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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3118432" data-attributes="member: 19675">???I chose St. Cuthbert at random- it could have been any god or philosophy that would satisfy the VoP- so don't get into the particulars of one god vs another.  I'm talking in general terms here.So, you're going to have to explain this again...why would ANY god or divine force grant a set of abilities to his most faithful followers that would preclude those followers from carrying the symbol of that god or divine force?It is a common trope in religions and legends that those opposed to {fill in the blank deity} cannot handle the symbols or holy objects or read the scriptures of {fill in the blank deity}.  To attempt such results in loss of power by/damage to/destruction of the being not aligned with {fill in the blank deity}.And this holds true across ethoi- a priest who handles an unholy book devoted to {fill in the blank EVIL deity} would be just as sickened as a cultist handling a holy book devoted to {fill in the blank GOOD deity}.And this is EXACTLY what happens when an ascetic handles the holy symbol of his own faith.  Despite his claims of supreme devotion to {fill in the blank deity}, use of {fill in the blank deity's} holy symbol renders him powerless.  Forever.  Instead of looking like the most blessed of {fill in the blank deity's} followers, he looks like {fill in the blank deity's}enemy. Which does nothing about resolving the internal inconsistency. Or a house rule that says that someone with Sacred Vow no longer needs a holy symbol- the power of the vow itself acts as a direct channel to the divine force to whom the vow is sworn, and when needed, a holy symbol simply manifests...</blockquote>

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