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<blockquote data-quote="Asmor" data-source="post: 4958966" data-attributes="member: 1154">As has been said ad infinitum, avenger was the wrong choice of class.Now on a bit of a tangent, I take issue with your use of the term 'atheism.' Note that I'm not offended per se, no more than I'd be if someone had written &quot;should of&quot; instead of &quot;should've&quot; or &quot;should have.&quot;Atheism is a lack in belief of god. Atheist literally translates to &quot;One without belief in god.&quot; An atheist god hunter doesn't work as a serious concept because, well, what kind of person dedicates their life to hunting something they don't even think exists?And of course this is to say nothing of the absurdity of being an atheist in the first place in many fantasy worlds where the existence of gods is not just a matter of fact, but their existence is proven on a reasonably frequent basis. Playing an atheist in such a world would be like playing a character who doesn't believe in elves, despite the fact that the cleric who keeps saving his ass has pointy ears and enjoys hugging trees in her spare time. There are exceptions, of course (notably Eberron, where the existence of the 'real' deities is entirely a matter of faith), but for the most part an atheist in a typical fantasy setting is just absurd.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Asmor, post: 4958966, member: 1154"] As has been said ad infinitum, avenger was the wrong choice of class. Now on a bit of a tangent, I take issue with your use of the term 'atheism.' Note that I'm not offended per se, no more than I'd be if someone had written "should of" instead of "should've" or "should have." Atheism is a lack in belief of god. Atheist literally translates to "One without belief in god." An atheist god hunter doesn't work as a serious concept because, well, what kind of person dedicates their life to hunting something they don't even think exists? And of course this is to say nothing of the absurdity of being an atheist in the first place in many fantasy worlds where the existence of gods is not just a matter of fact, but their existence is proven on a reasonably frequent basis. Playing an atheist in such a world would be like playing a character who doesn't believe in elves, despite the fact that the cleric who keeps saving his ass has pointy ears and enjoys hugging trees in her spare time. There are exceptions, of course (notably Eberron, where the existence of the 'real' deities is entirely a matter of faith), but for the most part an atheist in a typical fantasy setting is just absurd. [/QUOTE]

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