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Message: <blockquote data-quote="humble minion" data-source="post: 9618619" data-attributes="member: 5948">In 5e, the commune spell description specifically says that it gives ‘correct’ answers, in completely unambiguous yes/no form (with an ‘unclear’ option as a dm get out of jail free card for a case when a y/n would result in a misleading oversimplification)Divination has always been a bit fuzzy, but commune is written in quite black and white terms.Not that this should discourage people from running this type of campaign though, just to be aware of the likely issues beforehand. One possible solution would be to assume the church imposes cultural/hierarchical/theological limitations on the use of Commune etc (I mean, we’re obviously talking about a very structured clergy, given they have a pope, so church law should be a thing). Maybe only clergy over a certain rank (political rank inside the hierarchy, not just in-game cleric) are allowed to use Commune? Maybe you’re required to spend a significant period of time in study before using it, rather than waste god’s time by asking a question they already answered in their holy book? Maybe you can only use it to ask about the world outside the church, while questioning the nature or opinions of the deity could be considered heresy or a sign of weak faith? Maybe it can only be cast on certain feast days, or at a ceremony in front of an entire congregation who’ll all hear the answers?Theres options here. And if you’re running a game in which an ‘antipope’ type situation arises, church law and tradition is going to be very important, so there’s some possibilities to work with.</blockquote>

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