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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4488929" data-attributes="member: 19675">Actually, I DID use it on occasion.Sometimes it was because the player was choosing spells completely at odds with the nature of the divinity they followed.More often, however, it was used as an example of the god imposing his will because he knew better than the PC what he'd need in the future- kind of like how Q always kits out James Bond with a bunch of gadgets that 007 figures he'll never need...until he needs them.  IOW, the god (DM) knows the PC will need spell X, so insists that the PC learns spell X for at least 1 slot that day, but typical of mysterious divinities, does not tell the PC why.  The revelation that the seemingly odd spell choice becomes neccessary later on becomes evidence of the god's superior wisdom and knowledge.Railroading?  Perhaps, but its cryptic and internally consistent railroading.Besides, used that way, it nearly eliminated parties lacking specific divine spells that they'd really, really need.</blockquote>