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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6462126" data-attributes="member: 6669384">Some of you may have read a story post that accidentally landed in this forum, the Curse of Darkness appendix about the Angel and the Devil discussing the fate of a PC's soul.In that exchange (based on actual at-the-table play), a Devil proposed a wager on the man's fate.&nbsp; He suggested that both sides relinquish all claim, and agree to offer no temptation or aid from either side, &quot;by agent or agency&quot;.&nbsp; They would then let the man live out his life in the &quot;Hand's off&quot; manner and see where his own behavior landed him in the end:&nbsp; Heaven or Hell.The PC rightly rejected the wager, since making deals with a Devil is just a bad idea.But it got me thinking.&nbsp; Part of the Devil's dirty trick embedded in there was that if the gods have to play hands off with the PC, offering no aid or guidance in any form, even indirectly (&quot;Agent or agency&quot; covers pretty much everything), it means he couldn't ever get a healing spell from a Cleric.&nbsp; Couldn't get advice from one, even without the casting of spells like Commune, etc.So think about that for a moment:&nbsp; One person in the entire world who both Heaven and Hell have to turn a blind eye to.&nbsp; They can't help or oppose, except in the incidental manner of when he's in the area when something is happening.Doesn't that sound like something?&nbsp; Like the main character for some work of fantasy fiction?&nbsp; There's so much you could do with that, all by itself.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 6462126, member: 6669384"] Some of you may have read a story post that accidentally landed in this forum, the Curse of Darkness appendix about the Angel and the Devil discussing the fate of a PC's soul. In that exchange (based on actual at-the-table play), a Devil proposed a wager on the man's fate. He suggested that both sides relinquish all claim, and agree to offer no temptation or aid from either side, "by agent or agency". They would then let the man live out his life in the "Hand's off" manner and see where his own behavior landed him in the end: Heaven or Hell. The PC rightly rejected the wager, since making deals with a Devil is just a bad idea. But it got me thinking. Part of the Devil's dirty trick embedded in there was that if the gods have to play hands off with the PC, offering no aid or guidance in any form, even indirectly ("Agent or agency" covers pretty much everything), it means he couldn't ever get a healing spell from a Cleric. Couldn't get advice from one, even without the casting of spells like Commune, etc. So think about that for a moment: One person in the entire world who both Heaven and Hell have to turn a blind eye to. They can't help or oppose, except in the incidental manner of when he's in the area when something is happening. Doesn't that sound like something? Like the main character for some work of fantasy fiction? There's so much you could do with that, all by itself. [/QUOTE]

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