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<blockquote data-quote="nharwell" data-source="post: 74642" data-attributes="member: 1099">what about the church?All this discussion of &quot;caste&quot; systems (something of a misnomer) in fantasy games brought another question to my mind -- what about the role of religious organizations in games? Historically, the Catholic church had a great deal of power (abbots and monk did not during medieval times, but had alot of wealth during the Renassaince). The church, though, was somewhat monolithic (before the various &quot;heresies&quot; and the Reformation) -- a typical D&amp;D setting has a multitude of gods. But these priests would certainly have social power, even if not political, due to the very real magic they can wield.&nbsp; Given the &quot;problems&quot; people seem to have with class distinctions and relations (which, I would argue, isn't so great a problem as some have made it to be in this thread), how do you deal with religious power? What political/social power do churches have in these games?&nbsp; What limits them? Do your players respond appropriately?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nharwell, post: 74642, member: 1099"] [b]what about the church?[/b] All this discussion of "caste" systems (something of a misnomer) in fantasy games brought another question to my mind -- what about the role of religious organizations in games? Historically, the Catholic church had a great deal of power (abbots and monk did not during medieval times, but had alot of wealth during the Renassaince). The church, though, was somewhat monolithic (before the various "heresies" and the Reformation) -- a typical D&D setting has a multitude of gods. But these priests would certainly have social power, even if not political, due to the very real magic they can wield. Given the "problems" people seem to have with class distinctions and relations (which, I would argue, isn't so great a problem as some have made it to be in this thread), how do you deal with religious power? What political/social power do churches have in these games? What limits them? Do your players respond appropriately? [/QUOTE]

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