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<blockquote data-quote="Hexmage-EN" data-source="post: 8331617" data-attributes="member: 79428">Several Dragon Magazine articles during 4E featured heretical sects for the default setting's gods, as well as options for atypical followers. All the non-Chaotic Evil gods were said to have some role in maintaining creation. For example, while Torog was the Evil god of imprisonment, torture, and slavery, his power also had a hand in keeping imprisoned entities of destruction like the primordials from escaping. Therefore, one could hypothetically play a Neutral follower of Torog who used his deity's power to keep apocalyptic threats sealed away (though other followers of Torog might attack him as a heretic).Another important aspect is that in 4E gods didn't take away powers but rather sent other agents to punish transgressions. I also recall an adventure where a paladin of a Lawful Good god became evil and was essentially adopted by another god (I think the transition was from Bahamut to Bane, if I remember correctly).I personally use all these ideas in my 5E campaigns. In my current Underdark campaign every divinely-powered NPC has been some flavor of heretic (for example, a priestess of the Raven Queen who believes divine healing and resurrection defy her goddess and a heretical cult of Torog that views him as a being more like Ilmater from the Forgotten Realms).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hexmage-EN, post: 8331617, member: 79428"] Several Dragon Magazine articles during 4E featured heretical sects for the default setting's gods, as well as options for atypical followers. All the non-Chaotic Evil gods were said to have some role in maintaining creation. For example, while Torog was the Evil god of imprisonment, torture, and slavery, his power also had a hand in keeping imprisoned entities of destruction like the primordials from escaping. Therefore, one could hypothetically play a Neutral follower of Torog who used his deity's power to keep apocalyptic threats sealed away (though other followers of Torog might attack him as a heretic). Another important aspect is that in 4E gods didn't take away powers but rather sent other agents to punish transgressions. I also recall an adventure where a paladin of a Lawful Good god became evil and was essentially adopted by another god (I think the transition was from Bahamut to Bane, if I remember correctly). I personally use all these ideas in my 5E campaigns. In my current Underdark campaign every divinely-powered NPC has been some flavor of heretic (for example, a priestess of the Raven Queen who believes divine healing and resurrection defy her goddess and a heretical cult of Torog that views him as a being more like Ilmater from the Forgotten Realms). [/QUOTE]

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