Settings without deities

[Sado]

I have DarkLore and it looks like a fairly good example, but what other settings are out there that either (a) don't have gods, or (b) the gods don't play an active role in the world, while still allowing players to be clerics or paladins and have access to divine spells.

 

[Geoff Watson]

Eberron; the gods have no direct effect and divine magic is based on faith, with no proof of the gods existence.

Geoff.

 

[Mythtify]

Arcana Unearthed. No clerics. The Gods, if they exsist, let the people down.

 

[Red Spire Press]

Dark Legacies. All institutionalized religions are based off belief of the same god, but there is no absolute proof that he exists. Nonetheless, priests of humanity's various churches possess supernatural powers. With the growing proliferation of demonic magic throughout the human domain and subsequently greater awareness amongst the common populace, the source of those powers has recently come to be questioned.

 

[haiiro]

DragonMech, from Goodman Games, isn't godless -- but it's close.

The various deities are far too busy fighting their own planar struggles to worry about the mortals, and the setting introduces some interesting changes to reflect this. For example, resurrection magic won't always work (the gods need fresh footsoldiers in the afterlife), clerics don't always get their spells, etc. Due to the events that shaped the setting's recent past, many people have lost their faith and turned to the new science of steam instead. Good stuff.

 

[DMScott]

I believe Midnight is low-deity intervention (well, for the good guys at least), isn't it? Haven't picked up a copy yet myself.

For one I do know, Skull and Bones (pirate setting) tends to put the gods well into the background, though it is possible to play something like a cleric.