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<blockquote data-quote="Samothdm" data-source="post: 367573" data-attributes="member: 5473">I'm doing this IMC right now for the same reasons.&nbsp; There are actually four main monotheistic religions, each thinking that they are the only religion.&nbsp; All four have good, evil, neutral priests, as well as priests from all the major races (including goblins and orcs, even).&nbsp; What none of the four religions know, however, is that all four of them are just different culturally-specific systems of the same faith.&nbsp; They're all ultimately worshipping the same power/entity.&nbsp; It works out pretty well (the players haven't figured it out yet, mainly because for some reason NONE of them are interested in the religious angle of the world).&nbsp; &nbsp;I'm a little more vague on this point IMC.&nbsp; I'm really not sure how to handle it.&nbsp; Why would the god grant powers to evil worshippers and to good worshippers?&nbsp; I have an overall story arc in the world wherein there is a main, really super uber-powerful and evil villain guy.&nbsp; He's manipulating everybody to do his bidding, but nobody knows he even really exists.&nbsp; So, why would the god grant powers to people who are doing this guy's bidding, and then in the next second grant spells to priests who are fighting against that guy?&nbsp; I can't seem to reconcile it.&nbsp; &nbsp;I like this.&nbsp; IMC, the priests are a little more entwined.&nbsp; In one city, for example, someone may find that the main spiritual leader for the city is an elf who is assisted by a council of priests that are a mixture of humans, half-elves, goblins, and dwarves.&nbsp; In short, I think it's a good idea that hasn't been explored too much in most products about clerics and religion that I've seen (haven't picked up &quot;Book of the Righteous&quot; yet so I don't know if there are any monotheistic churches in there).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Samothdm, post: 367573, member: 5473"] I'm doing this IMC right now for the same reasons. There are actually four main monotheistic religions, each thinking that they are the only religion. All four have good, evil, neutral priests, as well as priests from all the major races (including goblins and orcs, even). What none of the four religions know, however, is that all four of them are just different culturally-specific systems of the same faith. They're all ultimately worshipping the same power/entity. It works out pretty well (the players haven't figured it out yet, mainly because for some reason NONE of them are interested in the religious angle of the world). I'm a little more vague on this point IMC. I'm really not sure how to handle it. Why would the god grant powers to evil worshippers and to good worshippers? I have an overall story arc in the world wherein there is a main, really super uber-powerful and evil villain guy. He's manipulating everybody to do his bidding, but nobody knows he even really exists. So, why would the god grant powers to people who are doing this guy's bidding, and then in the next second grant spells to priests who are fighting against that guy? I can't seem to reconcile it. I like this. IMC, the priests are a little more entwined. In one city, for example, someone may find that the main spiritual leader for the city is an elf who is assisted by a council of priests that are a mixture of humans, half-elves, goblins, and dwarves. In short, I think it's a good idea that hasn't been explored too much in most products about clerics and religion that I've seen (haven't picked up "Book of the Righteous" yet so I don't know if there are any monotheistic churches in there). [/QUOTE]

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