Re: some help please (druid)

On 6 Feb 2007 07:01:42 -0800, Will in New Haven
<bill.reich@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
| On Jan 30, 7:53 am, "Davo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <Davo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
|> thats a nice start actually, thanks!
|>
|> some of her characterization;
|>
|> -arrogance
|> -superiority complexe
|> -apathetic with regards to fighting
|> -dislikes adventureing for the sake of others.
|> -dislikes people who carry large mean looking blades.
|> -burning interest in games or strategy.
|> -dislikes mention of 'chance' or fate.
|> -atheist
|
| How can one be an atheist in a fantasy setting when gods are doing
| miracles everywhere one looks? Of course your setting may differ and
| the question may not mean anything vis a vis this particular character
| but I have seen people simply ignore all the deities in a D&D campaign
| and I wonder how they think their character can do it. I'm an athiest
| myself but my characters in fantasy games have the reality of the gods
| shoved in their faces and I have no problem playing deists.


Terry Pratchet did this in one of the Discworld books, "Feet of Clay"
IIRC.

It helped that the atheist was a golem, made from clay, and thus immune
to bolts of lightning.


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