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<blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 9747805" data-attributes="member: 5142">Agreed, but acknowledging that also opens up some other potential can of worms when it comes to what is appropriate action for the GM roleplaying as the cleric's deity, particularly when the player chooses to roleplay in a way that goes against the edicts or will of their god. Different settings handle this differently. The gods are pretty hands-off in Eberron, for example. So here is my next hot take in my quest to share opinions that will undoubtedly make [USER=7034710]@CreamCloud0[/USER] sad: Considering the sort of game that D&amp;D has become, it should potentially move away from the Cleric as the god class; instead, maybe something more akin to the White Mage from Final Fantasy or the Priest from WoW would arguably be more conducive for modern D&amp;D. This is not to say that the game should move away from gods and religion. And I say this as someone who plays mostly clerics, druids, and paladins in D&amp;D.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aldarc, post: 9747805, member: 5142"] Agreed, but acknowledging that also opens up some other potential can of worms when it comes to what is appropriate action for the GM roleplaying as the cleric's deity, particularly when the player chooses to roleplay in a way that goes against the edicts or will of their god. Different settings handle this differently. The gods are pretty hands-off in Eberron, for example. So here is my next hot take in my quest to share opinions that will undoubtedly make [USER=7034710]@CreamCloud0[/USER] sad: Considering the sort of game that D&D has become, it should potentially move away from the Cleric as the god class; instead, maybe something more akin to the White Mage from Final Fantasy or the Priest from WoW would arguably be more conducive for modern D&D. This is not to say that the game should move away from gods and religion. And I say this as someone who plays mostly clerics, druids, and paladins in D&D. [/QUOTE]

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