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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gizmo33" data-source="post: 4805733" data-attributes="member: 30001">On the topic of domains - IMO there is some basis for the variety of domains not having to be substantially different than for the other deities.  While in *theory* the god is the god of everything, what I see in practice is that the expression of the gods power is usually confined to a limited set of symbols.  In other words, *everything* never seems to be the holy symbol for the "God of Everything".   For example, art historians might say that Late Roman Empire Christian symbolism borrowed heavily from the cult of a certain Sun God.  If you were to base your religion on such a deity, then I think it would be safe to say that darkness, or even the ocean was not considered a domain for purposes of cleric powers.  In fact, even if his symbol were a fish (representing some teaching from the faith) - a whole set of domain powers regarding fishes might not fit.  In the end, you could suppose some sort of notion that the Sun (or whatever) is *the* most holy of the things in creation, and that the domain for those clerics is only Sun for that reason. On the topic of alignments - I find it very challenging to suppose a range of alignments for deities who have a strong ethical component (which may or may not be an issue in this case).   It's nice for purposes of simulating some of the legends of the Middle Ages (corrupt priests, schisms and all of that) but it's hard to imagine in a magical/fantasy world with divinations and such.</blockquote>

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