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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 8314961" data-attributes="member: 6796468"><p>[USER=58172]@Yaarel[/USER] please stop trying to apply real world religions to Athas... It may help you to better conceive of the setting but it's also against forum rules to discuss real world religions.</p><p></p><p>The Elementals provide power to Clerics not because they're Gods but because they're incredibly powerful elementals. In 2e terms they were MASSIVE Elemental monsters with huge scores and massive power, not unlike a fully empowered Dragon.</p><p></p><p>They're able to grant Clerics power because they're able to do so. Because that's what the setting dictates.</p><p></p><p>Maybe it's because they're "Closer" since they exist on the same plane of existence. Would explain why the Sorcerer Kings can grant Templars magic even though -they- are not gods, either.</p><p></p><p>Or maybe their magic just works differently than on other worlds. After all, the whole structure of Priestly Magic on Athas was a massively different set of Spheres than the standard AD&D 2e spheres, where even the spells that aren't elemental in nature (Like <em>Cure Wounds</em>) became part of one of the five spheres. Fire, Earth, Air, Water, and Cosmic.</p><p></p><p>The standard spell spheres?</p><p></p><p>All</p><p>Animal</p><p>Astral</p><p>Charm</p><p>Combat</p><p>Creation</p><p>Divination</p><p>Elemental</p><p>Guardian</p><p>Healing</p><p>Necromantic</p><p>Plant</p><p>Protection</p><p>Summoning</p><p>Sun</p><p>Weather</p><p></p><p>Astral was the smallest Sphere, by the way. It had 2 spells in it. Plane Shift and Astral Spell.</p><p></p><p>It'd fit. Since Arcane Magic is by it's nature Destructive to the environment and Druids are Spirit-Allies in the setting while Psionics is it's own -whole- thing...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 8314961, member: 6796468"] [USER=58172]@Yaarel[/USER] please stop trying to apply real world religions to Athas... It may help you to better conceive of the setting but it's also against forum rules to discuss real world religions. The Elementals provide power to Clerics not because they're Gods but because they're incredibly powerful elementals. In 2e terms they were MASSIVE Elemental monsters with huge scores and massive power, not unlike a fully empowered Dragon. They're able to grant Clerics power because they're able to do so. Because that's what the setting dictates. Maybe it's because they're "Closer" since they exist on the same plane of existence. Would explain why the Sorcerer Kings can grant Templars magic even though -they- are not gods, either. Or maybe their magic just works differently than on other worlds. After all, the whole structure of Priestly Magic on Athas was a massively different set of Spheres than the standard AD&D 2e spheres, where even the spells that aren't elemental in nature (Like [I]Cure Wounds[/I]) became part of one of the five spheres. Fire, Earth, Air, Water, and Cosmic. The standard spell spheres? All Animal Astral Charm Combat Creation Divination Elemental Guardian Healing Necromantic Plant Protection Summoning Sun Weather Astral was the smallest Sphere, by the way. It had 2 spells in it. Plane Shift and Astral Spell. It'd fit. Since Arcane Magic is by it's nature Destructive to the environment and Druids are Spirit-Allies in the setting while Psionics is it's own -whole- thing... [/QUOTE]
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