[Discuss] Another Take on Religion

[Timothy Collett]

On Nov 27, 2007, at 4:17 PM, Matt Runyon wrote:
>> Religion in game should be all about gods. And if you are thinking  
>> more
>> along the lines zen and such, my personal suggestion would be that  
>> they
>> should be guilds instead.
>>
> Why?

Because in a Medieval European setting, religion meant God (or  
Gods).  I believe Tom has already said that your characters *cannot*  
be atheistic.  That doesn't mean "must be in a religion"--that means  
"must believe in something beyond humanity".  Whether that  
"something" is Gods, ancestor spirits, nature spirits, or the Flying  
Spaghetti Monster is up to you--but I don't think "the Oneness of the  
Universe" counts as something to worship.

Now, Tom may correct me on this, but that's how I've always read his  
pronouncement.

Timothy Collett
Anaris Family

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