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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 201819" data-attributes="member: 158">Really Fascinating post, Tsyr -- one that I can't let languish at the bottom of the pile.Really, in D&D and in real life, a god is defined by its worthiness for worship. But what makes them worthy? Because they shepherd the perfection of some portfolio of life? Because they just give really cool powers in exchange for something else? It relaly depends on your outlook.In the Forgotten Realms, gods are defined by one aspect -- every being on the planet has a given outlook on life, whether one of beneficence, of freedom, of tyranny, of desire for supremacy, or what have you; but each person's beliefs generally fall in line with one of the hundred-plus gods of Faerun; thus, your goals and those of the god are aligned.A god CAN be a force to fall down and worship, terrible in its aspect if its demands for obeisence are denied;...or, a god can be an unfailing companion on a journey, a source to turn to in turmoil, to gain aid and succor from, and to promote their goals, because they are, ultimately, your own. Many real-world Christians, Muslims, and Pagans take this view of the gods they worship. It sounds like Velendo's position with Calphas the Wallbuilder (from Piratecat's Story Hours) that he's taken after reaching the level of power he's reached - an almost Moses-like perspective of God from years of having known him and walked the path that has been requested of him.In the end, a cleric of a D&D world would worship a god because of that path -- they give the god service, and the god helps them on a path that they both share.</blockquote>

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