Hey, @TheEdVerse do people have Godparents in Faerûn? How would that even work, and would they be called something else? #DungeonsAndDragons

Aug 3, 2016 · 6:42 AM UTC

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...unless the one to be godparented is clergy or the offspring of clergy (whereupon preferred altar is of the clergy's god)
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...one they're godparenting (altar of any deity; if there's an "allfaiths" temple or wayside shrine, that's a preferred loc..+
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...from the fact that they pledge "guidance and aid" (of THEIR choice, but the gods watch and judge) on an altar, to the...+
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Heh. They are known as "altar champions" and many be of any race, gender, and blood relationship (or not); the term derives..+
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One of my characters has gotten a daughter, so the topic came up, regarding whether or not the party take up godparent roles. @TheEdVerse
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