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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6343660" data-attributes="member: 6669384">He doesn't.We ended the previous campaign rather than continue into Epic levels.  This is a new, 1st level character for a new campaign.I think it's more that he has to be the exception so the DM has to either cater to him, or counter him on a constant basis.  Yes, he likes to be cute about class combinations, and has a habit of "making mistakes" in terms of what the rules say about spells, abilities or classes.  His last character was designed more to survive anything that to "win".  He did relatively little damage in combat, and would spend a lot of each encounter out of the action while he prepped and powered up his defenses.  His character is supposed to be from the Canary Islands, off the coast of Africa.  I encouraged him to look up actual African religions and see if he could find a deity that was a better fit in game.  Yes, it would be a home brew from outside approved sources, but the group would give him some credit for doing his homework.  I even passed him a few links.He did it.  He changed deities to a different one, one that was actually worshiped in Africa.  (Did you know one of their religions actually had a god of Smallpox, and was responsible for all illness and disease?  Creepy...)He changed the deity's name and gave up on that domain combination.  He's taking a Fighter dip instead.What did he keep?  The monotheistic thing, even though the real world version of that deity's worship was as part of a pantheon.That's what tells me he's looking to be the center of attention, the focal point of conflict.  My character's approach?  This one is from a strange far off land where they just don't know any better.  If she wants to continue in her delusions and ignore the plain evidence all around, well, that's her problem.  Over all he's seen worse delusions than that one.When this PC, as party Cleric, starts demanding that all the PCs start praying to her deity if they want healing, there will be a problem.  The player has already started leading in that direction, and the Paladin in the party will shut that drivel down hard and fast.On the bright side, I may be the next DM, and the adventure I have planned is just dangerous enough that a PC who is busy alienating all of her companions may find herself lacking sufficient backup when the Bandini hits the blower.  (The party won't abandon her, or intentionally fail to support her when she's in need, but if it's hitting from all sides and they need to make a decision who to support, our monotheistic Cleric may find herself fatally short of popularity.)On the down side, even if the PC dies, the player will just create a new lightning rod for conflict.</blockquote>

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