Psion
Adventurer
I went with the "no for campaign reasons" thing. Generally speaking, I think a cleric by definition has power that springs from divinity; a godless cleric does paperwork. 
That said, I could see if you have a campaign that has some sort of altenate explanation of where the power springs from, that's cool. The idea that the clerics power comes from faith itself never sat well with me, because a character whose powers do not come from divinity is by my definition an arcane spellcaster.
For flavor reasons, I find goddless casters of divine magic horrible, again unless you have a satisfying alternate explanation. Muttering about how your own faith sustains you seems rather bland compared to gathering power from spirits, the almighty, or whatnot.
True, but even then, historically (pre-3e) there have been deities behind those powers, and even if dispassionate ones. Even in 3e, I veiw rangers and druids as deriving power from a powerful force associated with nature, not from "faith itself".

That said, I could see if you have a campaign that has some sort of altenate explanation of where the power springs from, that's cool. The idea that the clerics power comes from faith itself never sat well with me, because a character whose powers do not come from divinity is by my definition an arcane spellcaster.
For flavor reasons, I find goddless casters of divine magic horrible, again unless you have a satisfying alternate explanation. Muttering about how your own faith sustains you seems rather bland compared to gathering power from spirits, the almighty, or whatnot.
Steverooo said:If a Druid or Ranger can draw "divine" power from unintelligent nature, I don't see why a Cleric can't draw the same from an unintelligent ideal...
True, but even then, historically (pre-3e) there have been deities behind those powers, and even if dispassionate ones. Even in 3e, I veiw rangers and druids as deriving power from a powerful force associated with nature, not from "faith itself".