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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8435534" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>Nice bit of drama there. I give it a 9.3.</p><p></p><p>No DM I've ever played under would 1) approve most things, and 2) veto for the fun of it.</p><p></p><p>That bit of drama is only a 7.7, though. </p><p></p><p>Sure. They will allow nature gods to have nature, since by RAW, in order to have the nature domain, your portfolio has to include nature. Since Vecna does not have the portfolio of nature, he cannot by RAW have the nature domain.</p><p></p><p>Not a normal DM. Normal DMs don't allow ridiculousness like Vecna being a nature god with the nature portfolio.</p><p></p><p>You mean other than the rules? No. You need to show why the rules are wrong and should be ignored.</p><p></p><p>The rules serve the DM, not the other way around. That's also RAW. Who the rules don't serve are the players, so unless the DM gives you the authority to do so, you can't add domains/portfolios to gods.</p><p></p><p>I did prove it. For me to be wrong, YOU need to prove that there is a category of god that isn't human and isn't non-human, then prove that Helm is part of it. Can you do that?</p><p></p><p>Clerics can only choose from the domains associated with the gods. Says so in the PHB. Unless the DM changes it, which is what it says in the DMG. Clerics cannot choose domains not associated with their god, and only since domain = portfolio, that list is very small.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8435534, member: 23751"] Nice bit of drama there. I give it a 9.3. No DM I've ever played under would 1) approve most things, and 2) veto for the fun of it. That bit of drama is only a 7.7, though. Sure. They will allow nature gods to have nature, since by RAW, in order to have the nature domain, your portfolio has to include nature. Since Vecna does not have the portfolio of nature, he cannot by RAW have the nature domain. Not a normal DM. Normal DMs don't allow ridiculousness like Vecna being a nature god with the nature portfolio. You mean other than the rules? No. You need to show why the rules are wrong and should be ignored. The rules serve the DM, not the other way around. That's also RAW. Who the rules don't serve are the players, so unless the DM gives you the authority to do so, you can't add domains/portfolios to gods. I did prove it. For me to be wrong, YOU need to prove that there is a category of god that isn't human and isn't non-human, then prove that Helm is part of it. Can you do that? Clerics can only choose from the domains associated with the gods. Says so in the PHB. Unless the DM changes it, which is what it says in the DMG. Clerics cannot choose domains not associated with their god, and only since domain = portfolio, that list is very small. [/QUOTE]
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