Originally Posted by Scoonster49
Originally Posted by Nerovar
Originally Posted by Odieman
All I need say is this.
5E SCAG: "In the Forgotten Realms, MOST Paldins, like Clerics, are devoted to a deity". And the same section goes into how deities make devout Warriors into Paladins.
The quote from Ed Greenwood I posted on the last page is pretty clear cut in regards to this. People need to differentiate between rules of a game system and the actual lore of the settings in which that game system is used.

Yeah. It gets tiring when I mention I want a paladin with a deity for roleplaying reasons with all the rules lawyers coming in going "Well the PHB says..." It's like I know I am not saying the rules say you need deities, I am saying that I need one to roleplay my paladin and not having my paladin able to refernce thier god or god's rival when it becomes relevant is off putting. If I make a Paladin of Selune I want to be able to bring it up when Shadowheart reveals she is a cleric of Shar

+1 This!
Technically according strictly to the rules as written one doesnt need too, but logically and roleplay wise one does.

"They say he who smelt it dealt it."
Sooo technically... this burnt corpse is your fault officer."