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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the_mighty_agrippa" data-source="post: 693106" data-attributes="member: 6297">it's not a question of where he grips it...deities that place strong emphasis on certain weapons have as much folklore and dogma attached to the weapon as real religious significance.take eilistraee for example: despite a martial focus, she is not a martial goddess.  that is, she is tireless force for harmony, for overcoming predjudice and inspiring dance and song.  the sword is an add-on.  if i was playing a priestess of eilistraee and i wanted to opt out of the philosophy classes for weapons training, i would use my feats to build in that area.  conversly, if i was interested in divination and avoiding conflicts before they happened, i would concentrate my feats and skills towards social talents and metamagic.not every priest of tempus is an axe wielding sociopath and not every priestess of the red knight is a master swordman.  the church of tempus has chaplains as well as warmasters and the red knight prizes strategy over brute force.  since you get a choice in domains, feats and skills, you can customize your cleric as needed.</blockquote>