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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8414591" data-attributes="member: 7023887">Not really. Lorewise, in 5e, Clerics get their spells from their faith in their god (or a part of the universe if you're in Ravnica or Eberron), like how 5e Paladins don't get their magic from a god but from upholding their Oath and Tenets. Warlocks are literally given their magic for making a pact/deal with an extremely powerful magical entity. No faith involved for Warlocks. It's kinda the inverse of the <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodsNeedPrayerBadly" target="_blank">&quot;Gods need Prayers Badly&quot; trope</a>. If a God in D&amp;D gets their power from faith/prayers, the people who channel their faith can get part of its power from praying. (In my campaigns, levelling up as a Cleric happens because you become even more devoted to your god/aspect of the universe, so as you level up, you have to roleplay your cleric as being even more devoted to your god's cause than you were at lower levels.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8414591, member: 7023887"] Not really. Lorewise, in 5e, Clerics get their spells from their faith in their god (or a part of the universe if you're in Ravnica or Eberron), like how 5e Paladins don't get their magic from a god but from upholding their Oath and Tenets. Warlocks are literally given their magic for making a pact/deal with an extremely powerful magical entity. No faith involved for Warlocks. It's kinda the inverse of the [URL='https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GodsNeedPrayerBadly']"Gods need Prayers Badly" trope[/URL]. If a God in D&D gets their power from faith/prayers, the people who channel their faith can get part of its power from praying. (In my campaigns, levelling up as a Cleric happens because you become even more devoted to your god/aspect of the universe, so as you level up, you have to roleplay your cleric as being even more devoted to your god's cause than you were at lower levels.) [/QUOTE]

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