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I am not aware of this rule, although it could of course still exist. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 22:20, 7 June 2007 (EDT)

I am not aware of this rule, although it could of course still exist. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 22:20, 7 June 2007 (EDT)

The fair play I mentioned is not an official rule.  It is a general principle that is common to all games.  In Dungeons and Dragons clerics of any deity gain powers.  If a real world deity was placed in the game a cleric of that deity could get powers from that faith.  However in that same campaign if another charecter wants to play a cleric and get powers from another faith there is no fair reason to deny them those powers.  However if you give both players those powers then the monotheistic principles of many religions are "wrong".  Thus to avoid offending any faith it is easiest to create fake deities and disallow real world religions to prevent arguments and other problems from arrising.

The fair play I mentioned is not an official rule.  It is a general principle that is common to all games.  In Dungeons and Dragons clerics of any deity gain powers.  If a real world deity was placed in the game a cleric of that deity could get powers from that faith.  However in that same campaign if another charecter wants to play a cleric and get powers from another faith there is no fair reason to deny them those powers.  However if you give both players those powers then the monotheistic principles of many religions are "wrong".  Thus to avoid offending any faith it is easiest to create fake deities and disallow real world religions to prevent arguments and other problems from arrising.