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<blockquote data-quote="Phototoxin" data-source="post: 6271825" data-attributes="member: 91834"><p>This does partially touch on what I am wondering - unlike say a cleric of bahamut, who a kid might grow up seeing as heroic and as an exemplar and might one day aspire to be, I'm guessing that most people don't see the cleric of talos as something to aspire to, although I can imagine a pretty hacked off kid seeing an outcast cleric of talos smiting a village that opposes him then the kid things 'that's who them' and joining up. But seriously how long does petty hate last? It needs to be constantly refreshed and supported otherwise people become apathetic (neutral?) Which to some could be worse than being evil ('hitler was wrong but at least he knew fought for what he believed in!')</p><p></p><p>But again, I suppose the word I'm thinking of is **motivation** how/why do you enter the priesthood of talos and why do you continue it when nice shiny tolkienesque things happen to good people?</p><p></p><p>I tend to play my FR as a bit grittier, yes heroes are special but bureaucracy leads to corruption and the wealthy upset the poor. (I think they got this right with murder in BG for example.)</p><p></p><p>I can totally understand evil in Dark Sun - it pays to be a paranoid sunva' lich when the very planet is out to eat your desiccated husk!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phototoxin, post: 6271825, member: 91834"] This does partially touch on what I am wondering - unlike say a cleric of bahamut, who a kid might grow up seeing as heroic and as an exemplar and might one day aspire to be, I'm guessing that most people don't see the cleric of talos as something to aspire to, although I can imagine a pretty hacked off kid seeing an outcast cleric of talos smiting a village that opposes him then the kid things 'that's who them' and joining up. But seriously how long does petty hate last? It needs to be constantly refreshed and supported otherwise people become apathetic (neutral?) Which to some could be worse than being evil ('hitler was wrong but at least he knew fought for what he believed in!') But again, I suppose the word I'm thinking of is **motivation** how/why do you enter the priesthood of talos and why do you continue it when nice shiny tolkienesque things happen to good people? I tend to play my FR as a bit grittier, yes heroes are special but bureaucracy leads to corruption and the wealthy upset the poor. (I think they got this right with murder in BG for example.) I can totally understand evil in Dark Sun - it pays to be a paranoid sunva' lich when the very planet is out to eat your desiccated husk! [/QUOTE]
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