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The Forgotten Realms is a world of many, many deities who are very real to mortals living in the setting. No one has to have faith to “believe in” the gods, because their avatars sometimes walk among mortals, they manifest (show tangible signs of their presence)..
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@TheEdVerse Question regarding the gods of the forgotten realms: what is the scope of their focus into the lives of mortals? I love utilizing the divine, but outside of my upbringing in the church and I dont have a good idea for evident and present dieties.
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..or even speak directly to mortals, as voices heard out of altars or in the dreams—or even waking visions—of people. Mortals have faith in the gods to help them or hinder them, and give offerings or just prayers (or both) to appease gods who could harm them (a..
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..sailor to Umberlee not to drown him, or Talos not to send a shipwrecking storm), and to praise gods who can aid them (a farmer praying to Chauntea for good crops, a hunter praying to Malar for a good hunt).
So everybody believes in ALL the gods and prays (even...
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..if it’s just “Tempus be with me now!” shouted in battle) to them all the time. Only zealots, paladins, and clergy serve just one god, and not even all of those folks are monotheistic.
It follows that the gods are a daily part of everyone’s lives.
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No one begrudges this or wants to be free of it; it’s just the way things are.
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