Thank you @Piff. Very informative and interesting!
Especially this :
Originally Posted by Piff
So I can make an Ancient's paladin who swore their oath before a unicorn, who technically gets their powers from Lurue, who is an Archfey (and technically a lesser deity as of 5e).
I love that concept 😄
In reaction to the OP : I would like it if players had the option to select a deity...or to select none ^^ (an option mentioned by several people already).
@Zerubbabel : basically, my understanding is : terms like "deity" and "archfey" are more of a title that can be given to certain individuals under certain conditions (for example : gaining a lot of power). Tasha wasn't always an archfey for instance. Like the notion of "Apotheosis" in Ancient Greece (but can be found elsewhere as well), where certain mortals could become gods, Pantheons, within the Forgotten realms, aren't "fixed" but ever evolving.
Okay, but then how does Divine Magic work? How do those who achieve apotheosis and are allotted portfolios employ that divine magic? Where is it located? What is the nature of divinity in the realms?
ALRIGHT, YOU WANNA KNOW FINE?! I ADMIT IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW DIVINE MAGIC WORKS!! IT USES DIVINITY BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! IF YOU USE DIVINITY THEN SHOULDN'T IT BE GODLY?! WHAT DOES THAT MEAN- WHAT DOES IT MEAN IT USES DIVINITY?! IT USES DIVINITY BUT STUFF DOESN'T HAPPEN IN IT!! HOW DOES ONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN IT WHEN IT ISN'T GODLY?! IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE YOU CAN'T USE DIVINITY! YOU CAN'T USE DIVINITY! FINE! YOU CAN BECOME DIVINE AND YOU CAN PRAY TO THE DIVINE, BUT YOU CAN'T USE DIVINITY!! THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE! IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!! YOU USE DIVINITY NOTHING HAPPENS IN IT!! I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW SOMEONE TELL ME! SOMEONE TELL ME HOW DIVINE MAGIC WORKS! I NEED TO KNOW! I NEED TO KNOW HOW DIVINE MAGIC WORKS, PLEASE!!! PLEASE, JUST TELL ME!! I NEED TO KNOW! SOMEONE EXPLAIN IT! ITS CONFUSING I DON'T KNOW, HOW DOES DIVINE MAGIC WORK?!?! HOW DOES IT WORK?! HOW DOES DIVINE MAGIC WORK PLEASE!! PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME I NEED TO KNOW HOW DIVINE MAGIC WORKS!!!!
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