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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 1540148" data-attributes="member: 3649">The god of course always has final say in whether or not a cleric's spell (any spell) even works or not. Or if he's allowed to get it that day. Once in a while, a PC will say 'OK, I get up that morning, do my prayers and whatever ritual is appropriate for the day. I'll just take what spells I normally take', and I'll say 'The spell for creating water doesn't come to you' (or whatever spell). That usually gets their attention quickly, because it's a quasi-subtle hint that for whatever reason, it doesn't fit your god's idea of what you should be doing to carry that spell that day. Pennances are usually done the same way; a priest who did not heal someone he should have might find that when he heals himself that it leaves scars (that may or may not later fade) or that he can only heal, say, women and children. Once in a great while a cleric may get a spell he didn't specifically request. That's usually a Sign of the slap-in-the-face variety. Ressurection of, say, a King is an important matter. In most campaigns I've run, rulers have some part in the divine plan for the world. They're important in the eyes of the gods, and though it's possible for a ruler to come to power in all the normal ways (including murder, deception, etc) they still have some degree of 'importance'. Succession is a very important thing, not to be interfered with lightly. Thus, a King usually may not be ressurected if the spell is thrown unless the death was untimely, the work of oppossing evil forces, or was in some way unnatural. Lesser folk may or may not be granted such dispensation. Usually if they are, it's taken as a sign by the gods that that person is somehow needed in the various invisible struggles that go on. Most campaigns also have a general tenet that the work of the gods is somewhat mysterious, so they're also used to the idea that they may never know why a person is allowed to be brought back.</blockquote>

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