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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6449123" data-attributes="member: 8835">could have sworn I'd seen a thread on this in the last year or so.Bear in mind, as this topic touches Religion, it's risky for crossing the no-religion/politics rule.&nbsp; So best be mindful to stick to just &quot;in-game&quot; examples.I think the simplest method of dealing with an Atheist in a world of obvious gods is to treat him like a heretic or village idiot.It's one thing to refuse to worship Odin, the big guy with one eye who stopped by the village last week to fend off a frost giant attack.It's another to deny Odin exists and that there was no big guy with one eye in the village last week despite the fact that everybody saw him.Also consider, is the PC openly ridiculing the gods, trying to convert people to atheism?&nbsp; Or simply choosing not to express any in-game religious preference?Outside of the game, consider what your players are looking for/expecting from their RPG.&nbsp; They may not care for religious considerations in their game.Culturally, it may be a taboo subject.&nbsp; Us Minnesotans don't talk about our religion.&nbsp; When I got to Texas, I was surprised when strangers would ask me what church I went to while waiting in line at a restaurant.&nbsp; Right friendly conversation to them, deeply personal and political to a northerner in a southern state.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6449123, member: 8835"] could have sworn I'd seen a thread on this in the last year or so. Bear in mind, as this topic touches Religion, it's risky for crossing the no-religion/politics rule. So best be mindful to stick to just "in-game" examples. I think the simplest method of dealing with an Atheist in a world of obvious gods is to treat him like a heretic or village idiot. It's one thing to refuse to worship Odin, the big guy with one eye who stopped by the village last week to fend off a frost giant attack. It's another to deny Odin exists and that there was no big guy with one eye in the village last week despite the fact that everybody saw him. Also consider, is the PC openly ridiculing the gods, trying to convert people to atheism? Or simply choosing not to express any in-game religious preference? Outside of the game, consider what your players are looking for/expecting from their RPG. They may not care for religious considerations in their game. Culturally, it may be a taboo subject. Us Minnesotans don't talk about our religion. When I got to Texas, I was surprised when strangers would ask me what church I went to while waiting in line at a restaurant. Right friendly conversation to them, deeply personal and political to a northerner in a southern state. [/QUOTE]

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