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<blockquote data-quote="Oubliette" data-source="post: 368501" data-attributes="member: 7127">Ok, a few thoughts (thanks for all the ideas)While merely basing powers on strength of belief would be the simplest, it raises a sticky question, at least in my mind.&nbsp;&nbsp; Why couldn't an equally pious fighter cast divine magic, then?&nbsp; As it stands, I'm going to say that only those within the church structures can cast spells (not that they're all clerics, just that their the only ones with the options).As for simply making the God neutral, that still doesn't click for me.&nbsp; Firstly, I want the possible alignments to run the full spectrum from LG to CE (though most will be lawful), and secondly, when I think of monotheism, I think of a transcendant, mystical, somewhat incomprehensible god, as opposed to an &quot;aspect&quot; god, which to me means any alignment is out.BluWolf: Excellent point about Detect _____ spells, but I tossed those long ago when we ran into some problems with them.I had another thought, this one about domains.&nbsp; Let me know what you think.&nbsp; I am going to make them fluid and changeable.&nbsp; It will work something like this:&nbsp; Player comes to me with a character concept, and I asign him two domains based on what I deem most appropriate to his PC's personnality.&nbsp; Now suppose down the road the PC's drive changes (maybe he settles down in a little village, or makes it his mission to wipe out undead), then I would change his domains to reflect this change.&nbsp; My logic is that since God is all things and all aspects, all the PC is doing is tapping into a different part of the God's being.&nbsp; Thoughts? Experiences?Also, I am very interested in anyones experiences or ideas concerning political and dogmatic struggles&nbsp; within a church.&nbsp; Anyone?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oubliette, post: 368501, member: 7127"] Ok, a few thoughts (thanks for all the ideas) While merely basing powers on strength of belief would be the simplest, it raises a sticky question, at least in my mind. Why couldn't an equally pious fighter cast divine magic, then? As it stands, I'm going to say that only those within the church structures can cast spells (not that they're all clerics, just that their the only ones with the options). As for simply making the God neutral, that still doesn't click for me. Firstly, I want the possible alignments to run the full spectrum from LG to CE (though most will be lawful), and secondly, when I think of monotheism, I think of a transcendant, mystical, somewhat incomprehensible god, as opposed to an "aspect" god, which to me means any alignment is out. BluWolf: Excellent point about Detect _____ spells, but I tossed those long ago when we ran into some problems with them. I had another thought, this one about domains. Let me know what you think. I am going to make them fluid and changeable. It will work something like this: Player comes to me with a character concept, and I asign him two domains based on what I deem most appropriate to his PC's personnality. Now suppose down the road the PC's drive changes (maybe he settles down in a little village, or makes it his mission to wipe out undead), then I would change his domains to reflect this change. My logic is that since God is all things and all aspects, all the PC is doing is tapping into a different part of the God's being. Thoughts? Experiences? Also, I am very interested in anyones experiences or ideas concerning political and dogmatic struggles within a church. Anyone? [/QUOTE]

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