I'm just happy that 5e gave the blood of vol a better treatment. 3e didn't explain it so well, so if you were not paying attention, it read like the "bad guy religion"Blood of Vol is definitely the correct answer here, though I can see the argument for the Church of the Silver Flame as well. There's a lot of good stuff at the core of both of them, but a lot of manipulation and corruption and violent zealotry up-and-down the hierarchy. Just like a real religion!
Silver Flame got the same treatment too. Way too easily dismissed as "scary corrupt Catholic inquisition". I think Keith spent years trying to dispel all that and finally got a chance to do it in an official book, which was awesomeI'm just happy that 5e gave the blood of vol a better treatment. 3e didn't explain it so well, so if you were not paying attention, it read like the "bad guy religion"
I can't recall any WotC book 3E forward that even comes close to the level of detail of those books, and to me that's sad.The Faiths and Avatars books for Forgotten Realms have indeed held up wonderfully well. A quarter-century and three editions later they're still the gold standard for religion in Faerun.
yeah, they became the "scary, as corrupt as any other religion, Catholic Inquisition""scary corrupt Catholic inquisition"
The only one I'd say is close is the 3.0 Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide.I can't recall any WotC book 3E forward that even comes close to the level of detail of those books, and to me that's sad.