Re: Athiests in Fantasy Settings ( Was: some help please (druid))

"Will in New Haven" <bill.reich@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

> I think many moderns, including deists, strike the atheistic attitude
> in game settings because they are uncomfortable with being wor****ppers
> or followers of a game-world god. It doesn't help that many game-world
> pantheons have very unnatractive or silly gods. I speak as the creator
> of Duster, the Dwarven god of beer, who looks llike a Hobbit disguised
> as a Dwarf, so I know silly gods when I see them. Duster, on the other
> hand, has many player-character wor****ppers, so maybe this is all
> wrong.

Also, note that polytheism normally isn't into following a single god
out of the bunch. Doing that would be like using the same patron saint
for all your beseeching. It would be like calling the DMV for your tax
returns, not to mention everything else that has to do with
government. The gods get cranky when you do that (except maybe if you
know someone on the inside). So, people, let's just use the right god
for the right task.

(Practical tip: those of you in college could always ask your hindu
class mates for pointers on how to do polytheism. Note that their
views might differ from this one.)

Best,
                        Thomas
-- 
Thomas Lindgren	

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."