can through carefully crafted and constantly patched lies.

So they are no different from real gods, they just relatively weak.

 

[bloodtide]

So what is the difference between Socerer kings of Athas and those true gods?

They possess immense power, far surpassing the vast majority of mortals.
They are immortal.
They are able to bestow various divine spells to their servants.
They can decide the treatment of their subjects after death————of course, they actually cannot, but they make their subjects believe they can through carefully crafted and constantly patched lies.

So they are no different from real gods, they just relatively weak.

A god is transcendent, immanent and a cosmic sovereign. A god is the The Ultimate Concern is that which demands complete surrender of the person who faithfully accepts the Ultimate.

If your stuck in the game rules:
*Always save: Gods don't fail a save on a roll of "1"
*Portfolio:Every deity has at least limited knowledge and control over some aspect of mortal existence. Deities automatically sense any event that involves their portfolios.
*Multiplicity: A deity can create Avatars, Manifestations and Aspects of itself..

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[Anonym]

A god is transcendent, immanent and a cosmic sovereign. A god is the The Ultimate Concern is that which demands complete surrender of the person who faithfully accepts the Ultimate.

If your stuck in the game rules:
*Always save: Gods don't fail a save on a roll of "1"
*Portfolio:Every deity has at least limited knowledge and control over some aspect of mortal existence. Deities automatically sense any event that involves their portfolios.
*Multiplicity: A deity can create Avatars, Manifestations and Aspects of itself..

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but to the mortal of Athas,those Socerer-kings are:
*nearly alway save————not invincible, of course. but those so-called true gods are also not invincible,they can also die and be killed, even by mortals (and sometime in the extremely ridiculous ways).
*Having absolute power over the subjects within one's own territory and working as their god……until their fall.
*multiplicity:Socerer-kings can create their own avatar though spell such as project image.not that miraculous as avatar, but for ordinary commers, there's no difference.

 

[aramis erak]

But Clerics are more on the nose problematic. They're not "Friar Tuck", they're the Inquisition. A Friar Tuck wouldn't seek violence even if he had magical powers. If he did do violence, it would not be in the name of a divine, but in spite of it. As a Friar Tuck figure - being one of the rare "clerics" of folklore but NOT fantasy, is a spiritual aid to his community rather than one out there smiting the unbelievers.

Again. Tuck isn't from fantasy. Fantasy writers usually avoid that hot potato.

Tuck was as violent as the rest of the Merry Men in the legends. More so in more modern retellings. Blessing the men to go and do political violence in the lip service of giving to the poor.

If there was a real friar Tuck, the good friar, by taking up with declared outlaws like Sir Robin of Locksley (the most likely historical namesake), broke his vows, abandoned his community of Clergy, was violating the Benedictine and/or Franciscan Rule (Dominicans follow the Benedictine, just for reference, so the Black, White and Brown friars of legendary use are all covered.) - no friar is to be alone away from the house; always a fellow friar with him. Also, that he gives blessings implies ordination to the deaconate... if not priesthood.
The only possibility for an exception would be if he were master of a chapter of the third order of St Francis, and a number of the Merry Men were Third Order Franciscans. (The Third order are clergy living a simplified version of the rule of St. Francis. Third Order Benedictines and Dominicans live two different flavors of relaxed Benedictine rule.)