Originally Posted by Black_Elk
and then the whole rest of the game is themed around Priests that are significantly better than a more by the book implementation.

2e Specialty Priests (ref. Faiths & Avatars, Demihuman Deities and Powers & Pantheons) could have been introduced; not only are those (officially published) classes highly flavorful, but they are usually more powerful than the standard Priest.

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The elves of BG3 are NOT elven.